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Michael McCarthy has trained a champion in the female sprinter Ce Ce, and Grade 1 and Breeders' Cup winners such as City of Light, Smooth Like Strait, and Queen Goddess. He was even the trainer of record for Rags to Riches in one of her Grade 1 wins.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced Jan. 7 the finalists for the 2022 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence in Thoroughbred racing.

As a winter stakes for 3-year-olds, the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park has a familiar name next to eight of its past winners.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 4, 2023) – Eleven of the most memorable, significant, and reflective events from the last 12 months of Thoroughbred racing in North America are up for the 2022 FanDuel Racing-NTRA Moment of the Year, a distinction determined by fan voting and recognized at the Eclipse Awards.

Throughout 2022, Beverly Park faced the starter no less than 30 times. And in 15 of those races, the big bay, a throwback to the iron horses of racing’s heyday, found the winner’s circle, making him the first horse since the invincible Rapid Redux (19 straight wins in 2011) to capture more than 13 races in a season.

“His front legs are just as cold and tight as any young horse,” trainer Norman “Lynn” Cash said.

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