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September 2015 - Posts

Empire Maker Returning Home

• 30 Sep 2015 4:46 PM
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For Bobby Frankel, he was to be the Messiah; the gifted regally bred racing machine that would be racing's next superstar. He even had the appropriate name – Empire Maker.... Read More

Tremendous Treve Goes For Triple

• 27 Sep 2015 4:36 PM
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It was the fall of 1980. My wife and I were in Paris on our honeymoon, which we scheduled to coincide with the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. ... Read More

Tonalist: Blinkers or No Blinkers?

• 22 Sep 2015 1:33 PM
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So, is Tonalist better with or without blinkers?... Read More

Frankel: the Horse, the Man, the Stallion

• 17 Sep 2015 5:36 PM
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At first there were three, then one scratched and one failed to meet its reserve. That left one Frankel yearling in the Keeneland September sale. All three had been consigned to Book 1. The gray colt, Hip #571, walked into the ring with the swagger of his sire, and also his namesake. ... Read More

Striking Gold at the Keeneland Sales

• 15 Sep 2015 4:17 PM
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Before the Keeneland September yearling sale became the mother of all sales, there was the Keeneland July yearling sale.... Read More

Liam Puts Nerud on the Map Again

• 10 Sep 2015 1:34 PM
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How do you choose the crowning legacy of a person's career, especially when that person is John Nerud, who had so many careers and has left so many legacies it's difficult to single one out?... Read More

Another Romanesque Work of Art

• 7 Sep 2015 3:21 PM
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Somewhere there is a Kentucky Derby with Dale Romans' name on it. ... Read More

Final Take on Pharoah Post-Crown Tour

• 2 Sep 2015 3:10 PM
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There is one final moment on the American Pharoah post Triple Crown tour that needs to be mentioned; this time to demonstrate how today's sights, sounds, and actions can reflect the changing times.... Read More

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