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At 5:48 pm, in the split-iest of seconds, Rachel Alexandra almost sabotaged the greatest spectacle that many of the 31,171 fans at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday will ever witness. Spooked by the exuberant crowd, the First Lady of Horse Racing twisted and reared, threw her rider Calvin Borel from the saddle and broke free from his grasp ...

Horses and courses, of the collegiate variety, coalesced at the Big Red Spring as Saratoga held its first-ever College Day. Karaoke began the proceedings prior to the first post at 2:30 pm.  The karaoke was followed by Team Trivia and a 7 pm backyard concert.  After the running of each race, the name of a lucky person was drawn for $1000 ...

Jockeys 2.3Here is a quick review of the show and I would like to hear feedback of what you thought of the newest episode.How about the Dubai World Cup? The entire story surrounding Aaron Gryder and his attempt to win the Dubai World Cup was very captivating. The story included his family, the incredible story behind Well Armed, and Aaron ...

  One of the highlights of the Keeneland September yearling sale, which begins Sept. 14 in Lexington, will be the Overbrook Farm dispersal with its royally-bred young horses. Ric Waldman, a key Overbrook consultant, talked recently about which yearlings he thought would be the stars of the dispersal, which is being handled by Eaton ...

No need for any long intro on this post--it's all Rachel, all the time. We're just a day away from the Woodward, where Rachel Alexandra takes on older males for the first time and tries to become the first filly to win the prestigious event. If she does, she will not only lock up Horse of the Year, but cement herself as the best 3-year-old filly ...

Jack Etzler waited 85 years to make his first visit to Saratoga.  The dapper senior citizen spent the morning on the backside Thursday after a long day of wagering, imbibing at Siro's and dining at the Olde Bryan Inn.  Despite an early wake-up call, Etzler seemed spry as a two-year-old colt.  There's no telling if he'll feel that ...

Airdrie Stud owner Brereton Jones has often said he looks for a good miler when prospecting for a new stallion. While certainly not his only criteria, a quick glance down Airdire's current stallion roster shows a number of horses whose resumes include victories or good placings in one-mile stakes — Divine Park (grade I ...

In an upcoming issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch, pedigree expert Avalyn Hunter (''Mahubah's Corner'') will explore the widely-held belief that wins in specific races are a good predictor of future stallion success. In addition to the research we're doing to see if this is actually true, we'd like to get a good idea about what our readers ...

The Blood-Horse MarketWatch has just released a special report packed with sire statistics and prospective pinhook information for the upcoming Keeneland September Yearling sale marathon. The special report is available free to MarketWatch subscribers on the MarketWatch Web site. Any subscriber who has not registered on the Web site ...

''Run Like a Girl'' is the slogan that NYRA marketing officials are using to promote Rachel Alexandra's appearance in the Woodward Stakes on Saturday. Attendance and handle are slightly down and the superstar filly represents the last hope that the track has for getting even on the year with last year. The unofficial over/under on the ...