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The Road to Glory: The Triple Crown Trail in 1919

POSTED: April 10, 2019

The road to the Kentucky Derby is paved with points: if you want to make it into the gate, your horse must win the right...

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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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