Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 3 days ago
Winning the triple crown has been a daunting task for any horse over the past 35 years since Affirmed won all three legs back in 1978. Several horses have won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, only to be heart-broken in the Belmont Stakes. Three...
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2013 Preakness Stakes is Orb’s to Lose
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 3 days ago
Winning the triple crown has been a daunting task for any horse over the past 35 years since Affirmed won all three legs back in 1978. Several horses have won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, only to be heart-broken in the Belmont Stakes. Three...
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emory a hamilton discusses verrazano and developing the family of too chic
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 5 days ago
Reblogged from bloodstock in the bluegrass: The following article first appeared earlier this week at Paulick Report. One advantage that home breeders have in the selection of stock is that they can make themselves aware of subtleties in stock that are meaningful and can disregard things that are not. For Emory Alexander Hamilton, who bred […]
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Questions of aggregation and my role in it
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 7 days ago
Jessica Chapel, a one-time news aggregator, takes Ray Paulick’s popular Paulick Report, the king of racing news aggregation, to task in this blog post, The Unethical Report. You can read the story and decide for yourself if PR is guilty as charged by Jessica, but the concept of news aggregation itself is relatively new and closely tied […]
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Derby recap from Steve Byk’s show from Wednesday, May 8.
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 days ago
Derby recap (including more on Golden Soul), plus a look at Departing on Steve Byk’s show from Wednesday, May 8. Click here to listen.
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Orb Gives Shug First Kentucky Derby Win
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 12 days ago
So let’s put this to rest that nice guys always finish last. Nice guys do finish 1st! Claude McGaughey, who many around the sport call him “Shug”, has been training horses for over three decades. He’s won every top graded stakes race imaginable except for...
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Jockey Historical Stats at the Kentucky Derby
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 15 days ago
It’s amazing to see so many great jockeys from all over the country be humbled by one single race. Over their careers, top jockeys win multiple graded stakes races from various race tracks. However, as you will see, the same jockeys just can’t seem to...
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Trainers Historical Stats at the Kentucky Derby
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 16 days ago
Here is a list of trainers who will have their horses ready for the 2013 Kentucky Derby this Saturday, May 4th, 2013 at Churchill Downs. The 139th running of the “Run for the Roses“ will feature a select few hall of fame trainers, future hall...
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Day 8: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Will Take Charge
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 17 days ago
The 8th horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2013 is Will Take Charge. Will Take Charge – Trainer D. Wayne Lukas – Owner Willis Horton The chestnut colt by Unbridled’s Song...
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Day 7: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Overanalyze
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 18 days ago
The 7th horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is Overanalyze. Overanalyze – Trainer Todd Pletcher – Owner Repole Stable This Dixie Union colt had a successful debut to his career taking a five furlongs...
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Day 6: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Vyjack
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 21 days ago
The 6th horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is Vyjack. Vyjack – Trainer Rudy Rodriguez – Owner Pick Six Racing (David Wilkenfeld) Another son of Into Mischief comfortably won both of his starts as...
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Day 5: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Java’s War
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 21 days ago
The 5th horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is Java’s War. Java’s War – Trainer Kenneth McPeek – Owners Charles Fipke The 2nd colt in this field is also from the late sire War...
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Day 4: Kentucky Derby Feature – Revolutionary
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 23 days ago
The 4th horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is Revolutionary. Revolutionary – Trainer Todd Pletcher – Owners Winstar Farms He finished 3rd in his debut at Saratoga last September after getting hammered at the...
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Day 3: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Goldencents
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 23 days ago
The third horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is Goldencents. Goldencents – Trainer Doug O’Neill – Owners W. C. Racing, Kenney, Dave and RAP Racing He won his debut at Del Mar on September...
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Day 2: 2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Verrazano
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 24 days ago
The second horse in our one feature a day leading up to the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is undefeated Verrazano. Verrazano – Trainer Todd Pletcher – Owners Let’s Go Stable, Michael Tabor, Michael, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith The three year old More...
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2013 Kentucky Derby Feature – Orb
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 25 days ago
Over the next 12 days, we will do a feature a day on the top horses heading into the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on May 4th. Today we feature, in our opinion, the top contender in the expected field of...
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Vyjack’s sprint pedigree discussed in Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 26 days ago
I wrote about the speedy female family of Vyjack developed by the late Maryland horseman C. Oliver Goldsmith in the April issue (pages 60-61) of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred. The issue is available online for free if you register for it here in the “Mid-Atlantic Club.”
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Eddie Plesa Jr. cover story on North American Trainer magazine
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 26 days ago
Frances J. Karon, editor of North American Trainer magazine, takes a look at conditioner Eddie Plesa Jr. in the Triple Crown issue. The full color glossy is available free online by clicking here. My commentary on Animal Kingdom’s and Graham Motion’s rescue of our self-loathing selves is on page 91 and titled, “North America — […]
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Comments on Java’s War’s pedigree from Byk radio show 4/17
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 27 days ago
Spoke about Charles Fipke’s Grade 1 Blue Grass winner Java’s War on the Steve Byk radio show this past Wednesday, April 17. Listen to it by clicking here.
