Pegasus World Cup: A Jolt of Reality
What does Steve Haskin think of the Pegasus World Cup and could the race get it's own reality TV series?
Steve Haskin
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The Ex Terminator
Did you ever have a recurring dream that you were chasing someone or some thing and just as you were about to catch it you woke up?
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Preakness Questions Abound…Or do They?
Although Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, the overwhelming 3-5 morning line favorite, looks to be a standout as he takes his eight-race unbeaten streak into the Preakness Stakes, it is still a horse race.
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Tapit's Rising Son
So, just what did we learn about Lani in the Kentucky Derby?
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Fiddler on the Hoof
On June 20, 2011, the Lady Blunt Stradivarius, made by Italian Antonio Stradivari in 1721 sold at public auction for $15.9 million.
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Viva Canonero! Part Two
Part Two of Canonero's story, covering the Preakness and Belmont.
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Lesson Learned From Nyquist and Team O'Neill
It took eight races, five grade I victories, and a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Kentucky Derby victory, but Nyquist finally closed the book on the American Pharoah saga and began scripting his own legacy.
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Derby Observations, Strategy, and Wagers
Steve's observations, strategy, and wagers for the 2016 Kentucky Derby.
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Haskin: We Shadwell Overcome
They say to err is human; to forgive, divine. Well, why can’t that apply to horses as well?
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - May 3, 2016
It all comes down to this in the final Derby Dozen for 2016. Steve Haskin has one final shuffle up his sleeve.
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Haskin: Viva Canonero...Again
With Venezuela once again invading the Kentucky Derby in the form of Grupo 7C Racing Stable, I thought this would be a good time to once again re-tell the remarkable story of Canonero
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Suddenbreakingnews to Have New Look in Derby
Nearly a quarter of a century later, another Arkansas Derby runner-up is being equipped with a shadow roll in the Kentucky Derby.
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - April 27, 2016
Steve Haskin fine tunes his Kentucky Derby Dozen as we approach the final week
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Derby Stirs Memories of Tiz and the Iron Horse
It’s been 16 years since the epic slugfest between Tiznow and Giant’s Causeway in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and they’re still at it, but this time it’s two against one.
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - April 19, 2016
With the prep races done, how does Steve rank the Derby contenders? Plus, the Derby Dozen is extended to 20 to fill out the Derby starting gate.
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The Phippses: Last of the Private Stables
Some years ago, a young groom at Belmont Park looked admiringly at all the well-bred Ogden Phipps horses and said to himself, "If I could ever train those horses, my life would be made."
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - April 12, 2016
Where do the winners from the weekend, Outwork, Brody's Cause, and Exaggerator, show up on the Derby Dozen?
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Repole Hoping Mo Town Hits Keep Coming
With Uncle Mo taking the Kentucky Derby trail by storm this year, it's only natural for Mike Repole to want a piece of the action.
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - April 5, 2016
Nyquist passes Mohaymen on Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - March 29, 2016
Steve is optimistic on the upside of Shagaf and places him on this week's Derby Dozen.
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Haskin: Hall of Chrome
Did California Chrome's victory in the Dubai World Cup assure him a place in racing's Hall of Fame?
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Jeff, Wayne, and Tabasco Cat
So, how do you deal with a horse who showed great promise, but nearly killed your son, changing his life forever; a horse who was now being branded as a rogue?
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Last Stop, Belmont Stakes
Steve Haskin looks back at the highs and lows that he has witnessed at the Belmont Stakes.
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - March 22, 2016
Cupid flutters into Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen this week. Where does he land? Read to find out!
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Rags to Riches: Pletcher's Greatest Victory
With Todd Pletcher scoring his 4,000th win today, I thought this would be a good time to reprint my recap of the 2007 Belmont Stakes victory by Rags to Riches, which I feel is still Pletcher's greatest training job.
