Four weekends into the New Year and the first big Saturday of 2021 on tap with Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park at center stage.
Authentic and his Breeders’ Cup Classic- and Kentucky Derby-winning owner, breeder, trainer and jockey were named finalists for Eclipse Award honors Saturday by the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters, National Thoroughbred Racing Association and Daily Racing Form.
Who’s ready for the weekend? Even though things were a little more quiet this week – formal impeachments always being a bit more tame than violent insurrections – we’re ready for another break from the never-ending news cycle and for the top-shelf racing from around the globe.
Who could use a little distraction this week? Don’t be shy in the slightest if you raised your hand, it’s been quite a year this week. Yes, you read that right.
Bonus coverage. Another Friday Special. Why not? Send the kids to school (virtual or the real thing), put the dog out, tell the world you're on a conference call and enjoy racing from France to Fair Grounds.
Jonathan Sheppard retired Monday, and now racing knows how baseball felt the day Joe Dimaggio retired from the Yankees. The center fielder was an all-timer, author of a 56-game hitting streak, a three-time MVP, a nine-time World Series winner and an all-star in each of his 13 seasons when he retired in 1951.
