No, the world is not going dark on Aug. 2, but the real “eclipse of the century” will last over 6 minutes in 2027.

John and Debby Oxley's breeding exploits produced 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) victor Sierra Leone, one of the headliners in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.

Get under an open expanse of sky. Don’t try to peer through an opening between trees. The exact direction to look doesn’t matter much. But keep staring upward. Don’t look down a lot to talk to ...