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 1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway—Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew It’s OK if he regresses a little in the March 20 Florida Derby, but he still should run another big race. Pletcher has been working him easy, latest being 5f in 1:02 2/5. Stablemate Rule will be the one to beat if he runs. Pletcher would then have to train ...

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What a bittersweet weekend of racing. It was the best day of Triple Crown preps we've seen to date, with the Tampa Bay Derby and Rebel both being decided by a nose, and the San Felipe by a half-length. Unfortunately, things soured a bit as we watched Rachel Alexandra get upset by Zardana. And the next day the Rachel camp confirmed what we all ...

March 10 – Zenyatta will face eight opponents in Saturday’s Santa Margarita, conceding from 12 to 19 pounds. Her main threats appear to be the La Canada winner Striking Dancer (115 lbs), trained by the always dangerous Kenny McPeek; La Canada runner-up Gripsholm Castle (112), who ran a big race in her U.S. debut; and the Todd Pletcher-trained ...

This Saturday at 6 pm (EST), the NTRA will launch a new interactive initiative on www.NTRA.com entitled, “NTRA Live!”.  We will be offering free, live video streaming of the seasonal debuts of both 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and the undefeated Champion Zenyatta. In case you have been living under a rock, Rachel Alexandra will ...

If you're a racing fan, you can't ask for much more than what is on tap Saturday: three important Kentucky Derby preps and the season debuts of Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. The 3-year-old races will give us a much clearer picture of the top Derby contenders and set things up well for the final preps. As far as Rachel and Zenyatta, let's just ...

By Rachel Levine, author of Thorough Chat All of the Kentucky Oaks talk has been about Blind Luck and Christine Daae, however there is a filly that is flying under the radar. No, she hasn't won a stakes race yet, but she could be one of the favorites for the Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn. Yes, it took her six races to break her maiden, but she ...

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  The first two major select auctions of the juvenile selling season sent mixed messages about the health of the marketplace.   Based on the results, the top end of the market is enjoying a little bit of a rebound. At the Ocala Breeders's Sales Co. February sale, three horses sold for $400,000 or more apiece, surpassing the 2009 top ...