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- The First Filly to Conquer the First Belmont Stakes – Ruthless - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarBelmont Stakes was inaugurated in 1867 and much to the surprise of everyone that day, the race was won by a filly despite a field comprising of stronger male contenders and the gruelling distance. This was Ruthless, the first winner of the first Belmont Stakes, also the first filly to achieve a ...
Views: 1295 - What to Expect When Looking Out for a Simulated Game – Horse Racing Games - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarGames come in a wide variety of compatibility, features and connectivity ranges. Every game is limited by the amount of exposure it can provide to the remaining gaming community and also the compatibility; every game has a set range of compatibility and constraints. Online games these days, ...
Views: 1031 - Royal Delta heads to Dubai World Cup – Too much to handle? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe past few years and probably further more to come have been and would be greatly influenced by female racehorses, if we swear by the trend thoroughbred racing has been subjected to recently. With Rachel Alexandra, winning away the Horse of the Year in 2009, followed by Zenyatta in 2010 and ...
Views: 850 - Top Racetracks of the American Continent Invite True Racing Enthusiasts - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe American continent is home to a collection of historic and picturesque racing tracks owing to the country’s association with the game for centuries. Since the sport was limited to the elite and the wealthy, the royalty flowed in through ages making the game more of a luxurious indulgence of ...
Views: 778 - Top 2012 Kentucky Derby Hopefuls Position Themselves for the First Saturday in May - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe list of would-be Kentucky Derby contenders is constantly evolving on the way to the first Saturday in May and this year has been no different. Based on recent strong performances, a slate of six new Kentucky Derby contenders were put in place as part of Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future ...
Views: 766 - Kentucky Derby Running Times - Here Are the Fastest - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky Derby fastest times - The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby is locked in for Saturday, May 5, 2012 with a post time of 6:24 PM EDT. There will be a full field of twenty three-year-old thoroughbred horses vying for the bouquet of beautiful red roses that are traditionally draped over ...
Views: 2985 - Lukas said Mine That Bird will be sent to Blach’s Buena Surte Ranch in Roswell, N.M. - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarRemembering Kentucky Derby Winners After Their Greatest Triumph Kentucky Derby winners have always held a special place in the hearts and minds of American sports fans. The combination of speed, stamina and competitive spirit that is required to win the Kentucky Derby are all much admired ...
Views: 838 - The Triple Crown’s “Test of Champions” – The Longest Leg of Belmont Stakes - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe million dollar race to the wire doesn’t come easy, especially when the distance in picture is a mile and a complete half appended to it. This is the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown and also the most testing of all, the prime reason for it also being known as, “The Test of ...
Views: 1006 - Kentucky Derby: The Saga of Legendary Juleps and Colorful Silks - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Bill Corum addressed the 125th Kentucky Derby run the “Run for the Roses”, it was clear to many that the tradition was there to stay and today after 137 years of this inspiring heritage still moving forward firmly with its traditional practices ranking it as one of the most prestigious and ...
Views: 899 - 2012 Coolmore Lexington Stakes – Last Chance to Jump on the Triple Crown Train - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course is run just two weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby, which makes it one of the last opportunities for a Kentucky Derby hopeful to earn the necessary cash to reach the starting gate at Churchill Downs. The Grade 3, 1 1/16-mile Coolmore ...
Views: 733 - Competitive Field Creates Great Betting Opportunities for 2012 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe racing world is abuzz with talk on who is going to be the favorite for the 2012 Kentucky Derby, which is scheduled to be run May 5 with a post time of 6:24 p.m. Eastern. Even the longtime morning-line maker for the Kentucky Derby, Mike Battaglia, remains unsure on who to make the favorite ...
Views: 886 - Understanding Kentucky Derby Qualifications - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe final stretch of the 2012 Kentucky Derby prep season is well underway, and already there have been some major shocks that once again have handicappers and racing fans alike throwing their hands up in the air, asking the pleading question, “Will a clear Kentucky Derby favorite please show ...
Views: 1879 - Remembering Kentucky Derby Winners After Their Greatest Triumph - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky Derby winners have always held a special place in the hearts and minds of American sports fans. The combination of speed, stamina and competitive spirit that is required to win the Kentucky Derby are all much admired attributes in any athlete. Given this connection, we thought it would ...
