http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 jnchapel@gmail.com http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/vandal-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Trainer Todd Pletcher is looking to claim his first win in the $150,000 Vandal Stakes at Woodbine Saturday when he sends the 9-5 morning line favorite Sensational Slam to the starting gate.The Grand Slam colt won his debut race on July 3 in the 5 ½ - furlong Clarendon Stakes… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:28:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/vandal-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/sanford-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Trainer Richard Violette Junior's Bail Out The Cat heads a field of eight 2-year-old thoroughbreds Sunday as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the 96th running of the $150,000 Sanford Stakes... ]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:04:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/sanford-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/del-mar-saratoga-summer-meet.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - This story originally appeared in the July/August issue of The Horseplayer Magazine. Now that the Triple Crown is over, the next crop of 2-year-old thoroughbreds are ready to begin... ]]> Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:26:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/del-mar-saratoga-summer-meet.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/colin-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Juvenile stakes racing action moves North of the border Saturday as trainer Wesley Ward’s Madman Diaries... ]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:08:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/colin-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/hollywood-juvenile-stakes-racing.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - J P’s Gusto heads a field of eight horses as the 7-5 morning line favorite of the 71st running of the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship at Hollywood Park. ]]> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:03:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/hollywood-juvenile-stakes-racing.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/queens-plate-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - A field of 13 horses will compete Sunday in the 151st running of the $1 million Queen’s Plate Stakes (G1) at Woodbine and with the entry of the first and second-place finishers... ]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:45:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/queens-plate-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/bashford-manor-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - The trail to the 2011 Kentucky Derby opens Saturday with the 109th running of the 6-furlong $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.Six of the past 11 editions... ]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:24:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/bashford-manor-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/06/looking-backward-looking-forward.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Today marks the one-year anniversary of when I made my first blog post and I thought it would be a good opportunity to review this past year and look forward to the following year.This blog is dedicated to all topics of interest about the Classic Champion Thoroughbred and the primary… ]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:20:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/06/looking-backward-looking-forward.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/06/rachel-overcomes-behavioral.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - In his latest article, Behavioral Overcompensation: The Greatest Hurdle for Efficiency-of-Motion, Thomas Herding... ]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:55:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/06/rachel-overcomes-behavioral.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/06/belmont-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito has already won the Belmont Stakes (G1) – twice with long shots – but this time he has a chance to win with the 3-1 morning line favorite Ice Box... ]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/06/belmont-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/05/preakness-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert and Nick Zito have been there before – the winners circle of the Preakness Stakes (G1).However, trainer Todd Pletcher has not... ]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 12:46:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/05/preakness-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/05/emotional-conformation-scouting-hidden.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - The following article by Kerry M. Thomas, Emotional Conformation: Scouting The Hidden Talent, was originally published in the... ]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 18:05:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/05/emotional-conformation-scouting-hidden.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/kentucky-derby-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Now that my two favorites – Eskendereya and Endorsement – are no longer in the race, the Kentucky Derby (G1) has lost some of its luster. Eskendereya was my favorite since January... ]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:54:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/kentucky-derby-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/key-classic-sire-lines.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - The following story I wrote was recently published in the May/June issue of the Horseplayer Magazine. Horseracing fans have a variety of methods they use to pick the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. ]]> Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:42:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/key-classic-sire-lines.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/tht-founder-to-visit-blue-grass.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - April in the Blue Grass is always a special, fun time of year for friends to get together and... ]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:03:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/tht-founder-to-visit-blue-grass.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/arkansas-derby-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - It’s been a long time since Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas had a legitimate contender for the Kentucky Derby but Lukas is hoping to end that Saturday when he sends the 7-2 morning... ]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:52:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/arkansas-derby-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/blue-grass-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Ken and Sarah Ramsey already have Dean’s Kitten going to the Kentucky Derby and this Saturday they will send... ]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:40:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/blue-grass-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/wood-memorial-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Todd Pletcher is one of the most talented and successful trainers of 2- and 3-year-old Thoroughbreds there is... ]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:18:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/wood-memorial-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/illinois-derby-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - There’s a lot of the contagion going around this time of year, and if he has not already been bitten by the bug, trainer Rick Dutrow may contract a severe case of Kentucky Derby... ]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:48:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/illinois-derby-racing-roundup.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/santa-anita-derby-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - This Saturday, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will send Lookin At Lucky, the 4-5 morning line favorite, to the starting gate for the 73rd running of the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1). ]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:25:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/04/santa-anita-derby-racing-roundup.html