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- 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: 791 - 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: 786 - Top 2012 Kentucky Derby Hopefuls Position Themselves for the First Saturday in May - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe list of would-be Kentucky Derby contenders is constantly evolving on the way to the first Saturday in May and this year has been no different. Based on recent strong performances, a slate of six new Kentucky Derby contenders were put in place as part of Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future ...
Views: 782 - 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: 781 - Horse Racing Showing Positive Signs—Purse Money Upped at Racetracks Around the Country - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen “The Great Recession” hit the United States economy in 2008, horse racing certainly was not immune. As Americans tightened their entertainment budgets, wagering on horse races plummeted. However, like the domestic economy as a whole, horse racing is beginning to show some signs of ...
Views: 778 - 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: 775 - Remembering Kentucky Derby Winners After Their Greatest Triumph - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky Derby winners have always held a special place in the hearts and minds of American sports fans. The combination of speed, stamina and competitive spirit that is required to win the Kentucky Derby are all much admired attributes in any athlete. Given this connection, we thought it would ...
Views: 773 - Zenyatta – The Incredible Mare Welcomes Home Her Foal - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky receives its next Triple Crown probable. Zenyatta, the wonder filly of 2010, now a mom delivered Bernardini foal on Thursday 8th March late evening at around 10 at the Lane’s End Farm in Lexinton. The dam and foal are doing just fine, owners Jerry and Ann Moss confirmed. After a ...
Views: 768 - 2012 Coolmore Lexington Stakes – Last Chance to Jump on the Triple Crown Train - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course is run just two weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby, which makes it one of the last opportunities for a Kentucky Derby hopeful to earn the necessary cash to reach the starting gate at Churchill Downs. The Grade 3, 1 1/16-mile Coolmore ...
Views: 767 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Odds – May Be the Bet of a Lifetime - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Lee Lane-Edgar2012 Kentucky Derby Future Odds – May Be the Bet of a Lifetime Wynn 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 ...
Views: 764 - Horse Racing in Texas – Sam Houston Park Enjoys Increased Handle & Larger Crowds - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen Sam Houston Race Park opened for business in 1994, it became the first pari-mutuel horse racing facility in the state of Texas. That may surprise many people, as images of horses and cattle often come to mind when thinking of the Lone Star State. However, it wasn't until Sam Houston Park ...
Views: 762 - 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: 761 - Animal Kingdom Scratched From Dubai World Cup – Motion Confirms Lameness - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHurt again in the same leg that previously hampered Animal Kingdom’s possible rally in the Belmont Stakes, the colt’s contention from Dubai World Cup, slated for 31st March, was withdrawn due to lameness in the left hind leg. Even though Animal Kingdom may not have showcased his best racing ...
Views: 760 - 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: 758 - +George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award – Who was this “Iceman”? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarPerhaps behind every great racing horse is a great owner, trainer and also an incredible jockey who knows the horse as good as itself. The horse racing arena has been laced with jockeys from all walks of life, some who started from scratch, being a lumberjack and ended up riding the greatest ...
Views: 756 - 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 ...
Views: 751 - Ruffian – The Predecessor of the Timeless Ruling Fillies, the Queen of Fillies - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarNicknamed the “Queen of the Fillies”, Ruffian was out of the Reviewer, the Bold Ruler stallion and Shenanigans, a Native Dancer mare. Almost as famous for her racing career as a champion filly, Ruffian was equally remembered for his tragic death contributed as a eventuality to his soft boned ...
Views: 751 - 2012 Coolmore Lexington Stakes – Last Chance to Jump on the Triple Crown Train - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course is run just two weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby, which makes it one of the last opportunities for a Kentucky Derby hopeful to earn the necessary cash to reach the starting gate at Churchill Downs. The Grade 3, 1 1/16-mile Coolmore ...
Views: 749 - 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: 745 - Havre De Grace Back to Defend Her Title – Apple Blossom Counts down at Oaklawn - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarApple Blossom will be another premier event waiting to cast all top four year and older fillies and mares while the season is already preoccupied showcasing the top three year olds in the Triple Crown prep races. To take some time off from the inevitable Triple Crown noise, let’s have a look at ...
Views: 742 - When is Post Time for the 2012 Kentucky Derby? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Lee Lane-Edgar6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on 5/5/12. That’s what you want to know, and that’s what we give you. That’s right, the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, May 5, 2012, with a post time of 6:24 pm ET. Not 6:23. Not 6:25. And certainly not 6:30. And don’t even ...