Views: 755 - Top Racetracks of the American Continent Invite True Racing Enthusiasts - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe American continent is home to a collection of historic and picturesque racing tracks owing to the country’s association with the game for centuries. Since the sport was limited to the elite and the wealthy, the royalty flowed in through ages making the game more of a luxurious indulgence of ...
Views: 802 - Florida Derby – Top Contenders to Compete for Kentucky Derby Qualification - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Grade 1 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park has been one of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby for decades. Recent editions have been particularly vintage, as no fewer than three winners of the Kentucky Derby since 2001 used the Florida Derby as their final Kentucky Derby prep. The ...
Views: 847 - Preakness Stakes 2012 – Finding the Early Contenders - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, annually attracts some of the best 3-year-old racehorses in the country to Pimlico Race Course in Maryland. Contenders for the Preakness Stakes usually consist of a handful of horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby ...
Views: 1317 - Who to Watch Out for in the Preakness – Following a Pass in the Derby - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThough the list is out and the top 20 Derby starters have almost already been chosen based on their graded stakes earnings and odds released by the bookmakers but on the Derby trail, there are a number of starters who have been taken off it due to fatigue, injury or simply a different strategy. ...
Views: 780 - Derby 2012 Post Time May Be ‘The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports' - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarCome post time for the Kentucky Derby, which is 6:24 p.m. Eastern on May 5, fans will be treated to what's been described as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” The Kentucky Derby earned that nickname because the first horse across the wire typically completes the 1 1/4-mile voyage about ...
Views: 796 - Key Derby Candidates Offer Betting Value Based on Latest Odds - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarAn analysis of the current 2012 Kentucky Derby odds shows bettors are expecting another wide-open race this year—with perhaps one notable exception. Union Rags, despite getting upended in the Florida Derby in his final Kentucky Derby prep, remains the solid 7-to-2 favorite in the latest Kentucky ...
Views: 807 - Expect Top Horses to Participate in 2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Races - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarMost casual sports fans are aware of horse racing's Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup World Championships. However, a longtime challenge for the game has been how to provide fans with a cohesive format that bridges the sport's two showcase events. Enter the Breeders' Cup Challenge. The Breeders' ...
Views: 839 - 2012 Coolmore Lexington Stakes – Last Chance to Jump on the Triple Crown Train - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course is run just two weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby, which makes it one of the last opportunities for a Kentucky Derby hopeful to earn the necessary cash to reach the starting gate at Churchill Downs. The Grade 3, 1 1/16-mile Coolmore ...
Views: 752 - Whirlaway Great Triple Crown Winner & One of The Best Thoroughbreds Ever - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarBecause a) there were seven Triple Crown winners in the 1930s/1940s and b) Affirmed, Seattle Slew, and especially Secretariat won the last three in the 1970s, Whirlaway, the 5th winner of the most coveted title in all of thoroughbred racing, is often overlooked, and that’s a shame because not ...
Views: 1064 - Jockey Calvin Borel Looks for Fourth Derby Victory to Join Elite Group - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarCalvin Borel, the immensely popular Midwestern-based jockey, crashed the Kentucky Derby history books when from 2007--2010 he became the only jockey to ever win the American classic three times in a four-year span. At the 2012 Kentucky Derby, Borel is scheduled to ride Florida Derby winner Take ...
Views: 796 - 2012 Blue Grass Stakes May Be the Last Hope for Several Triple Crown Contenders - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarA little more than an hour's drive from the famed Twin Spires of Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby, a handful of the top 3-year-olds in the country compete each spring in the historic Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course. The Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes is one of the last ...
Views: 812 - Past Preakness Stakes Winners that Racing Fans Will Never Forget - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWinning the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown, is a career-defining moment for any Thoroughbred racehorse. However, a handful of previous Preakness winners have separated themselves from the pack with record-breaking performances. Below we will look at the four ...
Views: 821 - The Super Bowl of Horse Racing - 2012 Kentucky Derby Post Time - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky Derby Post Time - The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby will be on Saturday, May 5, 2012 with a Post Time of 6:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time. There will be a full field of twenty horses for this race, which is considered the most prestigious thoroughbred horse race in North America, ...
