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A RACE FOR THE RECORD A veil of suspense hung over thoroughbred racing fans last May 5th as Monarchos swept across the finish line of the 127th Kentucky Derby. With his first half mile clocked as the fastest in history, the big gray colt had, surely, broken the great Secretariat's record set way back in 1973. monarchos • secretariat • kentucky derby • triple crown • thoroughbred racing
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Battle of the Belmont Pits Two Game Winners The 137th Belmont Stakes pits winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, both Cinderella horses for different reasons, in the first showdown for 3-year-old supremacy. belmont • preakness • kentucky derby • triple crown • peter pan
Giacomo Tries to Win Some Respect, Preakness Giacomo is attempting on Saturday to become the seventh Kentucky Derby winner in nine years to capture the Preakness. horses • jockeys • tracks • trainers • preakness
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Nine Challenge Read the Footnotes in Florida Derby The 53rd Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park is attracted 10 horses hoping to continue down the Road to the Roses. horse • horses • florida derby • kentucky derby • triple crown
The Year That Was South Florida racing is being to reduced to only two tracks -- Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course. horse • racing • churchill downs • calder race course • hialeah
Track Wars Churchill Downs and Frank Stronach are buying up tracks faster than the pace of the presidential campaigns. churchill downs • frank stronach • horse racing tracks • buying • purchasing
Can Sweet Catomine Follow Winning Colors? Sweet Catomine tries to duplicate Winning Colors' feat in 1988 by capturing Saturday's Sana Anita Derby and then the Kentucky Derby on May 7. horses • trainers • 3-year-olds • santa anita derby • wood memorial
Derby Doings First of the three gems in horseracing's Triple Crown series has its 133rd running on Saturday, May 5th. Even better - join the natives the Friday before for the KY Oaks. kentucky • derby • oaks • university of louisville • churchill
Florida Fun this Weekend! Florida has lots and lots of things to do and this weekend is no exception! florida • florida fun • st petersburg • tampa • tarpon springs
Hard Spun Likes Recycled Rubber Synthetic fiber, waxed sand, and recycled rubber together form the new thoroughbred racing surface called Polytrack. Kentucky Derby finisher Hard Spun likes it. polytrack • hard spun • larry jones • calvin borel • street sense
Kentucky Derby 2001: Making a Point The 127th Kentucky Derby will have a full field, but the key indicators to pick a winner point to one outstanding colt.
Kentucky Derby is All Horse Sense Street Sense responds perfectly to his jockey's masterful guidance. Rail trips are Borel's forte. Nafzger's two-race strategy turns golden as his No. 1 bay wins Derby. street sense no. 1 • 2007 kentucky derby • calvin borel • carl nafzger • hard spun
Pletcher's Fillies Shine in Oaks While Todd Pletcher's Derby Five failed to fire, his filly entries in the Kentucky Oaks handled an off track to finish 1-2. Rags to Riches has won four in a row. todd pletcher • 2007 kentucky oaks • rags to riches • garrett gomez • michael tabor and derrick smith
Run for the Roses: Beware of the No No's There are trends involving the Run for the Roses that can't be dismissed when handicapping America's Race. horses • jockeys kentucky derby • triple crown • 3-year-olds • tracks
Seattle Slew's 1977 Triple Crown Front running 1977 Triple Crown Champion Seattle Slew equaled Secretariat's Preakness speed and romped through the classics to claim the 10th historical triple title. seattle slew • 1977 triple crown • kentucky derby • preakness stakes • belmont stakes
The Arlington Million XXVI August 9, 2008 "The Arlington Million" is the signature event of Arlington Park in the Chicago suburbs. Thoroughbred horses travel from around the world for the million dollar prize. arlington million • arlington park • secretariat stakes • thoroughbred horses • horse races
