Triple Crown Racing
Feature Writer Articles in Triple Crown Racing
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Summer Bird and Desormeaux Pair to Win Belmont
While Derby victor Mine That Bird ran a bit rank for jockey Calvin Borel, his half brother Summer Bird helped Kent Desormeaux put past Belmont Stakes performances aside.
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The Belmont Stakes Phenomenon Continues
It's clear that for two years running, females have changed Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown landscape. Still, there's no explanation of why horses defy the norm.
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Reunited Woolley and Borel Shoot for Belmont
Todd Pletcher likes Dunkirk in the Belmont Stakes even with Calvin Borel and Chip Woolley re-teamed for Mine That Bird. Nick Zito tries for a third Belmont upset.
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Mine That Bird and Rachel Alexandra Won't Renew
Rachel Alexandra majority owner Jess Jackson believes his Preakness victor needs time off. She won't meet Kentucky Derby champion Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes.
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Where Have All the Belmont Winners Gone?
Birdstone stopped a Triple Crown championship in 2004, edging Smarty Jones at the Belmont Stakes wire. He stands at Gainesway Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.
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One Gelding and Three Fillies Have Won Belmont
Creme Fraiche is the only gelding to win the Belmont Stakes, while fillies Ruthless, Tanya, and Rags to Riches also won. Seven females have trained Belmont starters.
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Thirty Favorites Who Didn't Win the Belmont
Jockey Jerry Bailey won his first Kentucky Derby aboard Sea Hero in 1993, but Prairie Bayou took the Preakness, and Krone piloted Colonial Affair to Belmont carnations.
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Sarava Checked War Emblem's Triple Crown Chance
Longshots have had their day in all the Triple Crown races. Sarava and Edgar Prado won the 2002 Belmont Stakes at 70-1 odds, while ending War Emblem's Triple Crown bid.
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Jockeys Needed for Early Belmont Contenders
Jockey Kent Desormeaux won the inaugural Pimlico Jockey Challenge the day before the Preakness Stakes. Belmont riders are unsecured for 'Bird and Chocolate Candy.
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Jockey Calvin Borel Grades Rachel Alexandra
Borel claimed Rachel Alexandra didn't handle the track well at Pimlico in the 134th Preakness Stakes. Trainers were impressed by the filly's grit under pressure.
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Jackson And Borel Get Rachel To Winner's Circle
Rachel Alexandra and Calvin Borel hadn't lost when Jess Jackson, majority owner of reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, bought the filly and hired Borel to keep riding her.
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Filly Rachel Alexandra Wins Preakness Stakes
A week full of drama and speculation ended appropriately as the filly Rachel Alexandra stayed dramatically, piloted by the jockey who won the Derby aboard her rival.
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Kentucky Oaks Derby Winners To Duel in Preakness
The Preakness Stakes will match Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks winners for the first time. In 1975, Ruffian met Foolish Pleasure. Both had been two-year-old champions.
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Big Drama Boosts Preakness Fever From Gate One
Big Drama has a strong pedigree from his grandparents and great-grandparents. Disqualified from winning the Swale Stakes and recovered from injury, he's Preakness ready.
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Filly Rachel Alexandra Headlines 2009 Preakness
Winning Kentucky Derby jockey Calvin Borel has dumped the 'Bird to stay with his unbeaten lady, Rachel Alexandra, for the Preakness. Mike Smith gets the Derby champion.
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Peter Pan Win Sends Charitable Man to Belmont
A strong score in the Peter Pan Stakes by Charitable Man earns the Lemon Drop Kid colt consideration for the Belmont Stakes. Bob Baffert has been Lone Star Park lucky.
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Filly and Injuries Alter Preakness Line-up
The Preakness Stakes line-up has been altered with the possible addition of super filly Rachel Alexandra, and by injuries to I Want Revenge and Friesan Fire.
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Borel Likes Filly Rachel for Preakness Stakes
Calvin Borel called Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra the best he's ridden and Stonestreet Stables promptly bought her. The brilliant filly is on the Preakness list.
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Friesan Fire On Preakness Fourteen Limit List
Kentucky Derby favorite Friesan Fire is on the early Preakness Stakes entry list despite sustaining a quarter injury in the Run for the Roses. Four new shooters are in.
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2009 Kentucky Derby Complete Order of Finish
Jockey Calvin Borel won his second Derby in three years. Mine That Bird set Derby records for winner's payoff and margin of victory. A.P. Indy scratched in 1992.
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Mine That Bird Able to Run Rail to Win Derby
He's called Bo-Rai-el by his riding peers because he consistently takes his Thoroughbred mounts to the rail for victories. Calvin Borel repeated the feat on Derby day.
