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2019 Belmont Stakes Field Comes Together

POSTED: June 4, 2019

The field for the 2019 Belmont Stakes has been drawn. Tacitus, the likely favorite or possibly co-favorite with Preakness winner War of Will drew post...

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Another Tapit in the Belmont Stakes?

POSTED: May 30, 2019

When handicappers glance over the field for this year's Belmont Stakes one horse will play a big part in their picks: Tacitus. Is it because...

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The Latest Belmont Stakes and NYRA Festival Doings

POSTED: May 26, 2019

Belmont Stakes and Festival Doings: (updated) The Latest Belmont Park Notes Pletcher contingent post final breezes for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival assignments Tax works at...

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The Beauty, Science, and Inconsistencies of Handicapping

POSTED: May 26, 2019

Last week's Preakness Stakes is officially in the books as we await the fabulous Belmont Stakes, the always intriguing 12-furlong marathon 3rd jewel of the...

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Who's Going Where

POSTED: May 20, 2019

Past the Wire takes a look ahead at the latest horse racing news - especially who might be going where in the future months leading...

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2019 Preakness Stakes Day Recap

POSTED: May 18, 2019

The weather cooperated and so did the Pimlico dirt and turf courses. The tracks played fair. The dirt was fast, but honest. While the facility...

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Majestic Prince: A Preakness to Remember

POSTED: May 16, 2019

50 Years Ago: A Preakness to Remember   The 1969 Preakness Stakes had it all - a thrilling stretch run, a claim of interference, and...

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1998 = Real Quiet vs. Indian Charlie

POSTED: April 28, 2019

By Nick Costa and MaryDixon Reynolds When Bob Baffert purchased Real Quiet by Quiet American at Keeneland’s yearling sale for Mike Pegram, he described the...

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1995 Thunder Gulch

POSTED: April 21, 2019

Here is the latest installment in Nick Costa's and Mary Dixon Reynolds' series on "the other horse" in the Kentucky Derby. Under blue skies with...

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