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OK, I've finally figured it out. I have figured out how to deal with this year's and next year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita as it relates to Eclipse Awards. After all, there are several possible scenarios this year that could have a major impact on the various championship categories. For instance, what if either Mast Track or Go Between wins ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston In The Beginning In the mid 1960's, Stephen Calder, a Miami Beach based real-estate executive and architect Stephan Zachar envisioned summer racing in Florida.  In 1965, supported by all three south Florida tracks, Gulfstream Park, Hialeah Park and Tropical Park, the state legislature agreed to ...

For those of you who have been regular readers and interactive members of Triple Crown Talk, I thank you. The blog has ended for the year, but will return in January when we begin taking a closer look at the contenders for the 2009 Kentucky Derby. For now, please join me on Breeders' Cup Chat, where we will delve into the second half of the ...

 For six weeks in late summer, top Thoroughbreds, owners, and trainers assemble in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to put on a one-of-a-kind equine display. Saratoga Race Course is often referred to as “America’s Great Race Place” or simply “The Spa.” My wife and I have made the sojourn each August since 1999 and we admit—we’re hooked! As we bask in ...

Calder Race Course and Ellis Park have little in common…until you look beneath the surface.Located in South Florida on the Miami-Dade/Broward County line, Calder is part of the sprawling metropolitan area known as Miami, Fla. Driving east takes one to the Atlantic Ocean, the drive time for the short distance determined only by the congestion and ...

The Hungarian-trained mare Kincsem was one of the greatest runners of the 19th century, winning 54 races without defeat, in six different countries, between 1876 and 1879. Those victories included the Goodwood Cup in England and the Grand Prix de Deauville in France - in the space of 17 days - when international racehorse transport wasn't quite ...

The highly successful Danzig / Sharpen Up nick had a very good weekend. Mount Nelson (A++ TrueNicks rating), a son of Rock of Gibraltar out of the Selkirk mare Independence, found most in a driving finish to win the Coral-Eclipse (gr. I) at Sandown, in doing so he returned to the form that saw him capture a grade I race at 2. Bred along similar ...

It's no secret that Darley stallion Street Cry (IRE) (TrueNicks, SRO) has made an exceptional start to his stud career, but his performance over the July 4 weekend can't go without comment. First, on July 4, Summer Doldrums captured the Presque Isle Mile Stakes. Out of a mare by Unaccounted For, she is rated A++ by TrueNicks. Then ...

  Welcome to Breeders' Cup Chat and the second half of the Thoroughbred racing season! While sometimes not as glamorous as the Triple Crown season, the road to the Breeders' Cup offers some of the best racing around, including turf events galore, seldom seen ‘marathon' routes, and of course, two of the best meets in the world - Saratoga and ...

Since he was our Owner-Breeder International (a publication now incorporated into The Blood-Horse MarketWatch) pick for the Leading Freshman Sire title, we're naturally thrilled with the start made by Lion Heart. The son of Tale of the Cat already has nine winners, two of them stakes winners. He really upped the tempo at the weekend with Azul Leon ...