JC / Railbird

Where History Is Made

From the outset, when the inaugural running was billed as the best day of racing staged anywhere and surpassed even that expectation, the Breeders’ Cup has provided a stage on which the key elements of the thoroughbred — speed, stamina and courage — are put to the acid test, as are the skills of the world’s most accomplished riders and trainers; a level field upon which the most powerful stables and those of more modest means compete eye to eye, the outcome is always left to the animals….” (Newsday)