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Counting Stars, Coaching Club American Oaks, Saratoga Race Course, America's Best Racing, ABR, horse racing, Triple Crown

Counting Stars Takes Command Among 3-Year-Old Fillies on Equibase Leaderboard

Graded stakes action across the country and in Canada brought some changes to the Equibase North American leaderboard, specifically among 3-year-old fillies with Counting Stars taking the lead following her win in the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga.

The Legend of Unthinkable 1930 Travers Winner Jim Dandy

When horses achieve greatness, or accomplish particularly memorable feats, it is customary for stakes races to be named in their honor.

Arlington Million, Colonial Downs, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

2026 Arlington Million Stakes at a Glance

Plenty has changed in the 45 years since the legendary John Henry nipped The Bart in the first and most memorable edition of the Arlington Million. Surviving numerous obstacles, the 1 1/4-mile race remains one of the most prestigious events run on American turf.

Gold Phoenix, Del Mar, Little Red Feather Racing, Agave Racing Stables, Sterling Stables, Marsha Naify, Phil D’Amato, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

Record-Breaking and Beloved Gold Phoenix: His Owners Share Their Most Cherished Memories

The records keep falling for Southern California-based 8-year-old star gelding Gold Phoenix. He won the Grade 2 Eddie Read Stakes July 26 by a nose to become the first horse in Del Mar’s 99-year history to win six stakes races at the famed seaside track.

Beverly D. Stakes, Colonial Downs, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

2026 Beverly D. Stakes at a Glance

Memories of Arlington International Racecourse will be revived on Saturday when the famed racetrack’s premier turf stakes will be contested at Colonial Downs. For fillies and mares, there’s the Beverly D. Stakes, which is named for longtime Arlington owner Richard Duchossois’s wife, Beverly. As usual some of the year’s top turf females will be on hand for another competitive renewal of the 1 3/16-mile stakes.

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