Fast-finishing Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner T O Elvis was one of the big movers in the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026, along with another Japan-based runner in Danon Decile.
Del Mar’s Bing Crosby meet is in full swing this month, and the feature race this weekend is Sunday’s Bob Hope Stakes, a seven-eighths of a mile sprint for 2-year-olds.
Allen E. Paulson and his family are no doubt best known in Thoroughbred racing for owning the great champion Cigar, one of the sport’s most brilliant males.
A week and a half ago, some of the best Thoroughbreds in the world competed in the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, racing in 14 stakes worth a combined $34 million. But most racehorses spend their careers trying to win at a far less prestigious level – one that suits their ability.
Some might say that Charlie Whittingham was the best and most famous trainer California has ever known.
As true as that might be, Whittingham deserves to be viewed in a context much greater than even a state as large as California.
Though synonymous with the Golden State, Whittingham was unquestionably one of greatest trainers in the long and glorious history of Thoroughbred racing anywhere in the United States.
