Named for a dentist, this historic race is the final leg of a racing series for older horses and has produced its share of notable upsets.

Spanning two tracks on one day, this racing series boasts inter-state competition among state-breds and has seen the likes of Eclipse and Breeders’ Cup winners.

Newly upgraded to a Grade 1, this sprint for older filly and mares has been won by several champions who have also beat males at route distances.

A spur-of-the moment impulse purchase as a yearling, this two-time champion reeled off an eight race winning streak that included the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, the Ashland and Kentucky Oaks.

Crowning our champions hasn’t always had the formal process that we have today, but it’s always inspired plenty of debate!

From recent history to the origin of the breed, this collection of books offers a wide range of historical reference material and enjoyable reading.

Legendary horses throughout history continue to thrill us when we read accounts of their greatness. This sampling of horse profiles spans eras, countries and even breeds!

Get an inside look at the racing industry from various points of view, including first-hand recollections and well-researched accounts.

Established in 1999 and envisioned as the claiming horse owners’ Breeders’ Cup, find out more about the series that was created for the sometime-forgotten average owner.

First run in 1988 and renamed in 1997 for the 1994 winner, find out more about this mile race held at Aqueduct.

It’s starting to become apparent that next year’s handicap division might be in better shape than previous years. In fact, the winners of each of the 2011 Triple Crown races might be back as a 4-year-old. The last time that happened was 1999!

This open company Breeders’ Cup race has the most female winners, the most multiple winners and the only three time winner.

Inaugurated in 1984 and run annually at different locations, find out more the racing series billed as the World Championships of thoroughbred racing.

Won by eight fillies and eight Eclipse turf winners, find out more about the race that was the final win of Secretariat’s career.

Named for a sitting Queen, only one winner of this race has gone to win a Breeders’ Cup race while one winner ran second or third in the Breeders’ Cup three years in a row.

Run at three different tracks at four different distances, find out more about the race that’s produced 25 juvenile filly champions.

Won by five Triple Crown winners and a single horse five times, find out more about the race that was a key race for HOY prior to the Breeders’ Cup.

First run in 1982 and named for an English racecourse, this premiere west coast race is a stepping stone to the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Run on two surfaces at three different distances, find out more the race that recently regained its graded status.

First run in 1979, this race has made multiple calendar moves before settling in its current spot as a prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

First run in 1997, this Canadian race has been been won by horses from six different countries. The current record is held by its only female winner.

Named for the outlook that most owners have going into the race about their prospects of having a champion, find out more this Grade 1 for 2-year-olds.

Racing’s last great undefeated champion spent the final seconds of her career nipping the Kentucky Derby winner on the wire on racing’s biggest stage.

Run at four different New York race tracks and renamed twice, find out more about the race where champions have often finished second.

First run in 1928, find out more about the race that’s been contested over all three surfaces at several distances ranging from 6 furlongs to 1 1/4 miles.

Despite first being run in 1991, this race is one of the top races for older runners in California, producing four California Horses of the Year.

Run on the under card of one the summer’s biggest races, find more about one of the only two Grade 1 sprints for 3-year-old males.

First run in 1872, this is the longest running stakes races for 3-year-old fillies. Run at its current distance since 1917, 41 3-year-old filly champions have finished in the top three since 1936.

First Run in 1901, find out more about the race for 2-year-old fillies that has been won by a Horse of the Year and a Triple Tiara winner.

Once run only 25 days after the grandstand and clubhouse burned down, find out more about the first race to offer a million dollar purse!

This Grade 1 turf race for fillies and mares has produced four Eclipse winners since 1987 and is one of the few races named for a woman.

Named after a prominent New York racing family, find out more about one of the most prestigious races for older horses.

Argentinean-bred Invasor was one of the best racehorses of the century’s first decade. In his 12 starts on three continents, he won the Uruguayan Triple Crown, the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and the Dubai World Cup. In 2006, he was named Horse of the Year.

Named for one of the most well regarded fillies of any era, this race for fillies and mares has been won by a Kentucky Derby winner and produced 14 Eclipse winners from 34 runnings.

First run the year its host track opened, this race was once the richest race for fillies and mares.

This aptly named racing series that features four graded races for sprinters set a new track record for handle in its first year and has produced several Breeders’ Cup Sprint winners.

From a racing perspective, its past is as star-studded as its location. Find out more the race that has been won three times in a row, twice!

Once won by 20-lengths and once won by a champion dirt horse, find out more about one of the longest running turf stakes in the United States.

Recently shortened, this historic race for older horses has produced many a Horse of the Year, including a three-time and five-time Horse of the Year.

