A reminder that horses are flesh and blood, just like humans, was the scratch of Beholder from the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. The 5-year-old mare was to be Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s main foe.
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The two-day Breeders’ Cup on Oct. 30 and 31 is a week away. If you don’t have tickets to sold-out Keeneland, and remember there is no walk-up this year, then Las Vegas is your next best place to enjoy it.
The $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic figures to be the most anticipated edition ever. That is what happens when you have the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, American Pharoah, scheduled to run.
If you have watched a televised sporting event in the past three months, you had to have seen ads from DraftKings.com and FanDuel.com.
Another wave of Breeders’ Cup prep races will take place this weekend from Belmont Park and Keeneland.
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