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Donna Barton Brothers: Excellence on Horseback and on Camera
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (944+ words) Editor's note: This feature has been updated to reflect Donna Barton Brothers' announcement that she would retire from NBC Sports, where she has covered Triple Crown races for the past 26 years, following the 2026 Preakness Stakes. Barton Brothers did not set…...
Krabs Invades Vegas for NTRA Last Chance/First Chance Tournament
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (183+ words) Krabs from Book It Sports travelled to Las Vegas to try to qualify for the 27th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship through the Last Chance/First Chance Tournament on March 12 at Caesars Race & Sportsbook. Follow the action with America's Best Racing and…...
Fulleffort is Enough to Win Turfway Park's Jeff Ruby Steaks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) Wearing the silks of St. Elias Stable, who co-own Fulleffort along with Starlight Racing, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. eased Fulleffort back from post 2 in the 12-horse field. Ortiz then kept Fulleffort in touch with the field behind fractions of: 23. 18, :47. 16, and…...
Dylan Donnelly Wins" 2026 National Horseplayers Championship By 84 Cents in Thriller
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) Donnelly, fourth going into the final race, earned $37. 80 when Crazy Cavalier won Santa Anita's fifth race by a length over None Above the Law. Polk cashed a place ticket on the runner-up for $12, but still came up 84 cents short of…...
Michelle Mount Wins Competitive NTRA Last Chance/First Chance Tournament
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (345+ words) Mount built a solid lead in the afternoon portion of the tournament and then held on by a $0. 24 winning margin over runner-up Evan Littman from Murrieta, Calif. , who hit the winner in the final race of the tournament in race…...
Preakness Forefathers: William P. Riggs Raises the Classic's Profile
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (302+ words) Their names spring to mind whenever these iconic stakes are mentioned: Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. and Col. Matt Winn, both synonymous with the Kentucky Derby, and August Belmont, father and son, the namesakes of the Belmont Stakes and its…...
Triple Crown Turning Point: Omaha's International Adventure
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (162+ words) Thanks to a pesky injury and his owner's dreams of international triumphs, the third Triple Crown winner went on a grand adventure to face a challenge unlike any American race had to offer. This injury became a turning point in…...
Nearly, Paladin Sit 1-2 Atop New NTRA Triple Crown Rankings
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (555+ words) Each week, members of the national media'vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the'National Thoroughbred Racing Association'(NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Week 3'of the 2026'NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, covers'races through Feb. 8. The poll is…...
Cherokee Nation the Upset Pick in Robert B. Lewis Stakes
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (560+ words) Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won Santa Anita Park's Robert B. Lewis Stakes on 13 occasions. In fact, the last seven renewals of the one-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifier have gone to Baffert trainees....
Pegasus World Cup Weekend Sparks Major Changes to Equibase Leaderboard
3+ mon, 6+ min ago (329+ words) Pegasus World Cup weekend at Gulfstream Park resulted in significant movement on the Equibase Leaderboard, particularly within the older divisions. Seven graded stakes races were contested, showcasing strong performances across multiple surfaces and featuring the first North American Breeders" Cup…...