#Tom Lepic

While the undefeated, unchallenged 4-year-old colt Flightline may be drawing the majority of the headlines for this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, there are, as always, a number of other compelling stories hidden amongst this year's contenders. Some of those listed below are race favorites; others may well offer the longest…

Trainer Tim Martin's plan for Tuesday was to load up a van with five of his horses and make the 10-hour drive from Prairie Meadows to Keeneland. It's a drive he made on Sunday, too, with another five horses. But Tuesday's van carried a horse unlike any that Martin has trained in his 30-plus years of training: a Breeders' Cup contender. That would…

The early months of 2020 marked the beginning of a number of things; the beginning of a decade, the rise of a deadly, little-known disease named Coronavirus, the dramatic transformation of the lives of millions around the globe. One thing remained the same, though. Every year, starting in January, thousands of Thoroughbred racehorses enter the…