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 By Lisa Grimm, Superfectablog With the uproar over Big Brown's retirement, the confirmation that Curlin will be defending his title and the news that both Henrythenavigator and Duke of Marmalade will be contesting the Breeders' Cup Classic, one strong contender has been overlooked: Raven's Pass. Indeed, given his finishes behind ...

Posted by Fran Jurga In a previous entry, this blog provided details about the heel bulb injury that predicated the disappointing retirement of champion three-year-old Thoroughbred Big Brown. This post will give some background into the type of injury for those unfamiliar with foot anatomy and injury.     A horse's heel bulbs are ...

By Teresa Genaro, Brooklyn Backstretch This Saturday is New York Showcase Day at Belmont; seven New York-bred stakes races will be run for more than a million dollar in purses, and a variety of family-friendly activities are planned, including hay rides, face painting, and pumpkin carving.  The prevalence of state-bred races on ...

By Robert Marks, They’re in the Gate After coming into it's partnership with the Breeders Cup starting in 2006 the Disney owned ESPN/ESPN/ABC Channels promised us the world in it's coverage and promotion of the event including coverage leading up to the Breeders Cup. Now entering its 3rd year of coverage on the Cable network, I feel like ...

Courtesy of Michael Nikolic As a rule, I never get lost. If I did, which is patently absurd given the aforementioned rule, I certainly would never stop and ask for directions; some might characterize my behavior in such situations as willfully obtuse. They are obviously out of touch with reality. I find, within the ranks of horse ...

Relive Cigar's career with our special slideshow and some of his best moments in horse racing.        Slideshow: Cigar Tribute Cigar Videos:Cigar at the Kentucky Horse Park, Fall 2008. Watch Video A few of Cigar's greatest moments.    1995 Breeders' Cup Classic - Cigar wins the 1995 Breeders' ...

By Teresa Genaro Racing faces the daunting task of marketing an identical product to two disparate audiences:  the gambler and the fan.  Racing can't exist without the former, and it shouldn't exist without the latter. Figuring out how to get more gambling dollars through the windows (or over the bandwidth) is best left to those ...

By Gene Kershner & Patrick Patten Back in June, Gene mentioned briefly on his EquiSpace blog that it might be time to change the format of the Triple Crown races.  Heresy, you say?  Well, number one, he wouldn't change the venues (although Pimlico is not located in the best neighborhood in the world) and number two, he wouldn't ...