Racing has continued amid a pandemic, and for that we have a great many thanks. In Maryland, hopeful horsemen declared last week: “Hey, they’re running the Preakness Saturday…it’s like we’re alive in the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Some 4 1/2 months after its originally scheduled date, the 145th running of the Preakness (G1) will take place on Saturday at Pimlico without spectators...
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While the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Selected Yearlings Showcase raked in more than $61.2 million over two days, we’ll defer commenting on the yearling sales until we get more than two books in. Even then,...
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If you think watching racing from Belmont Park and Churchill Downs and other tracks in front of empty grandstands is kind of eerie try watching the races from Royal Ascot where the event normally is highlighted...
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The order of races in the Triple Crown series has changed for 2020. The race dates have been shifted from spring to the summer and fall. The distance of the Belmont Stakes (G1) has changed. Yet, based...
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Advised to hold our breath, the industry let out a collective sigh of relief last Thursday as Maryland Bill SB987 officially passed into law. The bill, the "Racing and Community Act of 2020," which authorizes...
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It was an odd road to the 2002 Kentucky Derby (G1) for the two Derby Dominators, Bob Baffert and Wayne Lukas. Baffert and Lukas had seen one Derby hopeful after another fall by the wayside. It seemed apparent...
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Surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were called on in the 1760s to resolve a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Little did they know the impact they would have on American...
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For all of the negativity that surrounded 2019, two industry stories were actually very encouraging for the future of Thoroughbred racing and breeding. Heading into a new year, a little optimism can’t...
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This year’s Triple Crown series is certainly one that will be talked about for years to come, considering the contested outcome of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and that the entire...
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