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West’s Kentucky Derby Top 20: Sole Volante Vaults Into Top 10

February 13, 2020
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Horse racing journalist Gary West is producing a weekly ranking of this year’s Kentucky Derby contenders, leading up to the 146th running of the Derby May 2 at Churchill Downs. Here is the week’s Top 20. Click here for last…

Derby Dispatch: Two-Division Risen Star Steps Up Qualifying Points

February 13, 2020
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The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with split divisions of the $400,000 Risen Star (Grade II) at Fair Grounds. Over the next nine weekends, 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will continue their quest for points…

At Age 24, Four-Time New York Champion Gander Is Living The Good Life

February 13, 2020
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They just don’t make horses like Gander anymore, at least that’s what owner Mike Gatsas would tell you. The New York-bred son of Cormorant put together a 60-race resume, which included 15 wins, six of which were stakes, and over…

Anchor and Hope Farm Rebuild After Fire

February 12, 2020
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The day it happened, Aug. 12, 2019, Louis Merryman didn’t know what to expect, only that the next several months would not be easy ones. The main barn at his Anchor and Hope Farm had burned to the ground, and…

‘Tough, Seasoned’ Firenze Fire Makes Seasonal Debut In Grade 3 General George

February 12, 2020
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Mr. Amore Stable’s Grade 1-winning millionaire homebred Firenze Fire, unraced since back-to-back stakes victories to cap last year, is set to make both his seasonal and Maryland debuts in Saturday’s $250,000 General George (G3) at Laurel Park. The 44th running of…

Silver Dust, Synchrony Seeking Repeat Stakes Victories On Louisiana Derby Preview Day

February 11, 2020
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Tom Durant’s Silver Dust looks to add yet another graded stakes victory to his resume while at the same time defending his title when he faces ten others in the $200,000 Mineshaft (G3), to be run at 1 1/16th miles…

‘Like A Dream Journey’: Japanese-Trained Serein Targeting Kentucky Oaks Points In Dubai

February 11, 2020
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Promising Japanese 3-year-old filly Serein has made the ambitious move from her home base to Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse and is zeroing in on the Group 3 $250,000 UAE Oaks next Thursday, Feb. 20. A daughter of champion Uncle Mo and…

Sikura’s Found Treasure

February 11, 2020
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LEXINGTON, KY–John G. Sikura is not afraid to think outside the box when it comes to his stallion roster at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Kentucky, and indeed he is not prone to allowing such fickle factors as marketplace fashion…

Kentucky Value Sires, Part VI: Third-Crop Sires

February 11, 2020
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So now we come to a group who will typically, at this stage of their careers, find themselves clinging by their fingertips to the commercial precipice–even as the agents and pinhookers press down ruthlessly with their boots. Yes, any breeder…

Over Emphasize Tops Fasig February Opener

February 10, 2020
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LEXINGTON, KY–The multiple graded stakes placed broodmare prospect Over Emphasize (Overanalyze) topped the opening session of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale Monday with a final bid of $150,000 from bloodstock agent Andre Lynch. The day’s top short yearling was…