by Steve Haskin Ebby Novak succeeds in horses and party merchandise Many racing people might know the name Ebby Novak from his familiar New Farm purple silks and numerous stakes winners over the years...
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Well, so much for Thomas Wolfe. No, I'm not returning home, but as Emerson said, "The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it." And I didn't find out the number of friends who frequented my...
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With the announcement June 15 of Steve's resignation from Blood-Horse to pursue other opportunities, I found the first column he did for the magazine. In this "Final Turn" column from the Dec. 26, 1998...
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Eddie Plesa Jr. rewarded with Itsmyluckyday by Steve Haskin Like many other trainers, Eddie Plesa Jr. believes in karma, good luck charms, and whatever other-worldly powers that might give his horses an...
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As long as the New England Patriots keep winning Super Bowls, and doing it in such dramatic fashion, I will keep telling this story, which first appeared in a much shorter version in 2001 and has been...
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1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex —Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme He’s been working steadily, with each work an improvement. Pace setup or no pace setup, he was spectacular in the BC Juvenile and had...
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It’s been 24 years since a Kentucky Derby winner won the Breeders’ Cup Classic. During those 24 years, only eight Derby winners even made it to the Classic, and only one of them finished in the money....
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The Breeders’ Cup is not only about winners. The losers also went into their races carrying the dreams of their owners and trainers. But for one reason or another their dreams remained just dreams, as...
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If you think Friday's four-race mini Breeders' Cup card was confusing wait until you get a load of Saturday's races. Below you will find analyses of all the Breeders' Cup races, geared toward finding live...
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Let's start by saying that this year's Breeders' Cup is one of the toughest to handicap in many years, with deep, wide-open fields, none of which, except perhaps one, have a clear-cut favorite that stands...
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