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Road to 2021 Breeders’ Cup: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Sept. 22

The path to the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Nov. 5-6 is a road with plenty of ups and downs as talented racehorses vie for a spot in one of 14 championship races and $31 million in purses and awards.

This blog provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Road to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and three horses whose Breeders’ Cup chances are not quite as strong as they were two weeks ago.

2021 Pennsylvania Derby at a Glance

A long season of 3-year-old racing will basically come to an end Saturday with the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing.

Which Horses Moved Up in the Sept. 22 Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings?

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 2021 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Courageous and Competitive Diamond Oops Determined to Be ‘Top Dog’

When Diamond Oops was a young racing prospect, his ill-favored appearance made him a horse no one wanted.

When he reached the races as a juvenile and enjoyed surprising early success, he reverted to a runner with seemingly little future on the racetrack when he tore the digital super flexor tendon in his left foreleg. Veterinarians predicted he would never be the same – if he ever ran again.

Getting to Know Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Hopeful Hidden Connection

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships begin to really come into focus in late summer and early fall.

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