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Haskin: Bye Bye Baltimore
After sharing my Kentucky Derby memories I figured I might as well keep going and complete the Triple Crown
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - March 15, 2016
From 12 to 2, read why Destin makes a move in this week's Derby Dozen.
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My Peyton Manning Speech
In following Peyton Manning's speech, Steve look backs and remembers all the things that he is going to miss about covering the Derby.
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - March 8, 2016
Suddenbreakingnews suddenly moves up in Steve's Derby Dozen after a sharp work.
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Haskin: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
I was cheering the most for Damascus' rare accomplishment of going over the $1 million mark in earnings, becoming only the eighth millionaire in racing history.
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - March 1, 2016
Destin becomes Steve Haskin's new dark horse for the Kentucky Derby. Read to find out why!
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Pharoah the Gift That Keeps Giving
So, American Pharoah continues to be the gift that keeps giving. He has turned Coolmore's Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky. into a palace ruled by a new king with riches beyond compare.
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Haskin's Derby Dozen - February 23, 2016
How did the Risen Star results impact the Derby Dozen? Did winner Gun Runner crack the top 12?
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Things You Didn't Know About Zenyatta
Steve Haskin presents several things you might not have known about the remarkable Zenyatta.
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Haskin's Derby Dozen - February 16, 2016
How have the weekend's Kentucky Derby prep races changed Steve's Derby Dozen this week? Read the 'Suddenbreakingnews' to find out.
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Money to 'Bern' in Derby Future Wager
What makes these two Bernardinis (Zulu and Shagaf) so special and why would anyone gamble on a pair of horses who are unproven in stakes company and basically bucking history, with so few races?
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How About a Trainer Derby Future Wager?
It's difficult trying to pick the winning Kentucky Derby horse at this early date. But what about trying to pick the winning trainer?
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - February 9, 2016
Steve Haskin adjusts the Kentucky Derby Dozen this week. Who has moved up?
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - February 2, 2016
For the first time in more than a year, Steve Haskin has changed his number one pick on the Derby Dozen list.
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Gift Horse on the Derby Trail
Success in the purchasing of horses is often attributed to seeing what others don't see; in other words, looking past physical issues or deficiencies that turn other buyers off.
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A Derby Road Less Traveled
With 3-year-olds running basically two or three times tops prior to the Derby, there is little or no room for races that offer zero points.
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Archival Celebration of Penny's 94th Birthday
I am reprinting the following two columns to celebrate Penny Chenery's 94th birthday today.
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A True American Beauty
Sometimes, a brief comment can trigger a deluge of thoughts and images, and such was the case when Bob Baffert said of American Pharoah, 'He showed the beauty of racing.'
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - January 19, 2016
It's Here, the long awaited return of Steve Haskin's Kentucky Derby Dozen! Steve held American Pharoah as the top horse last year, can he repeat his success in 2016? See next week's Blood-Horse magazine for more analysis.
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California Chrome Meets Mr. Peabody
If California Chrome were on Facebook, here are some comments you might be reading, and I don't mean all those human run Facebook pages. I mean comments from the real thing. Well, so to speak.
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Haskin: Why Women Will Keep Racing Alive
It was the main character, Velvet Brown, who just happened to sum up American Pharoah in one brief sentence and become the catalyst for this column.
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Haskin: Say Goodbye to Louisville
Looking through my old Derby recaps for Blood-Horse, I have compiled a series of backstretch anecdotes that I feel capture some of my most memorable behind-the-scenes moments covering the Derby.
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Video of the Year: Pharoah Travers Gallop
There have been some exciting racing videos on YouTube this year, but none more exciting and revealing, and ultimately profound than the GoPro video of American Pharoah's gallop the day before the Travers Stakes.
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SI Pharoah Snub Much Ado About Nothing
The phenomenon that is American Pharoah is about so much more than awards and honors.
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Turf and Sport Digest Days
Turf and Sport Digest was my bible. I absorbed every word, every photo, every feature.
