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- 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: 647 - Hanover – The “Hindoo” Offspring that Relived his Legacy - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarTalk about notable racehorses from the 19th century and Hindoo with his progeny, Hanover, won’t possibly elude the list. Hindoo lived a racing career that exhibited 35 racing starts with none finished out of money; Hanover following his sire’s footsteps placing 48 out of 50 career starts and ...
Views: 642 - Hindoo – The Great Thoroughbred Who Never Unplaced! - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarOver the time, horse racing has evolved from a pure horse racing event which implemented very basic methods of equine-care and focussed primarily on the thrill, into a more sophisticated sport which now has acquired a status where horses are treated with state of the art care and facilities, ...
Views: 640 - 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: 638 - 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: 637 - Grade 1 Stake Race, Champagne Stakes – One of the Oldest Running - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarHorse Racing is a highly watched sport of the rich and affluent along with the not so rich crowd who race for the sake of quenching their thirst for adventure and thrill on the racing stands seeing those sheer masterpieces of utmost perfection in flesh and blood galloping through the furlongs ...
Views: 636 - 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: 635 - 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: 633 - Domino – The Speed Defining Colt from the “Eclipse” Bandwagon - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe dark chestnut colt derived his speed from great grand sire Eclipse; he happened to be one of the few selected offspring from the royal bloodline to carry the Eclipse gene line forward. Foaled in 1891, towards the end of the 19th century traversing into the 20th, Domino was born reflecting ...
Views: 633 - 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: 632 - 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: 631 - 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: 626 - Holy Bull Against the Odds That Stood In His Way – Incredible Horse Racing Stars - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarNot all race horses that have captured audience’s attention have always performed exceedingly well and the same applies to those who didn’t receive a major hype from the media but had a firm element that goes in horse racing, within. Many had turned down Seabiscuit and his chances of excellence ...
Views: 626 - 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: 626 - 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: 625 - 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: 624 - The Hope of The Dying Meadow Stable – Secretariat was America’s Guiding Light - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe birth of Secretariat was a memorable one as he was born unnaturally huge and under conditions when the foaling stable, the Meadow Stable in the Caroline County of Doswell, was counting its days before a possible sell-off. The “Sport of Kings”, as he was fondly remembered after his ...
Views: 624 - Top Horse Racing Moments for 2011 - What's Your Pick? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarEvery racing season has its share of moments that are forever etched in the minds of racing fans. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is asking fans to select from several of this year's greatest memories in the 2011 “NTRA Moment of the Year.” According to the NTRA, selections for ...
Views: 618 - 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: 617 - 2012 Graded Stakes Selections Stir Controversy - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe American Graded Stakes Committee assigned graded status to 465 stakes races for 2012, which includes four new Grade 1 races. As is typically the case, the selections were not without controversy. Four races were downgraded from Grade 1 to Grade 2. The most egregious of these to many ...
Views: 615 - The Journey of Penny and the “Big Red” – How Secretariat Was Created - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe greatest stories of the race horses have been those when the finest racing thoroughbreds, the champions of the race tracks, rose out of nothing, from the ashes. It has always been about the fight against the strongest competitor, the most prevalent contention, what a race horse overcame to ...
Views: 615 - 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: 615 - A Different Kind of Online Game – Real, Rewarding and still Racing! - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarGoogle out “online games” and a plethora of games are fed to your search results. Rarely do these match the standards of a real game that will involve you thoroughly and keep the experiences new the longest. The racing games need an uplift that will bring them closer to reality with a more ...
Views: 612 - 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: 612 - Pat Valenzuela Retires – Reminds us of Sunday Silence- Easy Goer Rivalry - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarAs the season approaches its winter break with some great horses being retired and taken off the fields, Hall of Famer, jockey Patrick Valenzuela announced his retirement from the profile after an incredible journey of 4,333 wins from a staggering 28 thousand starts, with more than four thousand ...
Views: 609 - Another Day Pat Raced his Horse – Winning was Forever Inviting - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarA debate on who’s the best and who’s been the heartbeat of horse racing in world history is incomplete without a mention of this legendary star. Riding an immaculate dream racing career of 8,803 wins and lump sum career earnings of $298 million, he was no less of a revolution that took the whole ...
