Triple Crown

21May

D. Wayne Lukas in the game with 2013 Preakness Stakes win

By Clairenmike  |  May 21st, 2013  |  Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown  |  138th Preakness, Awesome Again, Baltimore, Belmont Stakes, Bob Baffert, Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, Calumet, Charismatic, Churchill Downs, Codex, D. Wayne Lukas, Dallas Stewart, Govenor Charlie, Hall of Fame, HRTV, jockey Gary Stevens, Kiaran McLaughlin, legendary Calumet Farm, Mark Hennig, NBC, Oxbow, Point Given, Preakness winner, Silver Charm, Tabasco Cat, Tank’s Prospect, thoroughbred racing, Timber Country, Todd Pletcher, trainer, Triple Crown, TV analyst  |  No Comments

Everyone knew his name in acing – D. Wayne Lukas was on a roll back in the 1980’s and ‘90s. […]

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08May

Will Orb and Departing remember Claiborne Farm in Preakness?

By Clairenmike  |  May 8th, 2013  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  2013 Preakness Stakes, 2013 Triple Crown, A.B. “Bull” Hancock, Adele Dilschneider, Al Stall Jr, Baltimore, Bob Baffert, Brian Hernandez Jr, Chad Brown, Churchill Downs, Claiborne Farm, D. Wayne Lukas, Departing, Doug O'Neill, Eddie Plesa Jr, foaled, Garrett Gomez, Gary Stevens, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Greg Geier, Hall of Fame trainer, Hancocks, Illinois Derby, Itsmyluckyday, Javier Castellano, Jeffrey Sanchez, Joel Rosario, John Velazquez, Julien Laparoux, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby winner, Kevin Krigger, Martin Garcia, May 18, Mylute, Normandy Invasion, Ogden Mills Phipps, Orb, Oxbow, paddock, Paris, Penny Chenery, Pimlico Race Course, Rosie Napravnik, Rudy Rodriguez, Saturday, Secretariat, Seth Hancock, Shug McGaughey, Street Spice, Stuart Janney III, Sunland Derby, TBA, Titletown Five, Tom Amoss, Triple Crown, Vyjack, War Front, Will Take Charge  |  No Comments

Kentucky Derby Tours visited Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky on the Thursday before Derby this year and one of the […]

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06Apr

Penny Chenery, “The Grand Lady of Thoroughbred Horse Racing”

By Clairenmike  |  April 6th, 2013  |  Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Triple Crown  |  40th anniversary, Belmont Stakes, Caroline County, Grand Lady of Thoroughbred Horse Racing, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Riva Ridge, Ron Turcotte, Secretariat, Secretariat’s Meadow, State Fair of Virginia, The Meadow, The Meadow Event Park, Triple Crown, Triple Crown winner  |  No Comments

We thought that everyone would enjoy this wonderful article about “The Grand Lady of Thoroughbred Horse Racing”, Penny Chenery. This […]

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01Apr

New 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings as of March 30

By Clairenmike  |  April 1st, 2013  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, 2013 Triple Crown, Aidan O'Brien, Al Stall Jr, Black Onyx, Bob Baffert, Code West, D. Wayne Lukas, Dallas Stewart, David Marnani, Den's Legacy, Departing, Doug O'Neill, Dynamic Sky, Eddie Plesa Jr, Edward Plesa Jr, Elleval, Falling Sky, first Saturday in May, Flashback, Florida Derby, Golden Soul, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Hear The Ghost, Henry Dominguez, Itsmyluckyday, Java's War, Jerry Hollendorfer, John Terranova, John Terranova II, Kelly Breen, Kenny McPeek, Lines of Battle, Louisiana Derby, Mark Casse, Merit Man, Mylute, Orb, Oxbow, Revolutionary, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Robert Hess Jr, Rudy Rodriguez, Saeed bin Suroor, Secret Number, Shanghai Bobby, Show Some Magic, Shug McGaughey, Speak Logistics, Todd Pletcher, Tom Amoss, UAE Derby, Uncaptured, Verrazano, Vyjack, West Hills Giant, Will Take Charge  |  No Comments

The weekend races gave us a new point leader on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and added a few […]

