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May 2009 - Posts

Rene Douglas and Caltech

• 25 May 2009 1:17 PM
• 63 Comments

I'm sure Rene Douglas has been in all of our thoughts a lot since Saturday. He certainly has been in mine. I went seeking memories and I decided to put some down for anyone else that might be wanting that connection right now.... Read More

Milady, Your Lady, Our Lady.....

• 23 May 2009 10:25 AM
• 86 Comments

The Princess (Rachel Alexandra) got a jewel last weekend, but the Queen is not ready to give up her throne. Zenyatta makes her much awaited seasonal debut at Hollywood Park in the mile and a sixteenth Grade 2 Milady Handicap.... Read More

The "Freak"ness is on like Donkey Kong!

• 15 May 2009 1:20 PM
• 18 Comments

A look back at Genuine Risk and Winning Colors' performance in the Preakness. ... Read More

1989 Preakness Remembered

• 15 May 2009 12:39 PM
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A look back at the 1989 Preakness Stakes... Read More

Rachel Alexandra - The Greatest Filly?

• 8 May 2009 10:21 AM
• 219 Comments

I've heard that comment over the last week with open-ended infinity. I know our sport wants a star badly, but we have had some awfully good three-year-old fillies that beat much more difficult competition by this time in their career, or they did so throughout their classic-year campaign. ... Read More

The Best Derby Winner of my Generation - Alysheba

• 1 May 2009 12:14 PM
• 24 Comments

This 2009 Derby field with the apparent quality and then Alysheba's memorial service this week brought back a flood of memories. ... Read More

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