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  • Farewell, Genuine Risk

    Today brings the sad news of the passing of the great Genuine Risk, winner of the 1980 Kentucky Derby (gr. I).  (Developing story) Genuine Risk (pedigree) won or placed in all 15 of her starts. In addition to becoming the second filly to win the Run for the Roses, Genuine Risk captured three additional stakes including the Ruffian Handicap ...
    Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 08-18-2008
  • About Those Photos...

    The weekend photo contest exposed a few readers as true Turf historians -- not all of the pictures were easy but we had a couple of perfect responses.  Good work Sharon, Ashley A., and iknowitall.  By random draw, Ashley A. was selected as winner and will receive a $20 gift certificate to Blood-Horse Photo Store, which sponsored ...
    Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 08-18-2008
  • Hats Off to Larry

    The morning of the Kentucky Derby, in a corner of Barn 43, all was right with the world. Larry and Cindy Jones were still beaming over the impressive victory of Proud Spell in the previous days Kentucky Oaks. Their African Gray parrot, Buddy, was whistling up a storm outside his cage in the office. Proud Spell was having her picture taken with ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 08-18-2008
  • Long-sleeved Tee-shirts

    Racetrack representatives are passing out rainbow-arced lapel pins to people who register in NYRA Nation, the new data-based marketing initiative aimed to co-op fans in the struggle to make horse racing in New York relevant.  But the pins are as useless to a racetracker without a lapel as a stadium cushion without an imprint of Saratoga is ...
    Posted to Vic Zast Saratoga Diary (Weblog) by muckraker on 08-18-2008
  • The Evolved Gender

    The day began with a race more specifically, a 5K through the streets of Saratoga Springs to raise money for the Healthy Transportation Network. And like so many of the races at the thoroughbred track during this rain-plagued August, it was lacking participants.Only about 100 men and women partook in the event won by Catherine Rossi, a sophomore ...
  • Thoroughbred Female Families - Family 4 Goes 1-2 in Alabama Stakes

    Proud Spell (pedigree), winner of today's $600,000 Alabama Stakes (gr. I), is a representative of family 4-m.  Her distant cousin, family 4-k member Music Note (pedigree), finished a neck behind in Saratoga's historic race (full race coverage here). Croft's Spinster (a.k.a. the Widdrington Mare, born 1735) is Proud Spell's 25th dam and ...
    Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 08-16-2008
  • Arrrrr Has Won 2 In A Row!

    The classy folks at TVG anxiously looked on, awaiting Mr. Durkin and his call for race 6 at Saratoga. As the TV audience, the announcers, and the spectators at the Spa witnessed a great stalking/closing to the race. Arrrrr found a spot right up the middle to win his second race in a row. He is on a roll after trying to break his maiden ...
    Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 08-16-2008
  • Against All Odds

    There is a guy named Don who sits alone in a clubhouse box and charts the odds with each click of the tote board.  His is a lost art, as much a throwback as anything else to the bygone days when bookmakers set the line on a blackboard with chalk.  But this is Saratoga, and not everything needs to make sense or fit into a logical ...
  • Where Should Big Brown Run next?

    Just when you think youve said all there is to say about Big Brown and/or Curlin, another revelation pops into your head, and the way this volatile soap opera is going, God help you when it does.This, however, has nothing at all to do with Curlin. It is about the three choices for Big Browns prep for the Breeders Cup Classic an undetermined ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 08-15-2008
  • TrueNicks Welcomes Ashford Stud

    Breeders now have access to complimentary ratings for the 12 stallions at Ashford Stud, as another top Kentucky farm enrolls its stallions on TrueNicks. Ashford's powerful roster is headed by Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks, SRO), who is both Storm Cat's most outstanding runner and his leading stallion son. To date, Giant's Causeway is already sire of ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by sgillies on 08-15-2008
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