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  • From DRF (The Inside Post): Always in a Tiz will run in Belmont Stakes 2013.Posted 1 day ago
  • Mucho Macho Man breezed 5f in 1:01.40 (4/11) at Fair Hill on 5-24. Posted 1 day ago
  • Wise Dan targets the G2 Firecracker 'Cap at Churchill on June 29.  Posted 1 day ago
  • Jockey Chantal Sutherland will return to saddle at Del Mar. Posted 2 days ago
  • Itsmyluckyday to skip Belmont Stakes 2013 in favor of Pegasus Stakes on 6-16.  Posted 2 days ago
  • Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 2 days ago
  • From DRF (The Inside Post): Mylute will not run in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 2 days ago
  • Eblouissante breezed 4f :49.17 (18/44) at Belmont (dirt Training) on 5-22. Posted 3 days ago
  • Giant Finish will make his next start in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 3 days ago
  • Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 4 days ago

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Belmont Stakes 2013: Golden Soul's Breeze Delayed

Golden Soul, runner-up to Orb in the Kentucky Derby, was scheduled to breeze at Churchill Downs on Saturday morning, but trainer Dallas Stewart called...

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I'm liking 4-6-1-3 in R2, but I handicapped it in 5 minutes!!! lol.
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  • Sullivan · It was the 8. Wow, Anjaz came back. My brother was laughing at me when he blew the break but he came back to be a game second. · 1 minutes ago ·
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Very impressive debut
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  • rafirox · No difference between MSW and MCL at this point in time.. She wouldn't know the difference, she still would be a baby sucking as much oxygen as possible as her frightened body can handle, and going as fast as she can for as long as she can. ZIP. · 12 minutes ago ·
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  • Sullivan · Deja vu · 8 minutes ago ·
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70th so far, he has never been huge on the sire rankings with 22nd last year, 24th the year before, but without To Honor And Serve, Stay Thirsty, the sire of New York runners may be done.
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  • Sullivan · Good thinking, though · 37 minutes ago ·
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  • rafirox · That would make sense. · 11 minutes ago ·
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I didn't know he had 4 full siblings- http://www.sport-horse-breeder.com/Man-O-War.html
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  • rafirox · Didn't know that Dressage; thanks for the fun fact. · 48 minutes ago ·
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  • Sullivan · Did not know that. I know both were buried next to each other. · 14 minutes ago ·
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t_v: she all right?
Believe it or not, another Triple Crown winner may come sooner than most believe.Read More
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  • silverruffian · I can't see another Triple Crown winner in my lifetime. I hoped Orb would win, not only because he was impressive winning the Derby but also because of his connection to Ruffian, but I wasn't surprised (or heartbroken) that he fell short. I doubted I'll Have Another would win all three races last year, and sadly, I was proven right. Winning the Triple Crown isn't easy. Right now horse racing needs a legendary beast to win the Triple Crown. This animal would need charisma to bring the fans in and incredible stamina to compete in and to win those races. And it would have to be a colt, a glamour boy like Secretariat. As much as I love females like Ruffian, Rachael Alexandra and Zenyatta, they do not get the respect in horse racing that the males do. · 2 days ago ·
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  • ChantalSmithless · After Silver Charm and Real Quiet came SO close I actually thought it COULD happen again in my lifetime but since then considering the way our horses are bred now I just don't see it. I really, really wish I had appreciated it more in the 70's. And had Alydar been born a year later we would have had FOUR TC winners that decade...... · 23 minutes ago ·
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His stride is completely bunnyhops
Najaar (20-1 ML) and Atigun (7-2 ML) are my two picks.
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  • Sullivan · They both won graded stakes on turf and both were at 12f so they're our turf stayers. I got to say, I think Wise Dan blows them away all the way up to 10 and is only on an equal plate at 11+ · 38 minutes ago ·
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  • rafirox · Wow. I think Wise Dan can definitely run 10f, but I do think Point of Entry would have an advantage going that long. At 10f, Little Mike would be toast against Dan and Point of Entry. It would be fun to see Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off.. Wish we saw it on Derby day in the Woodford Reserve. · 28 minutes ago ·
