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Created by dipity on May 2, 2009
Last updated: 11/06/10 at 06:10 PM
Dismissed by many observers at odds of , Majesticality ran a 75 beyer to post a colossal upset, winning BC's richest, most prestigious race! My sister found this guy intriguing, so I used him and the 2nd place horse, Crew Leader, as exacta key horses in "saver bets", to win a $1890 exacta payoff. Now a champion, he's bred in BC, & owned by Mr. & Mrs RJ Bennett, trained by Barb Heads, & was ridden by hot rider Richard Hamel. Majesticality had sneaky good form - having bad 'trips' in his prior recent races, while still closing ground & not being used much. Apparently he had a terrible beginning in this race, too, but overcame it on a wet track he clearly relished. Unforgettable!
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...whenever you offer up a half-million dollars there are a lot of spots out there. "I look at, for instance, the Pennsylvania Derby is this weekend. It's $1 million. That's seven horses. It's not that common anymore to get 10 to 12 horses in the big deals." In...
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...best 3-year-olds in their final preps for the Breeders' Cup. It was done with the best of intentions. Well, they got four horses from the Travers for Saturday's $1 million Pa. Derby. What they did not get was the best 3-year-old in a year when one 3-year-old...
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Philadelphia Daily News
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...will come into focus over the weekend. Both are set for workouts, and are among the six to eight horses under serious Super Derby consideration in a field that was fluid on Friday. The Super Derby, at 1 1/8 miles, is the richest race of the meet. It will be...
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MSNBC Sports
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...on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility in the Washoe Valley. The Derby will feature the nation's best horses and riders competing for a $25,000 prize which is split among the top winners. They will compete on challenging courses using...
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North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
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The horses at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Come visit us and share in the fun! For more information go to www.derbymuseum.org
The 2010 The Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals top 25 Rider Highlights from Round 1
Trickynic Whiz is a 2006 AQHA sorrel mare by West Coast Whiz and out of the producing mare, Miss Trickynic (offspring earnings over $33000). Trixie has NRHA earnings of $2666. This is a nice mare, who is gentle enough for any level of rider. Asking $15000. Please check out www.allstarperformancehorses.com for more information.
Bright Lil Gun (Lil Gun (Gunner) x Miss Bright Doc), owned by Kevin and Ann Kvols, came out the winner at the 2010 WSRHA Rifle Spring Classic Derby. Devin Warren rode her to win both the Open and Limited Open division titles. Visit our website, www.warrenreining.com for more information about us and the fine horses we have available. You can also contact Devin at (303) 910-7293.
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Profile of Kentucky Derby entrant Super Saver narrated by trainer Todd Pletcher. Go to www.courier-journal.com for video profiles of each of the 20 horses in the 2010 Kentucky Derby.
Fresh from his Blue Grass Stakes win, Hollins moves onto the Kentucky Derby where he hopes to be the first to mercilessly beat a horse across the finish line.
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Zenyatta dancing in Apple Blossom post parade (4/9/10) This movie is part of a project I am making called "Desperately Seeking Zenyatta" (link: www.facebook.com It details my vacation to Hot Springs, Arkansas to see the Apple Blossom and Arkansas Derby horse races. I have been following and photographing the undefeated champion mare as she prepares for a bid to tie Citation and Cigar's unbeaten 16 win streak. I am an artist and aspiring fiction and turf writer. I use my pictures as inspiration for drawings, paintings, and stories. I have been making art and writing stories since I was old enough to hold a pencil, and have been following horse racing for nearly as long. I grew up in the Louisville, KY area and the Kentucky Derby was a major event. I love all types of horses and horse sports, but Thoroughbred racing is my favorite. Zenyatta is my favorite horse still racing; other favorites are Ruffian, Forego, and Kelso. I am "moonwalker" on the following forums: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - www.dmtc.com Thoroughbred Champions - www.thoroughbredchampions.com TVG Community Forum - community.tvg.com
