This column is dedicated to producer/director Jim Wilson and his wonderful film "50-1," one of the best racing movies I've ever seen and one which still brings a tear to my eye at the end. Watching it...
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In remembering Summer Bird, I am reprinting my recap of his Belmont Stakes victory. The 141 st Belmont Stakes (gr. I) proved one thing: you can crown two birds with one stone. The victory by Summer Bird...
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A full-length motion picture originally titled “Wild Ride,” now called "50-1," about the improbable story of Mine That Bird is scheduled to be released in 2013. The story has so much potential to make...
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By Jennifer Wirth, of The Saturday Post Every now and then, a remarkable racehorse can elude you when it is in your direct line of sight. And, in our home, there are few places to fix your eyes without...
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Today I ventured out to Paul’s Mill in Versailles, Ky. to welcome 2009 3-year-old champion Summer Bird to his new home. Just when I thought I had seen all the most beautiful Thoroughbred farms in the area...
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In the last 10 years of the Belmont Stakes, we have seen favorites and longshots triumph; and close finishes and runaway winners. But, what if they were all in the same race? How do you think that they...
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From the blog Horsin' Around Speed, beauty, dominance, and brilliance. These four words are all it takes to sum up the 2009 Haskell Invitational and its champion. Before 2009 only one filly had ever won...
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This is not really a blog, but a preview of what will appear in this space over the next couple of weeks. Rather than simply take a few weeks off from the blog, every two or three days I will reprint the...
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If Sea the Stars does not make the trip to California, which seems more likely than not, and joins Rachel Alexandra on the absentee list, it will create a void never before seen in the Breeders' Cup. Assuming...
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Over the next two weekends, 41 graded stakes will be run. Many of them will have Breeders' Cup implications. All of them present us with an opportunity to make money. Let's get to work. On Saturday, Belmont...
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