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  • Wise Dan targets the G2 Firecracker 'Cap at Churchill on June 29.  Posted 3 hours ago
  • Jockey Chantal Sutherland will return to saddle at Del Mar. Posted 10 hours ago
  • Itsmyluckyday to skip Belmont Stakes 2013 in favor of Pegasus Stakes on 6-16.  Posted 10 hours ago
  • Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 10 hours ago
  • From DRF (The Inside Post): Mylute will not run in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 1 day ago
  • Eblouissante breezed 4f :49.17 (18/44) at Belmont (dirt Training) on 5-22. Posted 1 day ago
  • Giant Finish will make his next start in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 1 day ago
  • Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 3 days ago
  • Verrazano will make his next start in the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth on 6-16. Posted 3 days ago
  • Dreaming of Julia will make her next start in the Mother Goose at Belmont on 6-22. Posted 3 days ago

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Based on dosage and adjusted 12F times, my top four would be: Revolutionary, Golden Soul, Orb Unlimited Budget. I'd throw Oxbow and Palice Malice in the mix, too.
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  • travel_vic · Horses dislike noise: they would have NO IDEA of its source, expeciall would not know about fans anymore that the creaking sound of the gate. · 8 minutes ago ·
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  • Jay S. · I agree Lisa that when Vyjack returns, he will make some serious noise. · 3 minutes ago ·
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I beleive pletcher is gonna enter a rabbit in the belmont stakes cause I see no speed to contend with oxbow. And if Oxbow goes three quaters in 1:14 or slower he will be very tought to beat in his high crusing altitude
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  • shores · God, if Palace Malic runs the race he ran 2 1/2 weeks ago, he could be enough of a rabbit as it is. · 29 minutes ago ·
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  • travel_vic · NO Belmont in recent history had a half in that time and I doubt it will start anytime soon. · 15 minutes ago ·
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Win one, lose one. Win another, lose another. It would appear that Overanalyze purchased a one-way ticket to Inconsistentville. On the other hand, he just might be ready to pull off a Belmont Stakes surprise. Since his career debut on August 9, the Repole runner has a perfect win-every-other-start r...Read More
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  • bruce.tarbania · Orb only wins 4 out of 5 races as a 3yo. Gets a brutal trip after coming off a brutal trip. I hope everyone tosses him should he run. I won't be among those that do though. I never did like baseball, boring game the Russians invented. · 30 minutes ago ·
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  • Jay S. · Baseball. Loved to play it...WILL NOT watch it. · 2 minutes ago ·
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Race 8 is a wide open affair... I'm thinking 5-7-9-11 (no particular order, just in orde of posts).. I got destroyed in Race 7 (I had South Floyd) but I hope I can rebound here..
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  • Jay S. · That's a great story rafi. Excellent. · 40 minutes ago ·
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  • travel_vic · he of course does NOT post all the losers in between · 7 minutes ago ·
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With Triple Crown Mania come and gone, can someone just tell me who the best three-year-old is?Read More
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  • fonnerparkfilly · I'm not sure there is a best 3 year old. It looks like a mixed bag of goodies to me. Best horse running is Wise Dan, I hope he enters the BC and leaves the 3 year olds in his dust. · 43 minutes ago ·
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  • travel_vic · the legned was called The Ghost http://horseracinghalloffame.com/2003/11/01/the-ghost/ · 2 seconds ago ·
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If you could go back and meet/see any horse(s) throughout the history of racing, who would they be?
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  • cugel the clever · Northern Dancer winning the Preakness by over two lengths after the "experts" dismissed his KD win and predicted Hill Rise would take him in the Preakness. A little horse with a great spirit and heart and the greatest sire of the 20th century. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Jay S. · SSilence, everytime you call the little lady Abby, monkey is probably thinking, "Yeah...Abby-normal," like in Young Frankenstein. :) · 47 minutes ago ·
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buckpasser or anyone.. is there any websites or books out there about this son of MOW? I temperament and killed a groom? Is that correct?
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  • SSilence86 · Bp- I don't own that one so now I'll have to buy it ;) · 1 hour ago ·
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  • rafirox · @SS86... Yes, he did kill one of his grooms. · 50 minutes ago ·
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Allow me to pose this question: If you could be a jockey and go back and ride any horse in any race, who would it be?
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  • Jay S. · That's the truth BP! My brother is 10 months and 5 days younger than me. I did my best to break-him-in every day of his life. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Jay S. · One time I got him in the "Boston Crab" and made him swear to eternal servant-hood before I released him. Of course, that lasted until I released him. · 1 hour ago ·
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Hope he comes back
Told as many people as possible. I'll Have Another was 10X the horse that orb is. If he didn't win the triple crown, I dont think we'll see one anytime soon. Look for Revolutionary to win the Belmont.
