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The Breeders’ Cup Classic field is filling up fast! Who will earn the next berth? We will find out this coming Saturday following the great Pacific Classic Stakes. After the 2016 edition, when California Chrome won, the Pacific Classic will always be a favorite stakes race of mine. Does this stakes hold a special memory for you or will you have a new found interest after this 2018 running?
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This week brought the disappointing news that no one wanted but many had already suspected. Our 13th Triple Crown winner, Justify, retired from racing. Justify achieved more than I ever would have expected but his 111 day racing career ended sooner than I anticipated. There are several more races I would have enjoyed seeing him participate in but tragically that won’t happen now. This got me to thinking, what are our assumptions about a triple crown winner? Thus, I set out to examine the triple crown trends.
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Hello Friday! Another weekend is upon us and many racing fans will be enjoying the freshly open Summer racing at Del Mar and Saratoga. If you’re looking for a nice purse this Saturday, look no further than the Diana Stakes.
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All good things must come to an end. The 5 days of racing at Royal Ascot concluded today. There were several contenders representing America and with a scattering of races that provide a berth into the Breeders’ Cup we will see many of these Thoroughbreds compete in champion races again. Now that the races are over, let’s see the results in the aftermath of the Ascot.
Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, Berkshire, England opened for live racing in 1711. The racecourse was founded by Queen Anne of the British Royal Family. The Royals still attend and enter contenders annually. In the same year of the racecourse’s inauguration, Queen Anne also initiated Royal Ascot, the 5 day highlight of British racing’s calendar year. In 2018, the races were held Tuesday, June 18th thru Saturday 6/23. 18 Grouped (the British version of Graded) Stakes took place. 8 races were Group One. The purse was over 7.3 million pounds (more than 9.6 million in U.S dollars). The event is very ritzy, with the classiest of fashion. 4 races offered automatic berths into the 2018 Breeders’ Cup.
Here is a listing of the 8 Group One stakes with the distance and the winner as well as another BC berth race:
Congratulations to all of the Royal Ascot winners and for the talented American racehorses that were worthy to attend. Royal Ascot is on my bucket list. I would love to experience the glamor and royalty of this 5 day racing event. I hope you were pleased with the aftermath of the Ascot. Keep following for more information on this summer’s top races and all things Thoroughbred.
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I waited most of my life to witness a Triple Crown victory. Seattle Slew and Affirmed did it back to back when I was a toddler and the great Secretariat won shortly prior to my birth. I was raised on the stories but I did not know what it was like to see it with my own eyes. After following the career of champion California Chrome, I wasn’t sure if I would ever see a Triple Crown winner race. Then, in 2015, my dream came true. American Pharoah won after a 37 year drought. It was emotional and something I knew would always stick with me. I also thought it may never happen again in my lifetime. Then, to my surprise a great horse won the Kentucky Derby and once again there was hope for another Triple Crown winner, the hope was in Justify and he did not disappoint. Justify left me jumping for joy with his win in the Belmont Stakes, our lucky 13th Triple Crown winner!
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Are you planning on doing a little baking for the Belmont? Check out Chef Horseradish’s home cooking to find the race recipe that is right for you. This weekend’s big races are at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY. When Horseradish thinks of New York, he thinks of Thoroughbred racing and cheesecake. He also thinks he needs his time for handicapping and his money for wagering. Horseradish has his spin on the classic desert that will leave you with time and money.
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It seems like everyone has their own opinion on this year’s Belmont Stakes and I could not be happier to read and learn about all of the varied perspectives on this race. There is a wealth of information available if you have the time or the interest. For those craving a refresher or the simple facts ahead of this weekend’s race, here are the basics of the Belmont Stakes.
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Change is inevitable. Horse racing has its own trends. However, some breaks with tradition seem stranger to me than others. I am surprised that the Acorn Stakes is now described as the Belmont Stakes undercard. Here are some big reasons why should be acknowledging the Acorn, the third leg of the Filly Triple Crown, the first jewel of the Triple Tiara.
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Are you Preakness prepared? Well, don’t despair. Thoroughbred U is there, for all you race day cares! Read on if you dare, to become well aware…
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It is almost time for the middle jewel of the Filly Triple Crown! Now repeat this triple times, “Should She Sweep the Susan, Should She Sweep the Susan, Should She Sweep the Susan?” That is a hard question to ask and a harder one to answer. Who will sweep the Susan? I have a few ideas about the fillies entered in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
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