Zenyatta schools in the paddock and dances down the homestretch at Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas -- Thursday April 8, 2010 around noon. This movie is part of a project I am making called "Desperately Seeking Zenyatta" (link: www.facebook.com It details my vacation to Hot Springs, Arkansas to see the Apple Blossom and Arkansas Derby horse races. I have been following and photographing the undefeated champion mare as she prepares for a bid to tie Citation and Cigar's unbeaten 16 win streak. I am an artist and aspiring fiction and turf writer. I use my pictures as inspiration for drawings, paintings, and stories. I have been making art and writing stories since I was old enough to hold a pencil, and have been following horse racing for nearly as long. I grew up in the Louisville, KY area and the Kentucky Derby was a major event. I love all types of horses and horse sports, but Thoroughbred racing is my favorite. Zenyatta is my favorite horse still racing; other favorites are Ruffian, Forego, and Kelso. I am "moonwalker" on the following forums: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - www.dmtc.com Thoroughbred Champions - www.thoroughbredchampions.com TVG Community Forum - community.tvg.com
Solid group eyeing Illinois DerbyESPN... starters for the April 3 Illinois Derby, but don't let the compact field size put you off: At least five of those seven could be serious horses, ...and more »
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Thompson gets the call on Dublin for Ark. DerbyESPN... he'd relax behind horses down the backside, and he relaxed beautifully." Lukas said Dublin will have one more work before the April 10 Arkansas Derby. ...Noble's Promise has tune-up for big dayDaily Racing Form (registration)all 4 news articles »
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Globe and MailMusir leads home one-two finish for de Kock in UAE DerbyThoroughbred Times“The race worked out for me as I was able to sit behind the good horses and he proved himself very courageous in the straight,” Soumillon said of Musir. ...Musir leads home Derby one-two for De KockRacing PostMusir, ridden by Christophe Soumillon, beat runner-up Raihana by a length and ...GulfNews2010 UAE DERBY AT MEYDAN RACECOURSE BETTING TIPSBetting ChoiceSportinglife.co.zaall 20 news articles »
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BBC SportGio Ponti takes on the world: American horse heads to Dubai for World CupThe Saratogian... more than 20 horses attempt to enter. The powerful Pletcher barn sends out the favorite in both races, as Discreetly Mine heads the Louisiana Derby at ...Vision D'Etat Passes World Cup Fitness TestRacing and Sports Pty LtdGio Ponti leads pack at Dubai World CupNationalall 57 news articles »
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Lane's End favorite no lock for a Derby berthCincinnati.comAmong them is another Pletcher horse, Doubles Partner. Connemara, owned by John Magnier and Michael Tabor, was second in the California Derby as the heavy ...Gaming issue looms over big dayDaily Racing Form (registration)Connemara favorite for Lane's End raceCincinnati.comall 23 news articles »
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Golden Shaheen: Kinsale King sticking with what's workedESPNThe Golden Shaheen became a seven-figure race in 2000, and American-trained horses have won eight of the last 10 runnings. ...Who's Up set for sophomore bow in Santa Anita DerbyBrisnet.comSanta Anita Stable Notes, Thursday, March 25th, 2010HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)Santa Anita Stable Notes, Wednesday, March 24th, 2010HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)all 11 news articles »
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Odysseus will get another Kentucky Derby prepESPN"We were up 24 percent ontrack over Florida Derby day the last two years and 14 percent overall from 2009. But it still remains to be seen how the horses ...Blue Grass Likely Spot For OdysseusBloodHorseall 4 news articles »
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Awesome Act has workout for Wood MemorialESPNAwesome Act worked in company with Maryland-bred stakes winner Peace Town, who is owned by Vinery Stables and was one of the horses entered in last Sunday's ...and more »
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this is a 4 yr old skeets peppy gelding being shown by a non pro. this is his second time being shown. he is very solid and easy to show. great stopper, easy changer. super quiet in and out of the show pen. he is ready for you to go show.
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2005 Gorgeous Buckskin Gelding by Boomernicker (LTE 72000+) out of the great mare Tasha Chex (LTE $10872). This is a proven cross for great show horses: 2002 Nic A Boom $5264.60 2003 Nickerific $8300.67 2004 Smooth Sliding $1391.19 "Rex" has only been shown twice and already earned $525.50. He has no bad showing habits and two full derby years left. Rex is great minded, smooth to ride and deadly leaded. He can easily plus all maneuvers with stopping being his highlight, the perfect Non Pro show horse. Rex is in training with NRHA Million Dollar Rider and Futurity Winner Randy Paul. Randy will be showing him at the 2010 Sun Circuit in Scottsdale, AZ. NRBC Nominated and AQHA Incentive Fund Owner's pregnancy forces sale. Please contact Randy Paul for all inquiries at 480-215-6577.
