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Jumping for Joy over Justify

Justify races for home in the Belmont Stakes to the 13th Triple Crown victory!
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Justify comes into view as the clear leader of the Belmont Stakes!
Justify comes into view as the clear leader of the Belmont Stakes!

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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California Chrome Before He Roams From Home

California Chrome strikes a regal pose in front of his barn.
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California Chrome is simply glowing in the sunshine.
California Chrome is simply glowing in the sunshine.

I’ve been chilling with my Chromies this week.  A gracious friend invited me along for her birthday party and The Chrome Experience and what an experience it was!  Two time Horse of the Year, California Chrome will soon be shipping to Chile for their breeding season.  There are just a few more dates to visit with Chrome while he is still at home, in America.

 

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Greentree Graves at Gainesway

Tapit-Colonial Flag filly at Gainesway Farm
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While preparing for the yearling sales this season I had the nice fortune of visiting five Kentucky Thoroughbred farms in just one day.  A few farms were new to me and others were more familiar.  One farm I had visited before was Gainesway Farm in Lexington, KY.  I have been on their stallion tour and stood in awe of the beautiful and great Tapit.  Stallion tours are quite popular and I truly enjoy them but there is so much else going on at the horse farms.  This time I saw another part of the expansive Gainesway Farm including one of several Thoroughbred graveyards.

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Churchill’s Champions

Noble Bird, Stephen Foster winner, 2015
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Noble Bird, Stephen Foster winner, 2015
Noble Bird, Stephen Foster winner, 2015

Good morning, racing fans!  The action never stops.  Last weekend was a wrap for the Triple Crown series.  Congratulations to Tapwrit for winning the Belmont Stakes.  Now, we can turn our attention towards the collecting of contenders for the next Breeders’ Cup World Championships as the Challenge Series is underway.

 

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Belmont Bulletin

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Get ready to witness The Run for the Carnations!  This week closes out with The Test of the Champion(s), The Third Jewel of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes!  While there will be no Triple Crown winner this year, the energy in the air is still very electrifying.  Racing fans everywhere can not wait to see who wins the 149th running of the Grade I, Belmont.  Here’s the scoop.

 

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Preakness Perspective

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Bernardini, Preakness winner
Bernardini, Preakness winner

Here we go, racing fans!  Up next, is the second jewel.  Will we get a Triple Crown winner?  History would predict it is unlikely but the fans know what they want.  The early favorite for the Preakness Stakes is no other than, Always Dreaming, winner of the Kentucky Derby.  Check out his competition here.

 

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My Old Kentucky Home-The Race is On!

My Old Kentucky Home
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The 143rd Kentucky Derby took place a week ago today!  It was every bit as surprising and thrilling as I had imagined.  The race dates back to 1875 but aspects of the race’s traditions were in the making so many years prior.  Great things were happening in KY that built the foundation of the state’s modern day Thoroughbred greatness.  Many of the KY Derby bloodlines and customs were under development at My Old Kentucky Home long before Churchill Downs held its first race.

 

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Shake It Up Shackleford

Shackleford at Darby Dan
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Shackleford at Darby Dan
Shackleford at Darby Dan

It was a big day for Shackleford and Darby Dan Farm yesterday!  As part of Horse Country, the same group I book most of my farm tours through, there was a special event, for local fans, on March 18, 2017.  Tickets were limited but several area wide farms offered free tours for the day.  Hot on the Kentucky Derby trail, I chose Darby Dan Farm!

 

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