Hall of Fame racemare Goldikova, the first horse ever to win the same Breeders’ Cup race three times, has died in France. The Irish-born daughter of Anabaa was 16.

Born Gold, the dam of champion Goldikova and five other group stakes winners, has died at age 27. Pierre-Yves Bureau, who manages the racing and breeding interests of the Blushing Groom mare's owner-breeders, the Wertheimer brothers, reported the mare's death via Twitter.

Ten jockeys have won the Kentucky Derby at least three times. Nine of them are already in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and on Friday, the 10th member of that elite group, Victor Espinoza, will be among those inducted during the annual ceremony at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

There will be a celebration of two riding careers still gloriously active, mixed with the sad reminder of a great who recently died, at this year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.

Current jockeys Javier Castellano and Victor Espinoza, the late jockey Garrett Gomez, and three-time Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Goldikova have been elected into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, the organization announced Monday.

Jockeys Javier Castellano and Robby Albarado and trainers Mark Casse and John Shirreffs will appear on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.

Lone Star Park will field arguably its most interesting allowance race of the meet Thursday night, when stakes winners Heavenville and Polka Joke take on siblings to Goldikova, Student Council, and Wasted Tears at 1 1/8 miles on turf. The race is expected to produce starters for upcoming stakes at Louisiana Downs and Remington Park.

Lone Star’s program Thursday will have a special twilight first post of 5 p.m. Central to accommodate a fireworks display following the races. The allowance goes as the seventh race.

Goldikova, a champion on two continents who won an unprecedented three consecutive editions of the Breeders' Cup Mile, gave birth to her first foal on Sunday, Feb. 3, a colt by leading international sire Galileo.

The colt was born at Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary, Ireland.

There is something to be said for strength in numbers.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien sent 11 horses -- eight more than any other European horseman –  to Churchill Downs for the 2011 Breeders’ Cup and was the only overseas trainer to get his picture taken this weekend.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Court Vision, the second-most unlikely winner in Breeders' Cup history, won a desperate photo finish with Turallure in the Breeders' Cup Mile and sent Mile legend Goldikova into retirement with her first Breeders' Cup loss.

If Uncle Mo wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday it will be:

1. The greatest training feat in the history of the Breeders’ Cup.

2. The greatest training feat in the history of mankind.

3. The second-greatest training feat on Saturday afternoon.