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“No kidding around ... I have not had a case of Triple Crown Fever this bad since 1989.” Not hyperbole, but rather a sincere statement I made ye...
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A compact group of Ontario-sired sprinters are in the spotlight on Monday’s Victoria Day racing program at Woodbine. The race office has pegged the mo...
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Right on the heels of their 2012 Preakness celebration the I’ll Have Another team arrived at Belmont Park on Sunday, still on cloud nine. They ma...
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24 hours after racing gained a new hero in I'll Have Another, and a new great rivalry in him and Bodemeister, Emerald Downs will hold a little showdow...
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He started his season in the Robert B. Lewis, a 40-1 shot that drilled his competition by over 6 lengths in a scorching time of 1.40.84 for the one mi...
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To give you a perspective of how new I am to the game, the first horse I remember having a shot at the Triple Crown is Smarty Jones. I remember knowin...
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Jockeys are in a constant battle to get and maintain business. At Golden Gate Fields, it’s tough enough with the small field size but add in a talente...
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Let me get this out of the way right now … I’m not a big bettor. That probably will come as a surprise to many of you, as closely as I follow the spor...
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On a warm and sunny day in Chicago, usual turf sprinter Havelock takes home the Hanshin Cup by a neck over pos...
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The ‘Hawk.Anyone who knows me is aware that this time of year they will hear me talking incessantly about The ‘Hawk. The also know that this particula...
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Race 1-O/C $25,000N2X, 5 furlongs turf, 3 & upIt’s rare to see a turf sprint without much speed, but that’s exactly the case in the Pimlico opener...
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Jockey Bill Shoemaker notched his 4,000th career win aboard Guaranteeya at Hollywood Park. ~1961 Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. won his first race, abo...
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Patricia Cooksey became the first female jockey to compete in the Preakness Stakes. Her mount, Tajawa, finished sixth in a field of 11. ~1985 Fif...
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In a brazen display of handicapping confidence, the cream of the Horse Racing Nation crop have decided to lay their reputations on the line and try no...
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Hello and welcome to my first Arlington blog of the meet! I’m excited to present to you the Grade 3 Hanshin Cup being run at one mile on Arlington’s s...
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The eleven horse field of Saturday’s Preakness can be easily separated in three distinct groups: the favorites, their main competition, and the rest. ...
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Seabiscuit, owned by Charles S. Howard, succumbed to a heart attack at Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, Calif. He was 14. ~1947 Two-year-old Equipoise...
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The first network radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired from WHAS in Louisville. ~1925 Gary Stevens rode his first career winner, named Lil...
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*Bred in Florida, I shared my grandsire with arguably the greatest Triple Crown winner of all-time. *I began each of my three seasons of racing ...
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Track goers know that not all race horses make it. Whether injuries take a toll or poor performance is the cause, owners and trainers are constantly f...
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