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Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Stephen Foster Stakes Winner Magnitude

The primary focus of this series typically is: can this racehorse win at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships? With Stephen Foster Stakes winner Magnitude, that question, in my opinion has been answered emphatically “yes” in his two most recent starts.

Winning Colors: Legendary Trainer D. Wayne Lukas’ Kentucky Derby-Winning Filly

At the beginning of 1988, the attention of the racing world was focused – as usual – on the road to the Kentucky Derby. At the time, if you had asked racing fans to predict the winner of the 114th run for the roses, you might have heard support for Tejano, a four-time graded stakes winner in 1987; Forty Niner, the champion 2-year-old male; or perhaps Success Express, winner of the 1987 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

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Visiting and Betting Ellis Park: Tips for Cashing Tickets, and What to Know About the Track

Western Kentucky’s Ellis Park, located in Henderson, has had a resurgence in recent years. The small, rustic track located on the north banks of the Ohio River (on the Indiana side, yet still in Kentucky) has seen field size and purse levels rise after the introduction of historical horse racing machines to the facility as a new, year-round source of gaming revenue in 2012.

2026 Stephen Foster Stakes, Magnitude, Churchill Downs, Sovereignty

Magnitude Tops Star-Studded Field to Win Stephen Foster Stakes

Magnitude scored in front-running fashion to win the Grade 1 $2 million Stephen Foster Stakes June 27 at Churchill Downs.

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All-Time Leaders Reminisce as Final Day Arrives at Aqueduct

On Sunday afternoon, June 28, 2026, at about 5:50 p.m. ET, the thundering sound of hooves striking the ground at Aqueduct Racetrack will forever go silent.

After 132 years of serving New York racing fans, the ninth race Sunday will be the last one ever contested at the Big A as a transformation of downstate racing begins. Aqueduct joins the likes of the now-forgotten Jamaica Race Course and Brighton Beach as a past home of the sport in the bustling metropolis.

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