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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Kaeli Bartholomew
- Mar 2, 2020
Maximum Security: A $16k Claimer Turned $11.8 Million Earner
There’s an old saying in horse racing that goes: “Breed the best to the best and hope for the best”. Perhaps that’s what Gary and Mary...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 26, 2020
Dennis' Moment Looks for Better Racing Luck in Fountain of Youth
Dennis’ Moment has been on the minds of many racing fans since his breathtaking performances in early 2019. His maiden breaking 19 ¼...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 25, 2020
Fan-Favorite Tacitus Looks For Redemption in Saudi Cup
Tacitus has long been a fan favorite in the sport of horse racing. His grey coat was eye-catching, his performances in races like the...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 14, 2020
The History of the Risen Star Stakes (G2) & 2020 Contenders
The history of the Risen Star Stakes traces back to 1973. The year that saw horse racing’s elusive Triple Crown captured by Secretariat...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 6, 2020
Five Promising 2020 Kentucky Derby Contenders
The Kentucky Derby is still three months away, but there have been many promising colts who have already popped up on many people’s...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 4, 2020
Celebrate Bob Baffert's 3000th Win With 10 Facts About His Career
Bob Baffert is one of the most recognizable people in horse racing. It seems as if he has won almost everything -- and won it more than...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 2, 2020
Reflections on Triple Crown winner American Pharoah on his 8th Birthday
Eight years ago today, a colt was born at Tom Vanmeter’s farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a beautiful, bay color with no markings...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Jan 30, 2020
Author Jennifer Kelly Begins Book on Gallant Fox, Omaha, and William Woodward
Jennifer Kelly emerged in the horse racing scene when she released Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown in April of 2019. She...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Jan 20, 2020
Experience the Kentucky Horse Park's Hall of Champions
The Hall of Champions Barn at the Kentucky Horse Park gives visitors the same feelings they would get at a history museum. There is an...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Dec 3, 2019
Ten Horse Racing Breyer Models That Make The Perfect Gift
I don’t know about all of you guys, but I was obsessed with Breyer horses when I was a kid. I begged my parents for new ones each year...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Nov 12, 2019
Duel For The Crown: Affirmed, Alydar, and Racing's Greatest Rivalry Book Review
Affirmed V. Alydar: A Rivalry to Remember You’ve all seen those races. If you were alive then, your eyes were glued to the TV screen or...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Nov 4, 2019
American Pharoah Foals Loved the Turf in the Breeders' Cup
Four years ago we were watching American Pharoah dominate the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland. His performance brought tears to the...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Oct 23, 2019
Reliving American Pharoah's Breeders' Cup Classic
When American Pharoah crossed the wire in the Belmont Stakes in first, his name became immortalized. He truly wouldn’t have to accomplish...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Oct 15, 2019
10 Facts about Triple Crown Winner Secretariat
When Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes in extraordinary fashion, he broke a long Triple Crown drought. The last Triple Crown winner had...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Sep 25, 2019
Whirlaway: America's War Hero
1941: Pre-War Involvement Anxiety 1941 was a scary year for United States. The war was raging over in Europe and it was nearly inevitable...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Sep 23, 2019
Orb: 2013 Kentucky Derby Winner
“Orrrrrrb is coming with giant strides in the center of the track,” Larry Collmus screamed into the microphone on the rainy day at...
Peter Lee"spethea
- Sep 8, 2019
Triple Crown Near-Misses: 10 Disappointing Endings
Triple Crown Near-Misses: 10 Disappointing Endings For every horse who has won the Triple Crown, four horses have come close but missed...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Aug 28, 2019
The Life of Hall of Fame Trainer Ben A. Jones
Early Life: Ben A. Jones was born on December 31, 1882 in Parnell, Missouri. His father, Horace Jones, had founded Parnell and owned...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Jul 24, 2019
The Story of Dustwhirl, the Dam Of Whirlaway
Foaled in Kentucky in 1926 was a filly that racing fans would soon come to know, though not for her accomplishments on the racetrack. In...
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