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From a physical standpoint, Shared Belief has as much in common with Forego as David did with Goliath. From a popularity standpoint, he doesn’t have anywhere near the following that Kelso did. In fact, he’s still trying to displace California Chrome as America’s equine darling. From a longevity standpoint, he still has half a decade before he can ...

So, Keeneland is now back on dirt and that means the Blue Grass Stakes is back to being a major prep for the Kentucky Derby and no longer a haven for grass and synthetic horses looking to back door it into the Run for the Roses.The first thing Keeneland did was raise the purse to $1 million and move the race up a week to four weeks before the ...

1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex—Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme Other than not winning, you couldn’t have asked for a better debut. This race will do him a world of good in the long run, and you had to love the way he split horses and how he was striding out at the end, coming home his final eighth in :11 4/5 and final three-eighths in ...

Changes have come to The Blood-Horse sire lists. Beginning with this issue, the statistics populating the sire lists will be slightly different to reflect shifts in racing and the commercial marketplace.Because sire lists are ranked by total progeny earnings, the change likely to attract the most interest will be the inclusion of earnings from ...

In a column that ran in The Blood-Horse’s March 29, 2014, issue, we addressed the breaking scandal involving a video released and published by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). At the time we stated: Embracing the story as the full truth about horse racing is wrong, but dismissing the story solely as the fabrication of radicals ...

  Current Standings 1 Eric Rickard - 2,7022 trackjack - 2,6383 Scott's Rail - 2,4184 smitty37 - 2,3615 Monarchos Matt - 2,2726 Keelerman - 2,2687 Racingfan - 2,2528 Curlin 08 - 2,2299 Wxavierh - 2,06610 Capall Leantoir - 2,02611 English Pete - 2,00612 Betty S - ...

This column seemed to be well-received by Secretariat fans last year, so I thought I would reprint it as an annual Birthday present to Penny and all Big Red 's fans who might have missed it last year. Mrs. Chenery celebrates her 94th birthday on Wednesday, Jan. 27. So let's return to her party one year later, with nine ...

Tom Durkin retired Aug. 30 at Saratoga Race Course from his life’s calling, ending a 43-year career as the nation’s premier racetrack 
announcer. The native of Chicago’s West Side has called more than 80,000 races, beginning at a fair circuit in Wisconsin. He rose through the ranks at major tracks in Florida, New Jersey, and Illinois before ...