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Rick Porter: Wind Knocked From His Sails

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Rick Porter has had another offspring of Unbridled's Song sent to the sidelines. The owner talks about their brilliance, and their soundness....

Higher Power - by Dan Liebman

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This time of year people invariably talk about, and write about, the "racing gods" and "Derby gods."...

Renovation Break - by Dan Liebman

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At 10 p.m., an exhausted Larry Jones finally fell asleep. Just two and a half hours later, he was back up, making training charts for that day's sets before loading his trailer to drive from his barn at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland to Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York....

Policy Play - by Dan Liebman

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The Breeders' Cup took important steps last week to help ensure the integrity of its races, while at the same time prodding those states not already on board to hurry and establish steroid policies for tracks its racing authority regulates....

Healing the Wounds - by Dan Liebman

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There were 417 races run on the flat in North America May 3, but only one captured the attention of the public. Normally that attention would be in celebration of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner, but this year the attention came in the form of criticism due to the tragic catastrophic breakdown suffered by second-place finisher Eight Belles....

The Sound of Silence - by Dan Liebman

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After winning the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 2, Airdrie Stud owner Brereton Jones talked of the relationship his family has developed with trainer Larry Jones and his wife, Cindy....