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Telling Time - by Evan Hammonds

It’s amazing that six weeks can go by so quickly, yet also seem like an eternity. Was it just last month, or was it last year when we saw Big Brown bound past us on the Churchill Downs backstretch during a chilly morning in Louisville? Was it just a few weeks ago, or was it a couple of months ago that...

Posted to Final Turn (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 06-10-2008
Feeling the Chill - by Evan I. Hammonds

Cold lies the heart of Thoroughbred racing following Eight Belles’ untimely end after Kentucky Derby 134. The dark side of the toughest game in town showed itself once again on the national stage, this time in the nation’s biggest race. Even prior to her tragic ending as the shadows began to lengthen...

Posted to Final Turn (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 05-06-2008
Last Monday in April

11 a.m. Inspiring Artist Out by section 115, Maureen O’Donnell Lassiter is working hard with her sketch pad. One look up and then down at her paper, you can see her inspiration: the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs . The Louisville native loves the Downs. She’s getting an up-close look today, but often...

Posted to Morning Line (Weblog) by cnovak on 04-28-2008
Twice on Sunday

Noon Street Party Between the paddock and the Paddock Pavilion, there’s a “Street” party going. Signing copies of the book “Kentucky Derby” are jockey Calvin Borel , trainer Carl Nafzger , and breeder/owner James Tafel . The team won last year’s Kentucky Derby with Street Sense . Also with them is Churchill...

Posted to Morning Line (Weblog) by ehammonds on 04-27-2008

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Last Monday in April

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