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- Racing's Best Top Jockeys - Don't Forget Mike Smith - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarMike Smith is certainly one of the very best jockeys in the United States horse racing scene today, but a look back at his career suggests clearly that he is one of the best jockeys of all time, not of just this time. When it’s all said and done, his name will go down with the other all-time ...
Views: 983 - Going the Distance – The Biggest Question for the 2012 Kentucky Derby Contenders - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWith the official arrival of spring upon us, contenders for the 2012 Kentucky Derby will be tasked with carrying their speed at even longer distances. Races such as the Wood Memorial Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Florida Derby, Arkansas Derby and Florida Derby, each contested at 1 1/8-miles, will ...
Views: 1026 - 2012 Sunland Park Derby – A Long-shot Path to the Triple Crown - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen “racinos,” a combination racetrack and casino, began to crop up across the country more than a decade ago, a byproduct of that change was new paths to the Kentucky Derby were forged. One example of this can be found in New Mexico, where the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Park Derby is now ...
Views: 662 - California Hosts This Year's Breeders' Cup Classic - $5 Million Purse - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic will be run on Saturday, November 3, 2012, with a post time of approximately 7 PM Eastern Time, at beautiful Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, and features a staggering purse of five million dollars. The 2012 renewal will be the 29th running of a race that ...
Views: 638 - Champion Three-Year-Old Thoroughbreds Who Just Missed Their Triple Crown Glory - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Immensely popular Smarty Jones! - Smarty Jones had royal blood flowing through his veins, the kind of royalty that almost made you want to check to see if his blood were dark blue instead of red. What kind of royalty? You want names? Okay, you got names. How’s Foolish Pleasure, Northern ...
Views: 718 - Triple Crown Winners From The Past - Assault, 1946 Winner, BloodHorse Rank 33 - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIt wouldn’t be wrong if the pedigree was credited for more than a major fraction of Assault’s assault on the racing field and winning all the attention of the audience that had merely begun relishing the taste of a Triple Crown winner. Assault’s pedigree suggested legendary names; Man o’War, ...
Views: 787 - Post Positions Can Affect the Outcome of the 2012 Kentucky Derby - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarStatistical analysis of Kentucky Derby Post Positions will tell us that the first five spots along the rail are the best. However, it will also show you that there have been very few winners from the outside or the rail in the last 40 years. The 137th Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, May 5, ...
Views: 1145 - Penultimate Round of Prep Races – The Grade 1 Pre-Derby Qualification Races - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Derby trail approaches its end each season with the most prime and critical races towards the end of March or the first week of April. This time of the year, the colts make their final attempt at gathering enough pre-Derby points so they go out the final day at maximum odds and also rate as ...
Views: 803 - Horse Racing Simulation Brings Horse Racing Fantasy – Races Simulation Using 3D - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarNobody thought online simulated games could offer the same excitement as the real racing event would until they experienced what 3D simulation could do to a game and how a sufficiently large database and web applications make it go viral. Horse Racing Simulation LLC’s thoroughbred racing games ...
Views: 1001 - Baffert – The Top American Thoroughbred Trainer’s 2012 Campaign - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThough the list of top 20 expected contenders, if all goes well and the horses remain in shape the entire season, Bob Baffert will once again make a solid attempt at the Triple Crown, as Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes are individual races he has already won and has made a major ...
Views: 699 - The Most Memorable Derby Winners of All Times - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Derby prize has come and gone to many thoroughbreds since 1875 and each year a new thoroughbred has etched its name on the trophy’s ownership after a gruelling duel to the wire running their first longest race, well almost in all cases, a mile and a half’s distance never exposed to before. ...
Views: 871 - Rebel Stakes. Kentucky Derby Prep Race with Solid Contenders - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarFew prep races on the road to the Kentucky Derby has matched the success of Oaklawn Park's Rebel Stakes over the past 15 years. Since 1998, five winners of the the Grade 2, 1 1/16-mile Rebel went on to be named U.S. champion at some point in their careers and four of those won a Triple Crown ...
Views: 620 - Top Horse Races - Graded Stakes Put the Sport's Top Thoroughbreds on Display - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIn 1973, horse racing in North America entered a new era when the concept of “graded stakes” races became a reality. The idea of assigning grades to various stakes races, which is administered by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, was designed to provide breeders with an easy ...
