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The sophisticated Longines Positioning System will take timekeeping and track technology in thoroughbred racing to unprecedented levels. The LPS tracking […]

13Apr

Churchill Downs renames Derby Trail to Pat Day Mile

By Clairenmike | April 13th, 2015 | Churchill Downs, Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown | Assault, Black Gold, Calvin Borel, Churchill Downs, Citation, Dark Star, Derby Trial, Determine, Gallahadion, Giacomo, Hall of Fame, Hill Gail, Iron Liege, jockey, Kentucky Derby Day, Kentucky Derby Tours, Lawrin, Middleground, National Museum of Racing, Pat Day Mile, Ponder, Tim Tam, Triple Crown, Twin Spires, Whirlaway | Comments Off

The most significant change to the stakes menu this year at according to this edited press release by Churchill Downs […]

13Mar

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte in car accident

By Clairenmike | March 13th, 2015 | Belmont Stakes, California Chrome, Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown | Babe Hanford, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Big Red, California Chrome, car accident, Carl Hanford, Hall of Fame, jockey, Keentucky Derby Tours, Kelso, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby winning jockey, Lucien Laurin, Meadow Stable, Preakness, Riva Ridge, Ron Turcotte, Secretariat, trainer, Triple Crown | Comments Off

According to the Secretariat.com website and news services, Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte is resting comfortably at an area […]

06Mar

Four Jockeys are finalists for National Museum’s Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | March 6th, 2015 | Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Hall of Fame, Hollywood Park, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown | Alabama, American Pharoah, Aqueduct, Belmont Stakes, Bing Crosby, Blue Grass, Breeders’ Cup Distaff, California Chrome, Carter Handicap, Charismatic, Chris Antley, Coaching Club American Oaks, Corey Nakatani, Craig Perret, Del Mar Debutante, Del Mar Futurity, Del Mar Oaks, Eclipse Award, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Hall of Fame, Hollywood Derby, Horse of the Year, horse racing fans, Jerome Handicap, Jockey Club Gold Cup, jockeys, Kentucky Derby winner, Laffit Pincay Jr, Louisiana Derby, Manhattan Handicap, Meadowlands, National Museum of Racing, Pacific Classic, Pat O’Brien Handicap, Pimlico Special, Preakness Stakes, Queen's Plate, Run for the Roses, San Felipe, Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Handicap, Santa Anita Oaks, Saratoga Springs, Shoemaker Mile, Strike the Gold, Travers, Triple Crown, Unbridled, Victor Espinoza, Vosburgh, War Emblem, Wood Memorial, Woodward | Comments Off

Four jockeys are among the 10 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2015 Hall of Fame ballot, as selected […]

03Mar

2015 Kentucky Derby wagering Pool 3 ends

By Clairenmike | March 3rd, 2015 | 2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool, Thoroughbred | 141st Run for the Roses, American Pharoah, Bolo, CarpeDiem, Churchill Downs, Danzig Moon, Daredevil, Dortmund, El Kabeir, Far From Over, Far Right, Firing Line, International Star, Itsaknockout, Keen Ice, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Khozan, Lord Nelson, Mr. Z, mutuel field, Ocean Knight, Ocho Ocho Ocho, Prospect Park, Texas Red, The Great War, Upstart, War Story | Comments Off

Total Wagering Tops $422,000 In Three-Day Kentucky Derby Pool. This year’s Final Pool Set for March 27-29 In a press […]

14Feb

Debbie Blair named Ex Director of Bourbon County Secretariat Festival

By Clairenmike | February 14th, 2015 | Breeders' Cup, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown | 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games, 2015 Bourbon County Secretariat Festival, Bourbon County Secretariat Festival, Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Claiborne Farm, Debbie Blair, Eclipse Awards, horse racing, KY, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Paris, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Secretariat Festival, Thoroughbred breeding farms, thoroughbred racing, Triple Crown winner, Washington International Horse Show | Comments Off

Debbie Blair, known throughout Thoroughbred racing for her world-class event management experience, has been named executive director of the Bourbon […]

30Jan

California Chrome on-line auction has museum quality items

By Clairenmike | January 30th, 2015 | Art Sherman, Auction, California Chrome, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Thoroughbred | Art Sherman, California Chrome, Chromies, Eclipse Award, Horse of the Year, horse racing, Jaime Corum, Kentucky Derby, online auction, Penny Chenery, Preakness, Santa Anita Park, Secretariat, Secretariat Foundation, silks, Sports Illustrated, Swaps, thoroughbred racing, Victor Espinoza, Vox Populi Charity Auction | Comments Off

Collectors, “Chromies,” and curators all will be vying for the race-worn winning silks of a champion as well as other […]