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  • Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 3 hours ago
  • Verrazano will make his next start in the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth on 6-16. Posted 3 hours ago
  • Dreaming of Julia will make her next start in the Mother Goose at Belmont on 6-22. Posted 4 hours ago
  • Game On Dude worked 4f in :50.60 (28/36) at Santa Anita on 5-20. Posted 8 hours ago
  • Overanalyze, breezing for Belmont Stakes 2013, went 4f in :47.50 (3/34) at Belmont (dirt training) on 5-19.Posted 1 day ago
  • 2013 Belmont Stakes hopeful Palace Malice breezed 4f in :47.49 (2/34) at Belmont Park (dirt training) on 5-19. Posted 1 day ago
  • Coffee Clique romps in the Selene Stakes!Posted 1 day ago
  • Royal Delta breezed 4f in :52.03 (15/23) at Belmont Park on 5-19. Posted 1 day ago
  • Oxbow and Gary Stevens wire the Preakness!Posted 2 days ago
  • Skyring goes all the way in the Dixie! Posted 2 days ago

Fiftyshadesofhay Takes the Black-Eyed Susan
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013
In the 89th running of Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico, it was Bob Baffert, and blinkers, and no more Beholder, as Fiftyshadesofhay got up to win by a neck.
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Preakness 2013 – the Winning Running Style
Posted Monday, May 13, 2013
What kind of running style has been best in the Preakness? It's not as different from the Kentucky Derby as you may think.
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What We Can Learn from Kentucky Derby 2013
Posted Tuesday, May 07, 2013
As a blogger for Horse Racing Nation I feel an obligation to come up with new and interesting ways to look at racing. In preparation for the 2013 Derby I did my research and wrote a couple of articles that ended up being on the mark.
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Orb Gives McGaughey and Rosario Their First Kentucky Derby Victory
Posted Saturday, May 04, 2013
Trainer Shug McGaughey and Jockey Joel Rosario combined to win their first Kentucky Derby when the 5-1 favorite Orb closed from a distant 16th place over the sloppy Churchill Downs track to take the Run for the Roses.
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38-1 Princess of Sylmar wins the Kentucky Oaks for Pletcher
Posted Friday, May 03, 2013
Princess of Sylmar, trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Mike Smith, stuns the Kentucky Oaks at 38-1!
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Flat Out Stays Unbeaten at Belmont Park
Posted Saturday, April 27, 2013
Flat Out remained unbeaten in four races at Belmont Park when he won the Westchester after an exciting stretch battle against the even money favorite Cross Traffic.
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What is the Best Kentucky Derby Running Style?
Posted Thursday, April 25, 2013
As the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby approaches, attention turns to picking a winner. Accordingly there is a lot of discussion about the running style that will win the Run for the Roses.
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The Loss of Autism Awareness
Posted Monday, April 15, 2013
Autism Awareness, the winner of the 2008 El Camino Real Derby (G3), broke down in Sunday’s seventh race at Santa Anita and had to be euthanized. It is a sad coincidence that April is also Autism Awareness Month.
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Verrazano Gets the Victory in the Wood Memorial
Posted Saturday, April 06, 2013
The Wood Memorial was billed as the battle of “V” versus “V”, Verrazano against Vyjack, and that is exactly how it played out. Verrazano got the “V” for Victory in the battle down the stretch against Vyjack and a late-running Normandy Invasion.
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Wood Memorial Point/Counterpoint: Verrazano vs Vyjack
Posted Thursday, April 04, 2013
This week's stop on the 2013 Kentucky Derby trail is V for Verrazano - or will it be V for Vyjack? HRN Managing Editor Brian Zipse and New York State of Racing's Matt Shifman discuss Point/Counterpoint style the high points of both undefeated colts in this year's salty renewal of the Wood Memorial!
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Matt Shifman has been on the Horse Racing Nation staff since 2011. Matt covers Aqueduct, Belmont Park, Monmouth Park, and Saratoga in his two HRN blogs Racing at the Jersey Shore and New York State of Racing.

 

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