But even after all these years, I still treasure those early scrapbooks that helped to preserve my memories of a time when you could actually feel those stories in your hand and protect them from time and the elements as you would a fragile plant or that intricate model of Old Ironsides, with its hundreds of pieces, that it took you weeks to glue together....
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If you go back through the 20th century, the typical equine hero was a 3-year-old or 4-year-old male who excelled at our classic distance of 1 1/4 miles....
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No one is expecting all the big names in racing to make the Breeders' Cup Classic, but one can always hope, especially when you have a year like this with such a wide variety of talent gearing up for a run at America’s richest horse race....
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Eva Cassidy had the voice of an angel....
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When you wake you shall have all the pretty horses. Blacks and bays, dapple grays…...
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Now, let's face it, those lyrics, especially as perceived today, are as corny as it gets....
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No one knows how long the 2016 Triple Crown will remain in the public's memory banks, but for now at least it should be remembered for its eccentricities....
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Looking back at American Pharoah's Triple Crown through pictures....
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Steve Haskin discusses Exaggerator's Belmont Park work, as well as his plays for the race. ...
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And the most unusual aspect of it is that everyone seems to be happy, which is not often the case when it comes to rabbits....
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It was 40 years ago, June 7, 1976 to be exact, that I attended my first Epsom Derby....
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Once upon a time, not long ago (actually, only three months ago), Twin Creeks Racing Stables had a hot prospect for the Kentucky Derby named Destin....
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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....
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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?...
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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?...
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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....
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So, just what did we learn about Lani in the Kentucky Derby?...
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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....
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Part Two of Canonero's story, covering the Preakness and Belmont....
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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. ...
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Steve's observations, strategy, and wagers for the 2016 Kentucky Derby....
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They say to err is human; to forgive, divine. Well, why can’t that apply to horses as well?...
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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....
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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....
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It's been 16 years since the epic slugfest between Tiznow and Giant's Causeway in the Breeders' Cup Classic, and they're still at it, but this time it's two against one....
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