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Horse Sense Making

POSTED: March 25, 2019

By Kate Richards                               What is the common question that fans and...

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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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The End of Horse Racing?

POSTED: March 18, 2019

By Charles "Chuck" Simon “This is the end, Beautiful friend This is the end, My only friend, the end” Modern American horse racing surely wasn’t...

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Unfulfilled Potential: 7 Horses Injured Before Greatness

POSTED: March 11, 2019

The latest controversy surrounding the deaths of 21 horses at Santa Anita reminds us how fragile horses can be. A typical Thoroughbred weighs about 1,100...

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Bourbon and the Deacon at the Derby Bar

POSTED: March 4, 2019

By Kate Richards    There must be something in the country air, limestone soil and the bluegrass carpet of Kentucky to produce the spirit of...

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Stallion Dynasties: Sovereign Dancer

POSTED: March 2, 2019

The Northern Dancer Dynasty has so far provided us with a wealth of stories. We have reached a point in the family tree where we...

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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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Hidden Scroll on Target for Possible Derby Run

POSTED: February 19, 2019

Many of us were particularly taken with the debut performance of Bill Mott’s Hidden Scroll on the Pegasus World Cup undercard at Gulfstream Park in...

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