We just have to trust his contemporaries that it felt like ‘the opening of the gate of heaven’. This causes problems for a biographer of Alcibiades. On the face of it, the man was utterly insufferable ...

In the meantime, there are some trophies to hand out at the Eclipse Awards ceremony later this month, and I'll share my ...

The 1 3/16-mile race, set for March 22, is worth Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale to the top five finishers ...

Sports tourism in ancient Greece was widespread, especially to the athletic events of the games at Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia and Nemea.

Twice a winner at group level on foreign soil and placed in two of America's greatest races in 2024, Susumu Fujita's Forever ...

Keeneland has supplemented six horses – including multiple stakes winner Kloepatra, who is carrying her first foal by Life Is ...

The $600,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1), offering the winner a spot in the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) thanks to the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, features a rematch of the top ...

Quietside, based on her finishes in the Alcibiades and Golden Rod, has already collected eight points. Oaklawn's Kentucky Oaks prep series continues with the $500,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3 ...

Elsewhere, Plato is not so austere. In his Symposium, when Alcibiades arrives rolling drunk accompanied by dancing girls, he is still invited to join the discussion about love with Socrates.

The filly posted a 4-for-4 record, with three Grade 1 wins, the Spinaway and the Darley Alcibiades the other two. Two-year-old male: Citizen Bull (3-for-4) would give Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert ...