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City of Troy (foaled 7 March 2021) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the top-rated two-year-old colt in Europe in 2023 when he was unbeaten in three races including the Superlative Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes .
Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. He won the Eclipse Award eight times as Trainer of the Year, four of these in consecutive years. His horses Super Saver (2010) and Always Dreaming (2017) won the Kentucky Derby .
[76] [notes 3] Australia is the second largest producer of Thoroughbreds in the world with almost 30,000 broodmares producing about 18,250 foals annually. [78] Britain produces about 5,000 foals a year, [ 79 ] and worldwide, there are more than 195,000 active broodmares , or females being used for breeding, and 118,000 newly registered foals in ...
Retama Park is a class 1 pari-mutuel horse racetrack located in Selma, Texas, United States, that opened in 1995. Live quarter horse races meet July to September. Simulcast racing is shown year-round. The track is owned by the Retama Development Corporation (a quasi-governmental entity formed by the City of Selma) and managed by Penn Entertainment.
With a City (April 25, 2003 – April 23, 2006) [1] was a thoroughbred horse. As a foal of 2003, he was a possible contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. However, With a City contracted a mysterious illness at Trackside Louisville on Thursday April 20, 2006.
The Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing is an informal name for winning four major Thoroughbred horse races in one season in the United States. The term has been applied to two configurations of races, both of which include the races of the Triple Crown —the Kentucky Derby , Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes —and either the Travers Stakes ...
However, hundreds of TRF horses have been trained for second careers, as show jumpers, companion horses, handicapped riding horses, and polo horses. In 2001, the estate of the prominent horse owner and breeder Paul Mellon created a $5 million endowment for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation for use in its efforts to rescue and rehabilitate ...
Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of Philadelphia. Owned and operated by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc., Parx features 24-hour gaming with over 3,200 slot machines , 188 live table games , a poker room with 48 poker tables, live racing and simulcast action, sports betting , several dining ...