As reinforced by the launch of the “Still Running Strong” campaign last week, horse racing isn’t just the only major sport operating from coast-to-coast – it’s also gaining strength with more tracks reopening in June and July.
Juddmonte Farms confirmed June 2 that its champion and four-time Grade 1 winner Arrogate was euthanized that morning, following a battle to save him after an illness that began last week. It is still unclear what the illness was and a post-mortem is currently being carried out.
The road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve makes its first-ever stop in June this Saturday, with points up for grabs in the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Kentucky Derby has been rescheduled for Sept.
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below.
Continuing a trend we’ve seen in recent weeks of graded stakes that typically draw solid fields instead drawing spectacular fields because of the lack of opportunities in recent months, eight graded stakes winners were entered for Saturday’s Grade 3 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes at Churchill Downs.
