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In remembering Summer Bird, I am reprinting my recap of his Belmont Stakes victory. The 141st Belmont Stakes (gr. I) proved one thing: you can crown two birds with one stone. The victory by Summer Bird in the 141st Belmont Stakes (gr. I), combined with Mine That Bird’s spectacular score in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), ...

Saturday Gulfstream Park, Race 9, Local Post Time 4:33pm ESTThe G3 Mr. Prospector Stakes, 6F, 3YO & up, DirtBy Douglas Salvatore Star Harbor (5/2 morning line) is a rare case of a ''quad figure standout.'' In his last four starts, all of his speed figures are 110 or better. No other horse in this field has a single speed figure that fast in ...

Before jumping into analysis of this weekend's top stakes races, we asked TimeformUS contributor Bob Barry to reflect on the closing of Hollywood Park. The Hollywood Park Swan SongBy Bob Barry What can you say about a seventy-five-year-old racetrack that died?That she was young and beautiful back when “Old Hollywood” was still just “Hollywood”; ...

By Nicole Sauer It will be seven years since an entering sire in North America breached $100,000 for a first-year fee. Animal Kingdom holds the highest announced fee for the coming season at $35,000, the highest fee for any incoming stallion since Curlin in 2009 ($75,000). While many bemoan the long drought of six-figures entering fees as a sign ...

One of my all-time favorite racing movies was on TV last week, and it got me thinking about some of the great flicks about The Sport of Kings, and some of the big disappointments. Racing movies actually are making a comeback after being so popular in the 1930s and ‘40s, and even into the ‘50s. In a relatively short period of time, we’ve had ...

The New York Racing Association went through a year of turmoil in 2012, a year of rebuilding in 2013, and now is entering a year of experimentation. As is the nature of all experiments, not all of them will fly, but that’s OK as long as new ideas continue being tried. NYRA CEO Chris Kay kicked off the 40th annual Arizona Global Symposium on ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2013) -- Twenty-five races remain on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), with the Jan. 4 Jerome Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct and the Jan. 11 Sham (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park kicking off the action in 2014. Here's a look at how the winners of last year's prep races fared after their victories, ...

Saturday Betfair Hollywood Park, Race 9, Local Post Time 4:35pm PTThe G1 CashCall Futurity, 1 and 1/16 Miles, 2YO, SynthBy Justin FinchThe Grade 1 Cash Call Futurity will be run against a poignant backdrop as Betfair Hollywood Park approaches its end. And one should add that it approaches it with some style, as this is a very interesting edition ...