The $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is year-in, year-out, an important race in determining several Eclipse Award winners, depending on the outcome. Three-year-olds who shine when facing older horses can clinch champion honors within their division, and on occasion even be named Horse of the Year.
We’ve all been there before … walking into an unfamiliar setting and not knowing exactly what to say or what others are talking about. It can be flat-out overwhelming.
A day at the racetrack can feel like the first day at a new job with dozens and dozens of horse racing terms and idioms that are almost a separate language, not to mention the racing program or Daily Racing Form at your fingertips that looks like it was designed by an accounting professor.
The 2026 edition of the Breeders’ Cup is already a record-breaking affair after an unprecedented 255 pre-entries were accepted for the World Championships Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Race Course.
The story of Skip Away begins with Carolyn Hine, wife of late Hall of Fame trainer Sonny Hine, wishing for a white Thoroughbred.
Carolyn has diminished eyesight and wanted to be able to follow her horse beyond her blazing red and yellow silks. Sonny explained that white horses are extremely hard to find, but he attended a sale for 2-year-olds at Calder Race Course in Miami to see whether he might find a modestly priced gray horse that could run a bit.