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war pass scores with derby colts
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 27 days ago
Reblogged from bloodstock in the bluegrass: The following post first appeared earlier this week at Paulick Report. Victory in Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland made Java’s War the first Grade 1 winner from the progeny of 2007 champion juvenile War Pass (by Cherokee Run). The Blue Grass winner joins G2 Louisiana Derby winner […]
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2013 Kentucky Derby Field Starting to Take Shape
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 32 days ago
After nearly eight months and 34 qualifying races, we are finally starting to see the 2013 Kentucky Derby field take shape. We still have two last chance races for those who are outside the top 20 rankings in terms of points, but for the most...
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2013 Kentucky Derby Starting to Make Perfect Cents
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 40 days ago
It was the battle of the East and West Saturday afternoon with the $1,000,000 Wood Memorial (G1) taking place at Aqueduct and the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita. In the Wood Memorial, heavy favorite Verrazano, from leading trainer Todd Pletcher, did what...
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Same Phipps imprimatur on Revolutionary and Super Saver
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 43 days ago
Revolutionary, WinStar’s Louisiana Derby winner, traces in tail-female to the same renowned ancestress of its 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver: La Troienne. WinStar bred Super Saver from a mare purchased from the Phipps stable but purchased Revolutionary as a two-year-old for $235,000 at the 2012 OBS March sale. Bred by WS Farish, the colt […]
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Derby talk on Steve Byk’s show
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 44 days ago
Spoke about some Derby horses and Animal Kingdom on Steve Byk’s show Wednesday. Noted the Jockey Club influences in Orb (bred by Janney and Phipps), Revolutionary (Farish), Hear the Ghost (Farish and Lazy F Ranch), Verrazano (Hamilton), Lines of Battle (Darby Dan family), etc. Click here to listen to our conversation.
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East & West in Kentucky Derby Trail Spotlight
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 44 days ago
Technically, there are six remaining races in the 2013 Road to the Kentucky Derby series. In reality, it comes down to four as the last two are desperation races for those on the bubble. Those who usually run in those races bypass the run for...
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Animal Kingdom Wins 2013 Dubai World Cup!
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 48 days ago
It felt like an episode of Sesame Street for the American contingent at the Meydan Racecourse for the Dubai World Cup event. The number of the day was “11″. Not exactly what racings fans from the U.S or the connections of those who flew their...
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Jam-Packed Weekend Ahead of Us, Enjoy!
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 51 days ago
Wow, where do we begin?! It doesn’t matter if you reside in the United States or around the World, the “World” of horse racing will have plenty to offer this coming Saturday, March 30. The Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up as we head...
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Now is the time to pull out all the stops for Caviar…
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 55 days ago
Reblogged from Thedarkknight On Racing: 16-1, 12-1, 8-1, 6-1, 5-1, 7-2, 5-2.... If you saw that sequence of odds on an upcoming race you would think there was an almighty gamble being hatched and that the horse in question probably had a very strong chance of winning. But these odds aren't for an upcoming race […]
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The 2013 Kentucky Derby Trail Heats Up
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 58 days ago
It’s been an interesting 2 1/2 months so far with winners coming from expected and unexpected places. We saw the 2012 two year old male champion Shanghai Bobby lose for the first time in his career to Itsmyluckyday in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at...
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Super Ninety Nine, Horse to Beat in Rebel Stakes
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 65 days ago
24 races down, just 12 races to go before we determine the qualifiers for the 2013 Kentucky Derby. Of the 24 races as part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby points system so far, only one horse has dominated a specific race. That horse...
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Road to the Kentucky Derby Continues
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 71 days ago
The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this weekend on both sides of the country with valuable points on the line for the 17 colts and gelding who are entered. The Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs has eight entrants including highly touted...
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New Derby recap show, website unveiled in social media
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 73 days ago
Caught this today on Twitter. A new Derby recap show with Ed DeRosa (on left, with the doughnut) of Brisnet and Sean Feld (in hoody), the promoter of Bullet Train. Both men are opinionated presences on Twitter—and, one presumes, in daily life. Interesting content with a handicapping angle, presented by a couple of “regular guys” […]
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Coming To America Part II
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 75 days ago
Reblogged from John W Hills: So, we landed in Washington DC, on Concorde, on time. To be greeted by a new phenomenon. The mobile Jetway. You think your on the ground, technically you are, you think your in America, yes, but in fact you actually have yet to arrive. Instead you are now driving around […]
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2013 Santa Anita Handicap, Race of the Week
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 78 days ago
The Kentucky Derby trail is in full swing with just over 10 weeks remaining on the schedule. The 2013 Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct this weekend features a few horses who could make it to the big race in May (Overanalyze and Vyjack among others)....
