As the sun begins to peek over the Adirondacks, a thin layer of fog still blankets the Oklahoma training track. Cars are pouring into the East Avenue gate to park on the grass near the top of the stretch...
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“The queen is dead. Long live the queen.” OK, so it’s not quite as dramatic as Charles VII’s ascension to the throne of France following the death of his father. But the way people are talking, one would...
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On Dec. 6, Steve Asmussen surpassed his own record for wins in a season by a North American trainer with his 623rd victory (he now has 632 as of Dec. 14). It is the second year in a row that Asmussen topped...
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Breathtaking. Sensational. Poetry in motion. New superlatives are becoming tough to find when describing superstar filly Rachel Alexandra. Her six-length romp in the Haskell against an overmatched group...
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Saturday’s first race, the 13th running of the Silks and Satins 5K was won by David Roucci. The 23-year-old runner from Germantown, New York beat a field of 1100 participants through the streets of the...
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The unwritten rule has always been that police officers won’t stop you if you are driving five miles over the speed limit. You might call it their “threshold level.” As the case of trainer Steve Asmussen...
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Like everyone, the announced sale of Rachel Alexandra on Wednesday evening was a shocker for me. I guess I should have seen it coming, but it never entered my mind until I heard the news. My initial reaction...
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Pro-Ride, Pro-Ride and more Pro-Ride. Considering it was installed only about two months ago and this will be the first Breeders' Cup held on a synthetic surface, it is all anyone here at Santa Anita is...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston In days gone by, the Breeders' Cup Classic would be so laden with talented horses that I would anticipate the running over and over in my mind, days or even weeks before the...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston In order to remove myself from the problems that are confronting American racing right now, for one weekend, I am intent on going across the pond for my action. I dutifully download...
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