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26Mar

13 pay $6000 Late Nominee fee for 2013 Triple Crown Races

By Clairenmike  |  March 26th, 2013  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown  |  139th running of the Kentucky Derby, 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, 2013 Triple Crown races, Adele Dilschneider, Agustin Bezara, Al Stall Jr, Anthony Dutrow, Are You Kidding Me, Aubrey Flanagan, Baltimore Md, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Black Onyx, Bob Smith, Bobby Barnett, Brazilian Court, Brittlyn Stable Inc., Bruce & Joyce, Bruce Headley, Churchill Downs, Claiborne Farm, Departing, Elmont NY, Erik the Red, Gary Tolchin, Giant Finish Sunrise Stable, Golden Eagle Farm, Greg McDonald and Riordan, H. Graham Motion, Infinite Magic, J-LU LLC, John Bates, Kelly Breen, Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, Kentucky Derby, Lady Sheila Stable, Linda Rice, Louisville Ky, Mike Maker, Narvaez, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Stakes, Richard S. Reed, Roger Attfield, Ron Kirk, Saturday June 8, Saturday May 18, Saturday May 4, Shaw & Sones, Sterling Racing, Stipa Racing Stable Inc, Storm Fighter, Sunbean, Team Valor International, Tiffany Zammit and Quade, Undrafted, Up Four Sixtynine, Wes Welker, Wesley Ward, Wings of Fortune  |  No Comments

Churchill Downs announced by press release that 13 late nominees (pending late mail) have added their names to the roster […]

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24Mar

Two weekend stakes change the 2013 Kentucky Derby picture

By Clairenmike  |  March 24th, 2013  |  Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Spiral Stakes, 2013 Sunland Park Derby, Black Onyx. Uncaptured, Bob Baffert, Govenor Charlie, Hear The Ghost, Kelly Breen, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby winner, Mark Casse, Mike Pegram, Orb Vyjack, Real Quiet, Sam Herzberg, Sunland Park, Triple Crown, Turfway Park, Verracano  |  No Comments

The 2013 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park on Saturday was the first of two stakes race this […]

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21Mar

Site of Meadow Farm to celebrate Secretariat’s Triple Crown

By Clairenmike  |  March 21st, 2013  |  Churchill Downs, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  Belmont Stakes, Big Red, Charlie Davis, Disney movie, Doswell, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Lucien Laurin, Penny Tweedy, Penny Tweedy Chenery, Preakness, Riva Ridge, Ron Turcotte, Secretariat, The Meadow, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

The end of March 2013 will start the first of many festivities to honor the 40th anniversay of Secretariat’s incredible […]

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18Mar

Will Stevens be a Kentucky Derby jockey or racing analyst?

By Clairenmike  |  March 18th, 2013  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, HRTV, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, Florida Derby, Gary Stevens, jockey, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby 2013, Louisiana Derby, Louisville, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Triple Crown, Wood Memorial  |  No Comments

Jockey Gary Stevens has piloted three winners of the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. In addition he has two […]

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19Feb

1973 Kentucky Derby winner Secretariat 40th Anniversary Celebration includes Four Roses Bourbon

By Clairenmike  |  February 19th, 2013  |  Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  Belmont Stakes, Cox's Creek, decanter, Four Roses Bourbon, horse racing, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby winner, Kentucky Derby winning jockeys, Mario Gutierrez, Meadow Stable, Penny Chenery, premium Four Roses Bourbon, Secretariat, Secretariat bottle, Secretariat exhibit, Secretariat's jockey, Ton Turcotte, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

1973 Kentucky Derby winner Secretariat’s 40th Anniversary Celebration includes a new Four Roses Bourbon decanter to be unveiled at the […]

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15Feb

Major 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races to be televised live

By Clairenmike  |  February 15th, 2013  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, 2013 Kentucky Derby tickets, Aqueduct, Arkansas Derby, Fairgrounds, first Saturday in May, Gulfstream Park, Keeneland Race Course, Kentucky Derby coverage, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby. Besilu Florida Derby, Louisiana Derby, NBC, NBC Sports Network, Oaklawn Park, Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Park, The Jockey Club, thoroughbreds, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, Triple Crown, Wood Memorial  |  No Comments

  In 2013, six major Kentucky Derby prep races will be televised live by The Jockey Club in collaboration with the […]

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