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#BlackCaviar Lightning Day at Flemington: Tweet Recap and Photos
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 84 days ago
Reblogged from inkmarksofsu: Tweet Recap Su-Ann Khaw @inkmarksofsu Rockin' red lips to see the unbeaten champ #BlackCaviar at@MelbCupCarnival #FabulousFlemington pic.twitter.com/WsupXUmQ Casquets (Fastnet Rock ex Suitely (Woodman)) wins the Listed Talindert Stks - bred on the same Fastnet Rock x Woodman mare cross as Rothesay Placings in the Listed Talindert Stks: Annenberg (Artie Schiller) and Essie's Pride (Murtajill) Sunshine and blue [...]
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2013 Kentucky Derby Season Officially Begins
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 87 days ago
The Road to the 2013 Kentucky Derby intensifies this weekend with the launch of the second chapter of the new points based system the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The first chapter called the Kentucky Derby Prep Season consisted of 19 races across the United...
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A bad day at the track
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 91 days ago
[Fiction inspired by current events---SHF] The man is up early as usual. He’s making the rounds on the backstretch of a flea-bitten racetrack nestled in a dust bowl. It’s four o’clock in the morning. Still dark outside but light is hinted at on the horizon. The man goes stall to stall in a barn; horse [...]
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Last Two Races in Kentucky Derby Prep Season
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 91 days ago
No, that doesn’t mean we are that close to the 2013 Kentucky Derby. The running of the El Camino Real Derby (G3) at Golden Gate Fields and Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park will put an end to the Derby Prep Season that included 19...
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Photos from Cape Town
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 96 days ago
Reblogged from inkmarksofsu: Read more… 97 more words Check out Su-Ann Khaw on Vine for a video of Trippi from Drakenstein Stud---SHF
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Battle Ensues in 2013 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 99 days ago
This time of year, the attention is usually on the three year old male division due to the prep races leading up to the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown races (Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes). This week however, the focus comes away from the three...
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France Galop’s response to EIPH questionnaire
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 101 days ago
re the last post on Hong Kong’s treatment of EIPH, this was France Galop’s response to the same questionnaire at the International Summit on race day medication (2011).
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Hong Kong treatment of EIPH
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 101 days ago
How do vets in Hong Kong treat EIPH, as furosemide is not used race day or in training? The following are answers provided by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in a survey form for the International Summit on race day medication held June 13-14, 2011, in New Y...
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If the horse could talk
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 103 days ago
The following excerpt is from an entertaining blog post by Michael Cox (@kemblaCoxy on Twitter) in the South China Morning Post. Michael covers racing in Hong Kong, and as you might tell, he’s not one to sugar coat the game. Read it in its entirety here. If racing wants to pretend it’s still the good [...]
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Indian Derby: Super Storm in fairy tale finish for Jimmy Fortune and owners
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 104 days ago
(See Indian Derby video below—SHF) By Maj. Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.)—The 20 to 1 outsider Super Storm (Rebuttal – Cielo Vodkamartini), ridden by Jimmy Fortune, trained by Satish Narredu and bred at Hazara Stud, grabbed the lead inside the final furlong and lasted out determinedly to beat the favorite Wind Stream, Hemisphere, and the Indian 2000 [...]
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Road to the Kentucky Derby, Three More Races
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 106 days ago
Three more races will run as part of the Prep Season in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series with 51 precious points on the line. The Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita and Withers...
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new kentucky stallions for 2013: hansen
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 107 days ago
Reblogged from bloodstock in the bluegrass: Hansen (2008 gr c by Tapit x Stormy Sunday, Sir Cat) Ashford $12,500 This stallion prospect for 2013 is part of Coolmore's ongoing plan to conquer American racing and breeding. As linchpin of that effort, the...
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Using the Hong Kong model in a kinder, gentler way
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 107 days ago
Wherever you sit on the Lasix debate, it’s important to realize that bleeders haven’t materialized overnight and are not a figment of one side’s imagination; also, that Lasix (furosemide) has been shown to help control EIPH (Exercise-...
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Under the spotlight: pedigree of Malibu Moon colt Orb
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 108 days ago
Orb and Cerro are two three-year-olds on the radar for the classics after winning allowance optional claiming races at 1 1/8 miles at Gulfstream the same day, Jan. 26. Both colts have similar records—two wins from five starts—and are improv...
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Mine That Bird and Canonero II – Both Derby Longshot Winners Trained at High Altitudes
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 109 days ago
Reblogged from ThoroEdge Equine Performance: Mine that Bird and Canonero II are commonly recognized as the biggest upsets in modern Derby history, with post time odds only surpassed by the 91-1 Doneraile, winner of the 1913 edition of this American cla...
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Stats & History Go Against Two Year Old Champion
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 109 days ago
It’s an interesting phenomenon why two year old male Eclipse Award winners don’t experience similar success at three as they did at the age of two. Some go on to win graded stakes races, but it’s quite rare for them to win the Kentucky Derby...
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