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  • Day 7: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Overanalyze

    Day 7: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Overanalyze

    Posted on April 29, 2013 | No Comments
    Tweet The 7th horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is Overanalyze. Overanalyze – Trainer Todd Pletcher – Owner Repole Stable This Dixie Union colt had a successful debut to his career taking a five...

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  • Forego the Woodward This Weekend

    Forego the Woodward This Weekend

    Posted on August 30, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Tweet Ok, maybe the title is a bit too much, but in my opinion the Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga this weekend is a much more appealing race than the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes. I believe the Woodward is Mucho Macho Man‘s to lose....

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  • Racing Spotlight Remains on Turf, Arlington Park

    Racing Spotlight Remains on Turf, Arlington Park

    Posted on August 16, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Last weekend, the five year old chestnut Wise Dan returned to turf for the first time in 10 months and easily won the Grade 2 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga by five lengths. The Charles Lopresti trainee has performed very well in his limited action...

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    Shackleford, Ron the Greek Part of Upset Weekend at Saratoga

    Posted on August 6, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet It was one of those crazy weekends where nothing went right for the favorites and everything went right for the betting public. A total of 8 graded stakes races across the continent and 7 of them resulted in upsets. The only favorite to win...

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    Paynter Takes Over Division Lead With Haskell Win

    Posted on July 30, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet With the departure of I’ll Have Another to injury that eventually forced him to retire, the three year old male division was left for Bodemeister to control. The Bob Baffert trained colt who destroyed the competition in the Arkansas Derby by 9 1/4 lengths...

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  • Man o’ War Stakes Headlines Quartet of Big Stakes

    Man o’ War Stakes Headlines Quartet of Big Stakes

    Posted on July 13, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet The last time Treasure Beach ran on American soil, he won the Secretariat Stakes (G1) at Arlington Park on August 13, 2011. After the win, the Aidan O’Brien trained four year old colt was shipped to France and ran a poor 14th in the...

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    Shackleford Wins Met Mile, Exciting Finish

    Posted on May 28, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Belmont Park was the host of four graded stakes on the holiday Monday race card. It started off in Race 7 with the Grade 2 Sands Point Stakes. The favorite was 4/5 Somali Lemonade. Trainer Michael Matz must be getting tired of his star...

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  • Kentucky Derby and Preakness Winners, Triple Crown

    Kentucky Derby and Preakness Winners, Triple Crown

    Posted on May 23, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Which Group Will I’ll Have Another Join? It’s a long line of horses who won just a single triple crown race. The line shortens quite a bit for those who have won two of the three. And as you know, the list of those...

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  • Fountain of Youth Battle on the Horizon

    Fountain of Youth Battle on the Horizon

    Posted on February 24, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet This is where the fun begins, well, at least for racing fans and those who thoroughly enjoy watching which three year olds will separate themselves from now until the Kentucky Derby. This Sunday at Gulfstream Park, we will get a chance to see arguably...

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  • Huge Weekend for Baffert, Garcia, Bejarano

    Huge Weekend for Baffert, Garcia, Bejarano

    Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet The weekend started out as good as can be for trainer Bob Baffert on Saturday at Santa Anita where his mare Ellafitz won the Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes. He then followed up that performance the next day by winning the Grade 2 San...

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