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Roger Attfield: A Hall of Fame Career of Success and Service

Trainer Roger Attfield made a lasting impression when he spoke during his induction into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in 2012. He used the occasion to make a heartfelt plea in behalf of the sport that means everything to him.

“The best horse should be able to win,” he told those in attendance. “We’ve got to clean up some of the stuff going on out there and get rid of the rubbish. You only need two or three bad apples to spoil the basket.”

Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Awesome Again Defeats ‘Best of the Best’

There was no shortage of superlatives tossed around before, during, and after the 1998 edition of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and for good reason.

“Best field I’ve ever seen,” Seth Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm on co-owner of one of the 10 Classic runners (Arch), told BloodHorse before the race. “You put up the money and you are going to get the best of the best.”

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No Change Atop Latest World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, Sovereignty Rises to Tie for Sixth

Ka Ying Rising, who has resumed training after a scheduled break, and Ombudsman, who is expected to run in the Juddmonte International Stakes, continue to lead the sixth edition of the 2026 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings with a 131 rating, while reigning U.S. Horse of the Year Sovereignty improved his rating by three points.

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2026 Canadian Stakes at a Glance

A celebration of racing in Canada, King’s Plate day offers a card full of stakes races and draws viewers worldwide. While the historic Canadian classic will receive the bulk of the attention, it is the excellent turf racing on Saturday which is the heart and soul of the afternoon at Woodbine.

Discovery: A Legend in the Truest Sense

Once upon a time, a long time ago, there were Thoroughbreds that could carry heavy weight assignments, set multiple track records, run 16 to 20 times a year … then come back the next year, and the next year, and do it all again.

In the modern world of horse racing – an era in which the connections of champion racehorses carefully pick their spots and rarely race more often than once a month – it can be incredible to reflect on the careers of true “iron horses” like Discovery.

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