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It’s Saturday night and the extended family is gathered in the living room for a night of entertainment in front of the television—a scene played out in millions of homes across the country.On this Saturday night the extended family is gathered in the living room for a night of entertainment with the television tuned to TVG—a scene played out in ...

Hanging on a wall at home is one of my most prized possessions. A gift from the late racing photographer Michael J. Martin, the framed print is of the field of the 1990 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) turning for home at Belmont Park. On the lead is the 3-year-old Housebuster, Robert Levy’s homebred who would be named champion sprinter of 1990 and ...

Sometimes I like to devote this space to the racing fans who pour so much passion into the sport or a particular horse. With the Belmont Stakes coming up, there will be a mother and her young daughter who will be cheering wildly for Suddenbreakingnews even though they’ve never seen him in the flesh and have no personal connection to him. It was ...

When I first heard the idea behind the new $12 million Pegasus World Cup, the brainchild of Frank Stronach, I thought it was one of the worst ideas ever. After all, who would put up $1 million to run in a horse race in late January, and furthermore, who would put up $1 million to run against California Chrome, who, remarkably, already is committed ...

Hospitality and the overall experience at Pimlico Race Course the week of the Preakness Stakes are always topics of conversation, in a good way. It has become a tradition—and even the slightest change appears to get noticed.During the May 19 Alibi Breakfast in the Pimlico clubhouse, trainer Bob Baffert, who loves coming for the Preakness, ...

Did you ever have a recurring dream that you were chasing someone or some thing and just as you were about to catch it you woke up?Well, trainer Keith Desormeaux has had that same dream since last June when he started chasing Nyquist. Each time he would get closer, whether with Swipe or Exaggerator, but would always wake up to the harsh ...

Marylanders and Maryland-bred horses have always had heart and ability. Fifty years ago Maryland-bred Kauai King won the first two legs of the Triple Crown (see page 22). Two weeks ago Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia won the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).Regardless of where a horse is foaled and raised, it takes heart to win the Preakness Stakes ...

On June 20, 2011, the Lady Blunt Stradivarius, made by Italian Antonio Stradivari in 1721 sold at public auction for $15.9 million. A little over three years later, a yearling colt, later to be named Stradivari, failed to meet his reserve at the Keeneland September yearling sale and was bought back by his owner and breeder John Gunther for ...