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- Shenanigans: Top Thoroughbred Dams from Racing Heritage - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarOf the most impressive progeny any mare has produced in her lifetime, Shenanigans by far ranks amongst the best ever dams in racing history. Foaled in 1963, followed by a limited success in racing career, Shenanigans went on to become one of the most known and remembered dams bred to a handful ...
Views: 2178 - Notable Past Triple Crown Contenders Denied Victory in the Belmont Stakes - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIn the rich and textured history of the Triple Crown, most racing fans know full well that there have been a total of 11 champions that have won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs over 1 ¼ miles, the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico over 1 3/16ths miles, and the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park over ...
Views: 1118 - Top Thoroughbred Race Horse Owners - Keeping the Sport Alive - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhere there’s a champion thoroughbred, there’s the story of the owner of that horse, which often are full of the kinds of heartwarming tales and twists no screenwriter could get a Hollywood studio to buy. Here is a small sampling of the Top Owners in Thoroughbred Horse Racing today. Frank ...
Views: 692 - Hawthorne Race Course Kicks Off Chicago Spring Racing Meet - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHawthorne Race Course near Chicago, IL. opened its 2012 live race meet with optimism in the air. Horsemen this season will be competing for higher purses, which is largely the result of an “impact fee” being paid out by the state's two riverboat casinos. The additional prize money has led to a ...
Views: 784 - Quality 2012 Kentucky Derby Contenders Ready to Battle in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park has historically been one of the country's top prep races for the Kentucky Derby. The 2012 edition of the Grade 2 event is shaping up to be one of the best in years as three of this season's top Kentucky Derby contenders—Union Rags, Algorithms and ...
Views: 733 - Rachel Alexandra- Curlin Colt Arrives: Expecting Another Stunning Performer? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe chilly winters of the American lands were lit by the brilliance and warmth of a new birth, something that the entire racing fraternity awaits each year after the annual racing season wanes off. Foaling marks a new beginning an multitudes of expectation flooding in from every soul that is ...
Views: 610 - Frankel Beats Black Caviar: Timeform Figure Climbs to 135 - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Frankel raced his maiden win on 13th August in 2010, the mile long Newmarket race track seemed like a cakewalk to the colt, easily defeating his contender Nathaniel by half a length effortlessly. Nathaniel would later go on to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes later in July ...
Views: 804 - Black Caviar Romps Down Zenyatta’s Record -Rapid Redux Team, Listening - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Australian sprinter, Black Caviar has consistently challenged the world class sprinter Hay List and won it with a racing record of 19 wins from 19 races. Her recent feat at the Lightening Stakes witnessed Black Caviar holding onto her pace in a conveniently stalking position right behind the ...
Views: 748 - Bill Shoemaker: “The Shoe” Stopper Jockey - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHad it not been Laffit Pincay Jr.’s more than nine thousand wins, Bill Shoemaker would probably continue leading the list of jockeys in world horse racing with the highest number of wins ever. William Lee Shoemaker, Bill’s original name, led thoroughbred racing by 8833 race wins until 1999 when ...
Views: 1135 - Delaware Park Race Course – Improving Every Meet - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarDelaware Park has certainly had its shares of ups and downs since first opening for business in the summer of 1937. Like most racetracks, Delaware Park flourished during the Golden Age of Thoroughbred racing in the middle of the 20th century while cultivating such historic races as the Delaware ...
Views: 617 - 2012 Southwest Stakes – Another Prep for This Year’s Triple Crown Contenders - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWith the Kentucky Derby prep season starting to heat up, Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. takes its first turn in the spotlight with the $250,000 Southwest Stakes. Contested at a flat mile, the Grade 3 Southwest is followed on Oaklawn's road to the Triple Crown by the Grade 2, 1 1/16-mile Rebel ...
Views: 622 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Attracting Aggressive Betting Action - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe leading contenders for the 2012 Kentucky Derby came into better focus over the weekend via Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. In three days of wagering that concluded Feb. 12, bettors poured in $631,304 to the pool, which is an all-time record for the future wager, which began in ...
Views: 512 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Attracting Aggressive Betting Action - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe leading contenders for the 2012 Kentucky Derby came into better focus over the weekend via Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. In three days of wagering that concluded Feb. 12, bettors poured in $631,304 to the pool, which is an all-time record for the future wager, which began in ...