Views: 742 - 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: 740 - 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: 739 - 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: 737 - 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: 732 - Champion Three-Year-Old Thoroughbreds Who Just Missed Their Triple Crown Glory - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Immensely popular Smarty Jones! - Smarty Jones had royal blood flowing through his veins, the kind of royalty that almost made you want to check to see if his blood were dark blue instead of red. What kind of royalty? You want names? Okay, you got names. How’s Foolish Pleasure, Northern ...
Views: 727 - 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: 713 - 2012 Major Prep Races for the Kentucky Derby - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen the Breeders' Cup wraps each fall, the eyes of the racing world begin to focus on the lead-up to the next year's Kentucky Derby, a six-month odyssey better known as the Triple Crown Trail. Horses with aspirations in reaching Churchill Downs that first Saturday in May must first prove ...
Views: 712 - 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: 711 - 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: 711 - 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: 711 - Baffert – The Top American Thoroughbred Trainer’s 2012 Campaign - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThough the list of top 20 expected contenders, if all goes well and the horses remain in shape the entire season, Bob Baffert will once again make a solid attempt at the Triple Crown, as Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes are individual races he has already won and has made a major ...
Views: 709 - 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: 708 - 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: 704 - New York Racing Sees Major Purse Increase for the 2012 Racing Season - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe promise to horsemen in New York was the newly-opened casino at Aqueduct would help to boost purses to unprecedented heights. The New York Racing Association affirmed that promise Thursday. According to a track press release, Aqueduct's upcoming 79-day winter-spring meet will feature 13 ...
Views: 699 - The Care and Training of a Race Horse - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThoroughbred horse training and care takes a lot of money, time, and love on the part of the human beings employed to try to make him/her a champion. In general, primary care for a racing thoroughbred is the responsibility of the veterinarian, the trainer, the groom, and the stable hands. ...
Views: 693 - British Race-Fixing Scandal May Be the Result of Exchange Wagering - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWell that didn't take long. Just one day after we wrote about the potential abuses of betting exchanges, 11 people in Great Britain were found guilty of a race-fixing scandal that was the direct result of exchange wagering. Among those convicted were four jockeys and two horse owners, who the ...
Views: 691 - Real Quiet Almost Ended the 30 Years Draught- The Closest Triple Crown Attempt - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIt was anticipated that the thirty year old draught will see an end when Real Quiet raced the three legs of the Triple Crown convincingly making way for an invincible victory with every leg. His defeat in the Belmont Stakes is still considered s one of the worst jockeying by a rider on such a ...
Views: 691 - Tom Fool – The Incredible Thoroughbred from 1950’s - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarA grade 3 event, the Tom Fool Handicap race came into existence as an honour paid to one of the finest thoroughbreds from the world racing history, Tom Fool, who was ranked 11 by the Blood-Horse magazine for his amazing performance as a potential thoroughbred highly renowned for his supremacy ...
Views: 691 - 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: 683 - Pegram-Baffert’s Memorable Work of Art – Silverbulletday’s Winning Sprees - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarMichael Pegram and his pair with the reputed trainer, Bob Baffert, became a legendary association after their joint effort, Silverbulletday, scaled new heights in thoroughbred racing. The Hall of Fame filly retired with more than $3million in career earnings and led the championship for two ...
Views: 683 - Exchange Wagering Could Be Troublesome to the Horse Racing Industry – Let’s Think Before We Act - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarA new form of gambling on horse races called “exchange wagering” could soon be coming to America. While its proven popular in Europe, exchange wagering has a slew of inherent problems that could prove troublesome to U.S. horsemen and racetrack officials. In exchange wagering, which is ...
Views: 676 - 2012 Sunland Park Derby – A Long-shot Path to the Triple Crown - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhen “racinos,” a combination racetrack and casino, began to crop up across the country more than a decade ago, a byproduct of that change was new paths to the Kentucky Derby were forged. One example of this can be found in New Mexico, where the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Park Derby is now ...
Views: 673 - 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: 666 - 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: 664 - 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: 663 - 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: 661 - 2012 Kentucky Derby Post Positions – A Good Indication of How the Race May Run - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe 2012 Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 5, 2012 will be the 138th running of what is referred to as the Run for the Roses and The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports. Along with it’s female counterpart the Kentucky Oaks, run the day before the Derby, the Run for the Roses is the oldest continuously ...
Views: 654 - 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: 654 - 'War Horse' Receiving Early Oscar Buzz – Will This Movie Help Horse Racing? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWar Horse, the newest feature film from acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, opens at theaters nationwide Dec. 25. The war drama, which features an ex-Thoroughbred racehorse in the title role, chronicles the exploits of a horse sold into the British army that would go on to serve on both sides ...
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