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Racing Hall of Fame 2021: Love, Brothers, and American Pharoah

A man never at a loss for words, master of ceremonies Tom Durkin kept it simple Aug. 6 as he opened the 2021 induction ceremony for the National Racing Museum Hall of Fame in the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. “All I can say is, ‘Welcome back.’” This year’s ceremony did double duty, honoring…

August 7, 2021 in Uncategorized.

“The best I’ve ever ridden”: John Velazquez on Wise Dan

When John Velazquez’s agent Angel Cordero told him that he was going to Churchill Downs in late November 2011 to ride Wise Dan in the Grade I Clark Handicap, the jockey didn’t hold his back his skepticism. “I said to him, ‘What? We’re going to ride one horse? A horse that I don’t know wants…

September 10, 2015 in Woodbine.

Favorites Win, & Triple Crown Talk Begins

Kentucky Derby 140 is in the books, and now the talk of the first Triple Crown winner since 1978 begins. But before we move on to Baltimore to see if California Chrome can head to Belmont Park on June 7 to make racing history, let’s wrap up Kentucky Derby weekend. The story of California Chrome has…

May 5, 2014 in Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby 2014.

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