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Last year's Gold Cup winner will get the services of Rosario on a one-race contract.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Bill Mott will use the Sept. 29 one-mile Kelso as a prep for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Steve shares photos of great horses that are special to him.
A full-length motion picture titled "Wild Ride" about the improbable story of Mine That Bird is scheduled to be released in 2013. This is one person's behind-the-scenes look at the Mine That Bird story.
Dead-heat Travers winners are set to clash again in Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Smarty arrived at Cuatro Piedras in early August after staying 20 days in quarantine near Carrasco Airport.
Godolphin Racing will send out the favorites in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) and $1 million Cotillion Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 22 at Parx Racing.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Steve shares his images from the 2012 Saratoga meet.
Trainer Bob Baffert has decided to replace jockey Chantal Sutherland with Rafael Bejarano on the son of Awesome Again.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
William Hill is dangling a carrot out there and is just daring American punters to go for it. And if you don't like carrots, just think of Game On Dude's 7-1 odds for the Breeders' Cup Classic as chocolate cake or pizza.
It's obvious no one is stepping up to claim the title that is totally up for grabs and no doubt won't be decided until the free for all that will be the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Juddmonte Farms' Frankel, having extended his unbeaten streak to 13 with a victory in the 1 5/16-mile Juddmonte International (Eng-I), will make his next start in the 10-furlong Champion Stakes (Eng-I) at Ascot Oct. 20.
Friday, August 31, 2012
The condition of Zayat Stables' Paynter, who suffered a recurrence of an illness that kept him out of the Travers Stakes (gr. I), was improved the morning of Aug. 29, according to noted veterinarian Mark Cheney.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Hall of Fame rider has live mounts at Saratoga and Del Mar this week
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Erika's stirring words inspired me not only to publish her story about her relationship with her father, but to briefly acknowledge something I should have acknowledged a long time ago.
Zayat Stables' Paynter, winner of the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) at Monmouth Park, has suffered a recurrence of the illness that kept him out of the Aug. 25 Travers Stakes (gr. I).
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
In a world where tradition and sportsmanship are eroding with each passing year, McGaughey and the Phipps family are the last remaining pillars of strength.
Paul Reddam's European-based Cogito, who was scheduled to leave Aug. 17 for Saratoga Race Course to compete in the Travers Stakes (gr. I), will remain home after straining a muscle in his back.
Friday, August 17, 2012
The grade I Woodward Stakes, one of the most prestigious races in the country, is an enticing lure for Wise Dan, and has history backing it up.
Dale Romans will send a strong contingent to the Arlington Million and Secretariat (both gr. IT).
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
I'll Have Another's owner said the Brian Meehan-trained colt will be sent to Saratoga Race Course for the Aug. 25 Travers Stakes (gr. I).
Monday, August 13, 2012
Bill Mott pair work for the Personal Ensign Stakes and Woodward Stakes, respectively.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Zayat Stables' Paynter, who was sent to an equine medical center after spiking a fever following his victory in the July 29 Haskell Invitational (gr. I), will not run in the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes (gr. I).
Monday, August 13, 2012
Sutherland has it all--beauty, personality, charisma, and talent.
The king of the Cajuns, Star Guitar, has been retired after a sensational career in which he captured 24 of his 30 starts and three consecutive Louisiana-bred horse of the year titles.
Friday, August 10, 2012
It all began on a little ranch in the middle of the Arizona desert.
Haskell winner has recovered from a fever and it is hoped he can make the Travers.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Grade I winners Ron the Greek and Flat Out are on target for the Aug. 4 race.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Once upon a time there were two horses named MC's Dream and Bradleberry. Both were potential stars, showing great promise from the time they were mere tots.
A deep, competitive field of eight will face off in the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) July 28 to determine who continues to the $1 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Steve and Lenny discuss the sophomore horses and who to watch during the second part of the year. They also talk about the fillies, New York Times, California stakes names, and Salix.
Blue Grass winner will attempt to land his first grade I stakes victory on dirt
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Derby and Preakness-winning jockey joins O'Neill and Reddam again for $1 million race July 29 at Monmouth Park.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Brujo de Olleros is the next potential star to arrive in the United States from Uruguay.
Last year's champion older male will try to extend his six-race winning streak in the Eddie Read Handicap (gr. IT), which he won in 2011.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Spiral Stakes winner is sidelined with bone bruising likely suffered in Preakness.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Yes, 'tiz the season to be jolly. Saratoga is here again, and it seems to be getting earlier and earlier.
Starting in the Haskell Invitational is a slight possibility, but the ultimate goal for 2-year-old champ Hansen is the Travers.
Friday, July 13, 2012
With the recent announcement that Holy Bull has been retired from study duty, Steve recalls the remarkable story of the The Bull and his owner/trainer Jimmy Croll.
f Americans are going to have any chance against the mighty Europeans in this year's Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), they're going to have to show what they're made of. They can start July 14 in the $600,000 Man o' War Stakes.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The following guest blog was written by I'll Have Another's owner Paul Reddam in response to some of the concerns of the public regarding the colt's injury and retirement.
On Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner bid farewell to racing and America, his place in history no more than an unfinished symphony.
Steve recalls Boo Gentry, Graustark, and Darby Dan in the late '60s and early '70s.
So, you've had it with drugs and wish racing was like it used to be -- just hay, oats, and water
Each year, I keep thinking there is no cure for Triple Crown trail withdrawal.
Steve and Lenny discuss Frankel's Queen Anne Stakes win, I'll Have Another scratching from the Belmont Stakes, the Kentucky Derby points system, the New York Times, and Lenny's big Belmont score!
This free report is a look back at the 2012 Triple Crown by award-winning turf writer Steve Haskin.
So, after nearly 40 years, the Maryland Jockey Club, following two hours of testimony and forensic analyses, finally has awarded the Preakness stakes record to Secretariat.
Dr. Kendall Hansen, majority owner of 2011 2-year-old champion Hansen, winner of the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), said the son of Tapit will target the $1 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25.
Monday, June 18, 2012
It was Damascus who breathed life into a hollow existence, numbed from years of toiling mindlessly on Wall Street.
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