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In 2023, the Japan Cup in association with Longines was named the World's Best Horse Race. Additionally, the IFHA releases the top 100 Group/Grade 1 races each year. [2] The Longines World's Best Jockey [3] is named each December. The top 100 Group 1 and Grade 1 races serve as the base of this annual competition to recognize top jockeys ...
The following is a list of commentators who have broadcast thoroughbred racing events for Fox Sports. Race callers. Larry Collmus [1] Trevor Denman [2]
Cofresi won 119 races, [29] racing at around the same time as Condado. In the United States, Kingston (by Spendthrift) had 138 starts and won 89 of these, including 30 stakes-races. According to the American Horse Racing Hall of Fame, his 89 wins set the all-time record.
In 2012, NBC regained the broadcast rights for the Breeders' Cup. Most races are shown on the NBC Sports Network, while the Classic is broadcast on the main network. [3] NBC subsequently announced plans to also broadcast select races from the Breeders' Cup Challenge series throughout the year. In 2016, nine telecasts were made covering 16 "Win ...
Seabiscuit: beat War Admiral in a nationally broadcast 1938 match race; like Phar Lap, raced during the Depression; Sunday Silence Seattle Slew: U.S. Triple Crown winner (1977) Secretariat: U.S. Triple Crown winner (1973); one of the most famous horses in Thoroughbred racing; Sham: The main competitor to Secretariat during the 1973 racing season
The Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award. From 1953 through 1978 it was awarded to male or female horses although the only female champion was Dahlia in 1974. In 1979 an individual category was created for each of the sexes.
Under NBC, ratings continued to go up, by as much as 20 percent in some years. It did not hurt that many horses, like Funny Cide and Smarty Jones, were making Triple Crown runs during those years (although all of them failed). From 2002 to 2004, the Belmont had the highest ratings of any horse race on television.
The horse to carry the heaviest weight of all time was Phar Lap (10 stone 10 pounds, or 68 kg) in 1931 when he ran 8th. [89] Lightest weight carried by winner – Banker in 1863 with 34 kg (5 st 4 lb). Longest odds winners – Four horses have won at 100–1 : The Pearl , Wotan , Old Rowley , and Prince of Penzance . [69]