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Gemologist is coming into the 2012 Kentucky Derby at the top of his game. He boast a top class pedigree and an undefeated record. I believe Saturday will be the day he proves just how much class and talent he has.Read More
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  • Capiche · Could be the sequel to Tiznow/Giant Causeway if Gemologist amd Creative Cause hook up down the stretch · 18 days ago ·
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  • AliceReynolds · Wonderful Scott!! I have a GREAT feeling about Gemologist; that "Tim-Tiznow" feeling!! · 18 days ago ·
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While writing my congratulations blog to Johnny V on his recent induction into the National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame I learned the disappointing news of Havre De Grace. While trying to be upbeat and excited for Johnny V finally getting the nod to join our Hall of Fame, I am fighting back fee...Read More
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  • AnnaK · A lovely tribute. Given that she only ever added to racing, gave her best and did so well, and we were expecting at least another year,(too short!) very sorry to read this is it. She is truly admirable. Wish her a long happy life. · 26 days ago ·
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  • TampaBayDowns Fan · who is she breedin too? · 26 days ago ·
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Breeders’ Cup is departing from tradition by televising the 2012 Classic (gr. I) from 8-9 PM EDT. NASCAR’s latest running of the Daytona 500 inadvertently demonstrated the power of primetime television. The 2012 Daytona 500 was scheduled to begin at 1 PM EST on Sunday (February 26), but rain forced…...Read More
Signaling that she is very much ready for her appointment in next week's New Orleans Ladies at Fair Grounds, Havre de Grace looked fantastic this morning...Read More
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  • CraigBradshaw · she won today in facile fashion in prep for the apple blossom. was no competition for her today. and #1 horse gave her 2#?? · 64 days ago ·
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  • GregRiessland · indeed cocoa and not only that acclamation crushed game on dude in the pacific. acc is best horse in the nation at this moment by far. · 64 days ago ·
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Shackleford is just one many hoping to answer big questions in the 56th running of the Donn Handicap...Read More
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  • travel_vic · Gulfstream has been running early on the main just abou the while meeting. Any horses not closer than about 4 lengths at the 6 furlong call in routes, have not done well.....When it is wet that is even more a factor · 102 days ago ·
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  • Mike in SB · I like Ruler on Ice, he could have a great year. · 100 days ago ·
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Similarities abound between the Horse of the Year vote of 2010 and the Juvenile Male vote this year...Read More
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  • travel_vic · other than both being thoroughbreds I fail to see anything in their actions similar · 107 days ago ·
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  • DakotaLuv15 · They are both Showing potential in hte racing industry. I thnk Hansen may win the derby. · 104 days ago ·
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Quietly, one of the best performances on an excellent Saturday of racing took place in Oaklawn Park’s Essex Handicap. On paper the race looked like it would be Pin Oak Stable’s Alternation to lose. Although 2011 became largely a season of unfulfilled potential for the attractive son of Distorted Hum...Read More
  • Winplacsho · It's nice to see Alternation back, it seemed like he fell off the map after that subpar effort in the Jim Dandy. I agree that this horse is similar to Blame in a couple of ways: running style, under the radar by being midwest based & no triple crown starts as a 3 year old. · 104 days ago ·
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With another showdown against Blind Luck just a few days away, Matt Shifman explores Havre De Grace's place ...Read More
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  • crazymomof4 · Proud Spell - Hard Spun - Grace - Eight Belles - Jenda · 108 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · Hey, it is fun to look back at this question seven months later. Clearly now the answer is YES, HDG is the best horse Larry Jones has ever trained. · 108 days ago ·
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The Breeders’ Cup and the NBC Sports Group today announced a multi-year media rights partnership beginning with the 2012 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, November 2-3, from Santa Anita Park, featuring the first-ever running of the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in primetime. The agreement w...Read More
HRN contributor Tony Bada Bing lists his top 10 moments from the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs.Read More
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  • GregRiessland · i was pulling for court vision, it was good to see after so many tries for the winner circle he made it again on his last race. · 160 days ago ·
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  • jjflash67 · Amazombie winning me some $! He ruled! · 125 days ago ·
