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The Horse of the Year awards officially began in 1936 when the Daily Racing Form and the Turf and Sport Digest named its first... Read Article >
Mr. Prospector lived a long life, dying at 29 in 1999. His career on the track was less than spectacular and injury filled.... Read Article >
The Horse of the Year has taken three different forms since its inception in 1936. I began as an award put out by the Daily... Read Article >
In the three years span from 1948 to 1950, Citation made racing history. He won 16 races consecutively. During the run he, also, won... Read Article >
After winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1989, Sunday Silence was set to join Affirmed in the history books as... Read Article >
Tradition is strong in Thoroughbred racing. This is especially so in the Blue Grass State of Kentucky. Whether you are a millennium or... Read Article >
The Bob Hope Stakes, formerly known as the Hollywood Prevue Stakes, is an American Thoroughbred horse race held each year in November.... Read Article >
This past weekend the 36th Breeders Cup was held at Santa Anita Park in California. On Friday it hosted the Juvenile (GI). The... Read Article >
The Breeders Cup Distaff is a weight for age race for 3-year-old and up fillies and mares. It was first run in 1984. When the... Read Article >
The Breeders Cup Classic is a defining race for selection as the Horse of the Year. This is especially true when there is not a... Read Article >
The Raven Run Stakes (GII) is a seven-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies on the Keeneland dirt course. This year it will be run... Read Article >
In years gone by, Thoroughbred horses were bred for stamina. Todays racing favors speed at short distances evidenced by the number... Read Article >
With four weeks remaining until the Breeders Cup, opening weekend of the Keeneland meet offers just the right time for horses to... Read Article >
For a century and a half, the Belmont Stakes has been a defining race in Thoroughbred racing. In the evolution of the... Read Article >
The Pennsylvania Derby (GI) with a million-dollar purse will be run for the 40th time this year. First run in 1979 when it was won... Read Article >
On May 16, 1882, five years after the Reconstruction era, fourteen horses assembled in Louisville, Kentucky for the eighth running... Read Article >
Racetracks like Del Mar, Saratoga and Keeneland are known for their short meets much like those that dot the European landscape.... Read Article >
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was the premier trainer in Thoroughbred racing when many of the current fans of the sport were... Read Article >
The Travers Stakes is the premier race of the Saratoga meet. It is often called the Mid-Summer Derby for its comparison to the... Read Article >
In the history of the Alabama Stakes (GI) 136 fillies have crossed the finish line and entered the Winners Circle since its... Read Article >
The Beverly D Stakes (GI) is a prestigious race for fillies and mare 13-year-olds and up. It is run on the same card as the... Read Article >
In 1990 racing fans experienced one of the real special fillies ever to run. In that year she won six major stakes including the... Read Article >
The Jim Dandy Stakes (GII) was named for the horse that beat the 1930 Triple Crown winner, Gallant Fox, in that years Travers... Read Article >
Although the Haskell Invitational Stakes is named after Amory Haskell, former President and Chairman of Monmouth Park, it might have... Read Article >
The Sandford Stakes for 2-year-olds was first run in 1913. In these 107 years until this year it was run every year except 1961 and... Read Article >
The Suburban Stakes is run this weekend at Belmont Park. It was first run in 1884. 2019 will be its 133rd running because the race... Read Article >
The Princess Rooney Stakes to be run at Gulfstream Park this Saturday was first run in 1985. This year is its 35th year and there... Read Article >
Since the first running of the Belmont Stakes (GI) 1867 only nine foreign-born horses have won the race. They came from three... Read Article >
The Belmont Stakes (GI) is the oldest of the three Triple Crown Races first run in 1867. It is run five weeks after the Kentucky... Read Article >
The Monmouth Stakes (G2T) is run this weekend at Monmouth Park. It is one of four stakes races run this Saturday and one of two... Read Article >
Popular public opinion is commanding more attention than it ever has. Some would argue that the election of President Trump proves... Read Article >
The term Triple Crown was bantered around in the mid-1920s by sport journalists, however only became the official name for three... Read Article >
This weekend ThoroFan Handicappers Corner will handicap the Man O War Stakes (G1T). The race and the horse have significance in... Read Article >
The Kentucky Derby often referred to has the most exciting two minutes in a sport played outdoor is a challenge to get into and with... Read Article >
Even with the hype for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby we find a significant race for 4-year-olds and up run at Santa Anita this weekend... Read Article >
The Charles Town Classic (GII) is a race for 4-year-olds and older run at 9 furlongs over the dirt track at the Hollywood... Read Article >
The Arkansas Derby (GI) was first run in 1936 for a purse of $5,000. This weekend will be its 84 running with a purse of $1,000,000... Read Article >
The Carter Handicap first run in 1895 has been contested for 124 years with 2019 marking its 125th running. The track for the current... Read Article >
With derby qualifying points having a major influence on which horses run in the Kentucky Derby races like the UAE Derby which offers... Read Article >
In 1839 the first Thoroughbred race was run over the track that is now known as the Fair Grounds Race Course. At that time, it was... Read Article >
The Rebel Stakes (GII) is major prep for the Arkansas Derby to be run in one month. The Rebel Stakes has figured into the Run for the... Read Article >
The Tampa Bay Derby is often overlooked as an influencer in Triple Crown races. Only one horse has won the Tampa Bay Derby and won... Read Article >
The Fountain of Youth Stakes (GII) run Saturday at Gulfstream Park was first run in 1945. It was named in honor of the mythical... Read Article >
The Buena Vista Stakes (GII) is run at Santa Anita Park. It is a $200,000 race for fillies and mares going one mile on the turf... Read Article >
In recognition of field size and breeding potential the Road to the Kentucky Derby expanded the opportunities to win a spot in... Read Article >
The Sam Davis Stakes (GIII) is considered to be a prep for the Tampa Bay Derby which has been considered to be a prep for the... Read Article >
Reading the New York Times each day is not a usual exercise for ThoroFan. Reading the Daily Racing Form may be. However, recently was... Read Article >
The great Holy Bull who as a 2-year-old was undefeated and as a 3-year-old won Eclipse Awards for best 3-year-old and Horse of... Read Article >
This year will be the third year for the running of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Dirt). Added this year will be a race with a... Read Article >
PICK YOUR FAVORITE FOR AN ECLIPSE AWARD. HERE Read Article >
The Eclipse Awards ceremony is coming in just 13 days. They are the most prestigious awards in Thoroughbred racing. For nearly a... Read Article >
The Sham Stakes (GIII) was named after the horse that ran in the shadows of the great Secretariat during the Triple Crown races of... Read Article >