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As a fan of racing and wagering, Arlington Million day is always one of my favorite events of the year--solid, deep fields, top horses from all over Europe, and some of the best turf racing offered in this country. The Million is perhaps my favorite turf race of the season, other than the Breeders' Cup races. There are also many other big races ...

The Daily Racing Form handicapping seminars that used to be televised from Siro’s have been mercilessly transplanted to the Carousel Restaurant.  Now Saratoga gives its patrons tips on the horses in the conventional format that all other tracks do – three suit and tie-wearing people sitting on a stage, talking in code, giving opinions to ...

Rivalries come in all shapes and sizes. Some can last for 10 races, like Affirmed and Alydar; others four races, like Damascus and Dr. Fager; and the rare ones that last only two races, like Swaps and Nashua, but still capture the public’s imagination. In 1986, we had a two-race rivalry that in many ways was unlike anything seen before, because ...

  Turducken had a debut 2-year-old race on Wednesday. Watch the Replay  Turducken (Maria's Mon - Cool Chicken (Tabasco Cat - Chilly Chick)) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/turducken-recipe/index.html --- Piratesonthelake won!!! Congradulations to ...

A few weeks back, we presented a fun paper called Top 10 Myths About Nicks in Thoroughbred Breeding. Today at 2 p.m., Alan Porter and Byron Rogers will host a half-hour video on the topic. Alan and Byron will also be available to take questions after the presentation. The Webinar is FREE and easy to access.  Just register here.

Saratoga's first dark Tuesday gave maintenance men time to fix the fuzzy television sets and equip the infield tote board with working light bulbs.  Returning fans who wore green received free admission to the grandstand as Mid-Summer St. Patrick's Day was celebrated.  Cocoa Beach, looking to regain her winning form for Godolphin, ...

Editor's note:  Dr. Robert Fishman shares his story about breeding recent stakes winner Girlfrienontheside. We've read of the breeding considerations that resulted in her dam, Refrain (see part I  and part II of the series). Here we follow along as Refrain is retired to broodmare duties. Refrain became a broodmare and was ...

By Lisa Grimm, Superfectablog.com It's typically an extremely rare occurrence when my worlds collide - oddly, this is the second time it has happened this year. As many in the archival world know, I write about horse racing. And some in the horse racing world have a vague idea that I'm an archivist, but people in both spheres are ...

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