Views: 608 - Goldikova Retires – Finishes Third in Her Incredible Career’s Last - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWith the Breeder’s Cup Mile this year, another remarkable horse makes way to retirement. Goldikova, the three time winner of Breeder’s Cup Mile and one of the most prominent faces on the Breeder’s Cup circuit retires finishing third in her last attempt at the Mile race. The fine thoroughbred’s ...
Views: 606 - 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: 605 - 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: 604 - 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: 596 - 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: 596 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Odds – May Be the Bet of a Lifetime - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWynn Las Vegas has updated its 2012 Kentucky Derby future odds and, probably not surprisingly, Union Rags is the 10-to-1 favorite. He is followed by Hansen at 18-to-1 and Creative Cause at 20-to-1. Below is a look at the top contenders, according to Wynn Las Vegas. Union Rags (Open ...
Views: 592 - And Rapid Redux Proves Mettle - Citation’s 19 Race Feat Accomplished - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarOwner Robert Cole.Jr. must be basking in the glory of the recently received acclamation through the highly impressive show put forward by his contender, Rapid Redux, for the Laurel Park Race this Tuesday. While trainer David Wells has always been incredibly sure of this horse’s capabilities, he ...
Views: 591 - Gulfstream Park, a Top Racing Venue, Enjoys Strong Opening Weekend - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe American Graded Stakes Committee assigned graded status to 465 stakes races for 2012, which includes four new Grade 1 races. As is typically the case, the selections were not without controversy. Four races were downgraded from Grade 1 to Grade 2. The most egregious of these to many ...
Views: 591 - Virtual Gaming Enriched with 3D Gaming Features - It's a Killer - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarIf you were looking for a good spot to settle for gaming in an equestrian domain; well it’s the most appropriate place you are heading to post reading this. HorseGames.com is that one stop where you can find just any form, size, level of horse gaming you wish and the best part, well, my ...
Views: 590 - 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: 589 - 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: 589 - The Virtual Horse Racing World - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarSo, who bets on virtual horses? Do you use virtual money, and if a virtual horse falls and breaks a leg, does it simply get deleted instead of being shot (as in days of western movies)? To answer seriously, there seems to be several type of games inside the virtual horse racing world. There ...
Views: 587 - Bob Baffert and his brigade of Outstanding Thoroughbreds in World Horse Racing - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThirty Slews who drew his pedigree from grand sire Seattle Slew chased down victory in the Breeder’s Cup Sprint in 1992; his win paid $39.40, a win that is recalled merely as a fluke except for the man who trained him. Silver Charm in 1997 captured the first two legs of the Triple Crown in a ...
Views: 579 - Top Horses of 2011: Breeders' Cup Classic Winner Drosselmeyer Tops Earnings Table - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarFollowing years in which the likes of Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta electrified the racing world, the 2011 season has to be considered a bit uninspiring by comparison. That's not to say there weren't horses that rose to the top of the sport. In fact, there were 25 horses that surpassed $1 ...
Views: 572 - 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: 571 - Games in a New Avatar: A Smarter, Better and Wackier - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarYet again there’s a new face of gaming taking shape and capturing hearts as more and more players experience what close to reality horse gaming actually feels like! Handpicked games, created for players big and small, HorseGames.com brings to you a whole new world of online horse games that are ...
Views: 569 - 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: 568 - 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: 568 - ‘Bo-Rail’ is yet to ask His Horses to Run – The Incredible Racing Star - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarAlso famous as ‘Bo-Rail’, Calvin Borel has often been the apple of everyone’s eyes who have lusted a fantabulous win at the most prominent and money making thoroughbred races. Known to have more than 4900 race winnings under his belt and still going strong, a career like Borel’s, is a living ...
Views: 563 - Breeder’s Cup – Thoroughbred Racing’s Second Most Important Series - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe horse racing season isn’t less powerful and enthusiastic than the various other racing sports all around the year. While the champions of yester years turn studs and get busy siring, we have enough freshmen entering the world horse racing stage each year. The events focusing mainly on the ...
Views: 561 - What Lies Beneath? Rapid Redux’s endurance, inherited pleasantly and perfectly - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarAs Rapid Redux closes in on his most memorable race at Laurel Park, and the crowd awaits this 18 for 18 win star who will now run for his 21st consecutive win, let’s have a close look at his pedigree; what brings him to this point of a relentless winning streak? Rapid Redux has ruled the $5000 ...
Views: 560 - 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: 558 - 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: 553 - 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 ...
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