Views: 1246 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Hopefuls Showcase Current Contenders Looking to Make History - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe countdown has begun for those of us who can’t live without thoroughbred horse racing. The first Saturday of May is within sight, less than a month away and there are a whole bunch of unanswered questions before 20 three-year-olds enter the starting gate at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky ...
Views: 824 - Longshot Winners in the Kentucky Derby Make This Race a Great Betting Opportunity - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHistory tells us that every so often, the Kentucky Derby will provide a shocking result. In the 137 previous runnings of the Kentucky Derby there have been a handful of huge upsets that utterly stunned the world of horse racing. Below we will take a look at some of the biggest upsets in the ...
Views: 1473 - Jockey Calvin Borel Looks for Fourth Derby Victory to Join Elite Group - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarCalvin Borel, the immensely popular Midwestern-based jockey, crashed the Kentucky Derby history books when from 2007--2010 he became the only jockey to ever win the American classic three times in a four-year span. At the 2012 Kentucky Derby, Borel is scheduled to ride Florida Derby winner Take ...
Views: 917 - The Vocabulary of the Kentucky Derby – Learn It and You Might Win Big - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHorse racing in general, and the Kentucky Derby in particular, is chalk full of terms and phrases that will likely be unfamiliar to the uninitiated. Thankfully, you need not be an expert to enjoy the Kentucky Derby. Learning just a handful of important Kentucky Derby vocabulary words is really ...
Views: 1423 - The Vocabulary of the Kentucky Derby – Learn It and You Might Win Big - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHorse racing in general, and the Kentucky Derby in particular, is chalk full of terms and phrases that will likely be unfamiliar to the uninitiated. Thankfully, you need not be an expert to enjoy the Kentucky Derby. Learning just a handful of important Kentucky Derby vocabulary words is really ...
Views: 1782 - Fans Love To See an Underdog Win Any of the Triple Crown Races - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is fast approaching on Saturday, May 5, 2012 with an exact post time of 6:24 PM EDT, and for the 138th consecutive time since its inauguration in 1875 (imagine that, a time before there was such a thing as a refrigerator, a World War I or II, a coffee ...
Views: 1219 - Wood Memorial- Does It Really Prove Critical to Qualification - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarNo Derby prep race can in its totality ensure their accuracy with predicting the most rightful contenders for the Triple Crown. Even a reputed graded stakes as the Wood Memorial Stakes can fail or fall in the hands of an upset. The prime purpose the prep races serve is the test of the ...
Views: 812 - The Party Starts in Kentucky When It's Post Time for the Derby - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarMint Juleps will be in many hands when the post time for the 137th Kentucky Derby arrives at 6:24 P.M. on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at historic Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. By the time the starting gate opens and the horses break from the gate, NBC (who is broadcasting the Run ...
Views: 825 - 2012 Arkansas Derby – Talented Horses Battling for a Spot at Churchill Downs Racetrack - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, which is one of only five Grade 1 races on the road to the Kentucky Derby, has a long history of producing top contenders for the three races that comprise Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. Since its inaugural running in1936, two winners of ...
Views: 840 - Thoroughbred Racing Reloaded: Online, 3D Simulated and more Accessible than ever - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarOnline racing has been a very catchy and engaging activity since the time when computer games were incepted and created for the masses. The internet’s World Wide Web provided the medium to service it to every fan around the globe and voila! Every enthusiast who was interested with the concept ...
Views: 1100 - Remember These Kentucky Derby Quotes - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 138th running of the Kentucky Derby will commence on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Churchill Downs in beautiful Louisville, Kentucky, with a post time slated for 6:24 P.M. Since this race is usually the most eagerly anticipated horse race in the Western Hemisphere, let alone the United States, ...
Views: 1610 - Azeri – Third Filly to Win Eclipse Horse of the Year Award - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarAzeri was the filly who stole the 2002 racing season’s show winning away the Horse of the Year along with Champion Older Female Racehorse starting 2002 until 2004. Azeri, was later recognized with the honour of Azeri Stakes, held at Oaklawn Park Racetrack; the stakes race features four years old ...
