Archive for June, 2008

Weekend Dominated By Favorites

Make no mistake about it, Curlin is back, and looks to be very hard to beat for Horse of the Year. He didn’t miss a beat yesterday and easily pulled past the field. Turf star, Einstein got up for second on class alone. He ran very well, and obviously can run on anything, but still [...]

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Weekend of Champions After Crown Letdown

The action doesn’t stop now that the Triple Crown is over, and the stage is set for an eventful weekend. Dreaming of Anna returns and figures to be hard to beat in the Mint Julip. Pyro, Visionaire, and Recapturetheglory are in a softer spot than they were six weeks ago, and are seeking a return [...]

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Later, babe

by: Elizabeth Rancani
What seemed a foregone conclusion, turned out to be anything but once again in the Belmont Stakes. For the eleventh time in thirty years, a horse looked poised to take racing’s greatest honor, but there is a reason the Belmont is the Test of a Champion. It is a mile and a half [...]

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Brown’s Task Just Got Easier

So now Casino Drive is out of the Belmont Stakes. It should be another cakewalk for Big Brown. What really will that prove? It will prove that for three Saturdays Big Brown was a superior horse to a lesser class of horses. His Derby was one of the most impressive Derbies ever, but his Preakness [...]

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