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20Feb

Good news for TV racing fans – TVG and HRTV to merge

By Clairenmike  |  February 20th, 2015  |  Horse Racing, HRTV, Television, TVG  |  Betfair’s, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, horse racing, HRTV, Laurel Park, live horse racing, networks, Pimlico, racetracks, Santa Anita, Stronach Group, TVG  |  No Comments

Betfair’s TVG subsidiary and The Stronach Group today announced a landmark transaction to improve the quality and quantity of televised […]

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17Feb

Secretariat Birthday Celebration set for March 27-29

By Clairenmike  |  February 17th, 2015  |  Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Triple Crown  |  Big Red, equine, horse, Meadow Event Park, Meadow Stable, racehorses, Secretariat, Triple Crown, Virginia Horse Festival  |  No Comments

The annual Secretariat Birthday Celebration at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County will have extra horsepower this year. Fans […]

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14Feb

Debbie Blair named Ex Director of Bourbon County Secretariat Festival

By Clairenmike  |  February 14th, 2015  |  Breeders' Cup, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown  |  2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games, 2015 Bourbon County Secretariat Festival, Bourbon County Secretariat Festival, Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Claiborne Farm, Debbie Blair, Eclipse Awards, horse racing, KY, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Paris, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Secretariat Festival, Thoroughbred breeding farms, thoroughbred racing, Triple Crown winner, Washington International Horse Show  |  No Comments

Debbie Blair, known throughout Thoroughbred racing for her world-class event management experience, has been named executive director of the Bourbon […]

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12Feb

Even the horses running in the 2015 Kentucky Derby have rules

By Clairenmike  |  February 12th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby Prep Races  |  2015 Road to the Kentucky Derby, America’s greatest race, Churchill Downs, filly, geldings, gold trophy, horse racing, horses, nominations, post-position draw, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

The 2015 Road to the Kentucky Derby has rules, so here are some so you will understand how the point […]

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10Feb

30 years of the Kentucky Derby Museum

By Clairenmike  |  February 10th, 2015  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby Museum  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville Stoneware Collection, Lynn Ashton, Woodford Reserve  |  No Comments

The Kentucky Derby Museum told us by press release that they will commemorate their 30th anniversary in 2015, with a […]

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06Feb

Kentucky Derby Future Wagering Pool 2 starts Friday

By Clairenmike  |  February 6th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Ben Huffman, Bob Baffert, Carpe Diem, Churchill Downs, Darren Rogers, Dortmund, Gary Palmisano, Jill Byrne, John Asher, Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2, Mike Battaglia, Rick Violette Jr, Texas Red, Todd Pletcher, Upstart  |  No Comments

Churchill Downs Handicapper Mike Battaglia has installed “All Others” as a strong even-money morning line favorite among the 24 betting […]

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04Feb

G.H. Mumm ‘official Champagne’ of the Kentucky Derby & Churchill Downs

By Clairenmike  |  February 4th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby  |  Churchill Downs, G.H. Mumm, G.H. Mumm Winner's Circle, Kentucky Derby, Official Champagne, Pernod Ricard USA, racetrack, Twin Spires  |  No Comments

G.H. Mumm has been named the “Official Champagne of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs Racetrack” after a three-year partnership […]

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30Jan

California Chrome on-line auction has museum quality items

By Clairenmike  |  January 30th, 2015  |  Art Sherman, Auction, California Chrome, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Thoroughbred  |  Art Sherman, California Chrome, Chromies, Eclipse Award, Horse of the Year, horse racing, Jaime Corum, Kentucky Derby, online auction, Penny Chenery, Preakness, Santa Anita Park, Secretariat, Secretariat Foundation, silks, Sports Illustrated, Swaps, thoroughbred racing, Victor Espinoza, Vox Populi Charity Auction  |  No Comments

Collectors, “Chromies,” and curators all will be vying for the race-worn winning silks of a champion as well as other […]

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29Jan

2015 Kentucky Derby Point standings

By Clairenmike  |  January 29th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Bob Baffert, Calculator, Carpe Diem, D. Wayne Lukas, DP Racing, El Kabeir, Erich Brehm, Far Right, Gene Voss, Harry T. Rosenblum, horse racing, International Star, Jim Cassidy, John Terranova II, Keith Desormeaux, Ken & Sarah Ramsey, Kenny Troutt, Kentucky Derby, Lee Michaels, Mike Maker, Mr. Z, Ocho Ocho Ocho, Peter Miller, Ralph M. Evans, Richard C. Pell, Rick Violette Jr, Robert V. LaPenta, Ron Moquett, Stonestreet Stables, Texas Red, Todd Pletcher, trainer, Upstart, Wayne Detmar, Winstar Farm, Zayat Stables  |  No Comments

Earlier this week, you read about the schedule for the 35 races on the road to the 2015 Kentucky Derby. […]

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27Jan

35 races on the Road to the 2015 Kentucky Derby

By Clairenmike  |  January 27th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, California Chrome, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Eclipse Awards, Horse Racing, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Santa Anita Park, Thoroughbred  |  Aqueduct, Belmont Park, California Chrome, Churchill Downs, Delta Downs, Eclipse Award, Fair Grounds, Golden Gate, Gulfstream Park, horse racing, horses, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby prep races, Kentucky Derby winner, Los Alamitos, Louisville, Meydan Racecourse, Oaklawn Park, racetrack, Santa Anita, Sunland Park, Tampa Bay Downs, thoroughbred, Turfway Park, Woodbine  |  No Comments

Spring is just around the corner and people are starting to think Kentucky Derby. Thoroughbred horse racing just loves this […]

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