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Haskin's BC Wrapup:  Z One and Only

Haskin's BC Wrapup: Z One and Only

Over the course of the next week, we'll have several wrapups, going over different aspects of Breeders' Cup 2009, but let's face it; this year's event will forever belong to Zenyatta. Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Inside Track: Yatta Yatta Yatta

Inside Track: Yatta Yatta Yatta

Exercise riders have a special trash talk all their own, usually along the lines of how the horse they are aboard can trounce anything on four legs in this century or last. That's why few people paid any attention in 2007 when Steve Willard, riding a huge unraced filly from John Shirreffs' barn, told a Hollywood Park outrider, "This is the second coming of Ruffian." Monday, January 05, 2009