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[brightcove videoid=''1489056121001''] 1 Union Rags Michael Matz Dixie Union—Tempo, by Gone West Now that all the superlatives have subsided and we continue to forge ahead on the Derby trail, it should be noted that because the Fountain of Youth appeared to take very little out of him, he’s going to need a stiff test in the Florida Derby, ...

News Pending burst on the scene with his surprising second-place finish in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at odds of 27-1. But who exactly is this horse? Watching his races, he is a horse you cannot handicap, because he still hasn’t figured out who he is or what he is. And that in its own odd way is what makes him so dangerous and what makes his ...

(Originally published in the March 3, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter If Toyota contacted Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and said it was moving its manufacturing plant out of the state, would ...

(Originally published in the March 3, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) Even by jockey standards Rafael Bejarano spent a busy President’s Day weekend in mid-February. He began it Feb. 16 in Kentucky, taking and passing his U.S. citizenship test. Feb. ...

[brightcove videoid=''1476621994001''] 1 Union Rags Michael Matz  Dixie Union—Tempo, by Gone West Well, we’ve got ourselves a legitimate, top-class Derby favorite. This was as dominating and effortless a victory as you’ll see on the Derby trail, or any other trail. Most important, he ran a straight course and did everything perfectly. ...

[brightcove videoid=''1463679823001''] 1 Creative Cause Mike Harrington Giant's Causeway—Dream of Summer, by Siberian Summer Have mixed feelings about his third in San Vicente, but mostly good, such as coming home in :35 flat and :11 4/5 for final eighth, finding his best stride late and galloping out very strong. But he did change leads ...

Now that Sheikh Mohammed and the Godolphin braintrust have decided to take the conventional route to the Kentucky Derby by prepping in America and no longer are intent on winning the roses with a horse trained in Dubai, beware of the boys in blue on the first Saturday in May.With their American stable, under the care of Rick Mettee, recently ...