Nancy Dillman can sum up 2011 so far in one word: “Marvelous.” During the recent Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, a Bernardini colt that Dillman bred brought $1.2 million from Sheikh Mohammed...
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Like many, I am looking forward to the Alabama this weekend. Will It's Tricky solidify her place at the top of the division, will Plum Pretty take it away from her, or will another 3-year-old filly jump...
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The rematch between Winter Memories and More Than Real, her lone conqueror, in the gr. 2 Lake George Stakes never took shape. That puts added pressures on the powers to be to keep horse racing’s real rivalry...
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(Originally published in the July 30, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter...
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First off, let me set the record straight. I love Blind Luck; have since last spring, and have made my feelings about her known several times. She is a rare link to the past; bringing back memories of...
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By J. Keeler Johnson This Saturday, Delaware Park will play host to what may end up being one of the biggest races of the year. In the track's signature race for older mares-the $750,000 Delaware Handicap...
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In previous blogs, I wrote about the jumbled and messy nature of many of the racing divisions. Whether resulting from early retirements to our best horses, injuries to key players, or the overall lack...
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If you asked Dale Romans, he probably would not trade his long-awaited first Triple Crown race win for anything. But as gratifying as Shackleford's Preakness win was for him, he had to be equally as devastated...
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Before touching on a great weekend of racing, let me start out by stating six sweet words that should have racing fans around the nation jumping for joy: Santa Anita is returning to dirt. It's the best...
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