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Much of the discussion following American Pharoah’s romp in the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) turned quickly from whether he could win the Triple Crown to whether he would be a deserving Triple Crown champion.A modest final time in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and a sluggish time on a sloppy Pimlico surface in the ...

Most fairy tales are born in the creative minds of gifted writers, but on rare occasions they are born in the most obvious of places. For American Pharoah and the Zayat family, their fairy tale was born in part in the most obvious place of all, Disneyland, where Cinderella stories come to life every day. But that is where they remain.For Ahmed ...

If you build it, they will come. This philosophy espoused in the well-loved baseball fantasy movie “Field of Dreams” was the approach taken more than a year ago when owners were asked to pledge to publish the vet records for every horse they entered in a graded stakes. One hundred and thirty owners made this pledge. Their names are listed on the ...

In 2011, the British Horseracing Authority adopted a new rule, in which a jockey in a flat race was not permitted to hit a horse more than seven times and no more than five times in the final furlong. The eighth whip would be an automatic breach of the rules and result in any one of a number of penalties. Despite the urging of animal rights ...

The journey of a lifetime is often measured by the amount of obstacles one must overcome, and that is why American Pharoah’s thrilling victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) brought such a wave of raw emotion from the Zayat family, ranging from tears to unbounded jubilation. For the Zayats, who are deeply rooted in the ...

Churchill Downs staggered away from last year’s Triple Crown season suffering from as many jabs to its reputation as blows Manny Pacquiao took from Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the “Fight of the Century.”Owners caused most of the bruising by denouncing the Louisville racetrack for being too dismissive of the people putting on the show during its most ...

Hello everyone, this is the exact thought process I went through to develop my betting strategy this year. As I am not a big player, but do tend to always leave with money in my pocket, consider this a scenario for the common fan. Maybe this will help give some inspiration to someone. Best of luck and have fun! *A note that I do believe American ...