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Great Too Early: 5 2-Year-Olds Who Failed as 3-Year-Olds

POSTED: February 24, 2019

Great Too Early: By: Peter Lee In the book American Pharoah, author Joe Drape recounts an incident in which Vinery Farm manager Frances Relihan, impressed...

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Sunday Silence and Easy Goer: A Jewel of a Duel

POSTED: February 24, 2019

By Nick Costa This is not the first time Past the Wire featured what was perhaps the best running of the Preakness, and one of...

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10 Years Since Rachel Alexandra and the Oaks

POSTED: February 23, 2019

by Mary Dixon Reynolds This year, we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Rachel Alexandra's breathtaking Kentucky Oaks, which unwittingly began her campaign for Horse of...

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Sports Betting: Good or Bad for Horse Racing?

POSTED: February 21, 2019

Editorial by Michael Valiante There is one advantage of being old. If you live long enough you truly will “have seen it all”. So when...

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Hidden Scroll on Target for Possible Derby Run

POSTED: February 19, 2019

Many of us were particularly taken with the debut performance of Bill Mott’s Hidden Scroll on the Pegasus World Cup undercard at Gulfstream Park in...

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With Heart and Determination Victor Espinoza Returns by Kaitlin Free

POSTED: February 18, 2019

The human soul is an entity that cannot sit idle while business remains unfinished. It has nothing left to prove to anyone, except to one’s...

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Reputations and Radiographs

POSTED: February 14, 2019

by Kate Richards When reading about a contentious issue or a tragedy, it is easy to think of racing’s worst-case scenarios. And about the impact...

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The Crazy Life of a Jockey

POSTED: February 13, 2019

By Michael Valiante On September 14, 2017 there were seven horses who left the gate in the 3rd race at Delaware Park.  It was just...

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A Stamp of Greatness: Citation

POSTED: February 11, 2019

A Stamp of Greatness: Citation By Nick Costa In 1978, when Affirmed crossed the finish line by a head in front of Alydar in the...

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