Views: 651 - Algorithms At Bay in Gotham: Hansen Safer in Field Now - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarAddressed with the business and fashion hub of the world, New York city’s mythical name, the Gotham Stakes is season’s prep to the more important and a million dollar race, the Wood Memorial and it also serves as an official prep race to none other than the Kentucky Derby. Slated for March 3rd, ...
Views: 644 - 4-Year-Olds Prep Up- Slobber knocker Ahead in Santa Anita Handicap - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Santa Anita Handicap marks a potentially large stepping up platform for the four year olds and up in the first half of the season. Barring the Triple Crowns as a one time opportunity, this race is the crème de la crème of the entire range of older thoroughbred racing events save for the ...
Views: 699 - Breeder’s Cup Classic winner Blame lost to Zenyatta in Eclipse Awards - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Zenyatta raced for the Breeder’s Cup Classic in 2010, she pretty much went off as the 19-0 favourite running close to the race lead Blame. Remembering the November 6th at Churchill Downs, the situation seemed like Zenyatta could pull off a decent win having already overtaken the field of ...
Views: 603 - Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Opening This Weekend - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIn the first of three Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools scheduled during the lead-up to the first Saturday in May, the “field” is the heavy 9-to-5 favorite on the morning line, according to Churchill Downs. Algorithms, the smashing winner of the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, is the ...
Views: 534 - Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap Provides Kickoff to Major Turf Racing - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap traditionally marks the return of major turf racing in the United States from its winter slumber. It is the season's first Grade 1 race on grass and, given its lofty status and purse, a field of 11 turf specialists will look to kick off their 2012 ...
Views: 561 - Breeder’s Cup Classic winner Blame lost to Zenyatta in Eclipse Awards - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Zenyatta raced for the Breeder’s Cup Classic in 2010, she pretty much went off as the 19-0 favourite running close to the race lead Blame. Remembering the November 6th at Churchill Downs, the situation seemed like Zenyatta could pull off a decent win having already overtaken the field of ...
Views: 520 - Good Books on Thoroughbred Horse Racing - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe world of Thoroughbred racing is rich and multifaceted. From the owners and breeders searching for that once in a lifetime horse, to the trainers and stable workers that make it all go; from die-hard handicappers on the prowl for their next major score, to the $2 bettor enjoying an afternoon ...
Views: 650 - Tiznow : The Only Thoroughbred to Win Breeder’s Classic Twice - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarBreeder’s Cup Classic is a gruelling 1 ¼ miles of dirt race that handpicks only the best of the lot from the three-year-olds and up thoroughbreds who’ve made a distinctive career and can withstand the Breeder’s Cup Challenge series that act as the qualification criteria prerequisite to ...
Views: 492 - Futurity Stakes - Belmont, Hollywood and Breeder's races for Two Year Olds - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarFuturity Stakes, more commonly known as the Belmont Futurity is a race who’s tradition dates back to 1888 when the race was inaugurated at seven furlongs for two year olds. The race was first run on Labour Day at Sheepshead Bay Race Track back then, is now run annually at the Belmont Park Race ...
Views: 796 - Havre de Grace The Most Deserving Contender Blind Luck Ever Competed - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen the voting lines opened for the champion older thoroughbreds for 2011, Havre de Grace was no exception but an obvious choice that stood tall amidst all her other male contenders reminiscent of the time when Azeri and Zenyatta made it to the top few and remained there for quite some time. A ...
Views: 614 - Personal Ensign- The Undefeated Filly by Private Account - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarOnly a handful of racing thoroughbreds have retired undefeated and fillies, even lesser. One of the greatest fillies ever run and never seen a defeat was Personal Ensign, a Champion American Older Female Horse raced during 1986-1988 and also continued as a distinguished broodmare recognized with ...
Views: 817 - Blind Luck Ready to be Bred - How Would the Bernardini-Blind Luck Foal Fair? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHer racing career was as tumultuously lined with rivalries with a deserving contender as was Sham’s with Secretariat’s. Despite the fact that her prime contention made it almost impossible to win a championship, Blind Luck pulled off an ‘in-time’ feat of winning some major stakes races against ...
