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I was lucky enough to be among the 121,309 people who packed into the Pimlico Race Course on Saturday for…
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Monday Movie: Secretariat Bit My Uncle
In honor of I’ll Have Another’s impending bid for the Triple Crown, filmmaker Jeff Krulik shares this lighthearted bit from…
May 21 2012, 7:00am | Visit source ›
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Grantland: The Triple Crown and the Death of Alydar
Back on Calumet Farms, under the ownership of J.T. Lundy, Alydar became one of the most successful sires ever. His fee was $250,000 — an unprecedented amount for a stud…
May 20 2012, 9:37am | Visit source ›
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DeRosa: The ghosts of Belmonts past
Will I have Another do what the 11 Derby-Preakness winners in the videos below could not and win the Triple Crown of American Thoroughbred racing by capturing the Belmont Stakes?
May 19 2012, 4:23pm | Visit source ›
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From the Archives: The “Lost” Preakness
Happy Preakness Day everybody! Among my favorite articles from this site are two that I wrote about the history of…
May 19 2012, 5:25am | Visit source ›
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Preakness preview and picks, 2012
I wrote a Preakness preview article for CBS Local…check it out here I am going to be in Baltimore for…
May 18 2012, 1:05pm | Visit source ›
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Preakness Memories: Miracle Wood and gifts that keep on giving
The Daily Racing Form’s Jay Hovdey has called the 1986 Preakness “the gift that kept on giving.” Four of the…
May 17 2012, 12:58pm | Visit source ›
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Ten Things You Should Know: Preakness
A clock malfunction, a change of venue, a notorious party scene and a pristine piece of art are just a…
May 17 2012, 5:18am | Visit source ›
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*Bred in Florida, I shared my grandsire with arguably the greatest Triple Crown winner of all-time. *I began each of…
May 16 2012, 12:59pm | Visit source ›
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Haskin's Preakness Report: A 'Walk' Through History
Then and now. Along the drive through historic Sagamore Farm, with its idyllic pastures, gently rolling hills, and spectacular vistas,…
May 16 2012, 9:34am | Visit source ›
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Citation’s Pimlico Special walkover, 1948
On Friday, Pimlico Race Course will card the Pimlico Special as part of Black Eyed Susan Day. The Pimlico Special…
May 16 2012, 9:08am | Visit source ›
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Described as an ugly duckling by his breeder, he went on to win eight races from twelve starts and 2.7…
May 16 2012, 5:12am | Visit source ›
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Preakness Memories: Sasscer Hill
Sasscer Hill is a racing fan from way back when who these days is better known as the author of…
May 15 2012, 5:59am | Visit source ›
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Preakness: The Lost New York Years
The Preakness may be Maryland's signature race, but like most cool things, it spent some time in New York!
May 15 2012, 5:20am | Visit source ›
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Charles Hatton on 1960-1964 Horse of the Year Kelso from the 1965 American Racing Manual. Kelso is a magnificent performer,…
May 14 2012, 2:02am | Visit source ›
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Kelso was Horse of the Year five years in a row, 1960-1964. Of course Charles Hatton wrote about him all…
May 10 2012, 2:00am | Visit source ›
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*A Kentucky homebred, I was able to carry on the racing excellence of my sire line. *Injured as a yearling,…
May 9 2012, 1:00pm | Visit source ›
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Preakness Memory 1986: A game for dreamers
by Ted Grevelis, Grevelis Racing Stable, LLC As we edge closer to the first Saturday in May thoughts turn to…
May 8 2012, 8:26am | Visit source ›
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They've run the Kentucky Oaks for 138 years. It only took Rosie Napravnik two to get it won. Last year, Napravnik became the third woman to ride in the Oaks…
May 4 2012, 8:27pm | Visit source ›
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Kentucky Confidential - Oaks Day Comes Up Rosie
A sudden late afternoon storm drove Kentucky Oaks revelers from the infield and delayed the start of the day’s feature, but couldn’t keep Believe You Can, trained by Larry Jones,…
May 4 2012, 5:59pm | Visit source ›
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A Springboard to Many Glittering Careers
The Kentucky Oaks has a habit of producing Hall of Famers – even if they didn't necessarily always win the…
May 4 2012, 5:50am | Visit source ›
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Ten Things You Should Know: Kentucky Derby
The most famous race in the U.S. was first run in 1875 but didn't become a national sensation until 1915,…
May 3 2012, 5:25am | Visit source ›
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*Bred in Kentucky, my broodmare sire was a Horse of the Year and member of the Hall of Fame. *I…
May 2 2012, 1:00pm | Visit source ›
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Charles Hatton touts the Kentucky Oaks, 1957
One of the many great things about the Daily Racing Form online historical archives is having access to the work…
May 2 2012, 9:15am | Visit source ›
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Kentucky Confidential - From Seabiscuit to Blind Vanity
They call it Derby Fever. It freezes the mind and leaves it devoid of logic. There is no cure. It afflicts hedge fund managers, captains of industry and self-made men…
May 2 2012, 5:14am | Visit source ›
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A QUARTER CENTURY AGO: ALYSHEBA’S HARROWING DERBY
The 1987 Kentucky Derby was famous for a nearly devastating finish. A fast-closing Alysheba drifted in during the stretch run…
May 1 2012, 6:00am | Visit source ›
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Where are they now? Catching up with Kentucky Derby 137's other starters
Catching up with the horses that finished behind Animal Kingdom in the 2011 Kentucky Derby.
April 30 2012, 5:49pm | Visit source ›
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Conway: A Derby won, Derby lost
Peter Fuller could take a punch. A New England Golden Gloves champion, he won 50 of 55 bouts, 30 by knockouts. But none of the blows by his pugilist opponents…
April 30 2012, 1:19pm | Visit source ›
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Kentucky Confidential - Thundering Home
They should have been the best of times. Twice each week, a world away from Churchill Downs on a grass track called Sha Tin, Gary Stevens would get up on…
April 30 2012, 10:14am | Visit source ›
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Kentucky Confidential - Get Rid of “My Old Kentucky Home”
I don’t really have anything against “My Old Kentucky Home,” which dates at least since 1921 as a Derby icon. But I have to admit I don’t completely get it,…
April 30 2012, 8:57am | Visit source ›
