Little did we know back in early February when we spent a snowy evening at Turfway Park what would come our way during the last 10 months of 2020. What followed might be best summarized by crazy, bizarre...
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The sport of Thoroughbred racing puts on its best show on the first Saturday in May. While the weather might not have cooperated with those in Louisville during the week, the atmosphere was electric, the...
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Yesterday, on April 29, I had the opportunity to watch Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) morning line favorite Untapable have a schooling session in the Churchill Downs paddock. The daughter of Tapit acted...
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(Originally published in the April 23, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Eric Mitchell - @BH_EMitchell on Twitter...
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(Originally published in the May 14, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) Hollywood screenwriters could not have scripted...
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It’s one day out from the Oaks, I’m sitting in the Churchill Downs press box, and it’s an absolutely serene day here in Louisville. I sure hope it’s like this tomorrow… After talking with owners, trainers...
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