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A couple of Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni are among eight horses entered in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier to the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

History was on the line when Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont (G1) hero Sovereignty lined up in Saturday’s Travers (G1) at Saratoga.

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who guided Secretariat to his record-smashing sweep of the 1973 Triple Crown, died at his New Brunswick, Canada, home on Aug. 22 at the age of 84.

Sovereignty, winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1), leads a compact five-horse field entered in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga.

Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont (G1) star Sovereignty will meet only four rivals in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga.

Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) serves as a divisional showdown for three-year-old fillies, with Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer squaring off against the talented Mark Casse-trained duo of La Cara and Nitrogen.

Colonial Downs is set to host the highly anticipated Arlington Million Stakes 2025, promising a packed day of top-tier horse racing action. The highlight of the event being the prestigious Arlington Million Stakes, drawing equestrian enthusiasts and bettors...

The Kentucky Derby (G1) is a dirt race, but every once in a while a Kentucky Derby winner switches surfaces to give turf a try. Such will be the case on Saturday when Mystik Dan tries turf in the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) at Colonial Downs.

Sierra Leone, the 2024 champion three-year-old male, got back to the winner’s circle for the first time since the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) last November in the $1 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga on Aug. 2.