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  • California Chrome's Derby-winning Style Fits Preakness

    A lot has been made about the unimpressive final time of the 2014 Kentucky Derby. As you may know, Old Rosebud won the 1914 Kentucky Derby in a faster time (2:03.40) than this years edition (2:03.66), which is pretty remarkable considering how much slower final times were a century ago. For instance, the two six-furlong races on the 1914 ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by EJXD2 on 05-13-2014
  • Art of Turf Writing - by Eric Mitchell

    True enough, covering Thoroughbred racing was only part of Art Graces beat as a sportswriter working for the now defunct Miami News.But it was the sport closest to his heart.Grace, who passed away April 17 at 88 in Tallahassee, Fla., worked for the News, beginning in the early 1950s when Thoroughbred racing and boxing dominated the South Florida ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 05-13-2014
  • Miss Steele: a Case for a Clever Inbreeding

    Among the questions that we are most frequently asked with regard to suggest matings is ''what about the inbreeding to....?'' or ''is inbreeding to x a good thing?''  Unfortunately, as a generalized question, there is no simple straightforward answer, and so our reply usually starts with a ''Well, it depends....'' While this might appear ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter on 05-12-2014
  • Not Enough Data? How the Key Ancestors Report Gives a Breeder an Answer

    As a consultant, there is a tendency to feel that you should have a ready answer for most inquiries. There are times, however, when the correct answer is ''I don't know.'' We were reminded of this when presented with a query regarding the mare Cameron's Buddy. The 10-year-old mare is by Frisk Me Now, a multiple graded stakes winner of $1.7 ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter on 05-09-2014
  • 'Chrome's' Journey on the Derby Dozen

    The Daily Racing Form website has published links to all their stories about California Chrome since his maiden win, providing a fascinating look back at how the colt made it from a 4 1/2-furlong maiden race to the Kentucky Derby winners circle.That got me thinking that it might be interesting to do something similar regarding California ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 05-09-2014
  • Pedigree Handicapping With Brisnet.com & Doug Salvatore: Race 6 Friday at Churchill

    The sixth race on Friday at Churchill Downs (click for FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances) is a tough and interesting Maiden Special Weight event for two-year-olds going 4 ½ furlongs. One interesting horse is #6 Stonebriar. This Two Punch colt debuts for trainer Al Stall, who has enjoyed a brilliant start to this Churchill Downs meeting ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by EJXD2 on 05-09-2014
  • TimeformUS Weekend Plays from Belmont and Santa Anita

    Check back Saturday for Sunday stakes previews from Belmont Saturday Belmont, Race 9G2 Peter Pan StakesBy Mike Beer A field of seven is set to enter the gate for the Grade 2 Peter Pan.  They will go nine furlongs over Belmont's main track, and when all is said and done, one of these three-year-olds will be a newly minted graded stakes ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by TimeformUS on 05-09-2014
  • Tonalist Can Make a Statement in Peter Pan Stakes

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') In the wake of California Chromes impressive victory in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) last Saturday, its easy to let the excitement take over and start thinking about a potential sweep of the Triple Crownthe first since Affirmed in 1978. But even if California Chrome wins next Saturdays Preakness Stakes (gr. ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 05-08-2014
  • Worldwide racing festivals? Fravel says BC was first

         By Robert Kieckhefer      There is an ongoing explosion of new racing ''festivals'' around the world and much more is on tap.      Craig Fravel, president and CEO of Breeders' Cup Ltd., kicked off an Asian Racing Conference seminar on ''big ...
    Posted to Around The Globe (Weblog) by rkieck on 05-07-2014
  • Asian racing nations have problems. And some have solutions.

         What do you do as a racing operator when you see your turnover drop by 25% during a five-year period? For the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the answer to that scary experience was: Connect with the customer.      Many people say that. The HKJC did ...
    Posted to Around The Globe (Weblog) by rkieck on 05-07-2014
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