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    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Happy Jack
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • May 4
    • 2 min
    Kentucky Derby

    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Happy Jack

    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Happy Jack Calumet Farm has bred more Kentucky Derby winners than anyone else. This iconic farm produced 9...
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    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Messier
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • May 4
    • 2 min
    Kentucky Derby

    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Messier

    There have only been two Kentucky Derby winners bred in Canada: Sunny’s Halo (1983) and Northern Dancer (1964). This year, Messier will...
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    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Taiba
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • May 3
    • 2 min
    Kentucky Derby

    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Taiba

    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Taiba Kentucky Derby contender Taiba may be the most inexperienced horse in the race, but he certainly is not...
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    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Barber Road
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • May 3
    • 2 min
    Kentucky Derby

    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Barber Road

    Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Barber Road Barber Road was bred in Kentucky by Susan Forrester and Judy Curry. He is sired by Race Day, a...
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    Whirlaway vs. Alsab: Two Favorites Compete
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 9 min
    Triple Crown

    Whirlaway vs. Alsab: Two Favorites Compete

    Two brilliant Thoroughbreds had the hearts of the American people in 1942. One of these horses represented triumph after overcoming...
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    Three Generations Of Great: Starting Something Special
    Jennifer Kelly
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 9 min
    History

    Three Generations Of Great: Starting Something Special

    The long history of the Kentucky Derby is woven with colors: the cascade of red roses over a winner’s shoulders, the rainbow of carefully...
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    Three Generations of Great: Speed & Stamina Where It Counts
    Jennifer Kelly
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 12 min
    History

    Three Generations of Great: Speed & Stamina Where It Counts

    Few sights in American sports are as iconic as the final stretch run of the Kentucky Derby. As the field rounds that final turn, the...
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    Donerail: The 91-1 Longshot Kentucky Derby Winner
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 6 min
    History

    Donerail: The 91-1 Longshot Kentucky Derby Winner

    Louisville, KY - May 10, 1913: 8 horses and their jockeys parade before a record crowd of 30,000 people at Churchill Downs. Most of those...
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    Omar Khayyam: First Foreign Horse To Win The Kentucky Derby
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Feb 28, 2021
    • 7 min
    History

    Omar Khayyam: First Foreign Horse To Win The Kentucky Derby

    During World War I, much of Europe’s bloodstock was being exported to the United States. It was an era that shaped not only our breeding...
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    #FanFriday: Jennifer Kelly
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 4 min
    Triple Crown

    #FanFriday: Jennifer Kelly

    Horse racing has a way of bringing people together. The special beauty and thrill of this sport attracts people of all different ages and...
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    Authentic: The Horse That Made Dreams Come True
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 12 min
    Eclipse Award Winners

    Authentic: The Horse That Made Dreams Come True

    Who could forget the first time Authentic was seen in graded stakes company? The tall, leggy son of Into Mischief looked like a real...
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    Tiz the Law: A New York Hero
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 12 min
    Triple Crown

    Tiz the Law: A New York Hero

    From the very moment that Tiz the Law broke his maiden in his debut at Saratoga, it was clear that he was going to be something special....
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    Rewind: American Pharoah's Heartbreak in the Travers
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 4 min
    Triple Crown

    Rewind: American Pharoah's Heartbreak in the Travers

    American Pharoah was held on the highest pedestal in 2015. Racing and sports fans alike were enamored by him; he had won the first Triple...
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    Meet the Horses in the 2020 Belmont Stakes
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 5 min
    Triple Crown

    Meet the Horses in the 2020 Belmont Stakes

    Nothing this year has been “normal”, the Belmont Stakes included. This race is usually the final jewel of the coveted Triple Crown, run...
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    5 Famous Grey Racehorses
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 3 min
    History

    5 Famous Grey Racehorses

    Many people have an affinity for grey horses. Perhaps it is their recognizability in a field of bays and chestnuts. Maybe it's the appeal...
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    The Story of Justify, America's 13th Triple Crown Winner
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 7 min
    Triple Crown

    The Story of Justify, America's 13th Triple Crown Winner

    Justify, by Scat Daddy out of Stage Magic, would make history in 2018 by becoming one of just thirteen horses to win the coveted Triple...
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    Looking On The Bright Side of 2020 Kentucky Derby Postponement
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 3 min
    Triple Crown

    Looking On The Bright Side of 2020 Kentucky Derby Postponement

    Churchill Downs announced on March 17th that the Kentucky Derby will be postponed until Saturday, September 5th. This news is certainly a...
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    A Classic Season Like None Other: The Delayed Derby of 1945
    Jennifer Kelly
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 5 min
    History

    A Classic Season Like None Other: The Delayed Derby of 1945

    As racetracks across the country operate without spectators, as the precautions surrounding coronavirus mean that we find ourselves in...
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    Rewind: American Pharoah Wins Rebel Stakes
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Mar 11, 2020
    • 3 min
    Triple Crown

    Rewind: American Pharoah Wins Rebel Stakes

    American Pharoah was a highly regarded racehorse even before he won the Triple Crown in 2015. His outstanding performances in the Del Mar...
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    Rewind: Secretariat Wins the Gotham Stakes
    Kaeli Bartholomew
    • Mar 5, 2020
    • 2 min
    Triple Crown

    Rewind: Secretariat Wins the Gotham Stakes

    With the Gotham Stakes (G3) coming up this weekend, horse racing fans will reflect on some of the great horses who won this race in route...
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