With great power comes great responsibility, a wise man once told a young, budding superhero — and, just days after the latest Spider-Man movie hit theaters, two great racing powers, the New York Racing Association and Churchill Downs Incorporated announced their bombshell vision of a brand new day in the sport of thoroughbred racing. Advertised as a move…
In the brief, five-year history of the Curlin Stakes, two trainers have already won the Curlin-Jim Dandy double: Anthony Dutrow in 2010 and Todd Pletcher in 2011. After V.E. Day won the Curlin at Saratoga Race Course on Friday afternoon, Jimmy Jerkens hopes to be the third. Already a major player on the three-year-old scene…
In discussing Sunday’s feature at Saratoga, Geno at Equispace wondered about the origin of the Jim Dandy, the stakes race run for the 45th time this weekend. Anyone who happened to be holding a ticket on the colt in the 1930 Travers would likely regale listeners with the story of one of the biggest upsets…
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