Horse Of The Year | Kentucky Derby Tours

10Jul

Winchester Road Farm in Paris, Kentucky sells

By Clairenmike | July 10th, 2016 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, Auction, Breeders' Cup, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita Park | 1236 Winchester Road, Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, Carl Hanford, Claiborne Farm, Danzig, Darley Farm, Devil’s Bag, Easy Goer, Forty Niner, Goldencents, Horse of the Year, Kelso, Kentucky, Lady Winborne, Lord at War, Mr. Prospector, Paris, race horses, Riva Ridge, Rosecrest Farm, Round Table, Santa Anita Derby, Secretariat, Siena Farm, Stone Farms, Stonerside Farm, Unbridled, Wimborne Farm | Comments Off

The farm in question is the former Wimborne Farm located at 1236 Winchester Road, Paris, Kentucky which directly adjoins Claiborne […]

15Jun

California Chrome’s full sister to race at Santa Anita Park

By Clairenmike | June 15th, 2016 | California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita Park | Arcadia, California Chrome, Doug O'Neill, Dubai World Cup, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Love the Chase, Lucky Pulpit, Nyquist, Penny Chenery, Perry Martin, R Sunday Surprise, Rafael Bejarano, Santa Anita Park, Secretariat, Steve Coburn | Comments Off

R Sunday Surprise is a full sister to California Chrome, who has won the Kentucky Derby and the Dubai World […]

28Mar

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points

By Clairenmike | March 28th, 2016 | 2016 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown | American Pharoah, Big Chief Racing, Bob Baffert, Breeders’ Cup Classic, California Chrome, Chad Brown, Cliff Sise Jr, Cupid, Dallas Stewart, Danzing Candy, Derek Smith, Destin, Diane Bashor, Doug O'Neill, Doug Watson, Dubai World Cup, Evgeny Kappushev, Exaggerator, G M B Racing, Gun Runner, Halo Farms, Horse of the Year, horse racing, Jim Bashor, Keith Desormeaux, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tour, Kiaran McLaughlin, Lani, Michael L. Petersen, Michael Tabor, Mikio Matsunaga, Mo Tom, Mohaymen, Mor Spirit, Mrs. John Magnier, Ms. Yoko Maeda, Nyquist, Polar River, Preakness, Reddam Racing, Shadwell Stable, Shagaf, Steve Asmussen, Three Chimney Farms, Todd Pletcher, Tom Amoss, Tom’s Ready, Triple Crown, Twin Creeks Racing Stables, Valentin Bukhtoyarov, Winchell Thoroughbreds | Comments Off

The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a 34-race series that awards points to the Top 4 horses in each […]

02Mar

Brother to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah sold

By Clairenmike | March 2nd, 2016 | 2016 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Triple Crown | Ahmed Zayat, American Cleopatra, American Pharoah, Coolmore's Ashford Stud, horse racing, Irish Pharaoh, Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm, Kentucky, Littleprincessemma, Michele MacDonald, Michelle MacDonald, Pioneerof the Nile, Racing Post, Triple Crown, Versailles, Yankee Gentleman | Comments Off

Michele MacDonald of the Bloodstock Racing Post broke this exciting story yesterday: “One of the most coveted yearlings in the […]

21Jan

2015 Eclipse Awards makes American Pharoah ‘Horse of the Year’

By Clairenmike | January 21st, 2016 | 2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Uncategorized | American Pharoah, Arkansas Derby, Beholder, Belmont Stakes, Bob Baffert, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Daily Racing Form, Grand Slam, Haskell Invitational, Horse of the Year, jockey, Kentucky Derby, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers, Nyquist, Preakness Stakes, Runhappy, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza, Zayat Stables | Comments Off

American Pharoah becomes the second unanimous Horse of the Year, joining John Henry in 1981, to sweep all votes in […]

12Jan

2015 Eclipse Award Finalists

By Clairenmike | January 12th, 2016 | American Pharoah, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year | 2015 Eclipse Awards, Airoforce, American Pharoah, Angel Cruz, Beholder, Big Blue Kitten, Bob Baffert, Bob Le Beau, breeder, Breeders' Cup, Catch a Glimpse, Chad Brown, Daily Racing Form, Darley, Dawalan, Demonstrative, Dortmund, Eclipse Awards, Eric Cancel, Found, Golden Horn, Gulfstream Park, Honor Code, horse, Horse of the Year, I’m a Chatterbox, Inc., Irad Ortiz Jr, Javier Castellano, Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, La Verdad, Lady Shipman, Leonard Lavin, Liam's Map, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Mohaymen, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, Nyquist, owner, Private Zone, Rachel's Valentina, Rock Fall, Runhappy, Sheer Drama, Songbird, Stellar Wind, Stephanie's Kitten, Stopchargingmaria, Tepin, The Pizza Man, The Stronach Group, thoroughbred horse racing, Todd Pletcher, Tonalist, Tyler Gaffalione, Victor Espinoza, Wavell Avenue, Zayat Stables | Comments Off

Led by Horse of the Year candidates American Pharoah, Beholder and Runhappy, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing […]

02Jan

American Pharoah established a 2015 single season record for earnings

By Clairenmike | January 2nd, 2016 | 2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Churchill Downs, Dubai World Cup, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown, Uncategorized | Affirmed, American Pharoah, Arkansas Derby, Belmont Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Classic, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Effinex, Found, Frosted, Honor Code, horse racing, jockeys, Keen Ice, Kentucky Derby, Meydan Racecourse, Nyquist, owners, Preakness Stakes, Stephanie's Kitten, Tepin, thoroughbred, Tonalist, trainers, Triple Crown, Zayat Stables LLC | Comments Off

Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner American Pharoah established a single season record for earnings in 2015 while his […]

02Apr

Birthplace of Secretariat named to the Virginia Landmarks Register

By Clairenmike | April 2nd, 2015 | Belmont Stakes, ESPN, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Triple Crown | America’s Super Horse, Belmont Stakes, Christopher T. Chenery, ESPN, Hill Prince, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Meadow Historic District, Meadow Stable, Penny Chenery, Riva Ridge, Secretariat, Sir Gaylord, Somethingroyal, Triple Crown, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Virginia Landmarks Register | Comments Off

The birthplace of 1973 Triple Crown champion Secretariat was named to the Virginia Landmarks Register by the Virginia Department of […]

09Mar

Four thoroughbred finalists for National Racing Museum Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | March 9th, 2015 | Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, National Museum of Racing | Black Tie Affair, Doug O'Neill, Eclipse Award, Hall of Fame, Hollywood Gold Cup, Horse of the Year, Keeneland, Kona Gold, Lava Man, National Museum of Racing, Pacific Classic, Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Handicap, thoroughbreds, Xtra Heat | Comments Off

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

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 […]