By Dana Byerly, greenbutgame.org It isn't easy finding the right date for the big dance. ( ronstarr64 ) Let's face it, we know just enough about our Derby suitors to start some serious speculation. Have...
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Lost in the overwhelming spectacle of the Kentucky Derby and the arduous road leading to Churchill Downs are the little-known ironies and twists of fate that get played out behind the scenes. There was...
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 20, 2009 Contact: Robert Bolson , Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com BLOODHORSE.COM LAUNCHES...
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Thoroughbred racing coverage takes another hit. As sport giant ESPN has decided to cut its coverage of the Kentucky Oaks (gr.I) on Friday May 1, with its primary three networks, and opted for Bravo. I...
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As often happens on the Kentucky Derby trail, they fell like proverbial bowling pins last weekend, although two of the bigger names reinforced their strong position. Not all the vanquished will be taken...
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It is the second week in March, the second Future Wager is upon us, and that means the Kentucky Derby contenders are pretty well established…or are they? That’s what we’ll find out this weekend when the...
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March means many things to owners and trainers of horses on the Kentucky Derby trail. There's the nail-biting, the sleepless nights, and the early morning phone calls that every owner dreads. And for many...
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com JASON SHANDLER'S POPULAR...
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Personality-wise, Jimmy Jerkens and Julio Canani have little in common. But this week the two trainers have one important thing in common: Each has a Derby horse in his barn. Thousands of races will be...
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The last Saturday in November is NYRA's farewell to grade I and grade II racing, with the running of the Cigar Mile (gr. I) and the grade II Remsen and Demoiselle Stakes for 2-year-olds. But last year...
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