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  • From DRF (The Inside Post): Always in a Tiz will run in Belmont Stakes 2013.Posted 14 hours ago
  • Mucho Macho Man breezed 5f in 1:01.40 (4/11) at Fair Hill on 5-24. Posted 15 hours 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 1 day ago
  • Itsmyluckyday to skip Belmont Stakes 2013 in favor of Pegasus Stakes on 6-16.  Posted 1 day ago
  • Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 1 day 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 2 days ago
  • Giant Finish will make his next start in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 2 days ago
  • Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 4 days ago
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Owner(s):
Paul Mellon  -  Rokeby Stables
Trainer:
J. Elliott Burch
Bred:
Virginia (USA) by Paul Mellon  -  [Add Data]
Pedigree:
Ribot  -  All Beautiful  by  Battlefield
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What the Nation is saying about Arts And Letters...

A brief summary on the life of Federico Tesio, the Wizard of Dormello, who reinvented racing and dominated it with an open mind and ambition.Read More
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  • Sysonby · Well written piece. There is no question Tesio bred horses who established outstanding breeding lines. I still have to say that ignoring the fact that the mare contributes half the chromosomes to the horse is just a little bit crazy. · 99 days ago ·
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  • amino998 · What's the back story on Ribot's mom Romanella? Found her on the side of the road? · 95 days ago ·
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Arts and Letters improved dramatically during the second half of his three year old season, winning Belmont and taking down 3 year old honors
There's no place where I feel better about the chances of seeing a future champion debut than a juvenile maiden race at Saratoga...Read More
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  • BrianZipse · I hope everyone has a safe day. · 672 days ago ·
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  • Waya · Devil's Bag, there's a name from the past. He was the best 2-year-old I ever saw, bar none. · 672 days ago ·
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Arlington Heights, Illinois is the place to be as a raucous crowd of more than 50,000 thoroughbred racing enthusiasts have come today to see one thing. The greatest horses in racing history that all share the common thread of having a name that begins with the letter A, racing in one of the most eag...Read More
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  • cmymcadoo · When Can we expect Un-"B"-lievable Stakes from Belmont? Will it be run on Bastille Day? I think you should run the whole alphabet. It would be tremendous fun! You can post a poll for 2 days prior to the running and maybe give away random gifts (hats, t-shirts, etc.) to one of those who picked the winners. · 696 days ago ·
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  • ChristineDix · Alysheba was the most tenacious horse of the 20th century...and one of the most underrated! Glad he won!!! · 688 days ago ·
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With all the excitement of the recently completed Triple Crown, I have not had a chance to venture into the racing laboratory of late. I put a stop to that trend late last night. I put on my racing lab coat, turned on the Bunsen burners, started mixing potions, and tested any and all hypothesis that...Read More
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  • MikeRullo · mr fantasty - your odds on A.P. Indy at 15-1 is a joke, He would be no higher than 3-1 · 699 days ago ·
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  • BrianZipse · Mike, you are way off ... Against two triple crown winners, Alydar, Alysheba, et all? No possibility of even single digits. · 699 days ago ·
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Hall of Famer J. Elliott Burch, who trained Belmont Stakes winners Sword Dancer, Quadrangle, and Arts and Letters, died Saturday at Newport Hospital in Rhode Island of complications from pneumonia. He was 86.   Burch, the son of Hall of Fame trainer Preston Burch and grandson of Hall of Fame tr...Read More
  • humphrey · From a great family of trainers of which Preston wrote one of the definitive books on training. Saw this fellow come west with ex horse of the year Fort Marcy · 845 days ago ·
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May 26, 1980 Genuine Risk's jockey cried foul when Codex grazed her at the top of the stretch en route to his win at Pimlico Read More

Arts And Letters - Pedigree

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RibotTeneraniBellini
Tofanella
RomanellaEl Greco
Barbara Burrini
All BeautifulBattlefieldWar Relic
Dark Display
ParloHeliopolis
Fairy Palace

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