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Bombs Away With Borel: A $218 Shocker in 1993 Arkansas Derby

Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel has engineered his share of upsets on the big stage, perhaps most famously guiding Mine That Bird to a stunning, rail-skimming 50.60-1 score in the slop in the 2009 Kentucky Derby.

Borel’s win aboard Rockamundo in the 1993 Arkansas Derby must rank right up there with the biggest shockers ever on the Kentucky Derby trail.

“We understand that anyone that reads the [Daily Racing Form] would’ve thought we were crazy to run this horse,” owner Gary West on Rockamundo’s participation in the 1993 Arkansas Derby.

Silent Tactic, Griffin Johnson, Arkansas Derby, Kentucky Derby, TikTok, Instagram, influencer, social media, owner, trainer, Mark Casse, Southwest Stakes, Oxley, horse racing, ABR

Griffin Johnson, Team Casse Make Another Kentucky Derby Bid with Silent Tactic

Last year, social media content creator Griffin Johnson became one of horse racing’s leading ambassadors as he took millions of his fans on an exciting journey to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with Sandman.

Skippylongstocking, Essex Handicap, Oaklawn Park, ABR, America's Best Racing, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, horse racing

Skippylongstocking Stays on Top of Equibase Leaderboard, Cox Rises to First Among Trainers

Thirty-three stakes races on Saturday, highlighted by graded stakes action at Fair Grounds, Turfway Park, Oaklawn Park, and Santa Anita Park, resulted in major changes on the Equibase leaderboard in the 3-year-old and older divisions.

Dubai World Cup, Meydan, UAE, Forever Young, Calandagan, Bentornato, Nakatomi, Lovesick Blues, Hit Show, Magnitude, Ethical Diamond, Al Riffa, Banishing, Six Speed, Sheema Classic, Golden Shaheen, horse racing, international, Kentucky Derby, ABR

Forever Young, Calandagan, and the Key Horses to Know for the 2026 Dubai World Cup Card

The Dubai World Cup card features nine races worth $30.5 million in purses Saturday, March 28, at Meydan Racecourse with Japanese superstar Forever Young the central attraction coming out of back-to-back wins in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic and $20 million Saudi Cup.

Kentucky Derby, Heating Up, Cooling Down, Louisiana Derby, Jeff Ruby, Fulleffort, Emerging Market, Pavlovian, Stark Contrast, Chip Honcho, Medici, Blacksmith, Brad Cox, Chad Brown, Doug O’Neill, horse racing, ABR

2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 24

This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not as strong as they previously were. In the sixth edition of this blog for the 2026 run for the roses, the focus is on what has changed since the previous edition on March 17.

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