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Performance of the Year: Zarkava Simply the best. Imagine what she could have accomplished at 4 - oh well. The Reigning Champ: Curlin An easy Dubai World Cup win, a turf experiment, a broken earnings record - it was great to see him running at four. Most...
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Controversial Aussie jockey Chris Munce officially made his comeback , riding two winners, but the Hong Kong Jockey Club is still aiming to keep him grounded (even in Australia) until next September, as per their ban. Dan Liebman argues in The Blood-Horse...
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It's a Distaff sort of day today; Zarkava took home the Cartier Award for Horse of the Year, Zenyatta has her own hat and there is the troubling news that Sunline is fighting laminitis. First, let's look more closely at the good news -- Zarkava's...
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Hey, American readers - are missing out on that voting feeling now that the presidential election is over? Well, never fear, horse racing has come to the rescue. It seems that you, too, can vote for your favorite European race horses for the Cartier Awards...
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Here's one you really knew was coming: Big Brown . From the Blood-Horse : "Big Brown has been retired," said Michael Iavarone, co-owner of IEAH Stables. "He not only tore the bulb off his foot, but half the foot was torn off. We did...
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Sigh. Yes, we suspected it was coming, but the news is official now; Zarkava has been retired . There are plenty of less-than-pleased fans on the BBC's 606 site and I freely admit I'm on the 'annoyed' side. There's no question Zarkava...
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We are at that peculiar point a few weeks out from the Breeders' Cup where things get a bit odd, particularly with regard to the field for the Classic. Duke of Marmalade and Soldier of Fortune , both fresh from being crushed by Zarkava in the Arc...
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Unless something spectacular beyond belief happens at this year's Breeders' Cup, we've already seen the last of the best horse of the year - possibly the best horse for generations - for this season. Zarkava's brilliance seems to know...
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Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe may well be the most talented group of horses to face off at any point this year. Just the showdown between Duke of Marmalade and Zarkava should be enough to get anyone excited about the race, but with Soldier...
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From the (welcome) coverage it is receiving, it might seem that Curlin's Jockey Club Gold Cup bid is the only race taking place this weekend when in fact it's ridiculously busy (rather like my entire week this week). Perhaps the most competitive...
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It's a bit of a quiet week; Curlin had a workout to prep for the Jockey Club Gold Cup on the 27th and Colonel John became one of the first Breeders' Cup contenders to work over Santa Anita's new surface . Like Big Brown and a number of other...
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Big Brown proved he can handle some fine turf horses over the weekend, and I give the horse a lot of credit for his impressive win . I still give his connections nothing but demerits, of course, for only giving him one more race , but, to paraphrase Princess...
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The soft going was apparently not much to the liking of top turf milers in North America or Europe; both Kip Deville and Henrythenavigato r finished fifth in their respective races. The main difference in the narratives is that Henrythenavigator was beaten...
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While Saratoga continues apace here, Glorious Goodwood kicks off today in Britain, with a number of Group 2 and 3 races on the card. Tomorrow promises to be Aiden O'Brien's big day , with Henrythenavigator (pictured) in the Sussex Stakes , looking...
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Given Curlin's (relatively) disappointing finish in the Man O' War, many European betting agencies have upped his odds for the Arc; they have also installed a new favorite in the appropriately-named Montmartre . Montmartre won the Grand Prix de...
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