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March 2008 - Posts
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"I'm hoping really to be the next Secretariat," minority owner Allan Farber said. "That's not looking to be too much, is it?" (Palm Beach Post)... Read More...
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- Colonel John, prepping for the Santa Anita Derby, worked six furlongs in 1:10.80 on Monday over the main track. With San Felipe Stakes winner Georgie Boy off the Derby trail with a pulled muscle and Bob Black Jack going to the Blue Grass Stakes, the...
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Big Brown's Florida Derby final time of 1:48.16 earns a 106 Beyer speed figure, the best we've seen of any prep race this season. More on the Florida Derby and the rest of Saturday's racing later today ...... Read More...
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Big Brown wows winning the Florida Derby, secures Kentucky Derby post with $600,000 in earnings. The hype machine is surely gearing up; I'll let others hop on the colt's bandwagon. His fractions of :22.76, :23.07, :24.25, :25.10, and :12.98 aren't...
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With 110 nominations to the April 12 Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn is guaranteed a full field for the closing leg of its Kentucky Derby prep series. At least 15 horses are being seriously considered for the race, but only 14 can start.... Read More...
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War Pass breezed four furlongs in :47.40 at Palm Meadows this morning, the fastest of 26 works at the distance, restoring trainer Nick Zito's confidence in the colt following the debacle in Tampa. "I'm praying, thanking God that we got another...
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The horse who wins the Kentucky Derby becomes exceptional by virtue of winning the Derby, but they are not exceptional before the Derby -- merely above average. And yes -- this includes Giacomo.... Read More...
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In two years, eight instances of past-posting involving New York races. In one test of live data from three races in 2007, a series of bet cancellations after the break in one. Last fall, past-posting at the Fair Grounds, as reported by bettor Mike Maloney...
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- Proud Spell has been nominated to the Triple Crown. Citing the superior speed figures the filly earned winning the Fair Ground Oaks -- both her Beyer and Sheet number was higher than Pyro's in the Louisiana Derby at the... Read More...
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Curlin, "the most impressive physical specimen at Nad Al Sheba," worked half a mile in :50.16 on Monday, "dazzling onlookers with a show of contained power." Assistant trainer Scott Blasi, who's been overseeing Curlin's preparation...
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1. Pyro: I concede. In the wake War Pass' Tampa collapse, Pyro rightfully assumes the role of early Derby favorite on the strength of his Louisiana Derby and Risen Star wins. 2. Big Truck: I just hope the Tampa Bay... Read More...
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Disappointing, but hardly unexpected: Rags to Riches has been retired. The hairline fracture that sidelined the champion filly in 2007 reappeared following a recent work at Palm Beach Downs. "We took some additional X-rays," said trainer Todd...
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- Lane's End winner Adriano could skip the Kentucky Derby. "I just think we'd have to think long and hard whether that would make sense for him," owner Donald Adam told Jennie Rees after the race. "We think there are... Read More...
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Thanks to commenter Dylbert for mentioning Canonero II and giving me another excuse to dive into the Sports Illustrated Vault. The 1971 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner's name has been bubbling up lately in relation to mystery Peruvian horse.....
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There was a chill in the air but the sun was out and it felt like spring at Aqueduct on Saturday with Tom Durkin back calling and tulips blooming in paddock planters. Saratoga didn't seem so far off. At... Read More...
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