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Day 2: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Verrazano

Posted on April 23, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet The second horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is undefeated Verrazano. Verrazano – Trainer Todd Pletcher – Owners Let’s Go Stable, Michael Tabor, Michael, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith The three year old...
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2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Orb

Posted on April 22, 2013 | 2 Comments
Tweet Over the next 12 days, we will do a feature a day on the top horses heading into the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on May 4th. Today we feature, in our opinion, the top contender in the expected field...
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2013 Kentucky Derby Field Starting to Take Shape

Posted on April 16, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet After nearly eight months and 34 qualifying races, we are finally starting to see the 2013 Kentucky Derby field take shape. We still have two last chance races for those who are outside the top 20 rankings in terms of points, but for the...
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2013 Kentucky Derby Starting to Make Perfect Cents

Posted on April 8, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet It was the battle of the East and West Saturday afternoon with the $1,000,000 Wood Memorial (G1) taking place at Aqueduct and the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita. In the Wood Memorial, heavy favorite Verrazano, from leading trainer Todd Pletcher, did...
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East & West in Kentucky Derby Trail Spotlight

Posted on April 3, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet Technically, there are six remaining races in the 2013 Road to the Kentucky Derby series. In reality, it comes down to four as the last two are desperation races for those on the bubble. Those who usually run in those races bypass the run...
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Animal Kingdom Wins 2013 Dubai World Cup!

Posted on March 30, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet It felt like an episode of Sesame Street for the American contingent at the Meydan Racecourse for the Dubai World Cup event. The number of the day was “11″. Not exactly what racings fans from the U.S or the connections of those who flew...
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Jam-Packed Weekend Ahead of Us, Enjoy!

Posted on March 27, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet Wow, where do we begin?! It doesn’t matter if you reside in the United States or around the World, the “World” of horse racing will have plenty to offer this coming Saturday, March 30. The Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up as we...
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The 2013 Kentucky Derby Trail Heats Up

Posted on March 20, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet It’s been an interesting 2 1/2 months so far with winners coming from expected and unexpected places. We saw the 2012 two year old male champion Shanghai Bobby lose for the first time in his career to Itsmyluckyday in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3)...
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Super Ninety Nine, Horse to Beat in Rebel Stakes

Posted on March 13, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet 24 races down, just 12 races to go before we determine the qualifiers for the 2013 Kentucky Derby. Of the 24 races as part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby points system so far, only one horse has dominated a specific race. That...
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Road to the Kentucky Derby Continues

Posted on March 7, 2013 | No Comments
Tweet The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this weekend on both sides of the country with valuable points on the line for the 17 colts and gelding who are entered. The Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs has eight entrants including highly...
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