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 By Jennifer Wirth, of The Saturday Post Every now and then, a remarkable racehorse can elude you when it is in your direct line of sight. And, in our home, there are few places to fix your eyes without finding a photo of some racehorse that was a remarkable horse for varying reasons, ranging from claimers to Triple Crown Winners. ...

When Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom meets Preakness winner Shackleford in the Belmont, there is a good chance that the 3-year-old championship will be at stake. If one of them should win, history has shown that they almost certainly will go on to take divisional honors. Since the Eclipse Awards began in 1971, there have been 10 occasions ...

Although he sired champion 2-year-old filly Folklore in his first crop, two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) hero Tiznow (TrueNicks,SRO) is generally associated with horses who distinguish themselves in route events, such as Well Armed, Colonel John (TrueNicks,SRO), Bullsbay (TrueNicks,SRO), Da' Tara, Tizdejavu (TrueNicks,SRO), and Informed, all ...

 (Originally published in the June 4, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter Another battle over the medication Salix is brewing. We say “another” because Thoroughbred racing has been wrestling with ...

  (Originally published in the June 4, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)    Ready’s Rocket is a picky horse. The 17-time winner from 62 starts has taken his share of van rides and has won races at five tracks, but there’s nothing ...

The latest Australian stallion farm to join TrueNicks is Arrowfield, the Hunter Valley powerhouse whose roster is headed by champion sire Redoute’s Choice. Winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes (gr. I) in two starts at 2, Redoute's Choice (AUS) (TrueNicks,SRO) earned a title as champion Australasian 3-year-old miler the following year, capturing ...

I have had a chance to recover from traveling to and from Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and thought I would share some videos with you! This was my first time going to the Preakness, so I was excited to document my journey. Below are just a few selections of videos I shot with a flipcam May 20 and 21. Please forgive my amateur ...

I was going to leave this sleeping dog lying where it was, but the dog is being kicked so often, it’s time to come to its defense.There is no denying that NBC analysts Donna Brothers and Gary Stevens both became concerned by the way Shackleford was sweating and acting up before the Preakness. So the horse wins, still dripping sweat crossing the ...

Having come within a furlong of stealing the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) off very slow early fractions, Shackleford succeeded in capturing the Preakness Stakes (gr. I, video below) after what appeared to be a suicidal first quarter. We’d noted that the victory of the turf-bred Animal Kingdom in the Derby came in a contest which was actually run like ...