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Switching Jockeys

POSTED: October 8, 2019

JJ Graci weighs in on switching jockeys. I received a very interesting e-mail about changing riders when big name jockeys are in town for a...

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Bringing Horse Racing Back From the Brink

POSTED: October 8, 2019

Horse racing has received more than a few black eyes this year. From the unfortunate incidents at Santa Anita, the Kentucky Derby controversy, to the...

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Walsh looks ahead -- just a peek! -- to Derby with Maxfield

POSTED: October 7, 2019

The morning after winning the first Grade 1 stakes of his career, Brendan Walsh reported cheerfully that Keeneland’s Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity winner Maxfield came out...

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A Breeders Cup Masterpiece

POSTED: October 7, 2019

You might think one would be hard pressed to say training a horse up to the Breeders' Cup was a masterpiece before said horse even...

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Cowboy Swagger is 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover Champion

POSTED: October 7, 2019

Champion barrel racer Fallon Taylor takes on a new challenge every year: in 2018, she took up show jumping. This year, she took on the...

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Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup presented by Lane's End Invitees Work on Grass

POSTED: October 6, 2019

Three fillies with invitations to next Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Presented by Lane’s End (G1) were on the firm Keeneland turf course...

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Training Up to a Specific Race

POSTED: October 6, 2019

JJ Graci answers a reader's question about training up to a specific stake or race.... Brian asks, " How do you train a horse for...

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Tiz the Law to stay on early Kentucky Derby trail

POSTED: October 6, 2019

ELMONT, N.Y. - Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law came out of his impressive four-length win in Saturday's Grade 1 $500,000 Champagne for 2-year-olds in good...

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Anthony Fontaine Looks at the Keeneland Sunday Racing Card

POSTED: October 6, 2019

Anthony had a strong day yesterday and he is looking for a repeat today in the Keeneland Sunday racing card. There is some rain in...

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