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It’s official — you still can’t name a racehorse Sally Hemings. From the Blood-Horse: Judge Alice Batchelder, writing for the three-judge panel, said Redmond has other options that may be approved by The Jockey Club, which forbids horse owners from using names of famous or notorious people without special permission. The club’s rules also say […] Teuflesburg is entered in the Derby Trial as a fallback in case he doesn’t make the Derby field, but given his old-school experience so far, wouldn’t it be interesting to see him bring the race back as a Derby prep? True, it hasn’t been successful since the vastly-under-rated Tim Tam (who is number one on […] There’s a review in the Times today of Not By a Long Shot by T.D. Thornton; as it happens, I’ve just finished reading it myself. While it’s easy to find plenty of books on famous racehorses, few have addressed the daily realities for the majority of the sport’s participants — the back and forth of […] I suspect I am one of the three people in the world who happens to be very excited about the news that Mary Aiken Littauer’s books and papers have been donated to the International Museum of the Horse: While libraries and archives may not garner the same public excitement as international exhibitions [ed: what?], I […] Today is the latest installment (or instalment, if you prefer) of England’s oldest horse race, the Kiplingcotes Derby — the local news report suggests there may be a good number of entrants this year. A brief history: the race has been run annually since 1519 (according to most accounts — although the rules were drawn […] John Henry turns 32 today — fans will be pleased to hear that the old guy is as irascible as ever: The caretakers at Kentucky Horse Park’s Hall of Champions have been waging a daily battle of wills with John Henry for more than two decades, and losing. “If he doesn’t try to kill me […] This weekend, Ouija Board will make her final start in the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin. Her remarkable career is summed up well in ‘Farewell to a Magical Lady‘ — truly a fitting tribute. It seems odd to consider that she was an unspectacular (if promising) two-year-old and that her victory in the Vodafone […] So, Discreet Cat is officially entered in the Classic. But only technically, you see — there’s no plan to actually run him against his powerhouse stablemate, Bernardini; he’s just here in case Bernardini suddenly comes up sick or injured. This little ‘insurance policy’ has the further effect of ensuring that Flower Alley won’t make it […] There’s a new kid in town, folks — it’s not quite the Kentucky Derby, certainly not the English Derby and probably not even akin to the Hoosier Derby. Of course, I speak of the inaugural St. Louis Derby to be held at that most salubrious of tracks, scenic Fairmount Park. I spent many an evening […] |
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