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Surprising Discoveries: Sometimes Small Things Beget Bigger Moments

POSTED: December 10, 2021

Welcome to Past The Wire’s Holiday “Author’s Corner” Book Guide. We offer you stories by the authors of six amazing and diverse books for gift-giving...

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Pletcher Aims Life Is Good At Pegasus World Cup

POSTED: December 10, 2021

Will Life is Good continue to stretch-out, trainer Todd Pletcher thinks so as he points the colt towards the Pegasus at Gulfstream Park A year...

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Zac Purton Captures Record-Equaling Third LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship

POSTED: December 8, 2021

Hayes snares trainer’s prize Zac Purton has joined Douglas Whyte and Frankie Dettori as a triple winner of the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship, claiming the title without a victory in...

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Mo Forza, Uncle Mo’s Grade 1-Winning Millionaire, to Stand in California for Taylor Made, Rancho San Miguel and Pecoraro

POSTED: December 8, 2021

Following up his maiden win, Mo Forza won the Grade 2 Qatar Twilight Derby at Santa Anita on Nov. 2, 2019. He ran in graded...

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No room for doubt as Dwyer reaches for more Vase glory

POSTED: December 7, 2021

Martin Dwyer wins the 2004 Hong Kong Vase aboard Phoenix Reach. By Graham Cunningham Sunday, December 12th, 2004: A nervous young jockey from Liverpool gazes...

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A FOND LOOK BACK AT THE WOR-TV RACING SHOW

POSTED: December 6, 2021

For almost a decade it was my family’s Saturday ritual – dinner at five p.m. and at six, the world stopped. We took the phone...

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Soaring to New Heights

POSTED: December 6, 2021

Strategic Bird demonstrates resolve in Sandpiper Stakes victory By BEN BAUGH OLDSMAR, Fla.­­—Collected, poised, spirited and determined, all of those words could be used to...

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McGaughey Assistant Schultz Hoping to Launch Solo Career at Oaklawn

POSTED: December 5, 2021

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Roughly 20 months after Reeve McGaughey recorded his first career training victory at Oaklawn, another former assistant under Hall of Fame...

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Strategic Bird demonstrates resolve in Sandpiper Stakes

POSTED: December 5, 2021

OLDSMAR, Fla.—Collected, poised, spirited and determined, all of those words could be used to describe the winner of the 44th running of the $100,000 6-furlong...

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