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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 […]

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27Jul

Secretariat Reborn – a 2013 novel about a Secretariat Clone

By Clairenmike  |  July 27th, 2013  |  Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Secretariat  |  horse racing, Ocala horse trainer, Secretariat, Secretariat Reborn, Susan Klaus, thoroughbred horses  |  No Comments

Secretariat Reborn is about Christian Roberts, a easy-going sailor of twenty-five, lives aboard his sloop on Sarasota Bay and makes […]

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24Jul

Saratoga honors 30 horses in Walk of Fame outside Clubhouse

By Clairenmike  |  July 24th, 2013  |  Uncategorized  |  breeder, clubhouse, dam, Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, Historic Review Committee, Hoofprints Walk of Fame, jockey, Marylou Whitney, Michael Veitch, National Museum of Racing, New York Racing Association, owner, Saratoga, Saratoga Race Course, Saratogian, sire, thoroughbreds, trainer, turf writer  |  No Comments

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the Saratoga 150 Committee today unveiled a new attraction designed to pay […]

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20Jul

National Museum of Racing celebrates 150 years of Sartaga

By Clairenmike  |  July 20th, 2013  |  Horse Racing  |  1874 Travers Stakes, Civil War, Curlin, Easy Goer, Man o' War, National Museum of Racing, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, racetrack, Rachel Alexandra, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs  |  No Comments

To know about the 150 years of history included in the Saratoga Race Course exhibit at the National Museum of […]

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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 […]

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13Jul

1968 Kentucky Derby – Dancer’s Image disqualification

By Clairenmike  |  July 13th, 2013  |  Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, HRTV, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown  |  1968 Kentucky Derby, Abby Fuller, Alex Harthill, Billy Reed, Bobby Ussery, Bute, Calumet Farm, Coretta Scott King, Dancer's Image, Edward S. “Ned” Bonnie, Forward Pass, HRTV, Inside Information, Joan Fuller, Jr, July 14, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Oaks breakfast, Martin Luther King, Milton C. Toby, Peter Fuller, thoroughbred racings, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

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

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09Jul

1970 Derby Winner Dust Commander honored at Kentucky Derby Museum

By Clairenmike  |  July 9th, 2013  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized  |  1970 Kentucky Derby, 1975 Preakness winner Master Derby, Brokers Tip, Carry Back, Cristal Dungan, Derby winning trainer, Don Combs, Dust Commander, Gainesway Farm, Golden Chance Farm, Hardy Dungan, jockey, Kentucky Derby Museum, KY, Lynn Ashton, Mike Manganello, owner, Paris, Run Dusty Run, Springland Farm, Sunny's Halo, Swaps, Thoroughbred Breeders Museum, Verna Lehmann, Woodline Farm  |  No Comments

On Monday, July 8, 2013 at 10:30 AM, connections of the 1970 Kentucky Derby gathered in the Kentucky Derby Museum’s […]

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05Jul

Eddie Delahoussaye wins Laffitt Pincay Jr. Award for 2013

By Clairenmike  |  July 5th, 2013  |  Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Uncategorized  |  10th annual Laffit Pincay Jr. Award, A.P. Indy, Betfair Hollywood Park, Bob Benoit, Breeders' Cup, Eddie Delahoussaye, Edwin J. Gregson Foundation, Ellwood W. “Bud” Johnston, Fair Grounds Hall of Fame, Gato Del Sol, Hall of Fame jockey, Hollywood Gold Cup, Jerry and Ann Moss, John Harris, July 6, Kentucky Derby winning jockey, Louisiana, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Mel and Warren Stute, Merlin Volzke, New Iberia, Noble Threewitt, Oak Tree Racing Association, Old English Rancho, Pete Pedersen, Preakness, Risen Star, Sunny's Halo  |  No Comments

Two time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Eddie Delahoussaye will be presented the 10th annual Laffit Pincay Jr. Award during the […]

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03Jul

2013 Kentucky Derby horses names, why? Part Two

By Clairenmike  |  July 3rd, 2013  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Charles Fipke, Elliott Walden, Java's War, Jockey Club, Lines of Battle, Midnight Lute, Mike Repole, Mylute, Normandy Invasion, Orb, Overanalyze, Oxbow, Palace Malice, Revolutionary, Rick Porter, Take Charge Lady, Verrazano, Vyjack, Will Take Charge, Winstar Farm  |  No Comments

This is Part Two of 2013 Kentucky Derby horses names and continues to tell you about why many of the […]

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01Jul

Top jockeys to help open Gulfstream Park to benefit PDJF

By Clairenmike  |  July 1st, 2013  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized  |  Angel Cordero Jr, Breeders' Cup, Edgar Prado, Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, Hall of Fame, Hallandale Beach, Horse of the Year, Javier Castellano, jockeys, Joe Bravo, Joel Rosario, John Velazquez, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby winner, Orb, Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Swaps, Todd Pletcher  |  No Comments

Five of the country’s most renowned jockeys – Javier Castellano, John Velazquez, Joel Rosario, Edgar Prado and Joe Bravo – […]

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