My Blood-Horse colleague David Schmitz posted an interesting look at the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I): Kentucky Derby by the Numbers: Dosage Dilemma . He includes a nice summation...
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I haven't paid too much attention to the Godolphin phenom Desert Party ( profile ) -- I've already made it clear who will win the 2009 Kentucky Derby! -- but he's worth a good look. Desert Party is a good...
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I don't like to pick one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby. I prefer to hone in on a well-bred longshot, and then to have my hopes and dreams dashed as my picks straggle in fourth or fifth... or...
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We're now two months away from Derby Day. Here are a few of the runners I've been watching this year, hoping they'll make it to the Run for the Roses: Square Eddie ( pedigree ) is a spectacularly consistent...
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I have a couple of "rants" left in me, but I think I'll hold off on any more of my promised snarkiness for a while. Before I start looking at pedigrees again (watch for my early Kentucky Derby picks soon...
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A 4-year-old campaign in which she captured four grade I stakes and three grade II contests to go 7-for-7 overall -- with earnings of over $2.1 million -- should wrap up a Horse of the Year title for Zenyatta...
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One of my favorites for this year's Derby was Anak Nakal ( pedigree ) -- and four months later, he proved to be Derby-quality. Well... Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II), anyway. ( Pennsylvania Derby write-up...
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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...
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The 4-year-old Kingmambo colt Archipenko ( pedigree ) makes a great case for those breeders who believe an older mare can still produce a quality foal. Bound, a 1984 daughter of Nijinski II and the incomparable...
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If Big Brown wins the Belmont and makes it a "Brown Crown," many in the industry will breathe a collective sigh of relief. "It's about time," they'll say. "Racing needs a hero." What better tale could...
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