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Awesome Again, 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic, Pat Day, Churchill Downs, Frank Stronach, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Simply Awesome: 1998 Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner Built Legacy On and Off the Racetrack

How does a horse follow up winning the Queen’s Plate and then defeating three Triple Crown classic winners in the Breeders’ Cup Classic? By siring a couple of classic winners and Eclipse Awards champions, of course. Such is the story of Awesome Again, Canadian Hall of Famer and winner of the 1998 Breeders’ Cup Classic. His time on the racetrack shows how grit and talent can create a champion.

Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, Clement L. Hirsch, Pillar of the Turf, Oak Tree Racing Association, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Clement L. Hirsch: Businessman, Sportsman, Pillar of the Turf

In the pantheon of influential names in California racing, Clement L. Hirsch ranks up there with Bing Crosby, Dr. Charles Strub, and Elias “Lucky” Baldwin, owners and breeders whose passion for the sport translated to a lifetime of work on its behalf.

A Patient and Versatile Craftsman, Jonathan Sheppard Achieved Staggering Success

There are few certainties in life or in the sport of horse racing. But just as you could count on the changing of the seasons, you could count on Jonathan Sheppard sending out winners by the dozen, year after year, in tests of both pure speed and dexterity over jumps. He retired from training in the U.S. before the 2021 season, maintained a small stable in Ireland for a short while, and passed away at 82 on Aug. 27, 2023.

The Claim-to-Fame Journey of Lava Man

The history of horse racing is filled with rags-to-riches stories of jockeys, trainers, and horses that rise from humble beginnings to achieve success at the highest levels of the sport.

Few such stories can compare with that of the remarkable gelding Lava Man, who went from claimer to Hall of Famer to dominate California horse racing for much of three unforgettable years.

Barbara Livingston: Renowned Photographer Devoted to Capturing Beauty of the Horse

Renowned photographer Barbara Livingston suspects Thoroughbreds view her as an “odd clicking person.”

Humans would more likely describe her as a wonderful clicking person.

Make no mistake, clicking sounds emanate from her almost constantly as she strives to record the magnificence of one horse after another, all the while brightening the dawn at racetracks across the country with her smile.

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