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Our last Eclipse Award discussion. The Dark Horse Chris Sorenson and myself will be going over both turf divisions, older male and female divisions, and we'll be crowning our Horse Of The Year!Read More
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  • rorschach1992 · Did he actually state Mission Approved and Dean's Kitten as being some of the best in the WORLD???? MmmHmm. Is he not aware that they both ran on World stages and were absolute non-factors, Mission Approved 14th out of 16 in the Japan Cup and Dean's Kitten 9th and last in the BC Turf. That's really not a glowing recommendation for Cape Blanco. · 126 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · Micheal Veitch of the Sratogan has made a very good case for Harve de Grace today in his column · 126 days ago ·
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The upset victory by Drosselmeyer over Game on Dude in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) was voted the 2011 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Moment of the Year.Drosselmeyer’s victory represented the second classic win in as many days for trainer Bill Mott, who saddled Royal Delta to win the ...Read More
Joe DePaolo and Scott Dick begin their Breeders' Cup "Use 'em or Lose 'em" series with Havre de Grace...Read More
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  • chalk eyed cat · Love HDG,never really cared for Drosselmeyer but he runs big at the longer distances. · 206 days ago ·
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  • WilliamCaple · Looks like Havre De Grace is gonna be an Eclipse winner!! derbydeals.com · 130 days ago ·
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Looking for someone within the industry to find and implement innovative ideas to benefit thoroughbred horse racing? Look no further than WinStar Farm.Read More
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  • yukichan · I admit--I am a Farm Cam user : ) · 162 days ago ·
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  • Winplacsho · I know they aren't the only ones doing great things for the game, but they do the best job in drawing in fans to support needed services. Also, the farmcam is an awesome idea to show fans a behind the scenes point of view. Especially for a sport that is usually so secretive where the average fan is kept WAY out of the loop. · 160 days ago ·
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See where Zenyatta ranked in our Top 10 Best ClassicsRead More
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  • shadowno · The level playing field not my comment, but with regard to the surface, geography played a part given the tracks proximity to the San Gabriel mountains. Heavy rains and flooding/runoff from the mountains washed away part of the pro-ride surface in 2009-10 costing them racing days and $$$$$. Also, I don't believe it ever drained as advertised like the cushion track that cost multiple dates in 08.. It was a safer surface for horses, by reported fatilities, signifigantly so, even factoring in the lost days. But here (probably even more here given the state budget and miserable economy), as everywhere $$$$ talks and a closed track can't produce revenue. And with Awesome Gem that 1 win happened to be the Hollywood Gold Cup and he produced clutch efforts in the Pacific Classic, San Antonio and Goodwood in over synthetics so I'll give him credit for his ability to handle prety much anything thrown his way. · 166 days ago ·
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  • footlick · the other problem with the Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita was that they never cleared out the former surfaces completely when installing and then reinstalling the Pro-Ride, so it was never a pure surface to begin with and that added to it's instability · 166 days ago ·
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To Honor and Serve put on a quite the display, November 26, 2011, when he rolled clear of the classy Calibrachoa. The son of Bernardini has been a puzzling this season, to say the least. After his two year old season, he had built up such a reputation that he was made the favorite of the Fountain of...Read More
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  • gocashking · I'd bet $500 he doesn't go undefeated - providing he races all year. No shot. · 175 days ago ·
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  • atamulonis · Great points, Laura. I had not realized that THAS had done his best running at Aqueduct, but you're certainly right there. Should be interesting to see what he does next year. · 174 days ago ·
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Ruler On Ice or Flat Out, which horse has a better chance to earn an Eclipse Award this weekend? Read More
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  • cugel the clever · If Ruler On Ice wins the Clark he will be the Eclipse 3yo champ. · 178 days ago ·
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  • cugel the clever · For better or worse, there is always a bias towards those horses which can win major stakes at a route. This will eliminate Caleb's Posse. AK, if he'd campaigned the whole season, probaly would have been the 3yo champ. But there's no way he should be given the Eclipse given his short campaign and the quality of his major rivals for the award. · 178 days ago ·
