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The first big racing day of the year comes Saturday in South Florida – Pegasus World Cup Day replete with a stakes-laden card at Gulfstream Park. The Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational tops the day with a field that lacks a true superstar but features plenty of depth. Gone are the days … Read more
Edited NTRA Press Release. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced this evening that Flightline, who captivated Thoroughbred racing fans with three dominating performances in New York, California and Kentucky last year, was named the 2022 Horse of the Year at the conclusion of the 52nd annual Eclipse Awards … Read more
Happy New Year and welcome back to The Special for 2023. We took a bit of a hiatus for the holiday season, with spotty appearances here and there but we’re back with another big weekend of racing. We’ll kick things off with some of the favorites, and catch up one some news from 2022. Here’s … Read more
Tom Law, managing editor at ST Publishing and a longtime Thoroughbred racing writer, will receive an Eclipse Award for his coverage of the 2022 Preakness Stakes in Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine. Law’s story about Early Voting’s win in the second jewel of the Triple Crown was recognized in the News/Enterprise category of the annual media Eclipse … Read more
Rolling toward the end of 2022 and sure signs the winds of winter are on the way. Woodbine winds down its meet while Oaklawn Park revs up for the season in Hot Springs. Aqueduct, Fair Grounds and Los Alamitos keep things rolling after a strong few days to kick off December last weekend. A somewhat … Read more
The holidays are here. Well, almost at least. Thanksgiving in the books and into the final month of 2022 we go. The first Saturday in December always packs a decent punch, with the closing of Del Mar’s Bing Crosby meeting, a graded-stakes quartet at Aqueduct, jump racing overseas and plenty more to keep one occupied … Read more
Godolphin recently released a short documentary telling the story of a very special bond between an exceptional boy, Cody Dorman, and his racetrack namesake, Cody’s Wish. The approximately 12-minute video tells the emotional story from the start at a Make-A-Wish event at Godolphin’s Gainsborough Farm in Versailles through the Breeders’ Cup World Championships last month … Read more
We’re back and just in time for the start of the holiday season. Thanksgiving, a day to celebrate with family and friends and of course to give thanks for all of the year’s blessings. We’re thankful for another solid Saratoga season, and all that goes into making that happen from advertisers to supporters, fans and … Read more
The end. Here we are, the final National Steeplechase meet of the season goes to the post Sunday with the Charleston Steeplechase at Stono Ferry in Hollywood, S.C. The day starts at 1 p.m. and includes five races – a training flat to get things going and four hurdle races. Some years, the finale helps … Read more
Todd Pletcher walked away from a small group of reporters covering last month’s Juddmonte Spinster Stakes on FallStars Weekend at Keeneland and made his way through the tunnel to the Trustees Room for a champagne toast honoring Malathaat. Pletcher walked like he always does, shoulders square, head high, eyes forward. And perhaps with a little … Read more
