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17Aug

Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes to air major horse races in 2014

By Clairenmike | August 17th, 2013 | Horse Racing, Television, Triple Crown | Del Mar, Donn Handicap, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports, FOX Sports 1, Gulfstream Park, Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, horse racings, Keeneland, New York Racing Association, Ogden Mills Phipps, racetrack, Santa Anita Park, sports network, stakes races, The Jockey Club, thoroughbred racing, Triple Crown races, Woodbine | No Comments

America’s new sports network, FOX Sports and The Jockey Club announced today a multi-year agreement to air prominent graded stakes […]

14Aug

Churchill Downs releases new 34 race schedule 2013-14 ‘Road to the Kentucky Derby’ series

By Clairenmike | August 14th, 2013 | 2014 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown | 140th running of the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Championship Series, Lexington, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Road to the Kentucky Oaks, the first Saturday in May, Triple Crown | No Comments

Churchill Downs Racetrack officials in a press release announced that 34 races will be included in the 2013-14 “Road to […]

08Aug

Some favorite horse movies

By Clairenmike | August 8th, 2013 | Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Triple Crown | 1973 Kentucky Derby, Black Gold, Bob Champion, Champions, Elizabeth Taylor, Grand National, Hidalgo, horse movies, Ian Holm, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Let It Ride, Marx Brothers, Melbourne Cup, Mickey Rooney, Mickey Rourke, National Velvet, Penny Chenery, Phar Lap, race horse owner, Richard Dreyfuss, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Shergar, Triple Crown, two Oscars | No Comments

We recently saw a list of horse movies and thought we would share the top 10. Not sure we agree […]

04Aug

Longines and Horse Racing – a great partnership!

One definitely noticed the Longines timepieces in the infield at the Kentucky Derby. We saw them again at the Preakness […]

30Jul

Churchill Downs seeks to add seating for Kentucky Derby

By Clairenmike | July 30th, 2013 | Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown | Churchill Downs, concessions, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Louisville, Rooftop Garden. betting windows, Run for the Roses, The Mansion, Triple Crown | No Comments

In a press release, Churchill Downs, owner of the Kentucky Derby’s home is planning another round of track renovations that […]

17Jul

150 years of Saratoga Race Course – they open July 19

By Clairenmike | July 17th, 2013 | Horse Racing, Triple Crown | Alabama Stakes, Graveyard of Champions, Hopeful Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Man o' War, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, Secretariat, the House of Upsets, The Jockey Club, The Spa, thoroughbred races, Travers Stakes, Triple Crown, twilight racing, Whitney Handicap | No Comments

Saratoga Springs was the site of standardbred racing as early as 1847. The first thoroughbred races at Saratoga Springs took […]

13Jul

1968 Kentucky Derby – Dancer’s Image disqualification

HRTV released this information about their weekend show “Inside Information”. The next edition of HRTV’s award-winning Inside Information: Dancer’s Image, […]

17Jun

Royal Ascot and Animal Kingdom

By Clairenmike | June 17th, 2013 | Dubai World Cup, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Uncategorized | 2011 Kentucky Derby, Ack Ack, animal kingdom, Ascot Gold Cup, Belmont, Breeders' Cup Mile, Daily Racing Form, Dubai World Cup, Epsom Oaks, Gulfstream, Jay Hovdey, June 18, Kentucky Derby, Omaha, Preakness Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, Royal Ascot, Trainer Graham Motion, Triple Crown | No Comments

2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is quickly becoming the English favorite with both bettors and fans for the June […]

07Jun

Almost Triple Crown Winners

By Clairenmike | June 7th, 2013 | Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown | Afleet Alex, Alysheba, Belmar, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Big Brown, Bimelech, Bold Forbes, Bold Venture, Burgoo King, Canonero II, Capot, Carry Back, Charismatic, Chateaugay, Churchill Downs, Cloverbrook, Damascus, Duke of Magenta, Forward Pass, Funny Cide, Gallop to Glory, Grenada, Hansel, Ira Hanford, Johnstown, Kauai King, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, Little Current, Lousiville, Majestic Prince, Man o' War, Middleground, Nashua, Native Dancer, Needles, Northern Dancer, Pensive, Pillory, Pimlico, Pleasant Colony, Point Given, Preakness Stakes, Real Quiet, Risen Star, Riva Ridge, Saunterer, Shut Out, Silver Charm, Smarty Jones, Spectacular Bid, Sunday Silence, Swale, Tabasco Cat, Thunder Gulch, Tim Tam, Triple Crown, Twenty Grand, War Emblem, Zev | No Comments

The saga continues of the almost Triple Crown winning horses. Forty-six horses have won two legs of the Triple Crown. […]

26May

Photographer Tony Leonard Secretariat calendar available

By Clairenmike | May 26th, 2013 | Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Triple Crown | Darley, equine photographer, Penny Chenery, racing champions, Secretariat, Stonerside Stable, thoroughbred, Tony Leonard, Tony Leonard Collection LLC, Triple Crown winner | No Comments

The first project from the extensive collection of prints and negatives of the late equine photographer Tony Leonard has been […]