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23Mar

2013 Triple Crown late nomination $6000 fee due today

For all those with drams of their horses being a Kentucky Derby winner – get out your checkbooks. Did you […]

12Mar

Top Kentucky Derby point standings change faster than Billboard 100.

By Clairenmike | March 12th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, 2013 Triple Crown, Always in a Tiz, Amerigo Vespucci, Capo Bastone, Carving, Casey Kasum, Channel Isle, Clearly Now, Code West, Delhomme, Den's Legacy, Dewey Square, Dry Summer, Dynamic Sky, Elnaawi, Escapefromreality, Falling Sky, Fear the Kitten, Flashback, Fortify, Frac Daddy, Golden Soul, Goldencents, He's Had Enough, Hear The Ghost, Heaven's Runway, Itsmyluckyday, Java's War, Joshus's Comprise, Little Jerry, Majestic Hussar, Manando, Mulute, My Name is Michael, Normandy Invasion, Orb, Overanalyze, Oxbow, Palace Malice, Pataky Kid, Power Broker, Quinzieme Monarque, radio, Revolutionary, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Shanghai Bobby, Siete de Orso, Speak Logistics, Super Ninety Nine, Tesseron, Texas Bling, Tiz A Minister, Uncaptured, Verr, Verrazano, Vyjack, West Hills Giant, Will Take Charge | Comments Off

At one point in my life I waited anxiously for the Top 20 songs to be revealed each week on […]

10Mar

Calvin Borel is 26th North American jockey with 5,000 wins

By Clairenmike | March 10th, 2013 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized | 50-1, 5000, AR, Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Bo-rail, Calvin Borel, Churchill Downs, David Whited, Hesunusual, horse racing, Hot Springs, Jerry Hissam, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Mine That Bird, Oaklawn Park, Rachel Alexandra, Street Sense, Super Saver, three time Kentucky Derby winner, trading card | Comments Off

Jockey Calvin Borel claimed career win No. 5,000 on March 7 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, AR. Borel, 46, […]

08Mar

Final odds for Churchill Downs Oaks and Derby Pool 2 Future Wagering

By Clairenmike | March 8th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby | 2013 Kentucky Derby Future Wagering, 2013 Kentucky Oaks Future Wagering, Beholder, Blue Violet, Calistoga, Close Hatches, Code West, Delhomme, Den's Legacy, Dreaming of Julie, Dynamic Sky, Emollient, Executive Priviledge, Falling Sky, Fiftyshadesofhay, Flashback, Flashy Gray, Goldencents, I'veStruckaNerve, Itsmyluckyday, Live Likely, Midnight Lucky, mutual field, Normandy Invasion, Orb, Overanalyze, Oxbow, Palace Malice, Princess of Sylmar, Private Ensign, Promise me More, Pure Fun, Renee's Titan, Revolutionary, Shakin It Up, Shanghai Bobby, Spellbound, Spring in the Air, Super Ninety Nine, Titletown Fire, Touch Magic, Treasury Bill, Uncaptured, Unlimited Budget, Verrazano, Vyjack | Comments Off

Pool Two of the 2013 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed last Sunday. The mutuel field was once again the favorite at 3-1. […]

07Mar

Mine That Bird to Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs

By Clairenmike | March 7th, 2013 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum | 2009 Kentucky Derby winner, 50-1, Calvin Borel, Chip Woolley, Christian Kane, Churchill Downs, Director Jim Wilson. Dances with Wolves, Jerico, jockey, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Leverage, Mark Allen, Mew Mexico cowboys, Mine That Bird, movie, Skeet Ulrich, The Bodyguard, thoroughbred, Wyatt Earp | Comments Off

BIG NEWS from the Kentucky Derby Museum! 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will make the Museum his home […]

04Mar

Horses nominated for the 2013 Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | March 4th, 2013 | Horse Racing | 2013 National Museum of Racing, AAshado, Alydar, Argentina, Danzig, Hall of Fame, Housebuster, Invasor, Kentucky, Kiernan Mc Laughlin, Lure, Robert Levy, Shadwell Stables, Shug McGaughey, Todd Pletcher, Warren Croll Jr. | Comments Off

To continue our blogs about the nominees for the 2013 National Museum of Racing and the Hall of Fame, here is […]

03Mar

Impressive jockey nominees for the 2013 Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | March 3rd, 2013 | Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby | Alex Solis, Bet Twice, Bill Hartack, Bill Shoemaker, Breeders' Cup, Calvin Borel, Charismatic, Chris Antley, Churchill Downs, Craig Perret, Eclipse Award, Eddie Arcaro, Florida Derby, Garrett Gomez, George Wolff Memorial Jockey Award, Hall of Fame, Jockey Club Gold Cup, jockey nominees, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Oaks, Mine That Bird, National Museum of Racing, Pat Day, Preakness, Queen's Plate, Rachel Alexandra, Run for the Roses, Snow Chief, Street Sense, Strike the Gold, Super Saver, Travers, Unbridled | Comments Off

The jockey’s nominated for the National Museum of Racing’s 2013 Hall of Fame are an impressive group: Chris Antley won […]

02Mar

2013 National Museum of Racing has 10 final nominees for the Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | March 2nd, 2013 | Horse Racing | Alex Solis, April 26, Ashado, Best Pal, Calvin Borel, Chris Antley, Craig Perret, Fasig Tipton Sales Pavilion, Garrett Gomez, Gary Jones, Hall of Fame, Housebuster, Invasor, jockeys, Lure, National Racing Museum, Saratoga Springs, thoroughbreds, trainer, Turkoman | Comments Off

National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame Five jockeys, four Thoroughbreds, and one trainer comprise the 10 finalists on the […]

27Feb

In 2013, when will the Kentucky Derby winner start racing?

In 2013, when will the Kentucky Derby winner start racing? Has the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner even run a race yet […]

27Feb

Anonymous $200,000 donation to CA backstretch workers

By Clairenmike | February 27th, 2013 | Horse Racing, Santa Anita Park | assistant trainer, backstretch workers, Betfair Hollywood Park, California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, check, Del Mar, donation, donor, exercise riders, Golden Gate Field, grooms, horse racing, hot walkers, internet wagering, John Sadler, Noble Threewitt, Pleasanton, racetracks, Santa Anita Park, thoroughbred | Comments Off

The California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, which benefits the some 5,000 backstretch workers and family members involved in Thoroughbred horse racing […]