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American Pharoah, 2015 Triple Crown winner, elected to HOF; trainers Todd Pletcher, Jack Fisher also earn call SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The highlight of Bob Bafferts Hall of Fame career as a thoroughbred trainer happened six years ago. Nothing else comes close. "Winning the Triple Crown with American Pharoah was the greatest sports moment of my life," said Baffert, fresh from winning his seventh Kentucky Derby. "It was so emotional and such a terrific thing for racing. He deserves all the acco...

Colonel Liam, Domestic Spending Dead-Heat In A Turf Classic Thriller Sponsored by: Domestic Spending (outside) and Colonel Liam hit the wire together in the Turf Classic A pair of Grade 1-winning 4-year-olds – Colonel Liam from the barn of Todd Pletcher and the Chad Brown-trained Domestic Spending – hit the wire together in Saturdays Turf Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., producing the first dead-heat in the 35-year history of the Grade 1 grass fixture run imme...

Weekend Lineup: Talk Derby To Me! Sponsored by: by NTRA | 04.30.2021 | 12:21pm The eyes of the sporting world will be on Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., this weekend for the Grade 1 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The Kentucky Derby, “Americas greatest race” is back in its traditional position on the first Saturday in May, with fans in attendance, after being held last Sept. 5 without spectators due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Grade 1 Preakness Stakes...

Sponsored by: Trainer Charles LoPresti and Mr. and Mrs. Morton Fink celebrate Wise Dans second consecutive Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year Though his last starter came in late October last year, trainer Charlie LoPresti told the  Daily Racing Form that he “didnt want to make a big deal” about his retirement from the racetrack. The 63-year-old is now enjoying spending more time with his wife, their bird dogs, Quarter Horses, and Angus cattle. LoPrestis most well-known charge...

Pletcher, American Pharoah are Racing Hall of Fame finalists | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Trainer Todd Pletcher speaks to the media in the winners circle at Saratoga Race Course in 2015. Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS — There supposedly is no such thing as a sure thing in horse racing, but this sure looks like one. Trainer Todd Pletcher was named Wednesday as a finalist, along with American Pharoah, for induction into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, and perhaps the o...