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Six of Canada’s Best Horses (and Four Trainers) Inducted into Hall of Fame

Because I like to cover horse racing around the world, I thought it would be nice to tip the hat to six horses and four individuals who will be inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Mister Big is one horse. Remember him? The second biggest pacer of all time in Canada. His [...]

Presenting the Field for Today’s Preakness Stakes (Favorite, of Course, is Super Saver, the Kentucky Derby Winner)

Here is the field for today’s Preakness Stakes: Aikenite under jockey Javier Castellano with morning line odds of 20-1 Schoolyard Dreams under jockey Eibar Coa, 15-1 Pleasant Prince under jockey Julien Leparoux, 20-1 Northern Giant under jockey T. J. Thompson, 30-1 Yawanna Twist under jockey Edgar Prado, 30-1 Jackson Bend under jockey Mike Smith, 12-1 [...]

Longshot Schoolyard Dreams Has a Shot in This Year’s Preakness

He’s a longshot, but bettors are seriously looking at Schoolyard Dreams as one of the horses that could beat Super Saver. In fact, he has. Don’t  ignore Schoolyard Dreams.  He lost the Tampa Bay Derby to Odysseus but just barely. That loss cost the horse a chance at the Kentucky Derby as he didn’t have [...]

All Hail Super Saver, and Super “Jockey” Calvin Borel, Kentucky Derby Winners

Well, I shouldn’t have been surprised. The 136th Run for the Roses ended with jockey Calvin Borel winning AGAIN, the third time in the past four years. This time, on Super Saver. The horse went off at 12-1 odds. So winning the Derby was nothing new for this great jocket (from Louisiana)…not so for trainer Todd [...]

Kentucky Derby Preview: With Eskendereya Withdrawn, Who is the Favorite Now?

Ok. Now we have a problem, as bettors. Eskendereya, whom I would have bet on this Saturday, in the 136th Kentucky Derby has been withdrawn. Eskendereya, for those who aren’t aware of the horse, won the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Wood Memorial. He would have been a strong favorite in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, but [...]

Multi-Billion Dollar Horse Racing Complex Planned in China

Correspondents in China (reporters for the U.K. newspaper, the Telegraph) note that an ambitious 10-year project  aims to create a “Tianjin Horse City” (see photo of the city above) with an international equestrian college, horse-breeding centre, auction base, animal feed factory, racetrack, and 7-star hotel with sweeping, phoenix-shaped grandstand. How is it gonna be financed? Oil [...]

Zenyatta’s the “Apple” of My Eye; Her Win in Hot Springs Proves She is One of Best Ever

Absolutely no question now. Zenyatta is one of horse racing’s all time greats. She won the Breeder’s Cup Classic ($5 million) in November. Last week, in Arkansas, she won her 16th straight race, with an easy 4.25 length win the the $500,000 Apple Blossom Stakes. Now, she’s up there with such greats as Citation, Cigar and [...]

Here’s What We’ve Been Waiting For: Zenyatta Racing Again (It’s Apple Blossum Time in Hot Springs, Ark.)

Is this any way to treat a lady? I’ve been waiting for this race for a long time…Zenyatta racing again, racing in the $500,000 Apple Blossum, at Oaklawn Park. She’ll be running against four other fillies and mares will be in the starting gate for the 1 1/8-mile race,. Zenyatta, of ocurse, is an overwhelming favorite to [...]

Post Time for England’s Biggest (Most Prestigious) Race, The Grand National

The course at Aintree will once again host the Grand National, England’s most famous race. Aintree is unforgiving. 40 horses lining up … 4.5 miles, 30 fence jumps. Is this the toughest, most demanding course in the world, as some people think? Yup. The race’s history is responsible for some of the true horse racing [...]

Dubai World Cup Results: Gloria de Campeao Wins Close Race by a Nose

It’s the richest race in the world and here are the results of the 2010 Dubai World Cup, which took place Mar. 27. Gloria de Campeao was up by a nose to win the World Cup. Nice payout of $52.40 for a $2 win ticket. Before the race was official the jockey of Lizard’s Desire [...]

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