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Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Japanese Outsider Stuns Stacked 2021 Distaff Field

The 38th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar lived up to expectations in many ways. The year prior, fans were prohibited from attending the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the crowds that made it to the 2021 event at picturesque Del Mar in California were more than ready to celebrate as NBC Sports chronicled the festivities.

Sean Clancy, Adonius, Riverdee, steeplechase, hurdle, turf writer, journalist, Saratoga special, Joe Clancy, Rebecca Menzies, John Velazquez, Indian Summer, Breeders’ Cup, Juvenile Sprint, Keeneland, horse racing, ABR

From Writer to Winner: Sean Clancy and Riverdee Stable Go for the (Purple and) Gold with Adonius

Sean Clancy has worn his share of hats over the years: rider, bloodstock agent, journalist, and now owner of a Breeders’ Cup contender. This former steeplechase jockey turned Eclipse Award-winning writer has parlayed his decades of experience with equine athletes into the fortuitous purchase of Adonius, a Soldier’s Call gelding trained by Rebecca Menzies.

After Season of Setbacks, Shisospicy Targets a Repeat Win in Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint

On a dark and rainy morning Oct. 15 at Keeneland, trainer Jose D'Angelo watched his champion female sprinter Shisospicy disappear into a dense fog as she entered the clubhouse turn alongside a workmate and a pony.

In many ways, that disappearance was symbolic of a 2026 season that vanished for Shisospicy.

Equibase, earnings, standings, leaderboard, rankings, North America, racehorse, jockey, trainer, filly, Tam Tam, Queen Elizabeth II, Keeneland, Irad Ortiz, Jose Ortiz, Flavien Prat, Mark Casse, Brad Cox, Time to Dazzle, Franklin, horse racing, ABR

Equibase Earnings Leaderboard: Big Weeks for Irad Ortiz Jr., Mark Casse, and Tam Tam

With the 2026 Breeders’ Cup less than three weeks away, the North American racing calendar has entered a relatively quiet stretch, with no remaining Challenge Series races on the schedule ahead of the World Championships on Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland.

Royal Delta is one of just four horses who won the Breeders' Cup Distaff twice.

Royal Delta: A Three-Time Champion Worthy of Her Astronomical Sale Price

Racing is filled with the disappointing tales of horses who are bought for a seven-figure price tag but never come close to repaying their owner for signing that huge check.

Then there are horses like Royal Delta, who left her owner with no regrets about paying a king’s ransom for her, even if she did not cover a humungous price tag.

The story of Royal Delta actually has two chapters.

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