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Thought I'd check in real quick after a long Tuesday. There weren't many works, though many of the Euros hit the track for the first time after being cleared from quarantine. Tuesday was all about the draw. Here are some of my quick first impressions of the draw. Let me know what yours are: I was a bit surprised in the Juvenile Fillies, first ...

Murmur Farm is home to four stallions, including Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Louis Quatorze (TrueNicks,SRO), currently ranked fourth on the Maryland general sire list. He has five stakes winners to his credit this year and is the sire of 36 stakes winners lifetime. Among his top runners are Bushfire (gr. I), Mr. Carrea (gr. I), Repent (gr. II) ...

Slide Show Memorable MomentsThe 25 years of the Breeders' Cup has produced many memorable moments, including the wild finish in the 1984 Classic, Personal Ensign's dramatic finish in the 1988 Distaff, Da Hoss' second Mile triumph, Richard Mandella winning 4 races in 2003, and more. View this slide show and rank some of the moments ...

We were delighted to see the Broken Vow (TrueNicks,SRO) filly Sassy Image take the Pocahontas Stakes (gr. III) for a couple of reasons. One was that we've always been a fan of Broken Vow (and two of his graded winners, Sindy With an S., and Interactif, are Pedigree Consultants recommended matings).The second reason was that Sassy Image is bred on ...

Alex and I were able to stop with Larry Jones for a bit and he was explaining that this is his first time at Santa Anita, so I'm not the only one. Anyway, Larry and his wife were talking about how they are excited about accepting their award at the awards dinner. He also had some interesting comments on the track surface, we have video of that but ...

''It was perfect.'' ''He's as fit and sharp as he's ever been.'' ''He's ready to roll.'' These were the comments of Chip Woolley, Eoin Harty, and Bob Baffert, respectively, right after each of their BC Classic starters turned in their final works. Woolley, who has Mine That Bird, Harty (Colonel John), and Baffert (Richard's Kid), all sounded ...

The following was submitted by David Carrico, who spent 16 years with Churchill Downs, four years with TVG, and also was a consultant. Carrico said he's now an ''observer'' of the industry and believes there is more than meets the eye to a recent development: a pari-mutuel tax refund in Kentucky. This is an interesting take on takeout, which is ...