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Seismic Beauty, Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, Del Mar, Bob Baffert, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

2025 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at a Glance

Older fillies and mares will get their chance to earn Grade 1 status and an expenses-paid “Win and You’re In” spot in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff in Saturday’s Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Presented by Oak Tree Racing Association at Del Mar. The Clement L.

Sovereignty, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Jim Dandy Stakes, Saratoga Race Course, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Sovereignty Remains on Top of Equibase Leaderboard, Nysos on the Rise

This year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets winner Sovereignty did not disappoint in his first start since the final leg of the Triple Crown.

Smarty Jones, BloodHorse, Equistar Training and Breeding, Pennsylvania, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Hall of Fame, horse racing, stallion, Someday Farm, Pat Chapman, Rodney Eckenrode, ABR

Hall of Fame Inductee Smarty Jones Still Going Strong

It’s hard to believe that 21 years have passed since the magical run of Smarty Jones captured the attention of not just racing fans, but sports fans around the world in the spring of 2004.

Gun Runner, Whitney Stakes, Saratoga race Course, Eclipse Sportswire

A Tribute to One of Racing’s Great Families: The History of the Whitney Stakes

Stakes races like the Belmont or the Woodward stand as tributes to those who make significant contributions to horse racing, their names reflective of what those Pillars of the Turf have given the sport.

Bold Ruler: A Star On and Off the Track

To truly understand the importance of Bold Ruler, it should be pointed out that he is best known for his accomplishments in the breeding shed rather than the racetrack.

As innocuous as that might seem, it actually speaks volumes because Bold Ruler enjoyed an exceptional career on the racetrack.

He won the 1957 Preakness Stakes. He was a consensus Horse of the Year choice in 1957 as well as the year’s top 3-year-old. In 1958, he was voted champion sprinter. He set or matched four track records.

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