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From DRF (The Inside Post): Always in a Tiz will run in Belmont Stakes 2013.Posted 10 hours ago
Mucho Macho Man breezed 5f in 1:01.40 (4/11) at Fair Hill on 5-24. Posted 11 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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Is Point of Entry Horse of the Year material?

Brian Zipse takes a look at the pros and the cons of Point of Entry's argument to win the most important of all the year-end awards...Read More

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Mike in SB · I think Game on Dude is the favorite for Horse of the Year, as you mentioned a win in the Classic will win the award. But I also think Point of Entry is a little ahead of Wise Dan and a win by Point of Entry in the Turf, with a loss by Game on Dude, is enough to win HoY. Distance should matter in the vote and winning at 1 1/2 miles over top Europeans and having 4 Grade I wins is a little more impressive than Wise Dan's record. Except for the 2 year old winners, I can't remember a Horse of the Year that didn't win a Classic distance race. · 224 days ago ·

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travel_vic · If Game on Dude overwhelms them or runs a close second in the big race, there is a chance, BUT it the last big one of the year produces little dominance, the "almost" Triple Crown will be very big on voters minds. · 224 days ago ·

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kentuckyderbypost · Agree, Game on Dude is in the drivers seat. If he doesn't deliver, things will get interesting as Wise Dan and Point of Entry will have a realistic shot if they score in their divisions. In fact, I agree with travel_vic , a sizeable margin of victory for Wise Dan or Point of Entry will be needed because IHA has the advantage going into the BC. · 224 days ago ·

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bronzeprincess33 · I think he is HOY material, but I don't think he'll win it even if the rest of them all flounder; turf bias and such. · 224 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Point of Entry's HOY depends on the performance of others. WIse Dan and Game On Dude must lose their BC races, and Point of Entry must win his race to become a contender. · 224 days ago ·

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cocoa2 · Now POE or Acclamation as top turfer? · 224 days ago ·

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edgaropena · Like you said in your article, only two horses have won HOTY exclusively on turf. He looks more of a Eclipse Ward older male or male turf winner. I doubt Point of Entry can beat the best Euros in the BC Turf to begin with. Last but not least, I'll have another accomplished much more in the first half of the year than Point of Entry ever dreamed of. · 224 days ago ·

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Dressage3295 · If GOD doesn't win the Classic, and POE wins a BC race, then it's very likely · 224 days ago ·

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forego139 · GOD can win the BCCllassic and still not win HOTY, Wise Dan has to overhaul Obviously in the BC MileTurf so he's not a sure thing and even if he wins he miggt not get HOTY, now there is Point of Entry who has won 3 G1 victories in a row in dominating fashion and we still haven't seen his best, with a victory in ths BC Turf against the best Turf will notch his 4th G1 victory in a row and being the only horse to achievd that makes him HOTY in my eyes and most likely sway the HOTY voters his way due to his achievements in G1's and makes it very hard to deny him his xues as America's HOTY. · 222 days ago ·

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Floridaf · I would point out that wins in BC races would give 2-3 other horses 4 G1 wins for the year, also. And again, as you said, winning in NY is nice, but a horse has to be able to win elsewhere, too, something I can't overlook given how much I have dogged Stay Thirsty and Alpha for that very reason. I would love to see him win HOTY simply for being a distance turf horse, but I think GOD would have to completely bomb in the Classic in order for most voters to even consider Point of Entry. · 221 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · Im with Florida F.. If POE gets HOY it would be because GOD WD or RTG etc completely bomb out. · 221 days ago ·

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Floridaf · A "fact" that is super depressing. Again, like Brian pointed out, Americans just don't put as much stock in classic distances anymore, and turf horses get little to no respect. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Horses limited to the turf do not win Horse of the Year....One has to show good adaptability to other surfaces and that's why Wise Dan has a much better shot at it. · 221 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · POE has faced weak competition in all of his races as has GOD. A win by either is a vote for IHA. No brainer. Only RTG and Fort Larned are deserving to be considered to have faced stiff competition successfully with enough wins in tough company to even have an outside chance at IHA. Why waste time give it to he now. He got the Japanese vote and while were decling their ascending, hint. · 221 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · If you look at past Horses of the Year the vast majority were either older males who won at a classic distance or 3 year old males who won Classic races or races at the classic distances. The years when Turf horses or females won were marked by weak older males and 3 year olds. Look at the last three years, Rachel was one ot the greatest 3 year old fillies to race, probably the best since Ruffian. but Ruffian was not Horse of the Year, losing to older male Forego and Zenyatta was one of the greates mares to race, probably the best since Personal Ensign, but Personal Ensign was not Horse of the Year, losing to older male Alysheba. Havre de Grace was a deserving winner last year, but she was one of the least accomplished winners in memory. Something is wrong with racing today. What has happened to the good older males and 3 year old males? This year one of the leading candidates for HoY, Wise Dan, has not won on dirt, never won at a Classic distance. 20 years ago a horse with this record would have little chance at Horse of the Year. Racing needs to figure out why there has been such a decline in the quality of older and 3 year old males or why they can't stay sound. It is killing racing. · 221 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Mike, I wouldn't say there is something wrong with racing. Just because females have taken the spotlight recently doesn't mean there is something wrong. Last year was a weak year, true. Rachel's year had some nice three year old males. Summer Bird, winner of the Belmont, Travers, and JCGC. Three grade ones all at the Classic distance. Typically in a year with the older males so evenly matched he would have won, but he lost to Rachel and Zenyatta that year. You also didn't mention that Rachel beat males three times. Ruffian never did. Had she beaten them, she may have been HOTY, we never know. I'm not going to get into 2010, because there was a dominant male horse and his name was Blame. He finished second once and won a total of three grade ones, including the Classic against the best horses in racing. The older males were not weak that year. Now, Wise Dan has won on dirt. A grade one, in fact. He didn't win it this year, but what most people see is he nearly won the grade one Stephen Foster, he lost by a short head and most believe him to have been the best in the race. Other than that race he's won all other starts, all of them were stakes and he's done so impressively. His ability to handle any surface goes a long way too. · 221 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · Deadheat, Blame probably would have been Horse of the Year if he had run more than 5 times and won more than 3 Grade 1 races. In the past 3 Grade 1 wins doesn't make you HoY, his record is almost exactly the same as Awesome Again, who was undefeated, 3 grade 1 wins and winner of the Breeders Cup Classic. But he was not Horse of the Year. losing to Skip Away with 5 Grade 1 wins. I am tired of our best horses racing 4-5 times and awarding a Horse of the Year with 3 or 4 Grade 1 wins. · 221 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · Blame, didn't win HOTY because many people myself included felt Zenyatta was the best horse running for the past three years of her career but in 2008 they gave it to Curlin, and I mean gave it. In 2009 Rachel had a year for the ages and even though I felt Zenyatta was the better horse it was nearly impossible to deny it to Rachel because she had a better year. In 2010 Blame deserved HOTY simply on the basis of having a better year and beating Zenyatta. I guess it comes down to the fact that many people felt Zenyatta to be among the great ones especially myself. With that in mind you can't let her walk away without being acknowledged. Life isn't fair. That is as sure as death and taxes. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Voting for his is akin to Academy Awards: there is mucy background political maneuvering that we never know about. · 221 days ago ·

