The debate over race-day Salix in America is at a logjam that puts the federal government shutdown to shame. Both camps are entrenched, Breeders’ Cup has backed off its race-day policy, and the American...
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Point of Entry wins the Gulfstream Park Turf (Photo: Adam Coglianese) The program was set up with the idea that it would have to be aggressive, with only one goal—the Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT)—in mind...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Princess of Sylmar wins the Kentucky Oaks (photo: Anne M. Eberhardt) The best 3-year-old filly in the country might run the race...
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(Originally published in the June 1, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Evan Hammonds - @BH_EHammonds on Twitter...
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In his hauntingly melodic song, “Hallelujah,” Leonard Cohen wrote, “Baby I’ve been here before. I know this room, I’ve walked this floor.” Many of the 85,811 on hand at Belmont Park June 9 had been here...
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(Originally published in the May 26, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Evan Hammonds - @BlackCat30 on Twitter...
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Wednesday in Saratoga offered up a mixed plate of emotions. It was the first Foxwoods Mardi Gras Day, a promotion that was pitched as an afternoon on which the racecourse would be turned into New Orleans...
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(Originally published in the July 2, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) Growing up on the sidewalks of New York, Peter...
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Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer for many people. Swimming pools open and people break out the sunscreen. It also represents the unofficial start of Thoroughbred racing’s second season, with...
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