(On May 1, I reprinted t he amazing story of Canonero II’s shocking victory in the 1971 Kentucky Derby to celebrate its 45th anniversary , and with Venezuelan connections represented in this year’s Derby...
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If we’ve learned anything about the Thoroughbred business, it’s that it sure takes a lot of hard work to get lucky. After his Nyquist stormed home in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I...
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It took eight races, five grade I victories, and a Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Kentucky Derby victory, but Nyquist finally closed the book on the American Pharoah saga and began scripting his own legacy...
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" You can't explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don't have to. It's that simple.” - Phil Knight, Chairman of Nike When we think of the face of NBA basketball, we may picture...
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With all the big preps and impressive winners, when you get right down to it, the only prep you can truly say was fast, and I mean fast fast, not just speed figure fast, was the San Vicente Stakes, run...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The preparations began months ago, when the two-year-old racing began at Saratoga and Del Mar. Since then, I have watched hundreds of races and...
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Perhaps the oldest adage in Thoroughbred racing is pace makes the race. It may have even pre-dated George Smith, also known as famed horseplayer Pittsburg Phil, who is featured in the Blood-Horse 100th...
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In 1992, Lil E. Tee finished second in the Arkansas Derby, after which he was equipped with a shadow roll for the Kentucky Derby by trainer Lyn Whiting. We all know how that decision turned out. Now, nearly...
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With Venezuela once again invading the Kentucky Derby in the form of Grupo 7C Racing Stable, Gustavo Delgado, and Emisael Jaramillo, owner, trainer, and jockey, respectively, of Florida Derby runner-up...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Anyone that has ever played the trifecta or superfecta in the Kentucky Derby knows that finding live longshots is the key to hitting those bets...
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