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10 Facts About Pioneerof the Nile
1.) The words “Pioneer” and “of” are pushed together in Pioneerof The Nile’s name because The Jockey Club only allows eighteen characters...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 9, 2019
DVM Kathryn Papp Works to Breed Lasix Free Racehorses While Rescuing OTTBs
The use of lasix and other drugs in horse racing has always been a hot issue. Whether or not lasix should be banned in North American...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 8, 2019
California Chrome: America's Horse
Horse racing has always had a way of helping and inspiring people. Seabiscuit inspired the country to stay tough during the Great...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 7, 2019
10 Facts About Triple Crown Winner Assault
1.) Assault stepped on a surveyor's stake while he was growing up at King Ranch in Texas. This left his front right hoof permanently...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 5, 2019
My Thoughts on the 145th Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a hard race. There are up to twenty horses coming out of two starting gates and a crowd of over 150,000 cheering...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 5, 2019
Kentucky Derby Longshot Long Range Toddy
Breaking from the same post position that American Pharoah started his Triple Crown sweep from is a horse by the name of Long Range...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 4, 2019
Tacitus Looks to give Mott, Juddmonte, & Tapit First KY Derby Win
A son of Tapit has never won the Kentucky Derby. Winners of the Wood Memorial haven't won the Kentucky Derby in years. These are two...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 3, 2019
10 Facts About American Pharoah
1.) No one is exactly sure why American Pharoah’s tail was so short. It is speculated that pasture mate Mr.Z chewed it off during their...
Kaeli Bartholomew
May 2, 2019
Omaha Beach Brings Grit and Game to the Kentucky Derby
It took Omaha Beach four tries to break his maiden but he hasn’t lost since. Perhaps a nod to his historic name, Omaha Beach is mighty....
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 30, 2019
Justify Look-Alike Improbable Aims To Win Same Connections Another KY Derby
Improbable cannot make an appearance without onlookers remarking on his resemblance to 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. This is for a...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 29, 2019
The Turf-Bred Kentucky Derby Contender War of Will
It is not too often that a horse bred so perfectly for turf success will excel on a dirt track, but these types of horses do emerge from...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 28, 2019
The Kentucky Derby Contender That Runs Like He's Paddling
Up until April 6, 2019, few people had ever seen a horse “paddle”. Even fewer have seen a horse paddling on a dirt racetrack. However, in...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 28, 2019
Rival Stars Horse Racing: Gameplay and Opinion
About the Game: Breeding, owning, and jockeying racehorses isn’t easily accessible for everyone. It is either too expensive, too time...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 26, 2019
10 Facts About Man o' War
1.) Man o' War has four full siblings: My Play, Playfellow, Masda, and Mirabella. Man o' War's dam, Mahubah, was bred only five times and...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 26, 2019
Seabiscuit: The Little Horse That Could
On May 23rd, 1933, a mare by the name of Swing On gave birth to a bay colt by Hard Tack. Hard Tack was a son of Man o’ War and Swing On...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 25, 2019
Kentucky Derby Parties: The Fun of Churchill In Your Home
The Kentucky Derby is one of the most fascinating events in sports. Those who make the trip to Louisville to watch the race get an...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 24, 2019
Bernardini: Champion 3 Year Old Male
Those who were watching racing in 2006 may remember watching Bernardini fly home to win the Gr.1 Travers Stakes. His son Stay Thirsty...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 23, 2019
Kentucky derby 2019: who's who?
The final weeks leading up to the historic Kentucky Derby are undoubtedly among the most electrifying and suspenseful days in horse...
Leila Elliott
Apr 21, 2019
Stage Magic: Magic Bloodlines
From time to time, horses are not wildly successful on the racetrack but find success in the breeding sheds or in the foaling barns....
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 19, 2019
Making Waves: The Story of West Coast
21,148 Thoroughbred foals were registered in 2014. Of those thousands, only one could be given the Eclipse Award for Champion-Three Year...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Apr 16, 2019
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