Views: 833 - Post Time for the 2012 Preakness Stakes - The Halfway Point in the Triple Crown Racing Series - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky Derby Post Time - Saturday, May 5, 2012, at 6:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time will mark the Post Time for the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, the oldest continuously held sporting event in all of North American sports history. NBC will be broadcasting the most exciting two minutes in ...
Views: 1439 - Santa Margarita Stakes—Top Champion Thoroughbreds Always Seem to Emerge - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Grade 1 Santa Margarita Stakes is annually Santa Anita Park's championship race for fillies and mares. As such, the female counterpart to the historic Santa Anita Handicap has been won by some of the most legendary female racehorses in history, not the least of which was Zenyatta in 2010. ...
Views: 580 - Animal Kingdom Scratched From Dubai World Cup – Motion Confirms Lameness - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHurt again in the same leg that previously hampered Animal Kingdom’s possible rally in the Belmont Stakes, the colt’s contention from Dubai World Cup, slated for 31st March, was withdrawn due to lameness in the left hind leg. Even though Animal Kingdom may not have showcased his best racing ...
Views: 747 - Mucho Macho Man in Resurrection: Razes G2 Gulfstream Park Handicap to Ashes - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarMucho Macho Man may not have enjoyed the red carpet treatment failing at the final furlongs each time victory would conspire against it with the remaining field in until last season; his campaign this year is probably one of his best in his three year racing career. With three consecutive wins ...
Views: 790 - Jockey Corey Nakatani, One of the Best Riders in North America - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarCorey Nakatani has long been a fixture among the very best jockeys riding in the United States today. He has won many of the biggest races that are run in the United States, and has even been chosen by many European trainers to ride their top fillies, mares and colts when the biggest event of ...
Views: 1147 - When is Post Time for the 2012 Kentucky Derby? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Lee Lane-Edgar6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on 5/5/12. That’s what you want to know, and that’s what we give you. That’s right, the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, May 5, 2012, with a post time of 6:24 pm ET. Not 6:23. Not 6:25. And certainly not 6:30. And don’t even ...
Views: 734 - 2012 Prestigious Kentucky Oaks Now Accepts Future Wagers - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Kentucky Oaks, the filly counterpart to the Kentucky Derby, is annually the main spring-time goal for the country's best 3-year-old female racehorses. Bettors looking to peg the winner in advance of the race, which is likely to equate to higher odds, will get their opportunity the weekend of ...
Views: 552 - Undefeated Thoroughbred Champion Black Caviar Conquers Australian Racing; Is North America Next? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe biggest story on the international racing scene for more than a year has been the exploits of Australia's latest “super horse,” Black Caviar. The undefeated mare has 19 wins and counting, almost all against top-flight competition, and is now being pointed to an international campaign that ...
Views: 908 - Horse Racing Showing Positive Signs—Purse Money Upped at Racetracks Around the Country - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen “The Great Recession” hit the United States economy in 2008, horse racing certainly was not immune. As Americans tightened their entertainment budgets, wagering on horse races plummeted. However, like the domestic economy as a whole, horse racing is beginning to show some signs of ...
Views: 770 - 2012 San Felipe Stakes – Key Race for Top Kentucky Derby Contenders - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarDating all the way back to Santa Anita's inaugural season in 1935, the San Felipe Stakes is annually one of Southern California's top prep races for the Kentucky Derby. A strong performance in the San Felipe usually leads to a start in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby and ultimately, if everything ...
Views: 513 - Zenyatta – The Incredible Mare Welcomes Home Her Foal - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky receives its next Triple Crown probable. Zenyatta, the wonder filly of 2010, now a mom delivered Bernardini foal on Thursday 8th March late evening at around 10 at the Lane’s End Farm in Lexinton. The dam and foal are doing just fine, owners Jerry and Ann Moss confirmed. After a ...
Views: 754 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Odds—Top Contenders Identified in Pool 2 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarDespite recent strong performances from a handful of Kentucky Derby contenders, bettors still see the 2012 Kentucky Derby as being a wide-open affair two months out. In Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, the field, which encompasses all other 3-year-olds not among the 23 individual ...
