Once upon a time there were two horses named MC’s Dream and Bradleberry. Both were potential stars, showing great promise from the time they were mere tots. You will find no record of either horse, but...
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( Originally published in the March 3, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) Even by jockey standards Rafael Bejarano...
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When trying to find West Coast Derby contenders, you always start with Bob Baffert and then work your way down from there. That tried and true rule didn't look so good after Liaison and Sky Kingdom , thought...
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Dana and Jimmy Barnes make Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's barn run smoothly. Jimmy and Dana Barnes’ road to Bob Baffert’s employ began on horseback at Golden Gate Fields in 1983. The couple met...
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Three-year-olds from all over the country compete in the Super Derby (gr. II) at Louisiana Downs. Will Bob Baffert take another one, or will a local favorite prevail? How will the rest finish? Need more...
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On July 31, Bob Baffert lived a trainer’s dream, winning grade I races on both coasts, with Coil in the $1 million Haskell Invitational Handicap at Monmouth Park in New Jersey and with Euroears in the...
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Bob Baffert has performed so many extraordinary feats of magic over the years nothing he does should ever come as a surprise. But since the White-Haired Wonder hooked up with new jockey, Garcia the Great...
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Another Triple Crown is in the books and unfortunately, it yielded us no Triple Crown winner. That much is not a total surprise. What is a bit surprising is that with nearly half of the season gone we...
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(Part V and final entry of a blog authored by Mike Repole, owner of champion 2-year-old Uncle Mo) I'd like to start out by thanking the racing fans and Uncle Mo fans, especially those that have reached...
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We're now just a few days away from the New Year, which of course means that juveniles will be officially turning 3 and the Triple Crown trail will launch into full swing. It is impossible to talk seriously...
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