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The Clark Handicap is the consolation game for a few horses looking for Eclipse cred in 2011. HRN's Girl Next Door, Angie D'Amico, and Managing Editor Brian Zipse of Zipse At The Track, discuss which horse will have a better chance at a year-end award after this weekend, Ruler On Ice or Flat Out. Read More
Who would have though a gelding competing in starter allowances would cause such an enormous uproar in America? Well, Rapid Redux managed to do just that when he broke the modern American win streak last night, Thursday, November 21, 2011. The record was held by America’s sweetheart, the great mare,...Read More
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  • genie918 · While I feel Rapid Redux should be recognized at the Eclipse Awards for his accomplishment, I do not believe that he deserves HOY because of the level of competition/races he has participated in. My vote would go for Havre de Grace. This year she won 5 races--3 GI and 2 G2 that included a win in the Woodward against the boys. Her only defeats were in the G2 Delaware Handicap by a nose to the great Blind Luck and a fourth place finish in the BC Classic. In the Classic, she overcame traffic problems, being bumped and was still finishing strongly in the end, so her loss was respectable. Curlin won HOY honors in 2008 with a similiar record: 5 wins/4 GI and one ungraded race in Dubai, a second in the Man o' War and a fourth place finish in the BC Classic. Now, I realize that one of Curlin's wins came in the Dubai World Cup--a race that adds extra points to ones resume when reviewing championship honors, but we have to keep in mind the type of year it has been in 2011. Havre de grace's record has been solid and consistent ALL year, so I hope the voters recognize this and give her the year end honors. · 180 days ago ·
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  • Snowking6 · Rapid Redux is already in the history books--and deserves special notice at the Eclipse Awards and in other venues, and should never be forgotten. I would love to see him retired as soon as it makes sense to the Kentucky Horse Park. But Horse of the Year--even in a muddled year, does not make sense--simply because he is not at the class level to have made his record against the other contenders for HOY--almost certainly. We love him, though!! Great to see his sort in these modern times. In some ways, he is MY Horse of the Year! · 180 days ago ·
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For Ruler On Ice, next week's Clark Handicap could tell the story in his attempt for an Eclipse Award...Read More
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  • zatt · I'm not expecting to see Drosselmeyer in the Clark. · 185 days ago ·
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  • atamulonis · Great article on one of the nation's most underrated 3-year olds. · 185 days ago ·
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View DetailsView Video11/05/11CD111 1/4 mD03+ MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1DrosselmeyerGame On DudeRuler On Ice2:04.27
View DetailsView Video11/06/10CD111 1/4 mD03+ MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1BlameZenyattaFly Down2:02.28
View DetailsView Video11/07/09SA91 1/4 mS03+ MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1ZenyattaGio PontiTwice Over2:00.62
View DetailsView Video10/25/08SA91 1/4 mS03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1Raven's PassHenrythenavigatorTiago1:59.27
View DetailsView Video10/27/07Mth111 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1CurlinHard SpunAwesome Gem2:00.59
View DetailsView Video11/04/06CD101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1InvasorBernardiniPremium Tap2:02.18
View DetailsView Video10/29/05Bel101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1Saint LiamFlower AlleyPerfect Drift2:01.49
View DetailsView Video10/30/04LS91 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1GhostzapperRoses In MayPleasantly Perfect1:59.02
View DetailsView Video10/25/03SA91 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1Pleasantly PerfectMedaglia d'OroDynever1:59.88
View DetailsView Video10/26/02Arl101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1VolponiMedaglia d'OroMilwaukee Brew2:01.39
View DetailsView Video10/27/01Bel101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1TiznowSakheeAlbert The Great2:00.62
View DetailsView Video11/04/00CD101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1TiznowGiant's CausewayCaptain Steve2:00.75
View DetailsView Video11/09/99GP101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1Cat ThiefBudroyaleGolden Missile1:59.52
View DetailsView Video11/07/98CD101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1Awesome AgainSilver CharmSwain2:02.00
View DetailsView Video11/08/97Hol81 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1Skip AwayDeputy CommanderDowty1:59.00
View DetailsView Video10/26/96WO101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1Alphabet SoupLouis QuatorzeCigar2:01.00
View DetailsView Video10/28/95Bel81 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1CigarL'CarriereUnaccounted For1:59.58
View DetailsView Video11/05/94CD81 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1ConcernTabasco CatDramatic Gold2:02.41
View DetailsView Video11/06/93SA81 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1ArcanguesBertrandoKissin Kris2:00.83
View DetailsView Video10/31/92GP101 1/4 mD03 MBreeders' Cup Classic-G1A. P. IndyPleasant TapJolypha2:00.20
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