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World’s Richest Horse Race: The Dubai World Cup
The Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race at $10 million dollars, will be ran this Saturday. Overall, there will be $30 million dollars in prize money given out throughout the nine races (eight of them thoroughbred) scheduled for … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Emirates, Dubai, Dubai World Cup, Horse Racing, Horses, Kentucky
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What Horse Racing Means to Me
In ten years I want to be able to sit down and talk about horse racing with my friends in ways that currently don’t exist today. I want the casual fan to be able to identify some of the top … Continue reading
TVG is Failing Us
How many of us even know what “TVG” is? The Television Gaming Network is an American sports-oriented cable program that focusses on broadcasting horse races happening throughout the United States as well as in different countries. You’ve probably seen the … Continue reading
Why California Chrome’s Victory is Irrelevant
Outside of the “super race fan” population, nobody cares that California Chrome won his most recent race, in preparation for for his chance at winning the Dubai World Cup, which is set for March 26th (a Saturday). Let me break … Continue reading
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The Triple Crown: The Sporting World’s Greatest Test
As the Kentucky Derby gets closer and closer, I think it’s important to break down some of the elements that coincide with the sport of horse racing. I realize as an individual who wasn’t born into the industry, an outsider, that … Continue reading
Taking a Chance: The Case for Songbird & the Kentucky Derby
The ’08 Kentucky Derby was the site of a tragic event that would have a lasting and negative impact on the sport of horse racing. Eight Belles, a world class filly placed second in the Derby behind Big Brown that … Continue reading
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Tagged Eight Belles, fox hill farm, Horse Racing, Kentucky, Mohaymen, rick porter, songbird
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Road to the Roses Spotlight: Nyquist
Nyquist is an interesting Derby contender to analyze. Undefeated as a 2yr old going five for five with three G1 Stakes (the highest class of races) wins. The thing I love about Nyquist is his pace. In all three of … Continue reading
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Tagged Breeder's Cup, Horse Racing, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Nyquist, Racing, Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbreds, Uncle Mo
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Revive Match Races
Larry Bird had Magic Johnson. The Boston Red Sox have the New York Yankees. The best thing about sports, what makes a sporting event so intriguing, are the rivalries that form through competition. Rivalries generate buzz and force fans to … Continue reading
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What’s Next for American Pharoah
By being the only horse ever to win the Triple Crown and Breeder’s Cup Classic, American Pharoah cemented himself in the history books as one of the greatest race horses of all time. The “Grand Slam” champion accumulated almost $9 … Continue reading
Road to the Roses Spotlight: Mohaymen
Two important things happened this weekend: (1) Drake dropped a single from his upcoming album (Views from the 6) called Summer Sixteen and (2) Mohaymen a Kentucky Derby hopeful won the Grade II South Holy Bull Stakes. Drake’s album, Views … Continue reading
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Tagged Drake, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Mohaymen, Racing, Summer Sixteen, Thoroughbreds
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Witt's Horse Racing 