Views: 766 - Thoroughbred Ailments: Causes and Impact - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThoroughbred racing is a feast to the eye but the training and care of racing horses is an exceptionally difficult job. Owners and trainers have a detailed knowledge of their illnesses and an in-depth awareness of all possible disorders. But what afflicts thoroughbreds most commonly? Here’s a ...
Views: 1065 - Kentucky Derby Contenders - Upsets Can Shakeup the Road to the Triple Crown - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarEach spring on the road to the Kentucky Derby, new contenders often emerge with big performances that seem to come out of nowhere. In the latest round of prep races for the 2012 Kentucky Derby, a pair of colts did just that to put themselves squarely in the Derby mix. At Tampa Bay Downs, the ...
Views: 628 - Bimelech: Top 100 Thoroughbreds of All Times - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThoroughbred racing has existed and prevailed for a few centuries now and being one among the top 100 is no cake walk. The Blood-Horse magazine ranked the thoroughbreds over the years in a way that each suited their position appropriately without hampering the remaining contenders on the list. ...
Views: 802 - Kentucky Derby 2012 Future Odds—Current Top Contender Revealed - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarAlgorithms, who handily defeated champion 2-year-old Hansen while making his Stakes debut in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, has moved to the head of the class of 2012 Kentucky Derby contenders, according to the latest future odds provided by Wynn Las Vegas. Algorithms easily ...
Views: 734 - Sam F. Davis Stakes - Another Key 2012 Kentucky Derby Prep Race - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarTampa Bay Downs, one of Thoroughbred racing's bigger success stories over the last several years, kicks off its road to the Kentucky Derby with the Grade 3, $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes. The rise in prominence of the Tampa Bay Downs' 3-year-old series has coincided with that of the track in ...
Views: 650 - 2012 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Continues California's Triple Crown Trail - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Southern California trail to the Triple Crown is typically a fertile one. Numerous winners of Triple Crown races have prepped in the Golden State, so watching races such as the Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on Feb. 4 is a must watch. Worth $200,000 in 2012, the 1 1/16-mile Robert B. ...
Views: 580 - Horse Racing’s National Handicapping Championship Raises Payouts to Generate More Fan Interest - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarBy most any measure, the recently concluded DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) at Treasure Island in Las Vegas was a smashing success. In response, organizers announced this week that purse money is being boosted for the event's affiliated NHC Tour in 2012 and additional bonuses ...
Views: 566 - Ack Ack Stakes, Honouring the Top Class Thoroughbred - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 1960’s horse racing arena was mainly dominated by horses that were gifted with endurance. During the same time, Battle Joined, a lightly raced but mostly a winner at graded stakes, such as the Lawrence Realization and Saratoga Specials, bred Fast Turn. The foal, Ack Ack, happened to be ...
Views: 623 - Stymie – The Unsung Hero of Handicap Races - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarStymie, foaled in 1941 in Texas, was late a late arrival on the racing front despite having a pedigree to die for. His career was probably one of the most dynamic years of racing ever witnessed with more than a hundred starts in a tenure of 7 racing years. Stymie, despite all failures and ...
Views: 996 - From Barns to Consoles – Evolution of Horse Racing Took Ages - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThoroughbred racing’s most crucial and integral feature happens to be the horse himself/herself and only when the real sports machine is ready to set foot on the racing track can there be a possibility of a competition. Racing has always been the test of stamina, speed and skill and ...
Views: 557 - Two Year Old Fillies Battle It Out At The Eclipse, Who Wins - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIt may come as a biased opinion but My Miss Aurelia fighting it out with Stephanie’s Kitten and Grace Hall doesn’t seem the fairest of picks for any true filly and mare racing follower, especially if there is a major influence of the obvious Breeder’s Cup. And with that arises the need to ...
Views: 471 - Regret’s Derby Win – Legendary Feat Acomplished by First Filly Ever - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThat year emerged as the greatest year for fillies in American Racing History as Regret won, the first ever by a filly, Kentucky Derby, the most crucial and honoured race in thoroughbred racing culture. And while she did it, she grabbed the victory from her competitor from last racing season, ...
Views: 611 - Bernardini’s Simulated Avatar – Online Horse Racing Game - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIt’s rare when the pedigree inherited supersedes any other factor needed for a perfect recipe of a victory laden career. When Bernardini set foot on the racing track, his maiden race saw him finishing a disappointed out of the money but that may be contributed to the lack of experience and a ...
