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Judging the Three Year Old Crop After the Kentucky Derby and Before the Breeders' Cup

POSTED: October 27, 2019

Photo Credit: Courtney Snow A few years ago I had a conversation with Mike Smith about judging and comparing horses from different eras. Different years...

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Sir Winston Back To Work Others Get Ready For Breeders' Cup

POSTED: October 25, 2019

Casse loaded for Breeders' Cup; G1 Belmont Stakes Winner Sir Winston Back to Work NYRA Press Photo Credit: Adam Mooshian Feature Mark Casse boasts a...

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Frank Jones wins KTO’s Warner Jones Award

POSTED: October 18, 2019

Photo: Coady Photography Kentucky HBPA LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Frank L. Jones Jr. is a horse owner, breeder and horseplayer who has volunteered immeasurable time helping...

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Breeders' Cup

Bob Baffert talks Breeders' Cup and More with Past the Wire

POSTED: October 14, 2019

A few years ago I caught up with Bob Baffert and wrote an article about him simply called "Nobody Does it Better." There was no...

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Bringing Horse Racing Back From the Brink

POSTED: October 8, 2019

Horse racing has received more than a few black eyes this year. From the unfortunate incidents at Santa Anita, the Kentucky Derby controversy, to the...

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Tall Tales and a Horse Named Dick Welles

POSTED: September 22, 2019

Orson Welles once said of his father Richard H. Welles, “He had a famous name because of a cigar. The ‘Dick Welles’ cigar was a...

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Death of The Iron Horse

POSTED: September 20, 2019

How Breeding is Killing Thoroughbred Racing Blame it on Secretariat. Before the brief but brilliant career of the 1973 Triple Crown winner, champion Thoroughbreds often...

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Churchill Downs Spotlights Two Year Olds

POSTED: September 15, 2019

Churchill Downs ran the Grade 2 Pocahontas for two-year old fillies and the Grade 3 Iroquois for two-year olds colts and geldings on Saturday. The...

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Justify: A Triple Crown Tainted?

POSTED: September 12, 2019

Justify: A Triple Crown Tainted? By Nick D'Agostino In light of the recent developments or perhaps allegation being the more accurate word, The Triple Crown...

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