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January 2011 - Posts

Harbor Fox is Achieving Victory

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Harbor Fox (Rockport Harbor) holds off Achieving (Bernardini) for a 1-2 finish at Fair Grounds....

Ipswich Bay Draws In and Draws Off

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Ipswich Bay (Rockport Harbor) gets in off the AE list and makes the most of her opportunity. Plus, another win for Crossbow....

Hughes Next? Quick to Strike, Calvados, Kiwi Humor, and Rock N Heart

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Henny Hughes colts Hughes Next and Quick to Strike battle at Aqueduct, Calvados (Henny Hughes) and Kiwi Humor (Bluegrass Cat) meet at Parx Racing, and Rock N Heart (Rockport Harbor) runs at Penn National....

Featherwing, Flowerming, and an Aqueduct Three

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Acadian Blues (Bluegrass Cat), Iscar (Bernardini), and Eltheeb (Bernardini) meet at Aqueduct, and 2 fillies that I always confuse, Featherwing (Rockport Harbor) and Flowerming (Bellamy Road), are in action at Fair Grounds and Turfway respectively. ...

Around the Twig at Santa Anita

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Around the Twig (Bluegrass Cat) makes her second start, going a mile and a sixteenth at Santa Anita. ...

Let the Games Begin

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The 2011 Stallion Pages have been posted. Plus, a nice win for Harbor Kid on January 24....

Systems Go?

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Three horses entered for Monday, January 24. But, since they are entered at Parx Racing and Penn National, tracks that canceled their most recent days of racing, we'll see if they make it to the gate. ...

He's Lumberyard Jack and He's Ok

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Lumberyard Jack (Bellamy Road) sits off the pace this time, and comes home strong. Plus, another impressive stakes win for Kathmanblu (Bluegrass Cat)....

Eltheeb, Billy, and Jack

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Ambient (Rockport Harbor) in the Silverbulletday, Kathmanblu (Bluegrass Cat) in the Sweetest Chant Stakes, and plenty of maiden action for Saturday....

Where's the Beef at Gulfstream?

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Two Rockport Harbor entries at Gulfstream on January 21, Where's the Beef on the dirt and Rock N Cozy on the turf....

Bellamy Is Boss

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Bellamy's Boss (Bellamy Road) was odds-on at Tampa Bay Downs, and didn't disappoint. ...

Huge Run from Fort Hughes

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On Monday, Fort Hughes became the first stakes winner for Henny Hughes with a sparkling performance in the Jimmy Winkfield....

Holiday Stakes

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No Maiden Special entries for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but plenty of Stakes action....

Heron Lake Hammers Home

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Heron Lake (Bernardini) fights to the finish to break his maiden in his first try. ...

Oaklawn Opening and More

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January 15 delivers two maiden races for opening day at Oaklawn. Plus, Bernardini colts at Gulfstream and a couple of stakes....

The 2011 Stallions Are...

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The votes have been cast, and the stallions picked for 2011 are: Hard Spun, Street Sense, Invasor, Corinthian, and English Channel....

A Jewel at Tampa and Gharbiah on the Green

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Jewel of Rockport (Rockport Harbor) runs at Tampa Bay Downs, and Gharbiah (Bernardini) takes to the turf at Gulfstream. ...

Wednesday on the Turf

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Entries for Wednesday include Bernardini fillies Night Drive and Littlegreatone on the turf at Tampa Bay, and Father Hughes (Henny Hughes) on the turf at Gulfstream....

R Fast Cats

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A good day for Bluegrass Cat with three wins, and a third-place finish in the Turfway Prevue for Bluegrass Dreamer. ...

R Fast Cat Knows How to Rock

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R Fast Cat (Bluegrass Cat) and Knows How to Rock (Rockport Harbor) in action at Turfway. Plus, stakes tries for Cane Garden Bay (Rockport Harbor) and Bluegrass Dreamer (Bluegrass Cat), and maiden action at Aqueduct. ...

The Polls Are Open

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Vote now to determine which first-crop sires Maiden Watch will concentrate on in 2011....

Starting a Kerfuffle

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Kerfuffle (Henny Hughes) gets the job done at Aqueduct. Listen Well (Bernardini) will try to do the same tomorrow at Laurel. ...

The Top Business of Kerfuffle

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Kerfuffle (Henny Hughes) runs at Aqueduct, and Top Business (Bluegrass Cat) is on the turf for opening day at Gulfstream....

Hitting the Target

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Crossbow (Bernardini) lives up to his odds, with a smart win at Aqueduct. ...

Starting 2011 with a Bang

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My mother used to say that whatever you do on New Year's Day, you'll do all year long. So, it looks like this year will be filled with winners....