Hangin' With Haskin

May 2016 - Posts

'Breaking' in a New Fan

• 30 May 2016 5:07 PM
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Sometimes I like to devote this space to the racing fans who pour so much passion into the sport or a particular horse.... Read More

Pegasus World Cup: A Jolt of Reality

• 26 May 2016 7:44 PM
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What does Steve Haskin think of the Pegasus World Cup and could the race get it's own reality TV series?... Read More

The Ex Terminator

• 23 May 2016 3:48 PM
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Did you ever have a recurring dream that you were chasing someone or some thing and just as you were about to catch it you woke up?... Read More

Preakness Questions Abound...Or do They?

• 19 May 2016 2:10 PM
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Although Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, the overwhelming 3-5 morning line favorite, looks to be a standout as he takes his eight-race unbeaten streak into the Preakness Stakes, it is still a horse race, with post positions and track conditions playing a role in the scenario and possibly the outcome.... Read More

Tapit’s Rising Son

• 18 May 2016 12:57 PM
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So, just what did we learn about Lani in the Kentucky Derby?... Read More

Fiddler on the Hoof

• 15 May 2016 9:55 PM
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On June 20, 2011, the Lady Blunt Stradivarius, made by Italian Antonio Stradivari in 1721 sold at public auction for $15.9 million.... Read More

Viva Canonero! Part Two

• 11 May 2016 7:01 PM
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Part Two of Canonero's story, covering the Preakness and Belmont.... Read More

Lesson Learned From Nyquist and Team O'Neill

• 8 May 2016 6:30 PM
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It took eight races, five grade I victories, and a Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Kentucky Derby victory, but Nyquist finally closed the book on the American Pharoah saga and began scripting his own legacy. ... Read More

Derby Observations, Strategy, and Wagers

• 6 May 2016 8:56 AM
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Steve's observations, strategy, and wagers for the 2016 Kentucky Derby.... Read More

We Shadwell Overcome

• 3 May 2016 3:06 PM
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They say to err is human; to forgive, divine. Well, why can’t that apply to horses as well?... Read More

Suddenbreakingnews to Have New Look in Kentucky Derby

• 1 May 2016 6:43 PM
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nearly a quarter of a century later, another Arkansas Derby runner-up is being equipped with a shadow roll in the Kentucky Derby.... Read More

Viva Canonero...Again

• 1 May 2016 5:44 PM
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With Venezuela once again invading the Kentucky Derby in the form of Grupo 7C Racing Stable, Gustavo Delgado, and Emisael Jaramillo, owner, trainer, and jockey, respectively, of Florida Derby runner-up Majesto, I thought this would be a good time to once again re-tell the remarkable story of Canonero.... Read More

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