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Gladiator, ‘The Big Bankroll’, and the Toboggan Handicap, 1921
Of all the shady characters involved in American racing over the last century, few can match Arnold Rothstein, aka “The…
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Ten Things You Shoud Know: Strub Stakes
Named for a dentist, this historic race is the final leg of a racing series for older horses and has…
February 2 2012, 5:33am | Visit source ›
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*Bred in Kentucky, I was born at one of the most influential farms in American history. *Based on the East…
February 1 2012, 11:59am | Visit source ›
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The New England Patriots are in the Super Bowl for the fifth time since 2002, which means it is time…
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Charles Hatton on 1958 champion three-year-old Tim Tam from the 1959 American Racing Manual. The season’s three-year-olds included some of…
January 28 2012, 1:37am | Visit source ›
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Ten Things You Should Know: Sunshine Millions
Spanning two tracks on one day, this racing series boasts inter-state competition among state-breds and has seen the likes of…
January 27 2012, 8:05am | Visit source ›
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Champion racemares like Rachel Alexandra make important producers
The following post appeared earlier this week at Paulick Report. The happy news that Rachel Alexandra produced her first foal,…
January 27 2012, 7:00am | Visit source ›
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A packed Aqueduct in the 80s on Flickr (h/t @Gothamist) http://t.co/QmE5Mmwp
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Alysheba’s gutsy Kentucky Derby win: A Moment in Time
The date was May 2, 1987. The United States was just months away from Black Monday, the worst stock market…
January 26 2012, 12:13pm | Visit source ›
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Ten Things You Should Know: Santa Monica Stakes
Newly upgraded to a Grade 1, this sprint for older filly and mares has been won by several champions who…
January 26 2012, 5:42am | Visit source ›
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Vote “Yes” to Horse Racing in New Jersey, 1939
Once in a while, something interesting falls in your lap. I was going through a stack of old racing publications,…
January 26 2012, 4:30am | Visit source ›
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*Bred in Kentucky, my dam had some famous brothers and my sire is an old friend to many. *I began…
January 25 2012, 11:59am | Visit source ›
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Rachel Alexandra Colt Will Fight History of Mediocrity Among Piers With Horse of the Year Parents
While not making quite the buzz that Beyonce and Jay Z did with the announcement of their new daughter Blue…
January 23 2012, 2:17pm | Visit source ›
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Novak: Lecomte and an Epic Antebellum Rivalry
Every January at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, a promising young group of horses heads postward in the Grade III Lecomte Stakes. These are the newly-turned 3-year-olds of a…
January 21 2012, 10:22am | Visit source ›
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Horses racing in Saturday's Lecomte at the Fair Grounds are still learning to run
Trainer Dallas Stewart recalled seeing the potential in Kimberlite Pipe as he was approaching the Lecomte in 1999. “He won at Turfway,’’ Stewart said. “He won a little stakes there.…
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Charles Hatton on 1968 champion three-year-old filly Dark Mirage from the 1969 American Racing Manual. Dark Mirage was not only…
January 21 2012, 12:42am | Visit source ›
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Ten Cool Horse Racing Ads from 1968
I’m not much of a memorabilia collector but one thing that I am a sucker for are old racing publications.…
January 20 2012, 9:15am | Visit source ›
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Horse Profile: Silverbulletday
A spur-of-the moment impulse purchase as a yearling, this two-time champion reeled off an eight race winning streak that included…
January 20 2012, 5:36am | Visit source ›
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Bred in the great state of Kentucky, I was purchased for $385,000 as a yearling at Saratoga. *I finished…
January 18 2012, 11:59am | Visit source ›
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A brief history of black jockeys in the United States
Isaac Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and he was the first black jockey to be inducted in the Thoroughbred racing Hall of Fame,…
January 16 2012, 12:32pm | Visit source ›
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Charles Hatton on 1959 Horse of the Year Sword Dancer from the 1960 American Racing Manual. There is an ancient…
January 14 2012, 2:23am | Visit source ›
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Ruthless and the Barbarous Battalion
On Saturday, Aqueduct hosts the 34th running of The Ruthless for three-year-old fillies. The race is named for a filly…
January 13 2012, 8:30am | Visit source ›
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The Evolution of Hastings Park
My good friend Tim recently sent me a couple of images taken from back issues of the American Racing Manual. They show the alignment of the Hastings Park racecourse before…
January 13 2012, 5:20am | Visit source ›
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*Bred in the Midwest, I was a major winner on both the dirt and the turf. *My breeder was…
January 11 2012, 11:59am | Visit source ›
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Walter Vosburgh’s Racing in America, 1866-1921
Walter Vosburgh’s Racing in America, 1866-1921 is one of the most important texts on racing history. The book covers a…
January 11 2012, 6:00am | Visit source ›
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Corn bouquets, eight hundred pounds of lump sugar, and other thoroughbred birthday celebrations.
January 10 2012, 5:42am | Visit source ›
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Northern Dancer’s Run for the Roses: A Moment in Time
The date was May 2, 1964. Only a few months earlier the Beatles had topped the U.S. pop charts for the…
January 9 2012, 11:53am | Visit source ›
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WAR ADMIRAL: THE LITTLE HORSE WHO COULD — AND DID! (for John Shirreffs)
We can’t be absolutely certain that War Admiral is trainer John Shirreffs all-time favourite thoroughbred of the past. But we do know that the distinguished trainer of 2010 Horse of…
January 9 2012, 8:52am | Visit source ›
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Oaklawn Park Records and Facts
On February 24, Oaklawn Park Race Track opened its doors to a crowd of some 3,000 race fans. The day was declared a half-day holiday by Hot Springs officials.
January 8 2012, 12:39pm | Visit source ›
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‘promise’ is adding to centuries-old story
With victory in the last Grade 1 stakes of 2011, Teddy’s Promise added another crown of laurel to one of…
January 6 2012, 6:18am | Visit source ›