Views: 835 - Lillies Awaits Top Fillies: Grace Hall, Zo Impressive set On Fire Baby - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe “Lillies for the Fillies” is also as aged and traditionally rich as is the Kentucky Derby. Constituting the first leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, the Kentucky Oaks is run a day prior to the big “Run for the Roses” and is specifically staged to showcase the top three year old ...
Views: 810 - Havre De Grace Back to Defend Her Title – Apple Blossom Counts down at Oaklawn - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarApple Blossom will be another premier event waiting to cast all top four year and older fillies and mares while the season is already preoccupied showcasing the top three year olds in the Triple Crown prep races. To take some time off from the inevitable Triple Crown noise, let’s have a look at ...
Views: 726 - Interesting Kentucky Derby Facts All Racing Fans Should Know - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky Derby facts - The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2012 has racing fans around America and the world jumping with anticipation, and those same people are scouring the internet and even books (oh no!) to research the history of this remarkable event, which is the longest ...
Views: 1186 - 2012 Santa Anita Derby – Big Step On the Road to the Triple Crown - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Santa Anita Derby provides the West Coast's last stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby and given its $1 million purse, a win or runner-up finish in the historic race virtually guarantees a berth in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The Santa Anita Derby has been run every year since ...
Views: 863 - Omaha – America’s Third Triple Crown Winner Sired by Another Triple Crown Champ - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarRight from the moment Omaha was born, the anticipations regarding what he is capable of and what he must achieve had been assumed and he always, exceeded them. Born to a Triple Crown winner, the pressure of performing was huge but Omaha delivered it all, taking each one of them in his inherited ...
Views: 945 - Kentucky Derby, the First Longest Race for 3YOs- First Three Fillies To Winner’s Circle - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen in 1915 Regret forayed into the male dominated race and glided to a neat victory in a wire to wire win at the Churchill Downs, becoming the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby since its inception and after almost 14 other fillies to have tried the same feat, it was nothing short of a ...
Views: 935 - Regret: The First Filly to Ever Win the Derby - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Regret was foaled in the year 1912, in Lincroft, New Jersey, little did Mr. Harry Payne Whitney know what the mare would accomplish as a thoroughbred on the race tracks she would soon invade once she turned old enough. Despite being foaled in an era when male horse were always more ...
Views: 1091 - Top Trainers Invading Churchill Downs for Derby Start – Top Prospects - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Derby prep is finally turning in and almost every trainer is keeping his fingers crossed. And an injury free ride into the Derby gates is all that they can imagine or think of. Top favourite Union Rags, who shall be starting at odds of less than 6-1 is a Michael Matz trainee. The trainer, ...
Views: 972 - Top Kentucky Derby Upsets of All Times – Longshots Make It To Winner’s Circle - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarNot that upsets are not welcome but what would you call unpredictable in horse racing if it wasn’t the shocking emergence of some ‘underdog’, some ‘out of the fame lights race horse’ charging from behind, probably even stuck in the traffic for a while or duelled with a potential lead for ...
Views: 1187 - Interesting Facts About the Exciting World of Thoroughbred Racing - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarA thoroughbred race horse will generally tip the scales at somewhere between 1000 and 1200 pounds. Compared to the rest of their body, the legs of a horse are spindly things, twigs with not much meat on them. Yet those legs support their immense musculature and, when their knees are locked, ...
Views: 1383 - The Secret to Winning Big and Making the Right Bets During the Triple Crown Racing Season - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarTHE MOST IMPORTANT BETTING SECRET! With Triple Crown season almost upon us, you can bet that people all over not just the United States, but the world will be hoping to find just the right bet for the Kentucky Derby (6:24 EDT Post Time, 5/5/12). There are still several key Kentucky Derby prep ...
Views: 814 - Kentucky Derby 2012 Post Position Draw Sets the Field For America's Greatest Horse Race - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 2012 Kentucky Derby post position draw will be held May 2, three days before the big race, from 5 to 6 p.m. Eastern and will be televised on NBC Sports Network, which was formerly known as Versus. Post positions for the Kentucky Derby can go a long way in determining how a horse will perform ...
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