Views: 744 - Horse Racing’s Evolution from Dirt To Virtual Tracks - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHorse racing is one of the most traditional sports, very much like archery. With technological evolution, both the sports have received their share of face-lifts and modestly accepted it too. While archery ‘metamorphosized’ with the traditional wooden bow and arrow transformed into a ...
Views: 767 - 2012 Hal's Hope Stakes at Gulfstream Park Attracts Strong Competitive Field - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Hal's Hope Stakes at Gulfstream Park, to be run this year on Jan. 14, is South Florida's key prep race for the Grade 1 Donn Handicap held later in the Gulfstream meet. Contested at a flat mile, the $100,000 Hal's Hope Stakes typically acts as the unveiling of many of the region's top ...
Views: 522 - Dubai World Cup Horse Race – The Largest Payoff for a Single Event - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarSince its inaugural running in 1996, the Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates has been the world's richest horse race. The first edition, which was won by none other than Racing Hall of Fame inductee Cigar, was worth a cool $6 million, which still today would be the biggest purse in the ...
Views: 922 - Gulfstream Park & Casino – Experience the Ultimate Racing Venue - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIn 2006, historic Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla., became much more than just a place to race horses. It was that spring that the first in a series of renovations, designed to bring the facility into the 21st-century, were unveiled to the general public. Now, in addition to watching and ...
Views: 796 - Most Successful Trainers in Kentucky Derby History - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWinning a Kentucky Derby is the dream of every man or woman that's ever put a saddle on a Thoroughbred race horse. To have success in the American classic restricted to 3-year-olds, a trainer must find that one horse with the talent and determination to step to the forefront of a yearly foal ...
Views: 694 - Early Kentucky Derby Contenders 2012 – Leading 2-Year-Old Champions - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhile being named North America's champion 2-year-old colt or gelding is a prestigious honor in its own right, recent history tells us it's no guarantee of success in the following spring's Kentucky Derby. In fact, since Spectacular Bid accomplished the feat in 1979, only one champion 2-year-old ...
Views: 627 - Key Kentucky Derby Contenders – Top 3-Year-Old Horses Taking Shape - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWith the New Year upon us, the road to the Triple Crown takes center in the world of horse racing. This year's crop of 3-year-old prospects looks to be shaping up as one of the strongest in the last few years. Many know its been since Affirmed in 1978 that horse racing saw its last Triple ...
Views: 774 - 2012 Count Fleet Stakes Kicks Off the Triple Crown Trail at Aqueduct - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Count Fleet Stakes is traditionally the first stakes race for 3-year-olds in New York. The 2012 Count Fleet Stakes will be held Jan. 7 and features the 3-year-old debut of the highly-regarded Alpha for Godolphin Racing. A field of seven is slated for this year's running of the Count Fleet ...
Views: 721 - Kentucky Derby Jockeys—The Ride of a Lifetime - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWinning the Kentucky Derby is the pinnacle of every jockey's racing career. To find the right horse and then provide it with the perfect ride on the first Saturday in May can certainly be viewed as a fitting culmination of a lifetime of work. In the 137 runnings of the Kentucky Derby, first ...
Views: 862 - Golden Gate Fields the Crown Jewel of Northern California Racing - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarGolden Gate Fields, located near Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay area, has been a Northern California racing institution since 1941. The track has been the lone host of major Thoroughbred racing in the area since the closing of Bay Meadows in 2008. Golden Gate Fields, which opened its ...
Views: 674 - European Racing Sensation Frankel Tops World Thoroughbred Rankings; Drosselmeyer Best of U.S. Thoroughbreds - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIt's been well-documented how 2011 was not exactly a vintage season for horse racing in the United States. A look at the recently-released World Thoroughbred Rankings, which was topped by European sensation Frankel, certainly confirms that fact. The highest ranked U.S.-based horse on the list ...
Views: 862 - Adena Springs Wins 8th Eclipse Award for Top Breeder – Congratulations Frank Stronach - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Frank Stronach launched his Adena Springs Thoroughbred breeding operation with a farm in central Kentucky in 1989, few knew it would be the groundwork for one of the more remarkable runs by a breeder in the history of the Thoroughbred industry. On Monday, Adena Springs was once again ...
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