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In the 1966 Kentucky Oaks, the ancestress of Splendora and Auguste Rodin (Native Street) beat the ancestress of Flightline and Golden Tempo (Lady Pitt).

In 1983, a strapping bay colt named Slew o' Gold crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs in a disappointing fourth place. To the casual observer, he was just another beaten favorite on racing’s biggest stage. But while winner Sunny's Halo took the...

Just as the Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off with Saturday’s Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, so does its sister race, the Pocahontas (G3), open the Road to the Kentucky Oaks for fillies.

Horses who catch the eye today may be overtaken by horses we haven’t even seen yet, either later this fall, or as the trail heats up next spring.

The Iroquois is named after the first U.S.-bred winner of England’s famed Derby at Epsom in 1881.

Join us for LIVE Travers Stakes coverage as the division’s top contenders battle for glory at the Spa this Saturday starting at 3:00 PM ET.

To kick off our series celebrating Oaks winners as influential producers, we’ll commemorate the ancestress of reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty.

Ridan's third-place finish under the Twin Spires in hindsight reads less like a defeat than a lucky break — the loss that cost him a shot at the Triple Crown but set up the two photo-finish classics, performances that would define him as one of the...

Saratoga and Del Mar are well known for launching the careers of high-profile two-year-olds, but there’s another summer racing hotspot to watch.

Effusive, a juvenile filly out of champion Monomoy Girl, stamped herself one to follow after overcoming adversity in her debut at Saratoga.