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[brightcove videoid=''2724526297001''] By Claire Novak, photos by Anne Eberhardt Keogh LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 6, 2013) -- Fall Stars weekend brought a bevy of surprises as favorites were felled in the major races and a record rainfall pelted Keeneland on the afternoon of Oct. 5. While reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan finished second to ...

Purely Hot (Photo: Coady Photography)By Claire Novak LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 1, 2013) - She shipped into Keeneland late Friday, rolled down the lane with a solid work Sunday morning, and by Sunday afternoon had firmly established herself as ruler of Barn 43 -- at least in her own mind. Never mind her old life as a $4,000 claimer. Purely Hot, ...

Solitary Ranger wins the Arlington-Washington Futurity (Photo: Four Footed Fotos) Lexington, Ky (Oct. 1, 2013) -- When Wayne Catalano saddles Solitary Ranger in the $400,000 Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) on Oct. 5 at Keeneland, the Breeders' Cup Challenge ''Win and You're In'' event will be the next part of a plan that included the World ...

For the full magazine version of this story, check out the Sept. 21 issue of The Blood-Horse. They called him the ''Panamaniac,'' an erratic runner who propped, wheeled, and zig-zagged his way across the strip down at Hipódromo Presidente Remón. In one start, Private Zone ducked to the inside and his jockey lost the irons for a nerve-wracking 200 ...

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Princess of Sylmar wins the Kentucky Oaks (photo: Anne M. Eberhardt) The best 3-year-old ...

Arlington Million Contender The Apache in the Arlington Paddock on Aug. 16 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (Aug. 15, 2013) -- Arlington Park, a pristine mothership of a racetrack planted firmly in the middle of Northwest Chicagoland, is host once each year to the grand and glorious sort of event the place was made for. During the International Festival of ...

Luv Dakota Skye will run for the first time this week at Saratoga, but he's already a winner SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (Aug. 8, 2013) -- Luv Dakota Skye loves the camera, and this should come as no surprise. Before he even ran a lick, his image was enlarged upon shiny steel art prints, displayed in New York and Kentucky and South Carolina as those ...

It has been 991 days since a big bay colt with a smashing white blaze hauled his handler through the ring at Keeneland’s 2010 September yearling sale, hammer falling on the winning $4.2 million bid of Benjamin Leon. You could feel the electricity and then a breath of fresh air, of revitalization, through the entire pavilion. Sold in the midst of a ...

Kentucky Derby contender Goldencents walks off the van with Jack Sisterson (all photos Claire Novak) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 27, 2013) -- Moving like a tremendous machine, Team O'Neill arrived at Churchill Downs around 1:20 p.m. on Friday afternoon. They were a year older, perhaps a year wiser, and a year removed from the unbelievable triumph they ...

Will VanMeter at Saratoga with Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird (photo courtesy Will VanMeter) LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 24, 2013) -- The meet may be coming to a close at Keeneland, but training goes on year-round for many who stable here. One newcomer to the scene will be former D. Wayne Lukas assistant Will VanMeter, who earned his license ...