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Skip Away: The Unlikely Story of an FBI Agent and a Gray Racehorse

The story of Skip Away begins with Carolyn Hine, wife of late Hall of Fame trainer Sonny Hine, wishing for a white Thoroughbred.

Carolyn has diminished eyesight and wanted to be able to follow her horse beyond her blazing red and yellow silks. Sonny explained that white horses are extremely hard to find, but he attended a sale for 2-year-olds at Calder Race Course in Miami to see whether he might find a modestly priced gray horse that could run a bit.

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Looking Back at 14 Amazing Upsets in the Breeders’ Cup

The 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships marks the 43rd year the best Thoroughbreds in North America meet up to compete in races that usually determine divisional championships at the Eclipse Awards.

Zenyatta, Mike Smith, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Keeneland, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

The Big Five: Ranking the Best Breeders’ Cup Distaff Winners

Ever since the very first Breeders’ Cup Distaff won by Princess Rooney 42 years ago at Hollywood Park, the prestigious race for fillies and mares has continued to produce high-quality winners. Racing’s Hall of Fame has opened its doors to a dozen winners of the race, several of whom found the winner’s circle more than once at the World Championships.

Tiznow, the Two-Time Breeders' Cup Winner and Beacon of Hope After Sept. 11

There have been 41 winners of the Breeders’ Cup Classic since the inception of the series in 1984.

But only one Tiznow.

Flavien Prat, Flightline, 2022 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Keeneland, Eclipse Sportswire

The Effortless Greatness of Flightline, a True ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Superstar

Breeder Jane Lyon’s Summer Wind Farm features two high-powered producers, mares whose progeny have left their mark on the sport’s history in their own ways. Littleprincessemma, purchased by Lyon when her Pioneerof the Nile colt was 2, was part of an elite sorority that boasted, at the time, only two members. That Pioneerof the Nile colt, named American Pharoah, won the Triple Crown in 2015.

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