Who Might Steal The Kentucky Derby Who will rise at Churchill Downs? Can Giant Moon, or Yankee Bravo, or Texas Wildcatter, or Isabull squeeze into the field and snatch the bouquet of roses? kentucky derby second twenty • yankee bravo • giant moon • ez dreamer • other possible derby qualifiers
Pari-Mutuel Betting Origins Although Americans adopted and refined much of its horse racing culture from the English, pari-mutuel betting at the race track is a gift from the French. origins pari-mutuel betting • first pari-mutuel system • first pari-mutuel machines • auction pools • wagering originated in france
Kentucky Derby 2002 It's time to select the winner and also-rans for the 128th Kentucky Derby. kentucky • derby
5 of 16 Writers Say Nobiz in Derby Opinions are sharply defined as a wide open Kentucky Derby post offers a batch of talented and proven colts. Trainer Todd Pletcher has five trainees, but no favorite. nobiz like shobiz • 133rd kentucky derby • scat daddy • curlin • street sense
Another Michael Matz Colt Down Chelokee, the inaugural (2007) Barbaro Stakes winner, trained by Michael Matz, who also taught Barbaro, suffered a broken right ankle in the Alysheba Stakes (gr.3). chelokee breaks ankle • chelokee alysheba stakes • barbaro stakes winner chelokee • chelokee injury • chelokee's chances 50-50
Black Gold, 1924 Kentucky Derby Owned by loyal Oklahomans, trained in old-school fashion, Black Gold showed early form and fulfilled a man's lifetime dream, gushing into a winner at Churchill Downs. al hoots • rosa hoots • black gold • useeit • black toney
Busy Edgar Prado Picks Adriano Riding money leader Edgar Prado had his pick of some of the year's best Thoroughbreds for his Derby ride May 3. He opted for Adriano, trained by his long-time employer. prado choice for derby mount • top money earning jockeys • prado and adriano • prado and tale of ekati • prado and monba
Count Fleet Proved Jockey's Plea Sired by Reigh Count, a Kentucky Derby champion, Count Fleet was eventually compared to Man o' War. His jockey, Johnny Longden, convinced his owner not to sell the colt. 1943 triple crown • count fleet • johnny longden • don cameron • john d. hertz
Curlin helps Shuffle Derby Lineup Major prep races for the Derby wound down last weekend with Curlin, a Steve Asmussen trained colt ridden by Robby Albarado getting in a bid for the Run for the Roses. 2007 arkansas derby • curlin • steve asmussen • dominican • robby albarado
Dutrow's Big Brown Wins Derby Trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. knows Big Brown. Dutrow wasn't worried about starting from Gate 20 in the first leg of the Triple Crown. His inexperienced colt won handily. dutrow's big brown wins derby • 134th kentucky derby won from gate 20 • inexperienced big brown stays unbeaten • eight belles 2nd in derby • eight belles euthanized after derby
Early Bird Catches The Horse If you want to catch the workouts for the Kentucky Derby, you better rise early. sports • commentary • horse racing
Filly Euthanized On Derby Track Tragedy quickly followed the triumph of Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby as the filly Eight Belles broke both front ankles galloping out past the wire. She finished 2nd. eight belles euthanized • decision to euthanize eight belles • filly eight belles kentucky derby • big brown kentucky derby • eight belles trainer larry jones
Giant Moon Gets Bullet Work Giant Moon's final Preakness Stakes workout Tuesday at Belmont Park went in :22.80 for the first quarter, and was a bullet time of :47.77 for the half mile. giant moon bullet work at belmont • giant moon count fleet stakes • early season winner giant moon • giant moon trainer richard schosberg • stevil trainer nick zito
Ginger Punch, Hystericalady Roll Ginger Punch and Hystericalady continue to cruise. The former won the Ogden Phipps Handicap, and the latter took the Fleur de Lis Handicap, both clearing 7 lengths. five-year-old mares ginger punch hystericalady • ginger punch ogden phipps handicap belmont park • hystericalady fleur de lis churchill downs • ginger punch champion older female 2007 • ginger punch champion breeders' cup distaff
Graded Stakes & No.1=Street Sense Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champ Street Sense is headed to the Kentucky Derby ahead in graded stakes earnings and ranked No.1 by the NTRA. Can he break the juvenile jinx? street sense • cowtown cat • nobiz like shobiz • 2007 kentucky derby • circular quay
