The Disney movie, “Secretariat,” will be released on Oct. 8, but many, including myself, have already seen it or plan on seeing it before its opening. There already have been reviews published, most of...
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By William Shanklin The word “great” is a recurring exaggeration in the current media age. Athletes, entertainers, and pedestrian successes are so routinely referred to with this superlative that the potency...
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KENTUCKY DERBY Bets pre-draw: Lookin At Lucky Devil May Care Sidney's Candy Super Saver Noble's Promise Bets post-draw: Devil May Care Lookin At Lucky Line of David American Lion Mission Impazible The...
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I decided to go in a bit of a different direction with this entry. I promise we will go back to more horse rescues and retraining stories soon enough—possibly even an update on Curlin’s old buddy, Pancho...
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So it has been a while since I actually wrote words down as a blog. How is everyone? History is the key word for the past month. The time frame has held a lot of graded stakes, some amazing performances...
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For those of you who live in or near Lexington, you may have had the pleasure of stopping by a neat, little bar & grill called Harry's. Located in the Lansdowne section of Lexington, Harry's is a spot...
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Lucien Laurin, wearing a bright burgundy sport jacket, bent down to tighten the girth on Secretariat, and then placed the colt’s familiar blue and white checked blinkers on his head. Big Red stood motionless...
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As someone who usually is critical of racing movies, because of their constant inaccuracies, sappy scripts, ludicrous staging of races (excluding "Seabiscuit"), and liberties with the truth, I am going...
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What do the following horses have in common? Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Spectacular Bid, Affirmed, Alydar, Damascus , Buckpasser, Easy Goer, Riva Ridge, Holy Bull, Spend a Buck, and Swale? All of them...
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Contact: Robert Bolson , Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com DR. GARY KNAPP TO BE THURSDAY...
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