Bob Ehalt and Tom Pedulla became fast friends when they met on their first day at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1970. Bob soon introduced Tom to the joys of Thoroughbred racing.
Legendary European jockey Frankie Dettori has won races in at least 24 different countries, an atlas of a list that includes Hungary and Trinidad and Tobago.
His résumé includes more than 500 group/graded stakes wins.
He has won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe six times. The Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf five times. The Dubai World Cup Presented by Emirates Airline four times, and the Japan Cup three times.
International standout dirt runner Kabirkhan, a flesh-and-blood example of the adage that a good horse can come from anywhere, has arrived in the United States where he’ll be conditioned by multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox.
For Chad Brown, the Triple Crown has been an exasperating experience lately. In the last three Triple Crown races, Brown's horses finished second in two of them.
Go back to last year's Preakness Stakes where Blazing Sevens finished second for Brown. By a head.
After a relatively quiet Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in terms of scratches, the bug has popped up at the Preakness Stakes. A fever knocked morning-line favorite Muth out of the second jewel of the Triple Crown on Wednesday, enhancing the chances of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.
