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KENTUCKY DERBY 2022( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Who You Got?
The First Saturday in May is this weekend. Place your bets! I like 3, 12, 13, 6, in that order, but will probably hedge my bets (no pun intended) and play that as a four-way exacta box so it doesn't matter which order they finish.
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KENTUCKY DERBY 2021( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Well, the First Saturday in May has come and gone, and all I can say is I am glad I could not get the online betting to work. I would have lost it all. I never let myself get out of control, but did have a $100 allowance. Online gambling has never been legal in Tennessee until late last year (Octobe... read more
BREEDERS CUP 2020( culture / sports / horseracing )
The Breeders Cup is happening today! And yesterday, but we missed that. Today is the big day, anyway. I am really looking forward to the Classic, the final race. Some big names.
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HARNESS RACING LEGEND, BILLY DIRECT( culture / sports / horseracing )
I just learned that a harness racing legend, Billy Direct, was born near where I live. I just thought that was pretty cool. See HistoricMarkersTN/MarkerDetail?markerID 058-047. It says his time w... read more
KENTUCKY DERBY (2020)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Thousand Words" upset Honor A. P. in the Shared Belief Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar and got a Beyer Speed Figure of 104, all of which prompted Marty McGee of Daily Racing Form to cut his odds to 12-1 from last week's 50-1 on his line for the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5. "Art Collector,... read more
BELMONT STAKES TO BE RUN FIRST IN TRIPLE CROWN THIS YEAR( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Horse racing fans will not be denied the Triple Crown this year, even though the order of races will be different. Instead of having the Kentucky Derby, which will take place on Sept. 5, kick off the Triple Crown schedule, the series will begin on Saturday with the 2020 Belmont Stakes. This year... read more
KENTUCKY DERBY POSTPONED( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
This is a first, as far as we know. No, we didn't research it. We don't do a lot of research here. :) Anyway..."The 146th Kentucky Derby will be rescheduled from May 2, 2020 to September 5, 2020."See ... read more
DERBY THIS SATURDAY( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Here are my picks for Saturday's Kentucky Derby: WIN - Cutting Humor (because I have that); PLACE - Country House (because I want that); and SHOW - War of Will (because I'm going through that with our daughter).... read more
AMERICAN PHAROAH VS. SECRETARIAT, WHO WOULD WIN?( culture / sports / horseracing )
Interesting!The 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah ran the sixth-fastest Belmont Stakes ever, but if he was racing against Secretariat's record time in 1973, he would have been a distant second. Watch the two races side-by-side. Source: ... read more
THE ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY (2015)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
The 20 three-year-olds to make the starting gate in the Kentucky Derby are determined by the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of races leading up to the Derby where contenders can earn points. Follow the leaderboard to se... read more
AMERICAN RACEHORSE, CIGAR, DIES AT AGE 24( culture / sports / horseracing )
Sad news. He was one of the greats. We saw him in retirement at Kentucky Horse Park several years ago.
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CALIFORNIA CHROME, A HORSE OF A UNITING COLOR( culture / sports / horseracing )
They have a 77-year-old trainer who thought his big-time days were over, and a jockey who grew up afraid of horses. They pulled California Chrome's name out of Coburn's cowboy hat. If not for the luck of the draw the horse could have been named Seabisquick. ... read more
HOLLYWOOD PARK, WHAT A RUN IT HAD( culture / sports / horseracing )
Today (December 22, 2013) is the last day of racing at Hollywood Park before it's torn down. It's sad, but that part of town has been "the 'hood" for several decades now, so it's no surprise no one wanted to go there. I worked there once, briefly, with the harness horses. I... read more
MUCHO MACHO MAN GROOVES TO HIS SONG( culture / sports / horseracing )
Breeder's Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man grooves to his song. It was apparently removed (probably due to copyright issues), but here's the horse winning that race, and the Village People sin... read more
TRAVERS STAKES (2013)( culture / sports / horseracing )
Several big name horses in it this year:Verrazano, Haskell winnerPalace Malice, Belmont and Jim Dandy winnerOrb, Kentucky Derby winnerAnd her... read more
DERBY RESULTS (2013)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Florida Derby winner Orb won today's Kentucky Derby in "the slop." But you've probably already heard/read about it. My pick, Revolutionary, finished 3rd. That was better than my picks have done in other ye... read more
KENTUCKY DERBY-RELATED PAGES (2013)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Where to keep up or catch up on the upcoming Derby:espn.go /horse-racing/triplecrown2013/Kentuckyderby /horseshr... read more
ROAD TO THE TRIPLE CROWN (2013)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
The Triple Crown 2013 - ESPN. I always try and follow these preludes to the Kentucky Derby so that I have at least an educated guess on Derby Day.... read more
KENTUCKY OAKS & DERBY (2013)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
2013 Kentucky Oaks Derby May 3 and 4, 2013 Tickets, Events, News. Time to start watching the Derby "prep" races so you can at least make an educated guess/bet on Derby Day!... read more
BRISNET TOP 10 KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDERS (2011)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Brisnet Top 10 Kentucky Derby ContendersHere's the current year's: Kentuckyderby /horse... read more
KENTUCKY OAKS & DERBY (2011)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Kentucky Oaks amp; Derby (2011)Time to start watching the races leading up to the Kentucky Derby so I have a clue who to bet on on Derby Day, May 7th. 2011 Kentucky Oaks Derby May 6 and 7, 2011 Tickets, Events, Ne... read more
ZENYATTA LOST( culture / sports / horseracing )
Zenyatta lost by half a head!This is the Breeder's Cup Classic I'm talking about. I thought she was hurt or something the way she ran dead last, 20 lengths behind. Then she came out of nowhere and would have won with two m... read more
KENTUCKY DERBY (2008)( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )
Here's a list of possible starters for next week's Kentucky Derby: Derby 2008.The experts are divided between Big Brown, Colonel John and Pyro as their picks. You can see their p... read more
THE BREEDERS CUP AT GULFSTREAM PARK( life / travel / usa / horseracing )
I flew from Nashville to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for the Breeders Cup horse races at Gulfstream Park (actually Hallandale). It was fun just being there. Southwest had given me a free round-trip ticket for some reason (I don't rememb... read more
A DAY AT THE RACES( culture / writing / stories / horseracing )
from 1994The first Saturday in May. What does this date mean to you? Probably nothing, except that Spring has finally arrived, unless you live in California where it's been Spring already for two months or more - real Spring, not calendar Spring. But ask any horse racing buff and they will tel... read more