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Issue 3 • May 20, 2007 |
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| View From A Broad No. 3 |
| I've often clenched and unclenched my fists, as I've listened to several horsemen over the years proclaim that "…ya can't fall in love with yer horse" in this Sport. I hate to say that it's usually been male people who believe this, but frankly, I can recall only one woman who said that to me in the last six years. (Certainly, not all men in racing think this way!). Continue |
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| Justin Curren: Pletcher's Best Bet! by Tara Cochran |
| Recently, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon at the Pletcher barn at Hollywood Park, where I was able to speak with someone who is an integral part of this operation, Justin Curran. Continue |
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| Giving specialists their due, By Megan Grant |
| When it was announced earlier this year that three new $1-million races were being added to the Breeders’ Cup World Championship, it seemed that every niche had been filled. There now exists a Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile for 3-year-olds and up, a Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, and a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, a one-mile event open to 2-year-old males and females. However, there was one palpable omission: the lack of a turf sprint. Continue |
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| Regret, by Marion Altieri |
| We're still all aflush with Triple Crown Fever (although there'll be no Triple Crown winner this year), so it's only fitting that this week's Historic Filly should be the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby: the inimitable Regret. Continue |
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| Racing 101 - Lesson Three |
| Weekly lessons in the sport, a safe place to learn everything you need to know about our equine (Thoroughbred) athletes; the sport; the culture and even where to get the most bang for your buck at the concession stands! Our first lesson. Continue |
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Featured photograph of the week. "Curlin: Preakness Winner " by Maggie Furbay
© 2007 Maggie Furbay |
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"I don’t think the question needs to be genderized. It would feel great to anyone. But whether you’re a girl or a boy or a Martian, you still have to go out and prove yourself again every day." -- Hall of Fame Trainer, Julie Krone |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
| Stay tuned... |
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| RECENT RELEASES |
| Listen online or download: |
| Interview with Empire Racing executive vice president Dennis Brida Pt. I (MP3) |
| Interview with Marshall Cassidy (MP3) |
| Interview with Jeremy Edge (MP3) |
| Voices from the Crowd at Siro's on Derby Day (MP3) |
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Photo of Azeri © Joe Gleason |
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| RACING, SALES, AND WORTHY CAUSES TO FILL YOUR SOCIAL CALENDAR! |
May 5, 2007
Kentucky Derby Day!! Watch The Most Thrilling 1 ½ Minutes in racing, live from Churchill Downs.
May 19, 2007
The Preakness. IF the winner of the Kentucky Derby wins this second leg of the Triple Crown—we may have hope for an actual Triple Crown winner…cross your fingers…
June 9, 2007
The Belmont Stakes. Did some win both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness? If so, this Belmont may mark the first time in 29 years since we've had a Triple Crown winner. Hope reigns supreme…
July 25, 2007
Opening Day, Saratoga
The most magnificent six weeks in racing begins the last Wednesday of July: come to Saratoga, and see what all the fuss is about!
July 27-28, 2007
Hats Off Festival, downtown Saratoga Springs. Saratoga Springs, New York (USA) throws an annual party—an enormous street festival—on the first Friday and Saturday nights of the meet. Hurl yourself into the throng of revelers, and par-tay!
July 28, 2007
The Diana, the Whitney and the Jim Dandy, Saratoga Race Course. Three of the most prestigious events in racing take place on the same day this year, covered live by ABC. Hint: last year, the Jim Dandy was won by the brilliant Bernardini. Get up-close and personal with some of North America's greatest Thoroughbred stars, and go home with memories to last a lifetime.
August 4, 2007
The Darley Test, Saratoga Race Course
Allen Jerkens' Swap Fliparoo took home the prize in 2006; who'll pass Sheikh Mohammed's challenge this year?
August 6-7, 2007
Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sales: Selected Yearlings, Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, Saratoga Springs. What's a Fasig-Tipton? What's a "Selected" Yearling? What's a Yearling?
Fasig-Tipton is a renowned auction house; Yearlings are one-year-old Thoroughbreds. If you've never attended a Yearling Sale—you haven't experienced thrills beyond words. The atmosphere is electric; the participants and observers, eclectic. After a day at the races—this is the only place we'll be at night…perched at a patio table with an industrial-sized Coke; an unusually great cheeseburger and our catalogue chock-full of next year's potential two-year-old Champions. August 8, 2007
The Giving Circle's fund-raiser to benefit Waveland, Mississippi (Saratoga Springs' Sister City, hit first by Hurricane Katrina) and the Race Track Chaplaincy of America. Cajun cocktails; dancing and meeting real, live jockeys. Call 518 226 0104 to request your invitation! |
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