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Coolmore: The New York Yankees of Horse Racing

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.

Carl Nafzger: Listening to the Horse

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.

A Genuine Star Filly Well Worth the Risk

In a way, you can argue Bert and Diana Firestone took a “genuine risk” when they elected to enter star filly Genuine Risk in the 1980 Kentucky Derby.

Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Cigar Denied in Career Finale

Recalling the years 1994 to 1996 in North American horse racing will always bring to mind memories of one of the most popular Thoroughbreds in the sport’s history, who captivated fans with a 16-race winning streak that all started with a surface switch.

Q&A with Director Cate Johnson as Racing Hall of Fame Prepares for Sept. 5 Reopening

It takes thousands of people to breed, raise, sell, train, and transform horses into racehorses. But barely 1% of the people involved in the process make it into the Hall of Fame.

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