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2025 Far Hills Race Meeting Features World-Class Steeplechase Racing

One of the must-attend events on the North American racing calendar, this year’s Far Hills Race Meeting is set for Oct. 18. Excitement is building for the one-day crown jewel of steeplechasing, held at the picturesque Moorland Farm in Far Hills, N.J., and a terrific card has been organized, anchored by the $250,000 American Grand National, a Grade 1 stakes.

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Breeders' Cup Classic Power Rankings: Sovereignty Tops Final Poll of Top 10 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.

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2025 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at a Glance

As much as the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Presented by Dixiana is a Grade 1 stakes, it is typically not a steppingstone to the Breeders’ Cup because it is restricted to 3-year-old fillies just three weeks before the World Championships and its 1/8-mile distance. But, with the quality of the fillies it attracts, don’t be surprised if some of the fillies in the field Oct.

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2025 Maryland Million Classic Stakes Cheat Sheet

The Maryland Thoroughbred industry will have its moment in the sun on Saturday, Oct. 11, when Laurel Park plays host to the 40th edition of the Jim McKay Maryland Million Day.

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Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes Winner Rhetorical

Rhetorical entered 2025 with only one win and two starts to his credit. Ten months and four victories later he’s one of the leading contenders for the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

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