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Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Epic Rally for Perfection

The quest for perfection in professional sports is fraught with peril. An elite pitcher can be absolutely flawless for eight innings and lose a perfect game if he misses his spot by an inch and allows a bloop single, or an NFL team like the New England Patriots in 2007 can win every game in the regular season and breeze into the Super Bowl only to lose the big game in a monumental upset.

A True Legend of Horse Racing: John Nerud, the Maestro of Tartan Farms

In any sport, there are legends of varying degree. In Thoroughbred racing, there are legends like Gallant Fox, and then there are legends like Secretariat.

Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Belmont, Maryland Jockey Club, Maryland, Churchill Downs, series, NYRA, Wes Moore, governor, schedule, reschedule, horse racing, tradition, NBC, broadcast, Baltimore, Bill Knauf, ABR, Pimlico

Maryland Moves Preakness Stakes Date to Late May, NBC Extends Broadcast Rights

A landmark week for the Triple Crown and the North American 3-year-old division continued Aug. 5 as the new version of the Maryland Jockey Club announced a date change for its most important race, the Preakness Stakes.

Equibase, standings, leaderboard, rankings, jockey, trainer, racehorse, North America, Irad Ortiz, Renegade, Jim Dandy, Jose Ortiz, Burnham Square, Brian Hernandez, turf, Brad Cox, Steve Asmussen, Todd Pletcher, Mark Casse, horse racing, ABR

Equibase Standings: Irad Ortiz Jr. Surpasses $25 Million in 2026 Earnings

A total of 46 stakes races across North America last week brought some changes to Equibase’s leaderboards tabulating 2026 North American earnings for horses, jockeys, and trainers.

Gun Runner, Whitney Stakes, Saratoga race Course, Eclipse Sportswire

A Tribute to One of Racing’s Great Families: The History of the Whitney Stakes

Stakes races like the Belmont or the Woodward stand as tributes to those who make significant contributions to horse racing, their names reflective of what those Pillars of the Turf have given the sport.

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