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  • Game On Dude worked 6f in 1:13.40 (2/8) at Santa Anita on 6-18. Posted 21 hours ago
  • Declaration of War upsets the Queen Anne Stakes! Posted 1 day ago
  • Normandy Invasion breezed 4f in :48.40 (3/56) at Saratoga on 6-16. Posted 3 days ago
  • Smiling Tiger posted a 3F bullet in 35:60 (1/12) at Pleasanton on June 15. Posted 3 days ago
  • Fort Larned runs them off their feet in the Stephen Foster!Posted 3 days ago
  • There will be a Pick Six carryover of $130,526 when racing resumes Sunday at Hollywood.Posted 3 days ago
  • Funny Proposition shocks the champ in the Fleur de Lis!Posted 3 days ago
  • Free World rolls in the Centaur Stakes at Indiana Downs! Posted 3 days ago
  •  Byrama romps in the Vanity!Posted 3 days ago
  • The slipper fits for Sprouts in the Cinderella!Posted 3 days ago

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On Friday, Frankel's half-sister Joyeuse will face 19 rivals in the opening Group 3 Albany Stakes and in what could be an emotional day for her trainer Lady Cecil, who has declared Disclaimer to run in the Group 3 Queen's Vase which this year will be run in memory of her late husband, Sir Henry Cecil, who died last week.
Just a shoutout to 12 year old Ohio bred gelding Catlaunch for winning the Sydney Gendelman Memorial H. at Beulah on Sunday. 105 starts, 40 wins, $1.2m in earnings, and he just keeps going. Love this guy!
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  • kaitlinefree1 · i've seen this old dude before! way to go Catlaunch! · 16 hours ago ·
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  • railbird33 · Thanks shores, I've been visiting Beulah Park since the 70's. You could count the number of million dollar earning horses who have raced there on one hand. · 13 minutes ago ·
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They came, they saw, but they could not conquer. In his final start, Animal Kingdom would regretfully be unable to return the Queen Anne Stakes to foreign shores.Read More
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  • nayrod64 · I agree with jmcleav, I thought the jockey kept too much hold on him. I think AK lost his momentum. Sometimes horses just want to run, so let them run. Have you ever seen a loose horse run past the horse's with jockeys and cross the finish line way ahead of the field. Makes me wonder how much jockeys hold these horses back. · 25 minutes ago ·
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  • yukichan · According to Barry Irwin, the REAL reason AK lost was that his mind was on Elusive Kate, and not on business at hand, if you know what I mean. http://pdfs.thoroughbreddailynews.com/generic_upload/pdf/irwin.pdf · 12 minutes ago ·
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On June 19, Little Mike breezed 5F in 1.02:40 (21/32) at Churchill Downs.
Precocious doesn't come to mind when one thinks of Travers hero Colonel John, yet his babies are starting to win. Find out which surfaces and distances they'll like best.Read More
  • AndyScoggin · Looks like Col. John is off to a great early start with his runners and that should make him popular with today's breeders. · 2 hours ago ·
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  • Floridaf · I really liked Col. John, so it's nice to see that his babies are already entering the winner's circle. · 43 minutes ago ·
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This is the horse that made me fall in love with the sport. Honestly without his story and all the good things surrounding him I'd never would of started following the sport.
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  • CauseForConcern · I had a knowledgeable friend, who told me in early January of that year, that the horse that would win the Kentucky Derby, had just won the Count Fleet Stakes at Aqueduct. Because I had so much respect for his knowledge, I was on the Smarty Party bandwagon, and he was on his way to Arkansas. Later on, there was a track regular who stated that he wouldn't hit the board in the Rebel Stakes. I bet him, and proudly watched as he turned in his best performance, to date. The reason why the track regular didn't like him? Because he was a Pennsylvania-bred, and he only thought that champion thoroughbreds were from Kentucky. Tell that to Northern Dancer. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Floridaf · Cedar, it's nice to see another Georgia girl on here! I had already enjoyed horse racing for some time before Smarty Jones came along, but I think he sealed the deal for me. I will never forget where I was the day he lost the Belmont Stakes. · 55 minutes ago ·
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On June 19, Jackson Bend posted a 5F bullet work in 1.00:40 (1/2) at Calder Race Course.
Dirty Swagg is going to try the turf. on June 14, he worked 5F at Betfair Hollywood Park on Firm Turf in 1:00.80 h finishing 2/6. maybe we have another Optimizer here.
  • jinlie01 · Hope he shines on turf...he did have some trouble in his last race. · 3 days ago ·
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  • jinlie01 · looks like their aiming him for the Tsunami Slew Stakes at BHP..1 Mile on Turf. · 1 hour ago ·
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Seeing Royal Delta and Trinniberg come back from Dubai, the trend seems to be that horses are not winning once they're entered in the states. I'm wondering; if Animal Kingdom fits this and loses at Ascot, might we see him continue racing?
