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A Stamp of Greatness: Citation

POSTED: February 11, 2019

A Stamp of Greatness: Citation By Nick Costa In 1978, when Affirmed crossed the finish line by a head in front of Alydar in the...

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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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Second Place is the First: Triple Crown Runner Ups

POSTED: January 24, 2019

We've heard the cliches before. Runner ups. Second fiddle. Second best. Bridesmaid. Second place is the first loser. In the Sport of Kings, and The...

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It's Official - Justify Retired

POSTED: July 26, 2018

The announcement that was pretty much inevitable almost immediately following the Belmont Stakes has finally been made. Justify has been officially retired, unofficially probably since...

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Second Place Finishers to Triple Crown Winners

POSTED: March 11, 2018

American Pharoah at Coolmore I hope you all enjoy this first column for Past the Wire by Nick Costa. Nick is a long time student...

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2017 Triple Crown Musings by William Gotimer Jr.

POSTED: June 17, 2017

By: William G. Gotimer, Jr. As the 2017 Triple Crown season has been completed, I have retreated to the racing Holy Land of Saratoga Springs...

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No Apology Necessary

POSTED: January 4, 2014

Here it is. The very first column written by Jonathan Stettin. This was the "piece" that started what is now Past the Wire and Jonathan's...

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@jonathanstettin  Morning Jonathan, I just read your Piece on its not a Santa Anita thing IT WAS OUTSTANDING. I have been playing horses for 42 yrs since my father 1st brought me to Washington Park. I could not agree with you more. There must be 1 governing board and a commissioner.

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