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Oxbow spoiled nothing winning the Preakness, writes Bill Dwyre, because he put trainer D. Wayne Lukas back in the spotlight:…
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If Orb’s Kentucky Derby victory was a win for the old school, then Oxbow’s Preakness Stakes upset was a win…
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Rachel Alexandra in her Stonestreet paddock, May 2012. I’ll take any excuse for a Rachel Alexandra post, and Melissa Hoppert…
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An essential part of Kentucky Derby winner Orb’s origin story is that he almost didn’t exist. His dam, Lady Liberty,…
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Chris Rossi looks at the three Preakness Stakes winners in the last 20 years who didn’t start in the Kentucky…
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Bill Shanklin on the upcoming Orb vs. Departing Preakness Stakes: This refreshing scenario means that racing, at least in the…
May 13 2013, 5:07am | Visit source ›
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The Consensus and the Contrarian
A week before the Preakness Stakes, the Baltimore Sun considers the question of why modern-day contenders in Triple Crown races…
May 11 2013, 9:25am | Visit source ›
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Part two of the six-part series on drugs in racing by Ryan Goldberg for the TDN considers the current, not-so-pretty…
May 10 2013, 5:57am | Visit source ›
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Sometimes I miss the Thoroughbred Times, and not just for their reporting and analysis, but because TT staffers and contributors…
May 9 2013, 7:11am | Visit source ›
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Preakness winners 2001-2012, where they finished in the Kentucky Derby, and their Preakness odds / Kentucky Derby winners, where they…
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Andrew Beyer on the philosophy behind Orb’s Kentucky Derby win: The old school believes a trainer should not manage a…
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Kentucky Derby winner Orb is already on his way back to New York, where he may breeze once at Belmont…
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A handy shortlist/chart of who likes* who for the 2013 Kentucky Derby: Also handy, and great for parties: The Hello…
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The Triple Crown Streak You Don’t Know
If this isn’t the foundation for a Vegas prop bet, it should be: Surprisingly, particularly given recent trends in the…
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Churchill Downs opened the Mansion to the press on Wednesday, giving turf writers who knew the sixth-floor space as the…
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Ride of a Lifetime, In the Morning
Spare a few moments in praise of the exercise riders who gallop Kentucky Derby contenders, often from the start of…
May 2 2013, 6:42am | Visit source ›
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And the prep and historical criteria spreadsheet is up for 2013. Post positions and any other outstanding information will be…
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Responding to the British turf press, which has become somewhat obsessed with the idea — in the wake of the…
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This 60 Minutes segment on Rosie Napravnik may be the first coverage of the jockey (who’s riding Mylute in the…
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And now he’s in the Hall of Fame. There was some grumbling on Twitter about 2006 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner…
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Trainer Mahmood al Zarooni’s swift downfall may reverberate beyond Britain: “We will certainly be using this case as an opportunity…
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First, understand the race, then understand chance: No. 5, Toro has learned the hard way the immutable, unmerciful truth of…
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Now that the first shock over the news that 11 Godolphin racehorses turned up positive for steroids in out-of-competition testing…
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Courtesy Churchill Downs: Kentucky Derby trainer records 1898-2012 (PDF). Among the stats included in the file linked above are most…
April 21 2013, 6:39am | Visit source ›
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John Pricci gets to the point: It may be impolitic to judge without having all the facts but it would…
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Ray Paulick interviews a catchphrase: Did [Go, Baby, Go] make a difference in handle or attendance? That’s a hard question,…
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Caton Bredar: So soon after the explosions, it won’t be easy to go back into the crowd, but it’ll be…
April 16 2013, 5:24am | Visit source ›
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Twenty days and counting: Prep season is over, even if there are still two races on the calendar that offer…
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Why Black Caviar is the right horse for this moment: In short, the vibe when you watch a Black Caviar…
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Nick Kling pushes back on the Blue-Grass-is-irrelevant crowd: Strike the Gold (1991) was the last Blue Grass winner to go…
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