Courtesy of Becky Johnston This 2009 Derby field with the apparent quality and then Alysheba's memorial service this week brought back a flood of memories. Then add to that the sight of the Scharbauer...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston What does a horse have to do to get a little respect these days? Pioneerof The Nile has a record of eight starts with five wins, including two Grade 1 and two Grade 2 victories...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston Over the last 25 years, Kentucky Derby winners have finished their last prep race with an average placing of 1.96 (if you factor in Alysheba’s finish before his subsequent disqualifcation...
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By Becky Johnston How many times do you say "jock gave my horse a bad ride"? That's a patent excuse when you don't pick the winner. I know of what I speak because I am guilty of it. Have you ever thought...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston The 72 nd Sanita Anita Handicap will be run Saturday. There are four South American and three European bred runners in the field of fourteen. (Matto Mondo CHI, Heroi Do Bafra...
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You can't swing a cat without hitting a relative of Unbridled in this year's Derby picture, but I am not advocating you try either swinging a cat or avoiding this group of three-year-olds. There will be...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston The last twenty years should bring these things to mind when you handicap the Kentucky Derby 1) Did the horse run his best race in winning his last prep or did he run good enough...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston There has been some pointed discussion about Stardom Bound's time in her Las Virgenes win on Saturday. She ran the race in 1:36 2/5 and received speed ratings in the area of...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston The first bet I ever placed at a track (Birmingham Race Course), I bet on a Fred Hooper owned horse, Florida-bred Shuttle Jet, and I won. The first time I went to a Florida racetrack...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston With today's sad news of the passing of Go Between after a workout and Indyanne's death after a courageous battle for survival from a breakdown earlier this meet at Santa Anita...
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