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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,...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- CRK Stable’s Englishman and jockey Jose Ortiz cruise to an easy win in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes on Travers Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old Maxfield colt, trained by Cherie DeVaux, now has back-to-back Grade 1...

By Rick Francis —- In the world of thoroughbred racing there’s maybe 10 horses across the globe capable of competiting and winning at the “classic” distance of one mile and one quarter and two of that small number are entered here in the 157th Running of...