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  • ruffianlover · Uninjured* · 2 days ago ·
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  • illhaveanothertriplecrown · Of course, Orb has better bloodlines. IHA was a better race horse, you can't breed heart. · 1 hour ago ·
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did he go yet?
who do you think were the top horses in the 1990's?
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  • On The Gallop's · I just want to touch on Lammtarra once more. This Colt wins the Epsom Derby in record time, The KG/QEII after giving up the lead coming to the wire only to battle back to win, and then goes to the Arc and beats some quality horses to win the Arc and leaving Swain 3 lengths behind him. I wish I could visit him at Dalham Hall Stud but don't have the time to go down. This is an extremely light raced horse, but his brilliance was to valuable to the Maktoum family to continue racing him. Phenominal 3 year old, and only recently did we see a 3 year old exceed what he did, and that is Sea The Stars. · 2 hours ago ·
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  • Sullivan · He was the first Arabian Epsom Derby winner · 2 hours ago ·
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There is a lot of year left! Maybe this year will be one that will keep everyone on thier toes until the final ballots,for the Eclipse Awards. It certainly will add to the suspense over the summer and into the BC!
  • Southern.Humor · I just hope they all stay heatly enough to show their stuff. I thik there are at least 2 or 3 horses from this crop that could break out and be real stars. · 3 hours ago ·
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  • SSilence86 · I have 3 colts from this crop that I really like- Revolutionary, Frac Daddy, and Freedom Child · 2 hours ago ·
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1 - Magician, 2 - George Vancouver, 3 - Fort Know, 4 - Van Der Neer.
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  • On The Gallop's · *Murtagh.... · 3 hours ago ·
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  • ILuvTurfRacing · Frankly, I'm a bit surprised Aidan O'Brien has decided to drop Magician back in trip to a mile after just running out such an emphatic winner of the G3 Dee Stakes at Chester over 10-1/2f recently. To me Magician looked more like a horse who'd thrive for the step up in trip to 12f next weekend at Epsom in the Derby more than he'll appreciate going back down in trip. He's very talented, but I think a mile might prove to be too sharp. My picks: 1st-Gale Force Ten(He just ran a corker in the G1 French 2000 Guineas, 1 of 4 horses who all hit the wire right together in that race), 2nd-Fort Knox 3rd-Magician 4th-First Cornerstone, that would be my super-fecta for the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas. · 3 hours ago ·
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out of retirement & riding at Del Mar.
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  • rafirox · I remember the thread and we all knew she was coming back. I believe, travel_vic, you put the odds at 8-5 she'll be back by the summer. · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Jay S. · Rosie took her spot way too fast. Can't let that happen. IMO, Rosie is way more talented and determined. · 3 hours ago ·
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This just out via the European racing media: Sheikh Mohammed has just issued a decree banning the use of anabolic steroids in the United Arab Emirates, specifically Dubai. In the past horses not in training in the UAE had been permited to be administered anabolic steroids according to the article, but Sheikh Mohammed has now said anyone caught buying, selling, or using anabolic steroids for any purpose relating thoroughbred racing now in the UAE will be in violation of the new law. Considering he's head of the royal family in the UAE and the absolute ruler of Dubai, I'd imagine the decree will carry a lot of weight.
Will Take Charge will run in the Belmont Stakes with Jon Court. And Mike Smith will ride Palice Malice in the Belmont.
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  • Jay S. · YES!!!!!! · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Southern.Humor · One more Plus in favor of Revolutionary winning. This is one time I wouldn't mind Smith doing his thing and setting up crazy front end fractions. · 3 hours ago ·
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Secretariat will always be the Champ :) I wonder if I will ever see another Triple Crown....
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  • airedale2008 · Buckpasser – Nice numbers. Citation looks like he faced the fewest rivals by far. Was he so dominate that the others owners avoided him? · 15 hours ago ·
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  • Buckpasser · Airedale2008. I think the problem was in the forties, there issues of parimutuel wagering that had many of the breeders sell off some of their horses. I know Bradley sold Busher to LB Mayer in this period. I believe it was in KY and affected the breeding. It was not as drastic as what happened in the 1900s whe tracks closed because betting was banned. I'll look it up for the exact reason. · 3 hours ago ·
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The Kodiak Kowboy filly looks good at 25/1, work betting to show
  • Sullivan · Final odds 29/1, placed. Should've put money down. · 6 hours ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · Good practice. Too bad she probably won't go off at such high odds next time. · 4 hours ago ·
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Its a new race and the analyse is its depend on the track and weather all the time. I hope at Oxbow will race

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