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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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The Future for Faversham

California Chrome, full brother to Faversham, delights his visitors.
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California Chrome, full brother to Faversham, delights his visitors.
California Chrome, full brother to Faversham, delights his visitors.

The future is bright for Faversham, the full brother to two time Horse of the Year, California Chrome!  Chromies rejoice as today is the 7th birthday of California Chrome and tomorrow, Faversham will race in the California Cup, just like Chrome did before he started down the Road to the Kentucky Derby!

 

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A Following For Faversham

My favorite picture of California Chrome!
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The beautiful, California Chrome, at home, Taylor Made Farm.
The beautiful, California Chrome, at home, Taylor Made Farm.

Same sire, same dam, hold onto your horses, it’s Faversham!  The old phrase that lightening doesn’t strike the same place twice is a sham.  In fact, it is totally wrong, some places get struck over a hundred times a year and all we Chromies really want is one more time, one more chance.  California Chrome has 3 full siblings and we are hoping the youngest has what it takes to follow in his brother’s hooveprints.

 

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Foaling In Love

A newborn foal at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
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A newborn foal at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
A newborn foal at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale

The new year is here and it’s about time for a foaling frenzy!  Due to the January 1st birthday, that all Northern Hemisphere Thoroughbreds must share, it is of upmost importance that no newborn be born prior to that day but we see a rapid upswing in foals thereafter.  A few foals have already made their arrival.  Literally, several hundred per sire are on the way, fathered by the most popular of studs.  Most horse farm tours are open to stallion visits but naturally the very pregnant mares and new foals are sheltered and protected.  My best chances, for now, of seeing the babies, is at the sales.  With the majority of the broodmares currently pregnant there are usually a few who give birth while they are in the sales barns.  I am hoping to see some of the newest foals to the Thoroughbreds, we love so much, tomorrow.  Read on to see which foals I am in most anticipation of as I am foaling in love.

 

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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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Derby Digest

Banners in the silk colors of the 12 Triple Crown Winners
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Secretariat, KY Derby winner, 1973
Secretariat, KY Derby winner 1973, museum wall mural

Welcome to the 143rd consecutive running of the Kentucky Derby!  We have waited a long time to get to this historical moment and the time is upon us this weekend.  Who will win The Run For The Roses?

 

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Meydan March Madness

California Chrome, winner of the 2016 Dubai World Cup
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Wake up sleepy heads!  It is well worth being an early riser today.  The Dubai World Cup (DWC) card starts at 7:45 A.M. EST on Saturday, 3/25/17!  California Chrome represented the United States well last year when he romped in the DWC.  Will Arrogate win for America in this year’s race?  Which Thoroughbred will pick up 100 points on the road to the Kentucky Derby in the UAE Derby?  The “richest day in racing” carries $30 million dollars in prize money and features 9 Group 1 and 2 races.  This day of racing is every bit as delightful for me as my love for the University of Kentucky Wildcats is at NCAA tournament time.  In Meydan today, we have March Madness!

 

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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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