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I’m sure the more intrepid Hard Spun fans have already come across this, but for those who missed it, there’s a blog following the birth of his newborn half-sister by Kingmambo as well as a slideshow of photos of his dam, Turkish Tryst, and the new filly in the fields at Brushwood Stables. Speaking of […] There have been a number of reports in this hemisphere about Gallic’s victory in the Sydney Cup but few capture the true magnitude of his achievement; the seven-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding’s latest Group I victory comes after his recovery from a series of injuries that often prove career-ending (the bowed tendons) if not life-threatening (the […] While it seems the Curlin is emerging as the favorite at this point (and there have been a number of articles documenting his ownership and trainer changes, there’s been little credit given to trainer Helen Pitts for getting him to the track in the first place. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, he was […] While you’re mulling over your Derby picks in this (mostly) post-prep lull period, why not think about coming out to the track to support some other horses — former television stars, no less! Crafty Value and Sharp as a Fox (whom you no doubt remember from their star turns on the American Dream Derby television […] Joe Drape was awarded the first Castleton Lyons-THOROUGHBRED TIMES Book Award for his excellent biography of jockey Jimmy ‘Wink’ Winkfield — Black Maestro, The Epic Life of an American Legend. Drape’s cogent articles in the New York Times are always well-considered and well worth a read; his article today about Dominican and Curlin is matter-of-fact […] Joe Drape of the NY Times describes the Blue Grass as ‘strangely run‘ which is perhaps the best way to sum it up — it seemed part turf race, part training exercise. Without taking anything away from victor Dominican (about whom there is an interesting feature article here), Street Sense looked less tired and more […] I’m unwell and working from home today, so I finally watched ‘Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story‘ — and I must say I learned a lot about the racing business I never knew — for example: Small children are allowed on the track to check on injured horses Injured graded stakes winners can change hands […] With the (somewhat diminished) Blue Grass Stakes fast approaching, there are the predictable articles painting it as a face-off between Great Hunter and Street Sense and indeed they are certainly the headliners (although I continue to have a soft spot for Teuflesberg, now to be ridden by Edgar Prado, and Dominican is one to watch […] Apparently Hard Spun quite likes the Churchill Downs surface — I’m pleased to be proven wrong in this instance: This notice is to inform you that one or more of your horses has worked out.Hard SpunYour Comment: Date: April 12, 2007Track: CHURCHILL DOWNSDistance: Five FurlongsTime: 1.00:20 BreezingTrack Condition: FastSurface: DirtRank: 1/15 Edit: Teuflesberg […] I finally decided to commit my Derby Top Ten to the interweb, for good or ill: Great Hunter – I’ve long suspected he’s Doug O’Neill’s only real shot; I like the fact that he’s never been out of the money and he’s a good PA-bred. His legal quagmire should provide a great backstory come Derby […] |
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