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November 10, 2025
Streak of Luck Commands $6.2 Million at Fasig-Tipton November Sale

Record-Breaking Sale Follows Son's Breeders' Cup Victory The broodmare Streak of Luck topped the Fasig-Tipton November Sale on Monday, selling for $6.2 million to AMO Racing in Lexington, Kentucky. The sale came just days after her undefeated 2-year-old son Ted Noffey captured the Grade I Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar on November 1.

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November 10, 2025 Streak of Luck Commands $6.2 Million at Fasig-Tipton November Sale Streak of Luck Commands $6.2 Million at Fasig-Tipton November Sale

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November 10, 2025
Pedigree Review: Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes Winner Sovereignty

When Sovereignty powered home under Junior Alvarado at Churchill Downs, the breeding shed theorists had their "I told you so" moment. The Into Mischief-over-Bernardini mare cross had produced a legitimate classic horse, and the dam side of this pedigree deserves far more attention than it's received.

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November 10, 2025 Pedigree Review: Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes Winner Sovereignty Pedigree Review: Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes Winner Sovereignty

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November 9, 2025
The Bloodlines of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Ted Noffey

In racing, where bloodlines are traced with the precision of royal genealogies and names often reflect noble heritage, there's something delightfully irreverent about a champion racehorse named after a social media typo. Yet Ted Noffey—whose name came from an innocent transposition of Spendthrift Farm general manager Ned Toffey's name—has proven that what's in a name matters far less than what's in the blood.

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November 9, 2025 The Bloodlines of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Ted Noffey The Bloodlines of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Ted Noffey

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July 12, 2025
Forty Seven Years Ago In New York - Affirmed v Seattle Slew

It was 37 years ago that the great Affirmed met the great Seattle Slew at Belmont Park, New York in September 1978. On that fall day in New York the two Triple Crown champions met, an event that obviously has not occurred since. The great Forego led them out on to the racetrack for this epic event. It was a shame that either had to lose - but one did. Watch as these two greats...

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July 12, 2025 Forty Seven Years Ago In New York - Affirmed v Seattle Slew Forty Seven Years Ago In New York - Affirmed v Seattle Slew

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Churchill Downs - Home of The Kentucky Derby
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(502) 636 4400 Known as the home of the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs Racetrack conducts Thoroughbred horse racing in Louisville during three race meets in the Spring, September and the Fall. The racetrack occupies 147 acres, featuring a one-mile dirt,oval racetrack and a seven furlong turf race course.Thoroughbred racing, the Kentucky Derby, and the Kentucky Oaks have run continuously at Churchill Downs Racetrack since 1875. Visit Website

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