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Protecting the Game of Racing One Horse at a Time

POSTED: August 23, 2024

Brent Cassady (Benoit Photo) 'If horses could talk, they’d all be thanking Brent Cassady' By Jim Charvat It’s the morning of the 2023 Kentucky Derby...

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The Classic Class of 2023: Where are they now?

POSTED: August 19, 2024

Mage (outside) and Two Phil’s duel for Derby honors. (Daniella Ricci/Past the Wire) Since the 2023 Kentucky Derby, what have those contenders been up to? Rocket...

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Can Rich Strike Regain His Heart?

POSTED: June 27, 2024

Rich Strike and Sonny Leon victorious in the 2022 Kentucky Derby. (Coady Photography) Rich Strike 2.0: Back in Training Can the 2022 Kentucky Derby Champ...

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Mystik Dan to Point to G1 Travers

POSTED: June 10, 2024

McPeek and his charming colt, Mystik Dan. (Maryland Jockey Club) Thorpedo Anna to G1 CCA Oaks Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Notes SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. –...

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‘More Than 30 Years, Under 30 Stalls’: Saluting Veteran Trainer Nick Zito

POSTED: June 6, 2024

Nick Zito’s Birdstone (left) edges ahead of Smarty Jones in the 2004 Belmont Stakes to end that colt’s Triple Crown bid and score one of...

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Belmont Stakes Pass or Play: Sierra Leone

POSTED: June 6, 2024

With Sierra Leone (#2) on the outside, Forever Young (#11) tries to thread in between him and Catching Freedom (#4) on the rail as Mystik...

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Belmont Pass or Play: Mystik Dan vs Seize the Grey

POSTED: June 4, 2024

Seize the Grey won the Preakness (left), Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby. Who will win the Belmont Stakes? (Left photo by Anika Miskar, right...

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Ky. Derby Champ Mystik Dan Final Preps

POSTED: June 4, 2024

Mystik Dan works in company at Saratoga. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA) Ky. Oaks Queen Thorpedo Anna on Track for the Acorn NYRA Press Office SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y....

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Albarado Gallops KyDerby Hero Mystik Dan 

POSTED: May 10, 2024

Mystik Dan and Albarado out on the track (screen grab on X) Two-Time Preakness-Winning Jockey Answers McPeek’s Call Rosario Has Mount on Just Steel; Jaime...

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