Views: 591 - 2012 Racing Hall of Fame Nominees Apt to Spark Lively Debate - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarSports are always a great source of debate and horse racing is no different. In fact, “the sport of kings” probably tops them all in this regard because it is such a participatory sport that allows one “to put their money where their mouth is” either through the betting windows or the auction ...
Views: 631 - Most Notable Triple Crown Winners - Citation Leads the Pack - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarCitation was a horse that, if you saw race today, you wouldn’t believe was real. He was, of course, the eighth Triple Crown winner, completing the sweep of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes in 1948. But he was also a horse that accomplished something else that you ...
Views: 470 - Barbaro – The Budding Triple Crown Probable of 2006 - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarBarbaro’s name in Portuguese meant – Barbarian. Royally bred in Pennsylvania and trained at the Fair Hill Training Center by Michael Matz, Barbaro was probably one of the greatest horses Matz ever conditioned in his entire racing career. The bay colt was sired by Dynaformer out of Mr. ...
Views: 494 - Santa Anita Handicap Ready for Hoist – Contenders, Socks Up - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWarming upto the senior races, last year’s three year olds would now be competing in one of the biggest four year olds and up handicap event, more famously known as the ‘Big Cap’. The mile and a quarter chase to the $750,000 purse will not only showcase the top three year olds from 2011 but also ...
Views: 973 - Thoroughbred Trivia and Fun Facts - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarA horse’s heart weighs not more than 8.5 pounds, Secretariat’s weighed 22! As you all must be aware of the incredible findings of a vet who treated Secretariat regarding the colt’s magnificently pounding heart; it weighed 22 pounds, the heaviest heart any thoroughbred has been found with. While ...
Views: 2099 - Foolish Pleasure’s Won yet Lost Battle to Ruffian: Timeless Thoroughbreds - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarTechnically, Foolish Pleasure won the race on that ill-fated day of 6th July at Belmont but did he really earn it? Born at around the same time of the year as his biggest contender ever, Ruffian, Foolish Pleasure was probably one amongst the most unfortunate horses to have had to face critical ...
Views: 888 - Derby Trail Heats Up – Tampa Down Derby and San Felipe Shortlist Next Bunch - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Derby trail will heat up with Tampa Bay Derby, San Felipe Stakes for the top derby contenders this season. Though the Gotham Stakes, the Fountain of Youth and the Wood Memorial Stakes create more ripples, the following races at the Tampa Bay racetrack and Santa Anita will sure surface more ...
Views: 531 - Identifying 2012 Kentucky Derby Contenders - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 138h Kentucky Derby is set to be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, May 5, 2012, with a post time of 6:24 EDT. The Derby prep schedule is well underway, and the big question is, of course, who are the best 2012 Kentucky Derby contenders? One thing people do when ...
Views: 895 - How Important is The Vet When Caring for Race Horses? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarA veterinarian, much like a family doctor, plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and overall well-being of a thoroughbred racehorse. Possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of the equine anatomy and biological processes, a veterinarian is the one primarily responsible for diagnosing ...
Views: 586 - Top Race Horses of 2011 - Havre de Grace - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarSome horse racing fans have said that 2011 was a rather dull year when it came to top notch thoroughbred champions. Those fans, however, would be overlooking the fact that by winning Horse of the Year, Havre de Grace became the third consecutive female to win thoroughbred racing’s top honor, ...
Views: 606 - Horse Racing in Texas – Sam Houston Park Enjoys Increased Handle & Larger Crowds - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Sam Houston Race Park opened for business in 1994, it became the first pari-mutuel horse racing facility in the state of Texas. That may surprise many people, as images of horses and cattle often come to mind when thinking of the Lone Star State. However, it wasn't until Sam Houston Park ...
Views: 746 - Stakes Earnings Start to Solidify Major 2012 Kentucky Derby Contenders - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarFor horses trying to reach the starting gate for Kentucky Derby, earning enough money in graded stakes races during the lead-up to the first Saturday in May is of paramount importance. That's because Churchill Downs caps the Derby field at 20 starters. If more than that enters, starting slots ...
