Maximum Security’s nose score in the July 25 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar was a “comeback” win of sorts. The star-crossed 4-year-old’s victory in Southern California was his first for new trainer...
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1 Tiz the Law Barclay Tagg Constitution —Tizfiz, by Tiznow Just when you thought Tiz the Law was shifting his gears to neutral following the Curlin Florida Derby (G1), breezing an easy :52 4/5 half-mile...
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We’re going to do something different this week. Because there are so many new faces emerging who could be major Derby contenders by Sept. 5, there will be two rankings this week. The usual list of horses...
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1 Game Winner Bob Baffert Candy Ride (ARG) —Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy He again swapped works with Improbable, as they have yet to work fast or slow at the same time. This week it was Game Winner who...
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1 Game Winner Bob Baffert Candy Ride (ARG) —Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy As long as he continues to work steadily without any setbacks it is hard to deprive him of the top spot following three grade 1 victories...
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1 Game Winner Bob Baffert Candy Ride (ARG) —Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy We won’t see him until March in the San Felipe, but it’s going to take some huge heroics to knock him off the top spot before then...
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Another Derby Dozen draws near and that means the same old formulated thinking and same old logic and same old historical perspectives, with only the names of the horses changing. Uh, not so fast. That...
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There have always been three stages when it comes to the Kentucky Derby trail. But they have changed dramatically over the years. The first stage, and the one that has become antiquated in this era of...
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Every year when the Triple Crown is concluded, we evaluate the stars who competed in the three races and try to determine which ones will be the horses to watch in the summer, mainly in the Haskell Invitational...
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1 Bolt d’Oro Mick Ruis Medaglia d'Oro —Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy The distance between him and McKinzie is about the same as the distance that separated them in the San Felipe. He came out of the race 100...
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