The Breeders’ Cup World Championships may be in the rearview mirror, but on Friday some of the top members of the older male division will get one more chance to strut their stuff before they turn a year older.
Many horse racing champions foaled in America have set numerous records over the decades. But which American-born jockeys can claim to have the most wins of all time? Here is a look at six famous names from the top 10 jockeys based on wins in North America.
To understand the importance of Coolmore’s racing and breeding operation in Europe, just think about the New York Yankees or the Boston Celtics or the New England Patriots … and roll them into one neat, tidy, and utterly spectacular package.
That’s how supremely successful Coolmore has become.
In breeding, Coolmore has world-class farms in Ireland, the United States, and Australia.
Horses are powerful animals. For many of us, they are beautiful, majestic, noble, strong, but also gentle and sensitive. Throughout the history of mankind, horses have been our faithful companions who helped us survive, thrive, and develop. Since ancient times when they were domesticated, approximately 5,000 years ago, we’ve used them to travel, to hunt, for agriculture and cargo transfer, and in warfare.
Trainer Carl Nafzger was kind enough to allow a reporter to accompany him and Street Sense to the main track at Churchill Downs for a morning gallop a few days before the 2007 Kentucky Derby.
