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Zenyatta A Perfect Ten Chasing Immortals

Can Zenyatta match Personal Ensign's perfect thirteen? She's three quarters of the way there and still galloping. Will she meet up with 2009's sweetheart, Rachel A.? more...

Seattle Smooth Wins Ogden Phipps on Belmont Dirt

Quiet American daughter Seattle Smooth switched from artificial surfaces racing to traditional dirt in the East and continues her initial success for Mercedes Stables. more...

Einstein Jammed In Stephen Foster by Macho Again

Jockey Robby Albarado took advantage of a traffic jam that walled in Santa Anita Handicap champion Einstein to pilot Macho Again to the Grade One Stephen Foster title. more...

Gabby's Golden Girl Takes June Acorn Stakes

Garrett Gomez and Javier Castellano picked up pretigious wins on Belmont Stakes day with Gio Ponti and Gabby's Golden Gal, respectively. Oldster Better Talk Now showed. more...

Stewart Elliott Has Winning Milwaukee Appeal

Milwaukee Appeal won the Woodbine Oaks with jockey Stewart Elliott in the irons guiding the filly for the first time. She is headed for the $1 Million Queen's Plate. more...

Horse Racing Triple Crown Conspiracy Theories

In 2004, sure thing Smarty Jones lost the Belmont Stakes by a length after seemingly surviving the race's too-early speed and bursting to a long lead coming home. more...

Parading Took Preakness Undercard Dixie Stakes

Jockey Kent Desormeaux took Parading to the winner's circle on the Preakness day undercard. Affirmatif and Everyday Heroes won three-year-old turf and sprint races. more...

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Rachel Alexandra Wins Mother Goose Stakes

By: Terry McNamee

It was a breathtaking show of dominance. Rachel Alexandra, ridden by Calvin Borel, soared to a 19-1/2-length win in the $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes (G1) on June 28. more...

Stakes Winner Olredlgetcha Euthanized

By: Terry McNamee

June 2009 was a sad month at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto after three jockeys were hurt and two young horses, Oliver's Strike and Olredlgetcha, died suddenly. more...

Eye of the Leopard Wins 150th Queen's Plate

By: Terry McNamee

Despite drifting wide in the stretch, Eye of the Leopard made a final surge to defeat Mr. Fouricos Two U by a neck in the Queen's Plate in Toronto, Ontario, on June 21. more...

Oaks Star Rachel Alexandra To Be Bred to Curlin

By: Terry McNamee

Less than a week after devastating the field in the Kentucky Oaks, Rachel Alexandra has been sold to Jess Jackson's Stonestreet Stables and Harold T. McCormick. more...

Kentucky Derby Winner Calvin Borel

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

For "Bo-Rail" Calvin Borel, Kentucky Derby life began at 40, with a win in 2007, a third in 2008 and a stunning victory in 2009 on 50-to-1 shot more...

Todman Slipper Trial

By: Ross Prowd

The Todman Slipper Trial, or Todman Stakes, is the key lead up race for colts and geldings aiming at the Golden Slipper, one of the world's richest juvenile races. more...

The Reisling Slipper Trial

By: Ross Prowd

The Reisling Slipper Trial is the main lead in race for fillies aiming at the Golden Slipper. The Golden Slipper is one of the world's premier 2yo races. more...

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