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Charlie Whittingham, Bald Eagle, California, trainer, Hall of Fame, legend, horse racing, Thoroughbred, Sunday Silence, Ferdinand, Kentucky Derby, Breeders’ Cup, Ack Ack, Bill Shoemaker, Santa Anita Park, ABR

How a Legendary Trainer Known as ‘The Bald Eagle’ Excelled for Five Decades

Some might say that Charlie Whittingham was the best and most famous trainer California has ever known.

As true as that might be, Whittingham deserves to be viewed in a context much greater than even a state as large as California.

Though synonymous with the Golden State, Whittingham was unquestionably one of greatest trainers in the long and glorious history of Thoroughbred racing anywhere in the United States.

Aqueduct, 2025 Mother Goose Stakes, Fully Subscribed

Chad Brown Already Looking Forward to 2026 with Mother Goose Winner Fully Subscribed

Showing off her potential with a strong burst of late speed, Fully Subscribed stamped herself as a filly to watch next year as she drew away to a 4 1/2-length victory over Kentucky Oaks runner-up Drexel Hill in the $300,000 Grade 2 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/8 miles Nov.

Noel Michaels handicapping, Americas Best Racing Sunday Selections, Aqueduct

ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for Nov. 9 at Aqueduct

Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels also writes a weekly “Weekend Winners” blog for America’s Best Racing with a focus on key stakes races at marquee tracks. This feature will be straight-forward: full-card picks for one Sunday slate of races of his choosing.

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Forever Young, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Ryusei Sakai, Yoshito Yahagi, Susumu Fujita, Del Mar, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Forever Young Shakes Up Standings as Breeders’ Cup Brings Big Changes to Equibase Leaderboard

As the dust settles on another Breeders’ Cup, new stars have emerged, familiar faces reaffirmed their greatness, and the 2025 racing season moves closer to the finish line with storylines that have reshaped the Equibase Leaderboard.

Journalism, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Haskell Stakes, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Preakness Winner Journalism to Remain in Training to Race in 2026

Preakness Stakes winner Journalism will race next year before he retires to stud at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud, according to Aron Wellman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, one of the colt’s co-owners.

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