Penny Tweedy had a vision when she came up with the idea of the Vox Populi Award. We already had an award for Horse of the Year, based purely on accomplishment, but the most accomplished horse does not...
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by: Anne M. Eberhardt, @BH_AEberhardt California Chrome in his stall. Order This Photo California Chrome, the newest addition to the Taylor Made roster, is one of seven stallions at the farm near Nicholasville...
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They’ve been doing this Eclipse Awards thing for some time now. Over the 46-year history of the event to honor the best in Thoroughbred racing, the date has moved around the calendar, the venue has shifted...
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One of the first rules of Thoroughbred racing is "they all get beat," so while there was a collective groan when Keen Ice rolled past American Pharoah in front of 50,000 at Saratoga Race Course and on...
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ORDER THIS PHOTO Anne Eberhardt Keogh, visuals director and chief photographer for The Blood-Horse , received a second-place award at the Kentucky News Photographers Association 2014 Pictures of the Year...
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It’s been 24 years since a Kentucky Derby winner won the Breeders’ Cup Classic. During those 24 years, only eight Derby winners even made it to the Classic, and only one of them finished in the money....
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California Chrome winning the Kentucky Derby (gr. I). Order This Photo Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt Assuming I have a vote, I will select California Chrome as Horse of the Year on my Eclipse Award ballot...
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California Chrome didn’t face the deepest of fields in the Hollywood Derby (gr. IT), but his facile victory should be enough to give him an edge in the voting for 3-year-old male championship honors. What...
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I am going to make a case for Bayern and California Chrome for champion 3-year-old and Horse of the Year, starting with Bayern. Chrome’s will come in the next blog. Also Main Sequence. We’ve gone five...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Every year, after the Breeders’ Cup, I spend some time handicapping the Eclipse awards, considering the various candidates for each title and trying to determine which...
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