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  • Is Irish War Cry the Real Deal?

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with two major Derby prep races at Aqueduct and Gulfstream Park, including the $400,000 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II). We're reaching the point where every prep race has serious Derby implications, for major ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 03-02-2017
  • Darby Dan Back on the Derby Trail

    Throughout the 1960s and 70s, and into the '80s, the name Darby Dan Farm and the Galbreath family were synonymous with the Triple Crown, especially the Kentucky Derby. The names still resound in my brain, with several of them finding a way into my heart forever. If it wasnt for one in particular I would not be writing this column or any ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-01-2017
  • Time Loves A Hero - By Evan Hammonds

    Many first-year students at the University of Kentucky feel the hair rise on the back of their necks when they hear the words freshman English. Back in the day the class often separated the wheat from the chaff while offering a series of writing challenges from descriptive essays to argumentative papers. In the fall of 1978, I chose to write why ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-01-2017
  • Ex-Racehorses Keep Racegoers Safe in Australia

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    Posted to Inside Aftercare (Weblog) by Erin Shea on 02-28-2017
  • Derby Dozen - February 28, 2017 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Irish War Cry Graham Motion CurlinIrish Sovereign, by Polish Numbers Its not as if he backed into the No. 1 spot, as in my mind he was ranked on equal terms with McCraken. Now he must earn the right to stay there. The big question is whether he will take back off the pace in the Fountain of Youth, and with the presence of Three Rules, ...
  • Looking East, to Far East, for Classic Starters

    One year after Japanese-trained Lani started in all three Triple Crown races and earned a classic placing with a third in the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1), the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and Belmont Stakes have rolled out welcome mats for Japan-based 3-year-olds. Churchill Downs, along with the Japan Racing ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 02-27-2017
  • Elliott's Award Reopens the Smarty Story

    With Stewart Elliott being named the winner of this years prestigious George Woolf Award and with Smarty Jones birthday this coming Tuesday, it rekindled memories of those glorious five weeks in racing and Triple Crown history that will endure for as long as the sports great Cinderella stories are recalled. Here then is a behind-the-scenes ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-24-2017
  • Risen Star Hero Could Be a Local One

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The road to the Kentucky Derby will get serious on Saturday when Fair Grounds hosts the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), the first Derby prep race offering 50 qualification points to the winner. A total of fourteen promising three-year-olds have been entered in the 8.5-furlong ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-23-2017
  • Truly Charismatic - By Evan Hammonds

    Kentucky Derby (G1) winners carry a certain cachet, but the winner of the 1999 Run for the Roses was truly Charismatic. The memories of the coppery chestnut colt, who slipped from this earth Feb. 19 at Old Friends near Georgetown, Ky., are still fresh nearly two decades on. His arca scant two months that spring and summerwas brief, but it was oh ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-22-2017
  • The Seal of Approval

    By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea If you're looking to make a donation to a charity, one of the biggest factors is finding out how that organization spends its money. Charity Navigator is a huge help for those looking to donate to larger, more mainstream organizations. But if you want to help horses or have a horse who needs a home, where do you look? And ...
    Posted to Inside Aftercare (Weblog) by Erin Shea on 02-21-2017
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