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Road to 2021 Breeders’ Cup: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Aug. 4

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.

Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings for Aug. 4

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.

Adaptable, Innovative Canterbury Carves Out Place in Racing Landscape

Canterbury Park, in Shakopee, Minn., has long been hailed as a model for how to draw fans to the racetrack and build a great atmosphere. During the past two years, they’ve also made great strides in the arena of off-track wagering with significant increases.

Whitney Stakes Quick Sheet: Get to Know the 2021 Whitney Horses

Saturday’s $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes is an annual highlight of the elite summer meet at Saratoga Race Course.

Getting to Know Dr. Schivel and Evaluating His Breeders’ Cup Sprint Chances

Dirt sprint races are the most common races in the United States and the foundation of so many daily racecards in this country, yet it sometimes feels like the Breeders’ Cup Sprint gets overshadowed by other World Championships races like the Longines Classic, Longines Distaff, and

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