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Two for the Task

POSTED: April 10, 2021

It’s 4:15 in the morning. The backside of the racetrack is about to become busy, and it’s just minutes away from the day’s first set. ...

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Where Is The Love? Trainer Eric Guillot banned for naming horse a racial slur

POSTED: January 8, 2021

This is a column I never thought I'd write. Never say never. Horse racing has made it difficult to stay positive the last few years....

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Russell Could Make History in Race for Fall Meet Training Title

POSTED: December 25, 2020

LAUREL, MD – The 2020 Thoroughbred season is drawing to an historic close in Maryland, and not just for a pandemic that paused racing for...

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Kent Sweezey Follows "Jerkens Way" Of Training and its Paying Off

POSTED: December 11, 2020

Former Jimmy Jerkens Assistant Making Most of Opportunities Slated to Saddle Phat Man for Saturday’s Harlan’s Holiday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Falling back on the...

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Mark Casse Becomes 34th Trainer In History To Win 3000 Races

POSTED: November 19, 2020

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Mark Casse became the 34th trainer in Thoroughbred racing history to win 3000 races Thursday when Live Oak Plantation’s Souper Watson...

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The Glue in Horse Racing

POSTED: November 26, 2019

With all the negative publicity and piling on the sport of horse racing has had to withstand of late, it is refreshing for those of...

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Training Tips

Trainer Jockey Combinations

POSTED: November 9, 2019

When you are a horse trainer it is really important to have a good working relationship with your jockey. As a trainer, you put a...

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Training Tips

Switching Jockeys

POSTED: October 8, 2019

JJ Graci weighs in on switching jockeys. I received a very interesting e-mail about changing riders when big name jockeys are in town for a...

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Belmont Park Saturday Analysis by Anthony Fontaine

POSTED: September 14, 2019

The talk of the racing world has centered on Justify and the alleged failed drug test after the Santa Anita Derby. If he was disqualified...

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