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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.

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.

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.

Bill Shoemaker, Blue Ruler, 1954 Del Mar Futurity, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

Dominant at Del Mar: Bill Shoemaker’s Greatest Summer

On opening day of the 1954 Del Mar meet, a young rider named Bill Shoemaker was less than a month from turning 23 years old. Though still in the early chapter of what would become a storied career, the native Texan found himself the engineer of the most dominant run by any jockey that had ever competed at the seaside track.

Secretariat Stakes, Colonial Downs, America's Best Racing, ABR, horse racing, Triple Crown

2026 Secretariat Stakes at a Glance

The Secretariat Stakes typically draws many of the best 3-year-old turf horses in the U.S., and this year’s edition drew a field of nine sophomores for the 1 1/16-mile test.

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