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Mavericks are essential members of any community. They don’t shy from controversy and jump right into the messiest of situations, stirring the witches’ brew to a frothing boil. The bold and brash can do their share of damage, but they’re enemies of the status quo—mold-breakers who force to the surface issues that most in authority would rather ...

1 California Chrome Art Sherman Lucky Pulpit—Love the Chase, by Not For Love Now that the preps are over, we can go over some of the questions pertaining to each horse and what they have to do and prove on May 3. With him, it’s whether he is as effective outside California, especially not having a work over the Churchill Downs track, and how ...

Racing Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas promised “more stories than Mother Goose,” and the four-time Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner—and a panel of five other Derby winners--delivered on that promise at the It’s my Derby evening Friday, April 18 at Keeneland. The fund-raising event for the Kentucky Derby Museum has quickly established ...

“If I can get a cowboy to cry, I’m in good shape.” Jim Wilson, director of ’50-1,’ on audience reaction in the Southwest to the new movie on Mine That Bird’s upset Kentucky Derby win Like most every other racing fan, I have a story about Mine That Bird’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) victory at odds of 50-1. Before ...

The G3 Coolmore Lexington StakesKeeneland, Race 9By Robert Finnegan11 horses are entered in the Grade 3 Coolmore Lexington, to be run at a mile and 1/16 on Polytrack, and what the race lacks in Kentucky Derby implications, it makes up for in chaos. More than half the field  (including the two favorites on the morning line) has never raced on ...

While we wait for more two-year-old racing to start, Brisnet.com pedigree handicapper and blogger Doug Salvatore will profile each of the expected Kentucky Derby starters in terms of classic breeding and current form/speed. The second installment looks at the top contenders ranked eighth through 14th by points on the TwinSpires.com Kentucky Derby ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') There’s something for everyone in the world of racing this weekend. If you’re a fan of the older horse division—with its aging, but still incredibly talented cast of characters—you won’t want to miss Game On Dude against Clubhouse Ride, Long River, Moreno, and others in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at . ...

The top finishers in Keeneland's well-regarded spring handicapping contest, the Grade One Gamble, hail from all over the country. Runner-up Alberto Fernandez is from Miami Beach, Houston's Nick Tammaro finished third. In fourth was Rob Rosette of Chandler, Calif; Alan Anthony of Woodbine, Md. secured fifth in the April 13 live bankroll contest at ...

Take Charge Lady, the dam of champion Will Take Charge and grade I winner Take Charge Indy, is the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association’s 2013 Broodmare of the Year. ORDER THIS PHOTO The mare also was voted the winner in the MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year poll. ...

It's a critical, fundamental element of pari-mutuel horse racing that never gets its just due. We hear repeatedly from those who call the shots in the industry that growth and long-term sustainability of racing is predicated not only on developing fans, but cultivating bettors. Given the fact hardly anything is done to examine the pari-mutuel ...