Even though it was only a little over two months, it seemed as though the Horse of the Year debate had gone on forever. Now that it is finally (and thankfully) over, I wanted to give people a final chance...
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The 3-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra, winner of all eight of her starts in 2009, including the Preakness Stakes, and the 5-year old mare Zenyatta, who won all five of her races last year and culminated...
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With more than 400 responses on my last blog, and with some of the posters a bit overzealous in expressing their opinions, it is obvious the Horse of the Year debate is going to continue to heat up as...
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This will be my final thoughts on racing's hottest current debate--Horse of the Year. After this, I'll let everyone else continue to drill on a subject that surely will not go away any time soon. First...
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A short Breeders' Cup story: Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt Stopping to talk with Jerry O'Connell about the Breeders' Cup Classic. I asked Jerry "Having any luck today?" as he responded "no not really" and we...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA Zenyatta's magnificent performance in this year's BC Classic has done exactly what I (and plenty of others, I'm sure) predicted back in September -- it has...
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.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} It's the question every Thoroughbred racing fan is talking about - who should be named 2009 Horse of the Year? It's clearly a two horse race: Zenyatta...
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The ongoing battle for North American Horse of the Year became a little clearer in August. Several of the top contenders started to separate themselves from the pack. Who would you rank as the #1 Thoroughbred...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA Rachel Alexandra has waged a truly historic campaign this year, and we're not halfway through September. The marvelous 3-year-old filly has taken on the best...
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