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Sovereignty, Sierra Leone, Journalism, 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic

Sovereignty, Sierra Leone Top First 2025 Poll of Breeders' Cup Classic Contenders

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

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

2025 Beverly D. Stakes at a Glance

Arlington International Racecourse may be gone, but memories of the Illinois track will come to the fore on Saturday when the Arlington Million and Beverly D. Stakes are contested at Colonial Downs.

Sovereignty, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Saratoga Race Course, Triple Crown

Is Sovereignty the Best 3-Year-Old Male Since American Pharoah?

The short answer is no ... but he could be.

Of course, that partly depends upon your definition of best. In terms of sheer brilliance, it would be difficult for Sovereignty to surpass Arrogate. He’s not that type of racehorse, but his 3-year-old season has a very good chance to be better overall if he can defeat older males at least once. Some, myself included, might consider his season to be better right now.

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

2025 Secretariat Stakes at a Glance

In 1973, Arlington Park introduced the Arlington Invitational with one very specific goal in mind: attract that year’s Triple Crown winner Secretariat to the Chicago-area racetrack. Big Red came and conquered by nine lengths and the next year the race was renamed in his honor.

Seismic Beauty, Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, Del Mar, filly, Bob Baffert, trainer, Breeders’ Cup Distaff, pedigree, Uncle Mo, Equibase, Beyer, speed figures, pacesetter, Thorpedo Anna, Kopion, horse racing, ABR

Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Clement L. Hirsch Winner Seismic Beauty

There is an unmistakable Thorpedo Anna-sized storm cloud hovering over the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff division that will remain as long as the reigning Horse of the Year is in training, but there was a threatening rumble worth tracking that originated in Southern California Aug. 2.

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