So how do you think the year is shaping up so far for the sport of thoroughbred horse racing? Do you think the glass is half empty or half full? It's time for my annual half year inspection of the Best and Worst of thoroughbred racing....
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Well, last blog certainly drew a crowd; let's see what kind of reviews I get for this one....
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Carolyn Costigan, conditioner of Woodbine Oaks contender Roan Inish, is a certified student of the training game....
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The Triple Crown -- the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont -- is the focal point of the media for racing, and a Triple Crown winner is just what this sport needs to put itself back into the public spotlight....
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I have a word in my arsenal that can start conversations about horse racing with people who have never bet a nickel on the nose of a horse....
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Every trainer laments the spacing of the Triple Crown series, then goes back to breezing once every 6/7 days and racing every 5-6 weeks in preparaton for such a challenge. Like Einstein said, "Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly, while expecting a different result."...
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Horse racing being the fickle game that it is, makes it difficult to predict entries into a race next week. With that being said, it looks like the Preakness Stakes (gr. 1) will feature a full 14-horse gate when they go to the post May 15. ...
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Ever since a loss to the very underrated Zardana, Rachel Alexandra went one of the most celebrated horses in racing to obscurity. ...
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Surprise, surprise - another Derby week dawns and another round of shocking news and updates is not far behind....
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WinStar Farm, who skipped the Lexington S. with DROSSELMEYER, gives the Sunland Derby winner their "endorsement" as a Kentucky Derby contender....
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With the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands in the books and the field beginning to solidify, it appears all but certain that Wood Memorial winner Eskendereya will be your post time favorite on the first Saturday in May....
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The Florida Derby winner is long on talent and improving; will the lack of a quality juvenile foundation prevent a winning performance?...
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The incomparable filly Megahertz has been described as the "little filly that could". ...
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Drosselmeyer - we all saw his performance in the Louisiana Derby; terrible trip and an impressive third place finish. But, how many of us noticed the aggressive warm up given to him by Kent Desormeaux?...
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By Laura Pugh Last year, when I learned Dubai was uprooting it's premiere track, Nad Al Sheba, and "remodeling" it into the dream track of Medayen, I was among those who was not so enthusiastic. Why was I so unenthusiastic by this transformation? Because they took out conventional dirt and replace it with synthetics. You do not simply change what has worked just because you had an impulse. Dubai has...
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It's the sort of news that typically generates exactly no coverage in the mainstream media and not much in racing media: a three year-old of modest accomplishment, on the extreme fringes of the Kentucky Derby conversation, runs in a Florida Derby dramatically weakened by the defection of the two best sophomores training in that state this year. ...
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Perhaps lost in the excitement of March 13, was the emergence of a lightly raced 3-year-old: Odysseus....
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Honeybee Stakes entrant Bell's Shoes is flying under the radar....
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Dream Distaff, featuring Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and Breeders' Cup Classic winner, the mighty Zenyatta! ...
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Seattle Slew's performance in the Jockey Club Gold Cup displayed everything you could ever ask of a racehorse. I was lucky enough to be in the stands at Belmont Park that October day and I will forever remember the greatest loss there ever was....
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With the Triple Crown trail underway, I thought it would be a good time to share a story of a horse that is near and dear to my heart. He didn't make the Triple Crown, but he captured my heart forever....
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The 2009 Japanese Derby was just 5 days away when I got the call from my friends to meet them for dinner....
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Churchill Downs will open the wagering windows for the 2010 Kentucky Derby when they begin taking bets on Pool 1 of their Kentucky Derby Future Wager Friday, Feb 12....
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Could it be possible the Queen of Thoroughbred racing has some competition in the older male division? I think so, and his name is Quality Road....
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How about a little love for the ladies? Today ZATT forsakes the boys and takes a look at the fairer sex, with my first Kentucky Oaks list....
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