(Part III of an ongoing blog series authored by Mike Repole, owner of Kentucky Derby favorite Uncle Mo) Wow, I can't believe that it is already April. Over the next two weeks, God willing, Stay Thirsty...
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(Originally published in the April 2, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) The bay colt galloped blithely around the...
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First it was Team Uncle Mo throwing a curveball by going to the Timely Writer at Gulfstream instead of the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II). Now there is a chance that the connections of the Kentucky Derby (gr...
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Todd Pletcher leads all North American-based trainers in 2010 with more than $22.6 million in earnings and should have his fifth Eclipse Award locked up. His first Kentucky Derby win and three Breeders...
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Todd Pletcher, his assistant Mike McCarthy, agent Ron Anderson, and clocker/bloodstock agent Gary Young were having dinner at a Mexican restaurant back in November of 2007, when Pletcher turned to Young...
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On Memorial Day, racing fans will watch as Quality Road--perhaps the most talented and exciting horse in the country--returns from a short layoff in the Met Mile at Belmont Park. After dominating wins...
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Oaks day weather was gorgeous, and Blind Luck battled down the stretch for the win. The meteorologists predicted major storms for Derby day, and Churchill Downs even held a press conference about the likelihood...
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From outwardly appearances, Todd Pletcher and Calvin Borel could not be more different. Pletcher is Mr. Smooth in every way--hair always neatly in place, dressed perfectly in finely-tailored suits, a master...
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Now that we know Devil May Care is definitely going to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) field has been drawn , I decided to start zeroing into some of...
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(Originally published in the May 1, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) If you toss a coin 24 times, and it lands on...
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