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Where is he?
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  • Sullivan · Thanks goblin · 40 minutes ago ·
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  • goblin · You're welcome. The farm was Winstar. · 33 minutes ago ·
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Reckless Abandon suffered his first career loss today at Haydock in the G2 Temple Stakes, finishing 3rd behind Kingsgate Native in 1st and Swiss Spirit in 2nd.
  • yukichan · Good for the old guy, Kingsgate Native. When he's on, he's really on. I thought RA had it, only to be consumed by KN and Swiss Spirit at the end. It's hard to not feel happy for this 8 year old gelding and his connections. · 4 hours ago ·
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  • ILuvTurfRacing · @yukichan, I agree. I've also been a fan of Kingsgate Native. He's ran well throughout his career at Haydock Park, and after that big effort over Guineas weekend in the G3 Palace House Stakes where he finished 2nd, closing hard at Sole Power, I had a hunch he might run a big race in the Temple Stakes. · 33 minutes ago ·
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What I've been reading and hearing most of the thoroughbred analyst in the UK saying post-Irish 2000 Guineas today is that it's doubtful we'll see Magician next weekend in the G1 Epsom Derby. Most of the "so-called" experts seem to think Magician's next most likely target will be either the G1 Prix Du Jockey Club(French Derby) over 10-1/2f at Chantilly or the G1 St. James's Palace Stakes at Royal-Ascot in mid-June during the royal meeting.
Pool Play, winner of the 2011 Stephen Foster, breezed five furlongs in 1:01.20 for trainer Mark Casse on Saturday morning. “We were looking for an easy work and that’s what he got,” assistant trainer Norman Casse said. “I thought he worked great.” Pool Play is under consideration for this year’s edition of the Stephen Foster.
  • rafirox · I love Pool Play. I had him at 15-1 in the Hal Hope (yes; posted beforehand) and he came in second. Pool Play seems to excel with a fast pace on a late surface.. (i.e, Hal's Hope and his Hawthorne 'Cap)... I remember Mark Casse saying he thought he'd win the BC Classic in 2012 with Pool Play; I wouldn't blame him. However, it was way too early of a surface for Pool Play, therefore he was a no factor. At Churchill, however, he might have a good chance. Churchill is very favorable to late style horses (considering it is dirt) and has a long stretch; all in Pool Play's favor.. Watch out for him. · 51 minutes ago ·
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Uncaptured, who completed the Iroquois (GIII) – Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) double last year, breezed five furlongs in 1:02 on Saturday morning for trainer Mark Casse. Most recently second in the Wando at Woodbine, Uncaptured is being pointed toward the Matt Winn (GIII) on June 15.
Golden Ticket, who finished in a dead-heat for the win with Alpha in last year’s Travers (GI), breezed four furlongs in :51.60 on Saturday for trainer Ken McPeek. Golden Ticket is a probable starter for the Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) at Churchill Downs on June 15.
Frac Daddy, runner-up in the Arkansas Derby (GI) and most recently 16th in the Kentucky Derby, breezed a half-mile in :47.20 on the fast main track at Churchill Downs on Saturday morning. It was the fastest half-mile work of 59 at the distance. Trainer Ken McPeek said Frac Daddy is being pointed toward an allowance race. His lone win in seven career starts came when he broke his maiden by 9 ¾ lengths at Churchill Downs last November.
Should be a contender in the female turf category for Massachusetts sire Indian Ocean
By Indian Ocean, Massachusett's leading sire
He ran one heck of a race today.
Been breezing nicely at Arlington
I've revised my Irish 2000 Guineas picks just a little from my initial selections: 1st-Gale Force Ten 2nd-Van Der Neer 3rd-Magician 4th-Fort Knox.

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Bel 5/25/2013 R8 - Mystical Star in the Gr. II Sheepshead Bay

Today’s eighth race (5/25) at Belmont Park is the 55th running of the Gr. II $200,000 Sheepshead Bay.  This race will consist of fillies and mare three years old and upward running a mile and three-eighths over the inner turf. Track: Sloppy Turf...
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CD 5/25/2013 R10 - Prime Cut should sit cozy trip in Louisville 'Cap

Saturday's 10th race (5:30pm ET) from Churchill Downs is the Grade III Louisville Handicap for 3-year-olds and up traveling a mile and a half on the turf course. #1 Prime Cut (8-1) has always been considered a long winded type and ran in the Belmont ...
Read more | 5/24/2013
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