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- 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: 604 - The 1973 Triple Crown – the Competition, Contention and Odds, from Sham’s Perspective - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Secretariat was gauging the fields and trying to find some foot on the racing tracks, a stronger and more experienced contender from a similar ancestry awaited him at the gates; Sham was sired by Pretense, to Seqoia by Princequillo; the grad sire to Secretariat as well. The genetic traits ...
Views: 653 - 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: 616 - Mike Smith’s Experiences Available Now – Play Yourself for the Real Adventure - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarTalking about the best jockeys from the horse racing arena, Mike E. Smith made quite a mark as an American Jockey racing a handful of horses to the winning finish with incredible performances for people to remember. Mike kick started his racing career way earlier than most of the jockeys. Born ...
Views: 506 - Who Would the Next Kentucky Derby Star be After Animal Kingdom? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Countdown for the Kentucky Derby has already begun and the time’s quite right to discuss the best two year olds of the season, never to forget, their participation in the Breeder’s Juvenile Cups may play pivotal to their ratings for their sophomore season. Recently bloomed into stronger and ...
Views: 468 - Azeri – The Second Best to Zenyatta in Career Earnings and Racing Statistics - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarA handful of horses saw their racing dreams coming to reality only after they had crossed their prime; an extremely famous and renowned racing horse that was known for his extraordinary growth from a regular racing horse to a champion only after his sophomore season was Seabiscuit. Azeri, foaled ...
Views: 785 - Play the Dubai World Cup and the Breeder’s – Online Racing Games are Irresistible - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Breeder’s Cup Classic was the richest race in the world until in 1996 a new race took over the winning baton for offering the highest purse of $10million. Dubai World Cup may be a similar racing tournament like the Classics, but the highest purse makes it stand out as the target for many ...
Views: 820 - 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: 599 - Dance Smartly Back to Racing – Online Horse Racing Games Revives Them - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHailing from the lineage of Northern Dancer, Dance Smartly well of course lived up to her name. The filly was a Champion Canadian thoroughbred who also became the first ever Canadian horse to win a Breeder’s Cup. Dance Smartly won the Breeder’s Cup Distaff in 1991 with legendary jockey Pat Day ...
Views: 700 - The Short but Exemplary Career of Super Saver – A Todd Pletcher Contender - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarSuper Saver provided Calvin Borel his most memorable win in the year 2010 when he ran to victory after a rail hugging chase to the wire, a style very reminiscent of the Borel riding. Super Saver added another feather to the winning streak and the 1000 wins at the Churchill Downs bringing his ...
Views: 503 - ‘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: 553 - Window to Virtual Reality - Virtual Horse Games is here - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarIf I told I had been rearing horses on my ranch and training them for various tournaments lined up while never failing a deliverable as I continue residing at a jam-packed traffic infested NYC Street habitat, will you believe me? Well, you’ll have to, because I am not lying! I am a ...
Views: 1258 - 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: 570 - 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: 578 - Zenyatta and Blame’s Breeder’s Classic Relived – On Fantasy Horse Racing - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHorse Racing Fantasy brings home a delectable platter of horse racing games to tantalize the gaming fanatics all around the globe. The games are a meticulous handpicked collection of more than 5000 fine thoroughbreds from around the world racing past and present including the best jockeys it ...
Views: 535 - Racing Enthusiasts, Online Racing Games is Here! - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarFantasy online games have opened new doors for racing enthusiasts all around the globe, thanks to their exciting range of horse racing games, a genre that is adorned with unpredictability and thrill that almost no other online game can scale. Since the time online games have been raking up ...
Views: 533 - Del Mar Race Track - Home Ground to Some Crucial Pre-Breede's Cup races - Part 1 - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Del Mar race track, aptly defines ‘Where the Turf meets the Surf’; situated on the shores of the Pacific along the city of Del Mar, the race track owns a history that takes it late back to 1937 when it all began. Built by the some exceptionally renowned artists of the times, Del Mar was Bing ...
Views: 530 - Afleet Alex - Could His Triple Crown be Redeemed? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky Derby had witnessed him close a third place finish just two weeks back. With his tempestuous running style, Afleet Alex stayed right where he was meant to be, with his fans blazing through the field with all that he had, for that one victory that kept him from winning in his last race. ...
Views: 719 - Would Archarcharch Make A Triple Crown Winner Had There Been No Mishap? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWell I suppose that would have been a dream come true for most of Archarcharch fans and connections as he had set high hopes for himself with his double win at the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby and Grade 3 Southwest Stakes giving him a 12.50 to 1 odds at the Kentucky Derby. Born in a pedigree rich ...
Views: 503 - 2011 Top Breeders’ Cup Contenders – An Early Preview - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWe take a look at some of the leading horses in the male handicap division and some of the possibilities for the Breeders Cup Classic this coming fall at Churchill Downs. The newest star to emerge is Flat Out, who came up with a breakthrough performance in the Grade 2, $300,000 Suburban ...
Views: 848(1 vote) - Learn Wise Handicapping On Board Horse Racing Games - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarHandicapping horses in horse racing is no child’s affair. If roulette and black jack were casino hotshot favorites, handicapping is a field favorite requiring plenty of study and analysis and not just a lucky streak. Well however enticing it may seem, earning a profitable return in handicapping ...
Views: 797 - The Pacific Classic - One of the Most Prestigious Races - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Pacific Classic was run first in 1991, so compared to historic races such as the Travers Stakes, the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont, it has a relatively short history. Nonetheless, it has quickly become one of the premier races, and is the centerpiece of the summer Del Mar ...
Views: 688 - 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: 552 - Not The Experts Season – It’s Time for the Underdogs - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThis time it was Triple Crown’s last and final leg, the Belmont Stakes that became the target of another upsetting episode as Ruler on Ice, an underdog, starting from the 3rd post positions with a not so impressive 24-1 odds raced to victory while the dark horses lost way and the probable heroes ...
Views: 421 - Will Belmont Finally Witness a Record after Years of Wait and Rest?r - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2011 from Lee Lane-Edgar‘Main Track’ or ‘Big Sandy’, Belmont Park has been one of the favourites among the racing tracks among horse race followers. One of the most prestigious race tracks also conducting the ultimate leg of the Triple Crown-the Belmont Stakes, the Big Sandy race track is a 1 ¼ mile (2.4kms) dirt track ...
Views: 466 - 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: 555 - History of the Belmont Stakes - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Belmont Stakes is a $1 million Grade 1 race for three year old thoroughbred horses run at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY each June and is the third jewel of the “Triple Crown of Horse Racing”. The Belmont is run just three weeks after the Preakness Stakes and five weeks after the Kentucky ...
Views: 717 - 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: 575 - Sports Games Online: Horse Racing Games Online - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarJohn Madden Football is great, but some people prefer watching the more awesome athlete called the thoroughbred horse. What's the latest in horse racing games online? The first racetrack in America was constructed on Long Island in 1665. The American Stud Book was started in 1868, launching ...
Views: 701 - Virtual Horse - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarHave you ever wondered what makes virtual fantasy games fun to play? Is it their ability to provide a different experience for each player? Is it the thrill and rush of winning? Or is it a little bit of both experience and success? Whatever the reason, they have become very popular with ...
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