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Steve Haskin's BC Countdown: Pletcher Could be a Shore Thing This Year

Steve Haskin's BC Countdown: Pletcher Could be a Shore Thing This Year

It will be interesting to see how the horses-for-courses angle plays out at Monmouth Park, where it has often been an advantage to have either a race or a work over the track. In this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships, there is one trainer who will be coming to the Jersey Shore well prepared.

 Thursday, October 18, 2007
Steve Haskin's BC Countdown: The Invasion Begins

Steve Haskin's BC Countdown: The Invasion Begins

A Spanish owner and a British trainer are overheard conversing in French following a grade I victory on turf. Welcome to the Belmont Park fall meeting. It is here that the best American grass horses and their trainers and owners get their annual reality check from Europe's advance guard.

 Friday, September 14, 2007

Steve Haskin's BC Countdown: America's Love Affair With Rags

It was exactly noon when the Brook Ledge van came to a stop at the loading ramp on the Oklahoma training track, a short distance from Todd Pletcher's barn. Arriving from Belmont Park following the four-hour ride was the queen of American racing, Rags to Riches. This was a scene many thought would never be played out.

 Thursday, August 09, 2007