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17Jan

Finalists for Eclipse Awards

By Clairenmike  |  January 17th, 2020  |  Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year  |  Bast, Bricks and Mortar, British Idiom, Code of Honor, Covfefe, Eclipse Awards, Guarana, Horse of the Year, Maxfield, Maximum Security, McKinzie, Mitole, Older Dirt Male, Omaha Beach, Serengeti Empress, Sharing, Storm the Court, Structor, Three-Year-Old Filly, Three-Year-Old Male, Two-Year-Old Filly, Two-Year-Old Male, Vino Rosso  |  Comments Off on Finalists for Eclipse Awards

The finalists for the 2019 Eclipse Awards largely yielded the expected, including in the most coveted Horse of the Year […]

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27Nov

California Chrome set to go to stud in Japan

By Clairenmike  |  November 27th, 2019  |  2014 Kentucky Derby, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Uncategorized  |  A.P. Indy, Awesome Again Stakes, California Chrome. Taylor Made Stallions, Dubai World Cup, Hollywood Derby, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Pacific Classic, Preakness Stakes, racehorse, Santa Anita Derby, thoroughbred  |  Comments Off on California Chrome set to go to stud in Japan

  The California Chrome Syndicate has reached an agreement with the JS Company LTD. of Japan to purchase California Chrome, subject […]

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04May

Top 5 winning times for the Kentucky Derby

By Clairenmike  |  May 4th, 2018  |  Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized  |  Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, Decidely, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Monarchos, Northern Dancer, Preakness, Secretariat, Spend a Buck, thoroughbred, Triple Crown  |  Comments Off on Top 5 winning times for the Kentucky Derby

Everyone always asks how fast horses run. Here are the fastest winning times for the Kentucky Derby: #1 is Secretariat […]

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19Jan

Finalists announced for the 2017 Eclipse Awards

By Clairenmike  |  January 19th, 2018  |  Always Dreaming, Eclipse Awards, Gulfstream Park, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, National Turfwriters, Thoroughbred  |  2017 Eclipse Awards, Abel Tasman, All the Way Jose, always dreaming, Arrogate, Battle of Midway, Beach Patrol, Besilu Stables, Bob Baffert, Bolt d'Oro, Caledonia Road, Chad Brown, Clearsky Farms, Collected, Daily Racing Form, eclipse award of merit, Elate, Evin A. Roman, Forever Unbridled, Frank Stronach, Godolphin Racing, Good Magic, Gulfstream Park, Gun Runner, Hector Rafael Diaz Jr, Horse of the Year, Horseplayer of the Year, Imperial Hint, Javier Castellano, Jose Ortiz, Juddmonte Farms, Katie Clawson, Lady Eli, Mike Smith, Mind Your Biscuits, Moonshine Memories, Mr. Hot Stuff, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, Off Limits, Paulassilverlining, Ray Arsenault, Roy H, Rushing Fall, Scorpiancer, Solomini, Songbird, Stellar Wind, Steve Asmussen, Talismanic, thoroughbred racing, Three Chimney Farm, Unique Bella, West Coast, Winchell Thoroughbreds, Winstar Farm, World Approval, Wuheida  |  Comments Off on Finalists announced for the 2017 Eclipse Awards

Led by Horse of the Year candidates Arrogate, Gun Runner and World Approval, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily […]

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20Aug

Kentucky Derby Museum will host an Eclipse Viewing Tour on August 21

By Clairenmike  |  August 20th, 2017  |  American Pharoah, Churchill Downs, Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Secretariat, Thoroughbred  |  American Pharoah, August 21, Churchill Downs, Horse of the Year, horse racing, jockey, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Museum, racehorses, Secretariat, thoroughbred, trainer  |  Comments Off on Kentucky Derby Museum will host an Eclipse Viewing Tour on August 21

Kentucky will soon be the center of the universe for all things eclipse-related. But of course, the commonwealth is also […]

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26Apr

3 Jockeys and one horse elected to National Racing Museum Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike  |  April 26th, 2017  |  2014 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, California Chrome, Hall of Fame, Jockeys, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  2015 Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah, California Chrome, Eclipse Award, Garrett Gomez, Goldikova, Horse of the Year, Javier Castellano, National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, Victor Espinoza  |  Comments Off on 3 Jockeys and one horse elected to National Racing Museum Hall of Fame

Three-time Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Goldikova, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockeys Javier Castellano and the late Garrett Gomez and Triple Crown-winning […]

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28Mar

Man o’War: The Legacy at Kentucky Derby Museum starting April 8th

By Clairenmike  |  March 28th, 2017  |  Belmont Stakes, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown  |  April 8th, Belmont Stakes, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Man o'War, Matt Winn Gallery, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, racehorses, Seabiscuit, Sir Barton, thoroughbred, Triple Crown, War Admiral  |  Comments Off on Man o’War: The Legacy at Kentucky Derby Museum starting April 8th

Beginning Saturday, April 8th, the Kentucky Derby Museum will pay tribute to one of Thoroughbred racing’s most famous horses, Man […]

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14Mar

2x Kentucky Derby winning jockey Victor Espinoza up for Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike  |  March 14th, 2017  |  American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Craig Perret, Curlin, David Whiteley, Eclipse Award, Garrett Gomez, George Wolff Award, Gio Ponti, Goldikova, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Javier Castellano, jockeys, John Shirreffs, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kona Gold, Mark Casse, National Museum of Racing, Preakness, racehorses, Robby Albarado, Saratoga Springs, trainers, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  Comments Off on 2x Kentucky Derby winning jockey Victor Espinoza up for Hall of Fame

Five jockeys, three trainers and three racehorses comprise the 11 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2017 Hall of […]

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04Mar

American Pharoah to Coolmore America starting Sept. 1st

By Clairenmike  |  March 4th, 2017  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes  |  2015 Triple Crown, American Pharoah, Ashford Stud, Belmont Stakes, Coolmore Australia, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, NTRA Moment of the Year, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat Vox Populi Award  |  Comments Off on American Pharoah to Coolmore America starting Sept. 1st

2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will stand for the 2017 Southern Hemisphere breeding season at Coolmore Australia starting September […]

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07Feb

Kentucky Derby Museum to open American Pharoah exhibit

By Clairenmike  |  February 7th, 2017  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Ashford Stud, Breeders' Cup, Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  Ahmed and Justin Zayat, American Pharoah, Ashford Stud, Bob Baffert, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Eclipse Award, Greg Davis, Horse of the Year, horse racing, Jane Bowie, Kentucky Derby Museum, Maker's Mark. Rob Samuels, Maker’s Mark, Pioneerof the Nile, racehorse, thoroughbred racing, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  Comments Off on Kentucky Derby Museum to open American Pharoah exhibit

The Kentucky Derby Museum will unveil the permanent home of its new American Pharoah exhibit on Thursday, February 16th beginning […]

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