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  • icyhotboo · Euro Trash, I just addressed that issue you mentioned just before your reply. Beside Excalibration I mentioned Moonlight Cloud and St. Nicholas Abbey. Actually I had two of these in parley's and one was a flat bet. Ironically Animal Kingdom beat me out of a nice tri I would have had multiple times. That's just the way things happen. Reading to much into a few races isn't logical IMO · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Euro Trash · I just saw that and thanked you for bringing that up as I will again. we all need to be more understanding of how shipping to foreign soil and running under different circumstances can be difficult and unsettling to the animal. When the British ship to France to run, they always talk about how different the conditions and race shapes are. And that is just shippint to France. Imagine what it is like to ship to the United States and run on what they would consider a very jarring course with extremely tight turns and a very short stretch. Thanks again for pointing that out. · 1 hour ago ·
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John Oxley’s Funny Proposition sprinted to the early lead and drew away late to upset champion mare Royal Delta by five lengths in Saturday’s $186,375 Fleur De Lis Handicap.Read More
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  • icyhotboo · The best turf horses should be in the rest of the world, not North America because that's all they run on. The best dirt horses should be in North America because dirt is the primary racing surface. To say one is inferior to another isn't logical because they never meet on a neutral running surface. Even when Santa Anita was synthetic it played more to turf horses than dirt horses. The proof of that statement being in the race shapes being like those run on turf rather that dirt. To further add to that Santa Anita turf is possibly the hardest surface anywhere and is run like a race run on dirt. To judge the performance of Excalibration, Moonlight Cloud, or St. Nicholas Abbey off 2012 performances is as unfair as judging Animal Kingdom's 2013 performance at Ascot. I'm going from memory so if the grammar police/name police are out don't bother, this is a horse racing site not a school of grammar. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Euro Trash · Thank you icyhotboo for saying that about the performances of those horses at Santa Anita. I also have to disagree with a statement that rafirox makes about Wise Dan or Point of Entry being competitive. If they were allowed to adapt, I think they would certainly be competitive. They have the talent. But they are trained to run an American race, and in Europe that would be a disaster in most cases. I don't discount American talent. · 1 hour ago ·
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http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/restricted/pdf/tdn/tdn130619_1.pdf?CFID=82192276&CFTOKEN=10974068
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  • Floridaf · Points for originality, regardless of whether or not it actually happened. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Euro Trash · It seems very like Mr Irwin. Nobody else has reported the "incident" but I can't say it didn't happen either. · 1 hour ago ·
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Just thinking about this... With horses such as Animal Kingdom "flopping" (No offence intended) at Royal Ascot, just shows how difficult it is for a foreign horse to win there, which I think just really makes Black Caviars win there even more amazing.
Orb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWsPdt1gHM Just a little video of Orb that I made =) Please watch and leave your thoughts!!
We were planning on running in the Victoria Stakes this weekend until the Herpes outbreak. Now its on to the Bashford Manor at Churchill on June 29th.
With 3 different winners in the Triple crown races it looks like Verrazano is back in the thick of things for 3 year old of the year.
I want to see his sons and daughters race soon.
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  • buds · not that im aware of · 8 hours ago ·
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  • kaitlinefree1 · i liked Fresian Fire. · 7 hours ago ·
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I can't give up on DOJ just yet. POS my have taken her spot as my personal favorite - but when she is good, she is very, VERY good.
How is he doing?
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  • Mary Z. · Thank you for this update, manutim. Very happy retirement to Acclamation, and wishing him a very successful stud career. Hope you are doing very well also. · 9 hours ago ·
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  • likin sparks · Same, thx for the update and where could I see some pics of him? · 9 hours ago ·
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I know many of the posters are not N.Y. residents. I do not know if you heard the announcement made today by NYRA regarding their newly named president.his name is christopher kay.he was supposedly chosen from a long list of 100 candidates.in an age and time where the racing game is in serious trouble(if not for racinos,more tracks would be closed)mr. kay was selected as the right man to lead NYRA. his past experirnce is that he is an attorney and was ceo of toys r us. he has absolutely no proffesional experience in the horse racing game.the reason i am making you aware of this.this is how serious our so called leaders are taking this game.apparently knowledge of the game is irrelevant.mr. kay may be a brilliant buisiness man.but how can he be expected to make responsible decisions regarding the game.i assume he will be listening to his advisors.the same guys that helped take down the game.NYRA is arguably the most important racing venue in the united states.if they cannot take this game seriously,what can it say for others.one last thing.i know that the racing game would love to change their demographics and attract the younger generation.but seriously guys,toys r us.almost like robbing the cradle.
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  • Buckpasser · To get our facts straight, Kay was never CEO of ToysrUs, he was COO or chief operating officer and was promoted from General Counsel when they wanted to pursue to prepare the company for a buy out. The problem for the NYRA is that they have business issues in addition to racing issues. Since Kay will be CEO of the NYRA, he will hire his own COO to oversee day to day operations. · 10 hours ago ·
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  • Buckpasser · The NYRA has never been known for stellar leadership. After all they were under a deferred prosecution agreement involving tax evasion and money laundering by clerks and middle management from 2003 to 2005. They filed for bankruptcy and in order to get the franchise back and to have the state forgive all the back loans, they gave up ownership of the land under the race tracks. Kay may be a improvement or he may be another one on a long list of poor managers. · 9 hours ago ·
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Incredible, bad start, then has to go about 5 wide coming out of the turn and still closes! Not to mention only going 5 1/2 furlongs makes it hard enough to close from over 10 lenghths back. I'm impressed
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  • Southern.Humor · The difference between this year winner, and the past couple is the fact that this one looks like he still has a lot of room to grow and mature. He didn't look 'polished' for a two year old, he looks like a horse that has not already 'peaked' so to speak. If that makes any sense at all. I like him. · 10 hours ago ·
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  • rafirox · @jEnna; Good, better learn it earlier than later. · 10 hours ago ·
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