No one is expecting all the big names in racing to make the Breeders’ Cup Classic, but one can always hope, especially when you have a year like this with such a wide variety of talent gearing up for a...
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It’s been 16 years since the epic slugfest between Tiznow and Giant’s Causeway in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and they’re still at it, but this time it’s two against one. In this year’s Kentucky Derby,...
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There is a method to the madness that follows in the next several paragraphs. You just have to bear with me and my indulgences for a short while. For the past five decades, I have witnessed live many of...
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As always, there are a number of solid favorites in this year’s Breeders’ Cup, some of whom are going to be very tough to beat. But as is also the case every year, there will be several longshots that...
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As Ralph Kramden would say, “One of these days, bang! zoom!” You know it’s going to happen. It’s just a matter of when. You know that one of these days Aidan O’Brien is going to set off that bang and that...
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The excitement as well as the anticipation of owning a racehorse builds in waves. The first jolt of adrenaline comes when the trainer says, “I think we’ve got a good one,” and anticipation starts its crescendo...
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There are freak racehorses and there are freak pedigrees. They don’t come around very often, and on those rare occasions when they do, they normally defy explanation. Now, when you have a freak of a racehorse...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready, everyone! With just six weeks remaining until the Breeders’ Cup, things are starting to get serious, and starting this weekend, many...
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With three Breeders’ Cup Challenge races this weekend, Del Mar will be in the spotlight. Two of those three races will be on the main track, which for the first time since 2006 offers a dirt surface after...
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Current Standings 1 Lola - 799 2 Eric Rickard - 698 3 Betty S - 691 4 fitzpony - 672 5 Porter - 671 6 Curlin08 - 670 7 The Don - 657 8 Secretariat - 634 9 Keelerman - 633 10 Magnoliagirl - 629 11 Thomas...
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