Steve remembers Unbridled's Song....
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Racing can provide wonderful stories, such as last week's tale of Omaha and Morton Porter, and then can come right back and kick you in the head...
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For 87-year-old Morton Porter, the memories still are indelible, as he recalls those magical years with the only internationally renowned Triple Crown winner, Omaha....
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Steve visits with the grooms who helped raise Secretariat at The Meadow....
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In 1968, racing fans had been clamoring for a rematch between racing's two titans, Damascus and Dr. Fager....
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So, we're breeding fragile horses who cannot stand up to rigid racing and training programs. At least that's what we keep hearing. ...
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The horse and his trainer and staff all combined to write a script that, by normal and even above normal standards, should never have seen the light of day....
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary....
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Steve Haskin presents a tribute to his Father....
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If this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness Stakes taught us anything it is that Thoroughbred racing has its own unique way of transporting the past into the present, recycling great achievements and sometimes surpassing them....
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It's time to try to analyze this year's Belmont Stakes....
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Here are some of the players in one of the most perplexing Belmont Stakes in years....
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Now that the post positions for the Belmont Stakes have been drawn, we at least can make an educated guess on how the race might be run. ...
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When you get right down to it, the Belmont Stakes is all about stamina; horses running a distance they likely will never run again. You can throw out speed figures and any other handicapping tool you use. They don’t apply here. At least most of the time....
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McLaughlin is relying strictly on pedigree in his belief that the regally bred son of A.P. Indy - Octave, by Unbridled's Song has some sort of chance of making an impact on the finish of the mile and a half race....
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Wayne Lukas knew he had pulled a fast one on his opponents and on the bettors. ...
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10 questions to inspire thought....
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You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race....
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This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. ...
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Steve shares photos from his first 2 days at Pimlico....
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The name Preakness has been right at the top of the racing vernacular for years, yet many people have no idea what or who Preakness is....
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History, it is said, repeats itself, and it will do just that in the 138th Preakness Stakes....
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Up until the five-sixteenths pole of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Gary Stevens was envisioning a fairy tale victory aboard the D. Wayne Lukas-trained Oxbow only five months after returning to the saddle following a seven-year retirement....
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Don't be surprised if two of the participants, who could go off as the two top choices, begin gaping at each other, as two childhood playmates might do meeting years later....
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The day finally had arrived. Everything had gone perfectly for Orb and trainer Shug McGaughey...
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