Courtesy of Becky Johnston Each year when the Breeders' Cup comes around I start thinking about the winners of the past. So I thought I would take a look at my top three races or winners in the seven core...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston Okay it's time to stop. No really, just stop. I was one of those people that swore that Easy Goer was the best horse in America in 1989 and that Sunday Silence was just lucky...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston With the running of the Pat O’Brien Stakes this weekend, I set out to find just who was Pat O’Brien. We all know who Bing Crosby was and what his contributions to the Del Mar...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston California steward Tom Ward thinks the racing public is too sensitive right now, because of Jeremy Rose's "accidental" striking of a horse across the face with his whip repeatedly...
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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...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston Sweet Music With the mid-week lull upon us and all the disqualification controversy following Proud Spell's demotion from second in the Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes on Saturday...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston In days gone by, the Breeders' Cup Classic would be so laden with talented horses that I would anticipate the running over and over in my mind, days or even weeks before the...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston Disappointing news this week when Aidan O’Brien announced that last year’s spectacular winner of this race and the Irish Oaks, Magnier/Smith/Tabor owned Peeping Fawn, was not...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston In order to remove myself from the problems that are confronting American racing right now, for one weekend, I am intent on going across the pond for my action. I dutifully download...
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