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More Fun with Litigation

Things might finally be moving forward in the ongoing Curlin ownership saga; while not confirmed, the word is that Jess Jackson should be able to pick up the remaining shares that are involved in the suit:

It is believed that Stonestreet Stables has a first right of refusal on any sale of Tandy’s […]

Retirements and Rehearsals

Rumored some weeks ago, it has now been confirmed that Showing Up (pictured) has been retired. It’s evident that Barclay Tagg, usually so sparing with words, will be sad to see him go:

“He’s perfectly sound,” Tagg said. “He had a couple of little problems with his hind suspensory, but he’s […]

Gossip And Another Top Ten

With most of the major preps out of the way, there’s just time for the Coolmore Lexington and gossip. Tomcito is the horse I’m watching (and I hope he finds Polytrack as much to his liking as the deep Peruvian tracks); I liked his third-place finish in the Florida Derby (especially after a long layoff) […]

Thanks, But No Thanks

While I appreciated Cowboy Cal adding some points to my Road to the Roses stable, I’m not convinced his placing behind Monba (with Pyro finishing up the track) in the Blue Grass means much in terms of the Derby picture. Pyro missed the break and seemed to have little (of course, the ‘he didn’t like […]

Those Other Derby Preps

The Blue Grass may have the glamorous names, but the Holy Bull and the Arkansas Derby have some wannabes as well. This year’s Arkansas Derby doesn’t have the star power of a Curlin or a Smarty Jones, but it does have some entrants going after graded earnings. Gayego (who has never run over conventional dirt) […]

The Blue Grass, and a Cure for Derby Fever?

You can (apparently) tear up any future wagers you may have had on Denis of Cork; I can’t decide whether this letter from his owner, William K. Warren, is a little too melodramatic (I didn’t really need the financial details on hotel rooms, for example) or a nice opportunity to see someone take some responsibility […]

The Superfecta Derby Top Ten

The Wood Memorial was billed as the race in which the real War Pass would return, and I believe he did. Challenged for the lead by Inner Light (Court Vision’s rabbit), he ran fast early fractions but gamely hung on for second (in ever slower fractions) at what looked like an uncomfortable distance for him. […]

NBC’s Derby Coverage – Now With Extra Crap!

Perhaps, like me, you lamented the poor choices made for the Wood Memorial/Santa Anita Derby broadcast this past weekend (or, simply the ‘Santa Anita’ as the information provided to the listings suggested). You may have wondered why Gary Stevens was sitting with these largely clueless people, why the coverage was so superficial and why there […]

An Odd Find for a Monday Morning

Big Brown may still be the favorite in the final Derby future pool, but he wasn’t a huge success at auction, going for $60,000 as a yearling and less than $200,000 as a two-year-old.

Perhaps it runs in the family – his yearling half-sister by Horse Chestnut sold for $57,000 in September […]

The World’s Best Three Year Old Is…

The world’s best three year old is…not Big Brown (gasp!) The latest World Thoroughbred Rankings have placed Australia’s Weekend Hussler at the top of his age group; his 122 point ranking (tying for 8th in the world overall) equals that of Hard Spun and world-beaters like Ramonta and Viva Pataca.

Naturally, you are now […]