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1919 - Sir Barton vs. Billy Kelly

POSTED: March 23, 2019

1919 – Sir Barton – Billy Kelly By Nick Costa and Mary Dixon Reynolds Much like the first Kentucky Derby in 1875, an owner’s pre-race...

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2019 Fountain of Youth

POSTED: March 1, 2019

Geo Sette 400,000 Grade 2 Fountain Of Youth Stakes,  Gulfstream Park Race # 13,   Mile & 1/16th EST Post Time 5:32 pm I have always...

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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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The Ghost Triple Crown Trophy

POSTED: January 31, 2019

By: Nick D’Agostino It had come to my attention that one of the 13 Triple Crown trophies had shown up in of all places, a...

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RIP Ronnie Franklin

POSTED: March 9, 2018

Ronnie Franklin, who won the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness aboard Spectacular Bid, passed away at 58 years old. Ronnie lost the mount on Spectacular...

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Tapwrit, Just Like I Called It

POSTED: June 14, 2017

I took a lot of heat taking a stand with Tapwrit on a large Pick 6 ticket in The Kentucky Derby. Mindful The Belmont was...

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Classic Empire, Likely Favorite, Is Out of Belmont Stakes

POSTED: June 7, 2017

Classic Empire, the likely post time favorite for Saturday's Belmont Stakes, will miss the race with an abscess in his right front. This is the...

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2017 Belmont Stakes Probable Field & Riders

POSTED: June 5, 2017

This is the likely field for The 2017 Belmont Stakes including trainers and riders: Classic Empire, Mark Casse, Julien Leparoux Epicharis, Kiyoshi Hagiwara, Christophe Lemaire...

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Geo, with your hard work and precision you gave us all the edge we needed to be VERY COMPETITIVE at Fairgrounds yesterday. Can't thank you and John enough for that. It's something 98% of us simply don't have the experience, knowledge and skill to do ourselves. That's the truth.

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