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NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty wins the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland and puts an exclamation point on his 13-race career. The 4-year-old Into Mischief colt won eight times over that span and earned $10,516,550 for...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Oct 19, 2026 Week 39 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through Oct 18. Voting is conducted by national media. The...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Oct 13, 2026 Forever Young (JPN) breezes four furlongs on October 11 at Belmont Park in preparation for an expected start in the October 31 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland. An earner of nearly $13 million in...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Well-traveled Forever Young (JPN), the Eclipse Award 2025 Champion Older Dirt Male, wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on opening day of the new Belmont Park. The 5-year-old son of Real Steel (JPN) has earned more than $32 million and has never been...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Godolphin’s homebred Notable Speech (GB), under jockey William Buick, wins the Woodbine Mile for the second consecutive year. The 5-year-old son of Dubawi (IRE) defeated Deterministic, who was on a six-race winning streak. Notable Speech is trained by...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Godolphin’s reigning Horse of the Year, Sovereignty, won the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes in his last start. The 4-year-old Into Mischief colt may not run in the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on September 18 as originally planned due to a rear hoof abscess,...