There are few mountains left for trainer Todd Pletcher to scale. While the veteran horseman is not yet in the Hall of Fame—he’s sure to be a first-ballot entrant when he becomes eligible in 2021—he ranks...
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Considering Todd Pletcher will have one of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) favorites in Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and several other promising starters in this year's Louisville...
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Many skilled handicappers treat pedigree analysis as though it should be left for those whose primary aim is the buying, selling, or breeding of horses. There are countless examples, new and old, of the...
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Nancy Dillman can sum up 2011 so far in one word: “Marvelous.” During the recent Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, a Bernardini colt that Dillman bred brought $1.2 million from Sheikh Mohammed...
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Supercharger , dam of 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver , has a 2011 Tiznow colt born on March 30, at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky. The mare has been bred to Medaglia d’Oro . With her current...
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The following is the Derby preview article that will appear in the Feb. 12 issue of the The Blood-Horse . But before we get to that, let’s try something different this year. Debuting this week is the Derby...
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Racing is close to finishing up for the year. Lots of potential broodmares and stallions are retiring to start new careers. After a quick break for Thanksgiving, I went to Churchill for the Clark Handicap...
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As far as grade I races go, this weekend's Travers is as difficult as it gets. Here is just a sampling of what we, as handicappers, have to tackle: *Only two of the 11 horses in here enter off a win, and...
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OK, the naysayers have been heard, so we’re all aware that this year’s Triple Crown had little star appeal and slow times, and that this crop of 3-year-olds is mediocre at best. Maybe it will turn out...
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Five-plus months of Triple Crown mania ended Saturday when Drosselmeyer scored the Belmont Stakes in upset fashion. It completed a hard-to-figure 3-year-old series in which we not only had three different...
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