I started to write this column a month ago but several friends said take it easy on Santa Anita after the Feb. 6 card was canceled. That amount of rain, they said, might have caused racing to be canceled...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hall of Fame Trainer, Bob Baffert, has a new line of signature collectible sportswear to benefit thoroughbred care and horse racing fans. "This is what the industry needs" said Baffert...
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Living in Kentucky, I don’t often attend the races in California. But I certainly see many simulcast races. And I definitely have my opinion on synthetic surfaces. Attending the 2009 Breeders’ Cup, I found...
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OK, the curtain is about to go up for the revival of “My Cup Runneth Under.” Most of the audience is disgruntled. The cast is not as strong as it should be; the stage is poorly constructed; the ensemble...
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It was a casual introduction, nearly 25 years ago now, at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November breeding stock sale. Remember his name, the man said, because you are going to hear a lot from him. We’ve all...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston The 72 nd Sanita Anita Handicap will be run Saturday. There are four South American and three European bred runners in the field of fourteen. (Matto Mondo CHI, Heroi Do Bafra...
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The first Breeders’ Cup was held at Hollywood Park Nov. 10, 1984. But in January of that year, long before the first event day, nominators began receiving checks from another of the fledgling organization...
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How does one even begin to comment on this year’s wild and crazy Breeders’ Cup? Pro-Ride form, the absence of any injuries, the filly phenomena, the European butt-whipping, Santa Anita, Horse of the Year...
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OK, I've finally figured it out. I have figured out how to deal with this year's and next year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita as it relates to Eclipse Awards. After all, there are several possible scenarios...
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