When one researches the VERY FIRST Kentucky Derby, one will find that 13 of the 15 jockeys in the race were BLACK! Furthermore, of the first 28 Derby winners, 15 of them were black men. Going back to that first KENTUCKY DERBY, held on May 17, 1875, the winner was a 19 year-old black native of Kentucky named Oliver Lewis. It was reported that mobs of white spectators cheered for Lewis as he rode his horse, ARISTIDES to a record setting victory. In 1877, a 17 year-old black young man by the name of William Walker won the prestigious race at Churchill Downs. Quite frankly, blacks dominated the sport of horse racing in the early years. An African-American by the name Isaac Murphy was the first jockey to win 3 KENTUCKY DERBYS in 1884, 1890, and 1891. In fact, he won an unprecedented 44% of all of his races. (Thats unheard of!) Many black jockeys were introduced to horse racing at a young age partly because their light weight virtually made the horse feel that it wasnt carrying a load. So it is of no surprise that the black jockey named James Soup Perkins, who won the Derby in 1895, began racing at age 11. The youngest black jockey to ever win at Churchill Downs was Alonzo Lonnie Clayton who rode to victory at age 15 in 1892. By the year 1921, racism and bigotry in America eventually drove the black jockeys out of the sport. White racing fans that grew increasingly in frustration at the vast number of black Derby winners, began to voice their disapproval of their involvement by ...
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The red carpet at the Kentucky Derby Gala Party
Kentucky Derby - Millionaire Row at Churchhill Downs
Kentucky Derby - The Paddick, and Infield
Kentucky Derby - watch a horses having sex in the breeding shed
Kentucky Derby, as Curious Travelers is in the right place at the right time and captures a horse giving birth. Amazing footage
Kentucky Derby Hats
Kentucky Derby Bed Races
Barbaro charged ahead during the last turn and straightaway of the 2006 Kentucky Derby to win by six and a half lengths. Barbaro's lead in the final furlong expanded, although jockey Edgar Prado did not use the whip and ask for his top speed. This margin of victory at the 132 Kentucky Derby was the largest since 1946. Photo Montage of Barbaro's winning performance in the 132 Kentucky Derby (2006). Song is "Live like horses" Song Artists are Elton John and Luciano Pavarotti. I don't intend to make any profit off of the video, and the video is just for entertainment. I give full credit to the artists and songs used in this video. I do not claim any of the material to be my own.
The second derby sequence from They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Director Sydney Pollack
• Race up to 4 horses against each other • Random winner each time • Built in LED results display • Horses gallop along by using magnets under the track • Requires 4 x D batteries (not supplied) • Assembled track measures 78 x 45.5 x 10.5cm Have your own race night with this fantastic horse racing game. Each race winner is completely selected at random so the race could not be fairer. Get ino the spirit and have your own ladies day ......hats not supplied!! www.maplin.co.uk
Up-and-coming western trainer Jacki St Cyr, a junior at Findlay University in Ohio, discusses horse training techniques with Tina Derby (owner of Sagittarius Stable, Warner, NH). Jacki shows and explains how she works with a horse to gain controls of its hips, an exercise that helps Jacki make the horse pick up the correct lead.
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Put up $1 million, the big players in racing do notice.
Monday, Race 10 (approx. 5:10), Philadelphia Park.
1. Duke of Mischief.
Nine horses were entered yesterday for Monday's Pennsylvania Derby. Six of them are trained by major national horsemen -
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Dun Powder NRHA $800+ - 2006 dun gelding by Powder Kracker out of a BH Toy Soldier daughter This is a gorgeous moving colt with a big fluid stride and a ton of natural ability and style. He is very attentive and super trainable and is an extremely talented futurity horse. He is a huge circle horse, massive stopper and great turner. He is broke broke broke and gonna win a lot of money. Watch for him at the Futurities! see him and others at www.stoneys.ORG
This is the finished Gallopalooza horses on display around Louisville Kentucky
Royal Tori Jac, 2003 dun gelding by Brennas Kid out of Miss Torima Jac by Hollywood Jac 86. Over $648 and 57 Yth points in the 2009 season ridden by a 13 yr old! Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association Affiliate Champion. This is the show run from the Sagebrush Slide Derby June, 2009. He marked a 142.5 to place 4th. $10000. See him and others at www.stoneys.org
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