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Haskin's Belmont Report: Farther the Better For Golden Soul

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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....

Bird Watching on the Big Screen

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A full-length motion picture titled "Wild Ride" about the improbable story of Mine That Bird is scheduled to be released in 2013. This is one person's behind-the-scenes look at the Mine That Bird story....

The Ghost and Mr. Frankel

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Behind-the-scenes look at 2004 BC Classic...

A Crown Denied

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A look back at Birdstone's Belmont triumph, which ended the Triple Crown dream for Smarty Jones....

Bird of Prey

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As a tribute to Birdstone's remarkable feat of siring two different winners of a Triple Crown race in the same year (the first stallion to do so since Count Fleet in 1951), and from his first crop no less, I am re-printing my 2004 Belmont Stakes recap from the Blood-Horse....

Belmont Wrapup: Avian Adventures

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One of the strangest Triple Crowns in memory has come to an end, leaving being a flood of memories and wild and wacky moments....