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27Aug

American Pharoah arrives in Saratoga

By Clairenmike | August 27th, 2015 | American Pharoah, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Saratoga Race Course, Triple Crown | American Pharoah, Bob Baffert, Churchill Downs, Eduardo Luna, George Alvarez, Hall of Fame, horse racing, Jimmy Barnes, John Terranova, Kentucky Derby, New York, nyra, Pioneerof the Nile, Saratoga, Saratoga Race Course, Travers Stakes, Triple Crown, Zayat Stables | Comments Off

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has landed in Saratoga, New York and is getting ready for the Travers Stakes this […]

26Aug

2015 Travers Stakes post positions set

By Clairenmike | August 26th, 2015 | American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Saratoga Race Course, Television, Triple Crown | Ahmed Zayat, American Pharoah, Bob Baffert, Dale Romans, Dallas Stewart, Frammento, Frosted, Gary Stevens, graveyard of favorites, Irad Ortiz Jr, Javier Castellano, Joel Rosario, John Shirreffs, John Velazquez, Jose Ortiz, Julien Leparoux, Keen Ice, Keith Desormeaux, Ken McPeek, Kent Desormeaux, Kentucky Derby, Kiaran McLaughlin, King of New York, Manny Franco, Mid Ocean, NBC, Nick Zito, Saratoga, Smart Transition, Tale of Verve, Texas Red, the Travers Stakes, trainer, Triple Crown, Upstart, Victor Espinoza, Zenyatta | Comments Off

Saratoga has been called ‘the graveyard of favorites’. But this Saturday, Saratoga Race Course will have a different crowd, most […]

27Jul

What happens after a Triple Crown Win?

By Clairenmike | July 27th, 2015 | 2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown | Affirmed, Ahmed Zayat, American Pharoah, Assault, Belmont Stakes, Bob Baffert, Citation, Count Fleet, Del Mar Race Course, Gallant Fox, Haskell, horses, Kentucky Derby, Monmouth Park, Omaha, Preakness Stakes, Seattle Slew, Secretariat, Sir Barton, Swaps, Triple Crown, Triple Crown winners, War Admiral, Whirlaway | Comments Off

It had been 37 years since anyone has asked what happens after a horse wins the Triple Crown. The last […]

22Jul

Saratoga Race Course will have all new Walk of Fame beginning July 24

By Clairenmike | July 22nd, 2015 | Belmont Stakes, Horse Racing, John Velazquez, Kentucky Derby, Saratoga Race Course, Thoroughbred | Allen Jerkens, Angel Cordero, Belmont Stakes, Jerry Bailey, jockeys, John Hendrickson, John Velazquez, Marylou Whitney Travers, Mine That Bird, New York Racing Association, Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps, owners, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Walk of Fame, Summer Bird, The Jockey Club, thoroughbred racing, Tom Durkin, trainers, Travers, Wayne Lukas | Comments Off

The New York Racing Association, Inc. today announced a new attraction for the 2015 meet that will honor and showcase […]

02Jun

Only 4 days to the 2015 Belmont Stakes

By Clairenmike | June 2nd, 2015 | 2015 Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Television, Triple Crown, Uncategorized | American Pharoah, Bob Baffert, Churchill Downs, Dale Romans, Dallas Stewart, Edgar Prado, Frammento, Frosted, Gary Stevens, Hall of Fame, Irad Ortiz Jr, Joel Rosario, Keen Ice, Kenny McPeek, Kent Desormeaux, Kentucky Derby, Kiaran McLaughlin, Materiality, Mike de Kock, Mike Smith, Mubtaahij, Nick Zito, Preakness Stakes, r Madefromlucky, Tale of Verve, The Truth or Else, Todd Pletcher, Victor Espinoza | Comments Off

Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah galloped 1 1/2 miles over the Churchill Downs main track Sunday morning […]

02May

It’s Kentucky Derby Day!

By Clairenmike | May 2nd, 2015 | 2015 Kentucky Derby, 2016 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Television, Thoroughbred | 2015 Kentucky Derby, 2016 Kentucky Derby, A Taste of Kentucky, Barnstable Brown Party, Belle of Cincinnati, Churchill Downs, Hermitage Grand Gala, horse racing, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Day, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby Trainers Dinner, Louisville, NBC Sports, Silks in the Bluegrass, television, the Great Balloon Race, the Pegasus Parade, Thunder Over Louisville, Unbridled Eve | Comments Off

The big day is here! The day when horse racing fans will be at many venues watching televisions which are […]

01May

2015 Kentucky Derby has 20 entries as of now

By Clairenmike | May 1st, 2015 | 2015 Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby | 2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Bolo, Carpe Diem, Danzig Moon, Dortmund, El Kabeir, Far Right, Firing Line, Frammento, Frosted, International Star, Keen Ice, Mr. Z, Mubtaahij, Ocho Ocho Ocho, Post positions, Tencendur, trainer, Upstart, War Story | Comments Off

2015 Kentucky Derby entries and trainer quotes Ocho Ocho Ocho (Post position 1, morning line 50-1) – Jim Cassidy (trainer) […]

30Apr

Kentucky Oaks not just fillies and lillies – think ‘Pink Out’

By Clairenmike | April 30th, 2015 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Oaks | breast cancer, Bright Pink, Churchill Downs, fundraising, Horses and Hope, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Pink Out, Survivors Parade | Comments Off

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby and Longines Kentucky Oaks, and its charitable beneficiaries Bright Pink® and Horses and […]

28Apr

14 entered for the 2015 Kentucky Oaks

By Clairenmike | April 28th, 2015 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Oaks, NBC, Santa Anita Park | 2015 Kentucky Oaks, Angela Renee, Birdatthewire, Condo Commando, Ekenformoney, Forever Unbridled, I’m a Chatterbox, Include Betty, Lovely Maria, Money’soncharlotte, Oceanwave, Peace and War, Puca, Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita Park, Sarah Sis, Shook Up, Stellar Wind | Comments Off

The entries and post positions were drawn this morning for the 2015 Kentucky Oaks. Horse racing will be watching as […]

24Apr

Longines has new tracking device for the horse racing industry

By Clairenmike | April 24th, 2015 | Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Keeneland, Longines, Santa Anita Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Television, Thoroughbred | Aqueduct, Belmont, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hoosier Park, horse racing, jockey, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Longines Positioning System, LPS technology, Meydan, Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day, racing spectators, Randwick, saddle cloth, Santa Anita Park, Singapore Turf Club, Tampa Bay Downs, thoroughbred racing, timekeeping, TV viewers, Woodbine | Comments Off

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