And finally, racing’s opportunities extend to people like me, a horse rider who could never afford that elitist sport but for the racehorse retraining barn where I ride, and where I get to see ...

Five a Side #5 with Irad Ortiz, Jr. riding won the second race at Parx Racing in Bensalem, PA on September 21, 2024. Photo by Nikki Sherman/EQUI-PHOTO Nikki Sherman/EQUI-PHOTO ...

Jose Camacho rides Graceful Mischief, a horse owned by Sarah Jennings, during race training at the Alameda County Fairgrounds racetrack in Pleasanton, California, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Zenyatta's 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic win and her 19-1 record established her as one of the greatest thoroughbreds in the history of horse racing.