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Kentucky Derby Final Line-up and Post Positions
Win Willy, Quality Road, and Take the Points were the last dropouts from the Kentucky Derby line-up this week, leaving spots for Atomic Rain and Nowhere to Hide.
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Pioneerof The Nile Gets Two of Three Derby Polls
Two of three polls rank Pioneerof The Nile as the No. 1 choice for Saturday's 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. Friesan Fire and I Want Revenge follow as No. 2.
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Kentucky Derby Prep Race Results In April
I Want Revenge, Musket Man, Pioneerof The Nile, General Quarters, and Papa Clem captured Derby prep races in New York, Illinois, California, Kentucky, and Arkansas.
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Graded Stakes Earnings 2009 Derby Contenders
While entries for the 2009 Kentucky Derby may not be settled until May 2, when twenty Thoroughbreds gather at the gate, graded stakes earnings qualifiers keep shifting.
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Contributing Articles in Triple Crown Racing
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Gallant Wins the Prince of Wales Stakes
It took 10 minutes to decide the winner of the second leg of Canada's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing. It ended up a "Gallant" win in the Prince of Wales Stakes.
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Summer Bird Upset Winner of the Belmont Stakes
The race was his to lose, and jockey Calvin Borel did just that, finished 3rd on favourite Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes on June 6 behind Summer Bird and Dunkirk.
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Louisiana Jockeys Dominate Triple Crown Races
Jockey Eric Guerin started racing's Cajun parade and Kent Desormeaux, Calvin Borel and Ronnie Albarado have continued it by winning 7 of the last 9 Triple Crown races.
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No Clear Favourite for the Queen's Plate Stakes
Who will win the 150h running of the Queen's Plate at Woodbine in Toronto on June 21? The 1-1/4 mile event is wide open, but watch for Eye of the Leopard and My Bad.
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Borel Back On Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes
A rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Mine that Bird and Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra will not take place in this year's Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6.
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Calvin Borel Rides Preakness and Derby Winners
Jockey Calvin Borel rode the champions in first two jewels of the Triple Crown of horse racing: Mine That Bird at the Kentucky Derby and Rachel Alexandra at Preakness.
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Rachel Alexandra Wins Preakness Stakes on May 16
Rachel Alexandra became the first Kentucky Oaks winner to win the Preakness. Derby winner Mine That Bird had to go around a wall of horses to be a fast-closing second.
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Six Kentucky Derby Horses Entered in Preakness
A full field of 14 is likely for the 2009 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore. Will the winner come out of the Kentucky Derby, or will it be a newcomer?
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Preakness Stakes is Part of Horse Racing History
The Preakness Stakes for Thoroughbred racehorses is held in May at Pimlico Racetrack, located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the second jewel in the American Triple Crown.
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The Most Unexpected Kentucky Derby Winners Ever
No one outside of Canada and New Mexico thought Mine That Bird had a prayer of winning the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Once again, the experts were wrong.
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Mine That Bird Will Run in the Preakness
Fresh off his upset win in the Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird is preparing for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 16.
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Mine That Bird's Derby Win Thrills Canadians
When Mine That Bird came flying along the rail to win this year's Kentucky Derby, not everyone was shocked. At Woodbine, people knew who he was.
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How Fast Do Horses Run?
Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses are built for speed.
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Desormeaux Gives Up at the Belmont
For Kent Desormeaux, the 2008 Belmont Stakes were to be the crowning achievement of his career, but he gave up on it to protect the horse he called "a friend."
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Triple Crown Winners
Since 1978 the racing world has anxiously awaited the next Triple Crown coronation and post Big Browns failed delivery, continues to wait.
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Horse Racing Triple Crown
No horse has won the Triple Crown since Affirmed did it in 1978 and only 11 have ever won it in the last 89 years.
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Derby Prep Race Madness
There are no fewer than thirteen graded stakes scheduled across the country, a handicapper's paradise.
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Lousiana Derby Day Preview
Closed last year because of Katrina, the Fair Grounds celebrates it first full season with the best race card in the nation.
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Fountain of Youth Results
With one furlong remaining, Scat Daddy overtakes Stormello, Nobiz Like Showbiz and Adore the Gold to win the Fountain of Youth. Scat Daddy solidifies credentials.
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Interesting Races This Weekend
While Major Stakes and Handicap Races abound this weekend, minor allowance races also provide excitement and great opportunity.
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Fountain of Youth Preview
Saturday's Fountain of Youth, followed by the Florida Derby and Kentucky Derby, provides perfect opportunity to prep some of the best colts in the nation.
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Is Street Sense Common Sense?
Last year, Michael Matz and Barbaro trained to the Kentucky Derby using unorthodox mehods. Can the 2006 Eclipse Juvenile Champ reverse the process with success?
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