Views: 545 - Betting the 2012 Kentucky Derby—Look for the Longshot - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarEvery so often in the Kentucky Derby, a relatively unaccomplished 3-year-old will manage to step up on the first Saturday and May and shock the racing world with a longshot win in America's greatest horse race. In fact, that has become even more of a possibility in recent years as the Derby ...
Views: 1089 - 2012 Kentucky Derby—As the Big Race Nears, Contenders Begin Facing Even Stiffer Tests - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe road to the Kentucky Derby has no official starting point. Some may say it begins at birth for a Thoroughbred, while others will argue it doesn't truly begin until late winter/early spring of their 3-year-old seasons when the distances of the prep races are lengthened and the purses ...
Views: 623 - Available Jobs in Horse Racing—North American Racing Academy Offers Unique Opportunity - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIn virtually every racing jurisdiction around the world—with one rather notable exception, the United States—aspiring jockeys are required to complete a formal training program before being allowed to become professional race riders. After Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron retired in 2002, he ...
Views: 1263 - Las Virgenes Stakes Showcases Top Thoroughbred Fillies on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita is annually one of the country's top races on the road to the Kentucky Oaks, the 3-year-old filly counterpart to the Kentucky Derby, on the first Friday in May. The 2012 edition of the one-mile $250,000 Las Virgenes will take place March 3 on a ...
Views: 483 - Seabiscuit – Indeed the Saga of a Champion Rising from the Burning Ashes of Disdain - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIf Seabiscuit could talk, he would have probably answered a million questions about him, many that were insufficiently answered over a period of time by race experts and his own connections and many that still lay uncovered under wraps of curiosity and doubt. Despite a best-seller biographical ...
Views: 909 - 2012 Gotham Stakes - New York's Road to the Triple Crown - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarSometimes the connections of a Kentucky Derby prospect are forced to call an audible on the road to the Triple Crown. Such is the case with last year's 2-year-old champion, Hansen. After a disappointing runner-up finish to the highly-regarded Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park last month, ...
Views: 596 - 2012 Santa Anita Handicap—May Help Decide the Best Thoroughbreds Across America - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarFew races can match the significance of the Santa Anita Handicap, both in terms of its history and its continued role of prominence on the national racing calendar. Known as “The Big 'Cap” since its inception in 1935, the 1 1/4-mile test of speed and stamina is annually one of the first Grade 1 ...
Views: 504 - Breeders' Cup Classic - Largest Payout for a Single Race in the United States - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Breeders’ Cup Classic is the signature event of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. It is open to a maximum of 14 horses aged three-year-olds and up and, as of prior to the 2012 running, boasted a purse of $5 million, making it the second richest horse race in the world, behind only the ...
Views: 599 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Post Positions – A Good Indication of How the Race May Run - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 2012 Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 5, 2012 will be the 138th running of what is referred to as the Run for the Roses and The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports. Along with it’s female counterpart the Kentucky Oaks, run the day before the Derby, the Run for the Roses is the oldest continuously ...
Views: 646 - The Care and Training of a Race Horse - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThoroughbred horse training and care takes a lot of money, time, and love on the part of the human beings employed to try to make him/her a champion. In general, primary care for a racing thoroughbred is the responsibility of the veterinarian, the trainer, the groom, and the stable hands. ...
Views: 672 - Little Known (and Odd) Horse Racing Facts - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Triple Crown season is upon us, and while we’re all watching, waiting, and hoping for the 12th Triple Crown winner in history to join the ranks of Secretariat, Citation, Seattle Slew, and Affirmed, there are a virtual plethora of interesting and not readily apparent facts about horse racing ...
Views: 937 - Pegram-Baffert’s Memorable Work of Art – Silverbulletday’s Winning Sprees - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarMichael Pegram and his pair with the reputed trainer, Bob Baffert, became a legendary association after their joint effort, Silverbulletday, scaled new heights in thoroughbred racing. The Hall of Fame filly retired with more than $3million in career earnings and led the championship for two ...
Views: 672 - How Important Are Shoes for a Race Horse? They Can Make the Difference Between Winning and Losing - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThoroughbred horse racing is a sport that is all about speed. How fast they can get out of the gate. How quickly they can get into good position. How fast the first ⅛, the first ¼, the first half mile, the first mile. A fraction of a second in a horse race can be, literally, the difference ...
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