What a bittersweet weekend of racing. It was the best day of Triple Crown preps we've seen to date, with the Tampa Bay Derby and Rebel both being decided by a nose, and the San Felipe by a half-length...
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If you're a racing fan, you can't ask for much more than what is on tap Saturday: three important Kentucky Derby preps and the season debuts of Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta . The 3-year-old races will...
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With nearly two months of the Derby prep trail completed, quite honestly I have not been blown away with the 3-year-old crop as a whole. Maybe that's why the horse I have ranked No. 1 on my list doesn...
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1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway —Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew Been waiting since the Pilgrim for a breakout performance from him and he delivered big-time. With his action, cruising speed...
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1 Buddy's Saint Bruce Levine Saint Liam—Tuzia, by Blushing John Pair of sharp six-furlong drills indicate he’s ready for a big effort in the Fountain of Youth. He has to show that his 101 Beyer Speed Figure...
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If you have not read Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen for this week, be sure to do so. Why you ask? Because his number one pick is a MaidenWatch horse (by Saint Liam) and he is trained by Bruce Levine, I am...
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1 Buddy's Saint Bruce Levine Saint Liam—Tuzia, by Blushing John Staying sharp for debut in Fountain of Youth with pair of 5-furlong works in :59 3/5. Remsen form hasn’t held up, with subpar efforts by...
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1 Buddy's Saint Bruce Levine Saint Liam—Tuzia, by Blushing John Showed he can run a horse into the ground early and draw off and showed he can blast by horses on the turn and draw off. Also showed in his...
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We're still three and a half months away from the Kentucky Derby, and as everyone knows, a lot can happen between now and then. But acknowledging that, you would be hard-pressed to find many that would...
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Here's hoping everyone had a great New Year's and is refreshed and ready to go for a fun Triple Crown season. This will be the final post on Breeders' Cup Chat before the blog switches over to Triple Crown...
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