So it has been a while since I actually wrote words down as a blog. How is everyone? History is the key word for the past month. The time frame has held a lot of graded stakes, some amazing performances...
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The Europeans whipped our butts in the Breeders’ Cup and are superior to American horses: Winning 5 of 14 races does not constitute a butt-whipping. Granted, winning five of the 10 races in which they...
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I have mixed feeling about Big Brown racing in the newly-created Monmouth Stakes this weekend. On one hand, I am happy to see the Derby winner running at all. After the Belmont, most of us probably thought...
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We're now a little more than five weeks into the Breeders' Cup season and the divisions are beginning to take shape. The continuing story thus far is how the male division seemingly gets more ordinary...
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OK, I've finally figured it out. I have figured out how to deal with this year's and next year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita as it relates to Eclipse Awards. After all, there are several possible scenarios...
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Before I wrote my May 21 post - A Plea to Iavarone: Let Him Run - I put a call into Mike Iavarone, hoping to get the owner's thoughts on whether or not Big Brown would race after the Belmont. I did not...
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On May 21, Rick Dutrow Jr. told Blood-Horse reporter Karen Johnson that "the plan is the Belmont, Travers and Breeders' Cup" for Big Brown. If that really is the plan, horse racing just got a tremendous...
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Note: This is the first part of two recap posts that will talk about the Run for the Roses and encompass all of my other experiences on Derby day. Photo: Robert Bolson The Race: Hands down, the 134th Kentucky...
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