In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, was an impish character who was always causing mischief....
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Pity any 3-year-old that had the misfortune to come along the year after Secretariat....
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There is nothing quite as humbling on the Derby trail as attempting to set off two fireworks on the same day, especially when you light them minutes apart....
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Steve re-lives the story of Jim French. ...
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What seemed like a remarkable recovery falls short....
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The party is about to begin. The guests, both two-legged and four-legged, are arriving to celebrate Penny Chenery's 92nd birthday....
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We've already seen some stress and low tolerance building in the camp of one of the leading Kentucky Derby hopefuls....
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There is no doubt that Tapit is one of the hottest stallions in America, but few remember the horse when he was on the Derby trail himself....
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It appeared as if Gourmet Dinner was destined to wind up in the hands of Dean and Patti Reeves, until fate brought Mucho Macho Man to their attention. ...
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With a Derby Dozen teaser, Steve Haskin talks about Fappiano and his son Unbridled....
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Ed Stanco will not have an Eclipse statue on his mantle, or wherever he is displaying his collection of Princess of Sylmar trophies. But that is the only thing he won't have. What he does have is the respect of everyone in the industry, most notably the fans, Santa Anita, and the Breeders' Cup. ...
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This is one of those essays sent to me that I had to share with my readers. Not only is it the best collection of Hollywood Park memories I've read, and written brilliantly, it, in many ways, brings us all back to the innocence and wonder of youth and the memories that endure through our entire lives....
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In remembering Summer Bird, I am reprinting my recap of his Belmont Stakes victory....
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For your holiday enjoyment, here are my Top 10 favorite horse racing movies. ...
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After looking the past two years for a viable Horse of the Year candidate who ran on dirt and being unable to find one, I realize just how sad that is....
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Bob Nevins, a former medevac helicopter pilot with the 101st Airborne who was wounded in Vietnam, founded Saratoga WarHorse several years ago after retiring as an airline captain and knows how the horrors of war can damage a young person by wiping out all the beauty and innocence of youth and creating a vacuous view of life that is remedied only through escape. That escape often manifests itself in depression and even a suicide attempt. ...
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This year's Breeders' Cup Classic victory by Mucho Macho Man provided enough uplifting human interest stories to fill a book. But there actually is another lesser known story surrounding the son of Macho Uno that also packs quite an emotional wallop, and that is the comeback story of Jonathan "Finn" Green, the racing manager for majority owners Dean and Patti Reeves whose hands-on work with Mucho Macho Man goes far beyond the typical duties of his job title....
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The latest racing documentary, "Penny and Red," directed, edited, and produced by John Tweedy and narrated by actress Diane Lane, is not your typical home movie with the same stock film clips of Secretariat....
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Dozens of Aikenites have come out to watch Palace Malice train and even just graze during his current winter stay....
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Who can say for sure when Mucho Macho became a Man?...
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It is November and that means T-Time -- Thanksgiving, Turkey....Twin Spires?...
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The fact that Orb was retired now with a potentially successful 4-year-old campaign ahead of him, and with the Cigar Mile on his agenda just a short while ago, is puzzling enough....
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There isn't a horse in the world he can't catch and there isn't a horse in the world that can catch him. You can't get things any simpler and easier than that....
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It couldn't have ended any other way. There simply was too much magic at work....
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JUVENILE FILLIES – Not sure what to make of Sweet Reason’s 1:46 4/5 work/non work, but as she is one of the favorites we’ll have to look elsewhere, even though she’s been very impressive in all her races. There are a number of seemingly evenly matched fillies in here, but we’re here to find the potential value plays and longshots, so we’ll head straight to 15-1 Concave . After winning her first two...
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