Nobiz, AGS, Tiago Lead 2 of 5 Wins Three early season stars now lead the ranks of thoroughbreds with two wins from five starts. Nobiz Like Shobiz, Any Given Saturday, Tiago were Triple Crown hopefuls. nobiz like shobiz • any given saturday • tiago • mistical plan • icy atlantic
Pet Friendly Inns Louisville KY Louisville in the Blue Grass State of Kentucky is a great vacation destination. Fido or Fifi can travel along when staying at a hotel that welcomes the family pet. pet friendly hotels • travel with pets • louisville ky • blue grass state • kentucky derby
Pletcher's Scat Daddy Wins 5th In Dubai March 31 for the $21 million World Cup card, Todd Pletcher was 0-5. In Florida, his Kentucky Derby hope, Scat Daddy, and five undercard runners won six races. scat daddy • notional • todd pletcher • doug o'neill • 2007 florida derby
Proud Spell, Ginger Punch Rally Proud Spell and Ginger Punch won their Kentucky Oaks and Louisville Stakes runs, respectively, in impressive stretch drives. The two races were run at Churchill Downs. proud spell wins kentucky oaks • ginger punch louisville stakes • fillies rally at churchill downs • proud spell rebounds • ginger punch beats four rivals
Two Colts, Filly Lead Season Picture perfect Kentucky Derby champ Street Sense, Belmont winner Rags to Riches, and Preakness victor Curlin head into 2007's second half season as HOY contenders. rags to riches • curlin • street sense • todd pletcher • carl nafzger
US: Kentucky Travel Facts & Trivia United States: Information on the Bourbon Festival & the birthplaces of Mohammad Ali, KFC, Jim Beam whiskey, mint Julep, Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. kentucky travel facts • churchill downs trivia • museum of the horse lexington • abraham lincoln birthplace national historic site • national corvette museum bowling green
War Admiral Raced Unbeaten in 1937 Although small of stature, War Admiral was big of heart and matched his famous father's will to win. Man o' War's most significant son had his year in 1937. 1937 triple crown • war admiral physical conformation • man o' war's son • war admiral starting gate problems • 1937 kentucky derby
War Pass Injured, Out of Derby An ankle fracture to War Pass has shaken up the Kentucky Derby picture once again. Jockeys have jumped to different Derby mounts. Monba and Gayego earned their way in. war pass injury • jockeys and derby horses • new derby qualifiers • monba gayego graded stakes • zito and war pass
Kentucky Derby Field Set; Brown #1 Who will beat the Derby ghosts of distance, dirt, and running style? Big Brown is Vegas's No.1, while Bob Black Jack, Denis of Cork, and Halo Najib miss the latest cut. kentucky derby field • on the earnings bubble • big brown betting • big brown no.1 • colonel john derby choice
Sixth Summit of Speed Stars Lost in the Fog Undefeated Lost in the Fog has his sights set on the $300,000 Carry Back, one of eight stakes worth a total of $1.9 million on the sixth Summit of Speed card Saturday at Calder Race Course. horses • trainers • jockeys • calder race course • summit of speed
Summit of Speed Rates ‘S’ for Super The biggest day in racing for sprinters is July 10 when Calder Race Course features six stakes worth $1.75 million. horses • trainers • stakes • handicaps • calder
The Second Summit of Speed The second annual Summit of Speed has attracted more than 20 sprint stars from around the nation to challenge the South Florida standouts at Calder Race Course.
Who Do You Like in the Kentucky Derby? A full field of 3-year-olds will make Saturday's 131st Kentucky Derby as competitive as other exciting races such as the 1987 running when Chris McCarron guided Alysheba to victory. kentucky derby • 3-year-olds • nick zito • todd plethcer • trainers
Handicapping Hints for Kentucky Derby The fullest field in two decades will go in the 130th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. horses • jockeys • trainers • stakes • kentucky derby
I Have Contest Fever There are two contests starting in November that have caught my eye. Wish me luck!
Kentucky Derby 2000 The contenders and the pretenders in the full field for the 126th Kentucky Derby. |
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