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Racehorses in History

March: Ta Wee
1966-1980
Why: A half-sister to Dr. Fager, Ta Wee won 15 of her 21 starts, including the Vosburgh and the Miss Woodford; her victories came despite imposts of up to 142 pounds. She was the granddam of Holy Bull.

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As Per Usual…

Sigh.

Yes, we suspected it was coming, but the news is official now; Zarkava has been retired. There are plenty of less-than-pleased fans on the BBC’s 606 site and I freely admit I’m on the ‘annoyed’ side.

There’s no question Zarkava has little left to prove in terms of demonstrating her class (unbeaten in seven starts, [...]

October 13th, 2008 | Category: Darjina, Zarkava | 2 comments

A Muddy Mile Picture

The soft going was apparently not much to the liking of top turf milers in North America or Europe; both Kip Deville and Henrythenavigator finished fifth in their respective races. The main difference in the narratives is that Henrythenavigator was beaten by one of the most well-regarded milers around, Goldikova, who is now pointing [...]

September 8th, 2008 | Category: Coolmore, Darjina, Duke of Marmalade, Goldikova, Henrythenavigator, New Approach, Zarkava | 3 comments