Once part of a prestigious racing series, find out more about the key race for 3-year-old fillies that produced many a champion.

A New York favorite and practically unbeatable at Belmont Park, she won going short, and she won going long. She was voted a champion in 1994, and this year, she joins her trainer in the Hall of Fame.

First run in 1946 and won by film a mogul’s horse, this race for 3-year-old fillies has been won and lost some by some of the greats.

Renamed in 2002 for one of racing’s most influential owner/breeders, this race has produced four Eclipse winners since it’s inception in 1961.

Raced at five different distances over turf and dirt since it’s inception at some point in the 1800′s, this race is a current staple of the Belmont Stake undercard and was won by Preakness (the horse!).

Forget that old adage that great race mares don’t produce as broodmares. The daughter of a Kentucky Oaks winner, she was Grade 1-placed, having never finished out of the money in eight lifetime starts. She is also the only mare in history to produce back-to-back Belmont Stakes winners, Jazil and Rags to Riches.

Ranking past Belmonts like a tremendous machine, our panelists share their favs. Watch replays of Triple Crown victory, defeat & tested champions!

Not always run at a mile and not always run at Belmont, the Metropolitan Handicap is part of racing series. These are just a few of the things you should know about the Met Mile.

First run in 1939 and then not again until 1968, this turf race has produced notable Hall of Famers, dams and dam sires.

A clock malfunction, a change of venue, a notorious party scene and a pristine piece of art are just a few of the things you should know about the Preakness.

Described as an ugly duckling by his breeder, he went on to win eight races from twelve starts and 2.7 million dollars during a career shortened by injury. His win in the Preakness will be long remembered for a near disaster when he almost fell at the top of the stretch.

The Preakness may be Maryland’s signature race, but like most cool things, it spent some time in New York City!

The most famous race in the U.S. was first run in 1875 but didn’t become a national sensation until 1915, when the filly Regret won and it put it on the map.

A look at the man, and filly, who transformed the Kentucky Derby into the institution it is today.

The Kentucky Oaks has a habit of producing Hall of Famers – even if they didn’t necessarily always win the race.

Named for a “King of Wall Street” and won by the first Kentucky Derby winner, this race has been won by greats and the sires of greats.

This major Kentucky Derby prep has produced four Derby winners, four Preakness winners and two Belmont winners and its record is held by a filly.

This major prep race for the Kentucky Derby produced five eventual Triple Crown winners with 22% of its top three finishers going on to do the same in the Derby since 1952.

Known as one of the most significant Kentucky Derby prep races, one winner has an indie rock song named after him.

Run for the first time in 1996 and dubbed the richest race in the world, this international race is run in a country where gambling is illegal.

She won 11 straight races, all of them graded stakes. She hit the board in 18 straight races. She earned more than $4 million dollars. She was champion older female for three consecutive years and Horse of the Year in 2002.

Won twice by five mares, 50% of the female Horse of Year winners have won this marquee race for older fillies and mares.

Prominently featured in books, movies and documentaries, the record for this prestigious race for older horses is still held by a Triple Crown winner.

Dating back to 1945, this race is a prep for a prep race that has produced some of racing’s most memorable names.

On it’s third name, find out out the race for 3-year-old fillies that has produced four winner of the Kentucky Oaks.

First run in 1944, this marquee race for older horses has been run at four distances over two surfaces and produced many Eclipse Award winners.

Run at the American classic distance of 1 1/4 mile, this Breeders’ Cup race has produced eleven Horse of the Year winners.

Controversially renamed in 2008, find out more the Breeders’ Cup race that has produced a whopping 20 Eclipse Award winners in the span of 25 years.

The legendary story of John Henry as told through a charming collection of super fans and former connections is as enjoyable as it is comprehensive.

First run in 1968 and billed as the race where champions prove their greatness, find out more about the race that has been giving its patrons a hat since 1988.

How many Triple Crowns have been lost at the Belmont? How many fillies have won? Find out what you should know about the Belmont Stakes!

What the Sunday Silence-Easy Goer rivalry lacked in longevity, it made up for with intensity, and short-lived though it was, it was a gift to racing and its fans.

One of racing’s greatest trainers called them “the greatest act horse racing has ever had.” And 23 years later, no horses have come close to duplicating the rivalry between Affirmed and Alydar.

Think Rachel Alexandra and Rags to Riches are the only Oaks winners to go on to win 3-year-old classics? Guess again! History is resplendent with top 3-year-old fillies, and specifically Oaks winners, who have performed exceedingly well in open company during their 3-year-old campaigns.