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Danger: Triple Crown Buster – Union Rags
Sleepless night … I keep picturing the last time that big, beautiful beast ran at the Big Sandy … Talk…
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The Rail: For Union Rags, It Was Over Before It Began
Three things occurred that compromised Union Rags’ next few steps from the gate. He veered away from the horse on his inside, rather than hold his ground, which may have…
May 9 2012, 8:51am | Visit source ›
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As is not infrequently the case, the 3-year-old picture has been thrown into a bit of disarray after the Derby,…
May 8 2012, 7:28am | Visit source ›
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Finley: Now or never for Union Rags
I am giving Union Rags one more chance. But just one more chance. AP Photo Union Rags stretches his legs in a work on the main track at Churchill. I…
May 5 2012, 6:39am | Visit source ›
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Welcome to the annual rite of futility. Contrary to popular belief, I am not 0 for 138 in the Kentucky…
May 4 2012, 6:00am | Visit source ›
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Haskin's Derby Trail: Thursday Potpourri
The time is getting near. No not the Derby, trying to finally decipher this intricate and confusing puzzle. We’ve made…
May 3 2012, 4:04pm | Visit source ›
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Kentucky Derby 2012: On the Record
It’s that time of year again! As ever, I don’t think there is a requirement for there to be twenty…
May 3 2012, 11:23am | Visit source ›
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Derby impressions fill in the gaps and provide the images necessary for appreciation, if not understanding. Some might say the Derby picture is becoming more focused, but it won't become…
May 3 2012, 8:42am | Visit source ›
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Handicappers Homework: Decoding the Derby Contenders
It's hard not to get excited about the Kentucky Derby. To people who are heavily invested in this sport, and…
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Haskin's Derby Trail: Summer School
It sure felt like summer as several Derby horses schooled this morning and afternoon. The handicapping is over, the works…
May 2 2012, 5:12pm | Visit source ›
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Welsch: Rousing Sermon looks more comfortable during five-furlong breeze
Despite some heavy downpours the previous evening, the racetrack was in nice shape for training Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs with the course rated good for the early session before…
May 1 2012, 3:25pm | Visit source ›
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Derby video coverage continues to amaze me. Why does the Blood Horse send Lenny Schulman all the way to Churchill Downs to do 2 min. of video which show nothing.…
April 30 2012, 12:57pm | Visit source ›
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Haskin's Derby Trail: Early Observations
The works are done, and all that remains are the final gallops and observing how the horses are thriving during…
April 30 2012, 11:37am | Visit source ›
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The Rail: Starting at the Beginning to Examine the Top Derby Contenders
Leading up to the Kentucky Derby, there is the $2 million question: Who handles the distance? But very few ask: Where did they come from? So much is made about…
April 30 2012, 9:41am | Visit source ›
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The Six Levels of the 2012 Kentucky Derby
Already fitted for a blanket of rosesAs wide open as this year's Kentucky Derby may appear to be on paper,…
April 30 2012, 6:44am | Visit source ›
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For Union Rags' owner Wyeth, horses are in the blood
Artists are always after a larger truth, and if, in fact, this painting was completed before Union Rags was born, the horse will rate a most prominent place when the…
April 29 2012, 8:49am | Visit source ›
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Welsch: Union Rags finishes strongly in five-furlong drill
After a relatively quiet week, activity picked up to a frenetic pace at Churchill Downs on Saturday morning with four Kentucky Derby hopefuls working within a five-minute span immediately after…
April 28 2012, 3:39pm | Visit source ›
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Derby contenders on the track at Churchill
Union Rags waiting for the track to open after the renovation. With the Kentucky Derby a week away from today,…
April 28 2012, 3:23pm | Visit source ›
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Welsch: Union Rags makes great visual impression
Union Rags made his grand entrance on the Churchill Downs stage Friday morning, eliciting a few oohs and aahs from the crowd as he performed a routine gallop during the…
April 27 2012, 5:35pm | Visit source ›
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I've been reading the press, some sharp bettors and twitter for the past week or two, and conventional wisdom says…
April 27 2012, 8:07am | Visit source ›
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The prep season for the Derby is just about complete barring a monstrous effort by anything coming out of the…
April 26 2012, 5:33pm | Visit source ›
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Do Dams Trump Sires in Kentucky Derby Winners?
Last year I wrote a piece on the dams of Kentucky Derby winners since 2000 which revealed fascinating intersections between…
April 25 2012, 10:19am | Visit source ›
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Jerardi: Kentucky Derby field loaded with talent
The 2012 Kentucky Derby will have more consistent, talented 3-year-olds in the starting gate on May 5 than any Derby in years. An incredible nine of the 14 horses that…
April 24 2012, 9:48am | Visit source ›
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A "First-Saturday-in-May" Horse
Yes, I have been absent from blogging. Life, stuff, Twitter has gotten in the way of my posting. And still in birthday mode too. Me and Ruffian. It’s cool to…
April 20 2012, 7:27pm | Visit source ›
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Union Rags Breezes at Keeneland
Chadds Ford Stable’s Union Rags breezed a half-mile in :47 2/5 at Keeneland today, galloping out 5/8s in a minute.…
April 20 2012, 8:51am | Visit source ›
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Union Rags: An American Love Story
Chapters 1 - 4 of a documentary on Kentucky Derby contender Union Rags.
April 19 2012, 8:22am | Visit source ›
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