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dani.pugh · Mike the mare that beat him only raced 6 times. Most older horses in the Classic division do not run all that much anymore. MMM has run five times so far, RTG has run five times, GOD I believe has raced 5 times, Wise Dan has run five times. Fort Larned is the only main contender who has raced more and he has run 7. So as you can see it is not like Blame was a great exception to the rule of racing, when it comes to number of times run. Also as i noted, he ran against the best. Whitney he took down Quality Road and in the Classic he became the only horse to deny Zenyatta. However as icy said she was given HOTY based on the belief that she was the best running, not on who had the better year. · 221 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · Dani I avoided the Zenyatta Horse of the Year debate for 4 years and I don't want to start now, the point I am trying to make is that neither Blame nor Zenyatta had a record that would have won Horse of the Year in the past when horses ran more than 5-6 times. And I believe you can say the same about this years HoY no matter who wins. To me this is a big problem, we need horses to race more and stay sound. The older male handicap horses and 3 year old classic horses are the glamour divisions of racing and there has not been a really good older horse since Curlin and the best recent 3 year old male, Ill Have Another, didn't make it past June. · 221 days ago ·

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Breeders' Cup Top 10 - The Turf

The best editions of the Breeders' Cup Turf in history? Let the countdown begin... With VIDEO Read More

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medlocke · I've always said as weak as the 2010 BC Turf field turned out being that if Conduit's connection's had kept him in training during the 2010 season, he would've been an easy winner of a third straight BC Turf in 2010, and he'd have his name in the record books along side Goldikova as the only other 3-time winner of a Breeders Cup race. JMO. · 592 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · Great list, but I would put Manilla's win at the top. Probably the best Turf field ever and Dancing Brave was considered one of the best European horses to race in 50 years. what really made it special was I had 20 dollars on Manila! He went off at 8-1 or something, a big win for a poor guy like me. · 592 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Or if Paddy O'Prado had run in the Turf last year, he would have won easy, Medlocke ... Nothing wrong with Manila's, Mike, but ... I wonder if it would have been #1 on your list without the cash. ;-) · 592 days ago ·

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footlick · @Mike in SB- Jolley said to the press that Dancing Brave hadn't acclimated well and he didn't expect good race out of him. Manilla ran a great race, but the Dancing Brave you saw in that race was just a shadow of the horse that was in Europe. · 592 days ago ·

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keeneland dan · Good Stuff I still have nightmares of High Chapperal as I let Frank Lyons talk me off him and I change my pick 4 ticket to Storming Home and Falbrav leaving HC out and it cost me $16,000.....thanks Frank Lyons. · 592 days ago ·

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jpinkertoncook · Complete coincidence that I just watched your No. 1 by accident on Saturday while looking for something else. I was amazed to have happened on such a race. What a thriller! · 592 days ago ·

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BrianAppleton · Absolutely love Presious Passions runner-up in 2009, that was incredible! English Channel is another of my favorites (especially as that was my first Breeders' Cup), he was the first turf winner I chose at the Breeders' Cup. · 591 days ago ·

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Capper · I'm glad to see Kotashaan made the final cut, but where's your home town boy Buck's Boy, Brian. · 591 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Buck's Boy was tough as nails, Capper, but ... I was more impressed with the tenacity of another speedster, the California gelding, Great Communicator. · 591 days ago ·

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champion2011 · Great · 591 days ago ·

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champion2011 · Great Communicator...what an upset that was with Ray Sibile in the irons! · 591 days ago ·

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ruhlmann · What about Prized, he' not on the list! Won the BC Turf as a 3 year old and first time on grass. I was so pissed when he beat Sunday Silence at Hollywood Park.....maybe he shouldn't be on the list. · 591 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · LOL ... as was I. · 591 days ago ·

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Kotashaan

Very nice horse, one of my favorites on turf

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JAPAN DIARY, DAY ROKU: DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT

I’ve been coming to the Japan Cup every year but one since 1993 and have yet to see an American-trained horse win. The first couple of years were promising: Kotashaan finished second, a length and a quarter behind Legacy World in 1993, and Paradise Creek was nosed ...Read More