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  • The Major Derby Preps Begin

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Get ready, everyone—another fantastic day of racing is on schedule for this Saturday! A total of eleven graded stakes races are on the agenda, including seven at Gulfstream Park, led by the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II). At Fair Grounds, another four graded stakes races are to be ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-18-2015

  • February 7, 2015 - Midwest/Canada Regional: Sitting on Go in Ohio

    For the Ohio Horse Racing Industry Nov. 24, 2014, marked both an end and a beginning. by Tom LaMarra It was the day of the inaugural live Thoroughbred racing program at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, the last of seven tracks in the state to offer video lottery terminals and live racing simultaneously. And with that, Ohio ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Jennifer Whittle on 02-18-2015

  • February 7, 2015 - West Coast: Horse Power

    Retired BMW dealer Nick Alexander gets runners by Grazen by Tracy Gantz Nick Alexander never intended to enter the breeding business, let alone stand a stallion. LIke many other Thoroughbred owners, he started acquiring horses to watch them compete on the racetrack. With his home-bred sire Grazen, however, Alexander has discovered more enjoyment ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Jennifer Whittle on 02-18-2015

  • An Election Mulligan - by Eric Mitchell

    The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association must hold another election.If the association’s goal is truly to operate with transparency, then the NYTHA board of directors has no choice but to re-run last fall’s election that selected a president and 10 directors. The compelling reason for a do-over: Slightly more than 30% of eligible members, ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 02-18-2015

  • And Then There Were Three

     Metaboss wins the El Camino Real Derby.Photo: Shane Micheli/Vassar Photography The victory by Metaboss in the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) Feb. 14 on the Tapeta Footings surface at Golden Gate Fields marked the second of just three Road to the Kentucky Derby races that will be contested on synthetic surfaces this year. The ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 02-17-2015

  • Derby Dozen - February 17, 2015 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile—Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman I have to admit I’m not entirely comfortable with anyone at No. 1 after Texas Red’s setback and after prolonged thought and meticulous scrutiny I decided to go by raw talent and the potential to be something very special. He looked super breezing a half ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-17-2015

  • Deep Field Lines Up for Southwest Stakes

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') On Monday, Oaklawn Park will host the second of their four official Kentucky Derby prep races, that being the $300,000 Southwest Stakes (gr. III). The 8.5-furlong race has drawn a very deep field of twelve, although one colt—LeComte Stakes (gr. III) runner-up War Story—is expected to scratch. With so many ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-14-2015

  • Metaboss an Intriguing Longshot in El Camino Real Derby

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Following the incredible racing action of last Saturday, it’s only natural that things should slow down a bit this weekend, although looking at the stakes schedule, it still looks like we’re in for some excellent days of racing! Highlighting the Saturday action is the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-12-2015

  • The Wisdom of Shoe

    Many diverse theories, techniques, procedures, tools, skills, and outright voodoo-isms go into the acquisition of young Thoroughbred horses. But what the whole rigamarole boils down to was once explained to me in indelible fashion by one of the greatest race riders who ever lived. The story starts with Dogwood's purchase in the mid-80s of an ...
    Posted to Stories from Cot Campbell (Weblog) by EJMitchellKy on 02-10-2015

  • Dortmund Continues to Show Derby Qualities

    Considering it's only February, Kaleem Shah's Dortmund has displayed about as many qualities as one could hope to see in a potential Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) horse. Talent? Dortmund won his Nov. 2 debut by 4 3/4 lengths. And when stretched out to a mile for his second start, he drew off to a 7 3/4-length ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 02-10-2015
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