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Equibase Standings: Baby Vino Makes a Big Move in 3-Year-Old Division

It was an incredible week of racing throughout North America with a total of 53 stakes races run in the U.S. and Canada, including 12 graded stakes. Opening weekend at Del Mar and the biggest week of racing for the year at Monmouth Park, along with three graded stakes at Saratoga, brought significant changes to the Equibase leaderboard based on North American earnings in all divisions.

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2026 Coaching Club American Oaks at a Glance

Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga is the second of three prestigious and historic races for 3-year-old fillies in New York.

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2026 Bing Crosby Stakes at a Glance

The best sprinters on the West Coast will gather at Del Mar Saturday for the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes. Aside from shares of the $400,000 purse, the field of nine will be battling for a free spot in the Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint Oct.

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Horse Racing Explained: What Is a Dead Heat?

Horse racing has many different terms to measure margin of victory. Going from closest to largest, a horse can win by a nose, head, or neck, by fractions of a length, or by a length or more (a length is, as you might guess, the estimated length of a racehorse, roughly eight feet).

But sometimes, there is no margin to measure – the horses reach the finish line equally together. When that happens, the familiar term “dead heat” is applied, usually after a several-minute wait while the racetrack stewards examine the finish line photo.

Del Mar History: The ‘Other Arrogate’ and Longden’s World Record

Once upon a time, a long time ago, a horse named Arrogate entered the spotlight with a series of victories in prominent stakes races.

Wait a minute – “a long time ago?” Wasn’t Arrogate at the peak of his powers 9-10 years ago, winning such prestigious events as the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Classic and the 2017 Pegasus World Cup?

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