Wednesday, September 11th, 2013Cheaters gonna cheat…
September 11, 2013 – “Rules cannot take the place of character.” Alan Greenspan
Archive for 2013
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013“Confidence is sexy.”
September 10, 2013 – “People striving for approval from others become phony.” Ichiro Suzuki
Monday, September 9th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – September 9, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer A raft of new contenders emerged during the weekend for year-end races around the world. Departing piled up his third Derby win and could advance to the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Pants On Fire atoned for his 2011 Kentucky Derby flop and could go to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile […]
Monday, September 2nd, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – September 2, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Alpha upset the biggest race of the weekend in the Saratoga slop while some potential 2-year-old stars strutted their stuff on both coasts. Last year’s 2-year-old filly champ returned with an easy victory, pointing toward a showdown this fall between the top two in the Kentucky Oaks. And some […]
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013Kenny Bowyer Agrees!
August 27, 2013 – “Never tell your problems to anyone. Twenty percent don’t care and the other 80 percent are glad you have them.” Lou Holtz
Monday, August 26th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup August 26, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas with the Travers (G1) flowers won by Will Take Charge at Saratoga Saturday afternoonTim Wilkin Photo Dominating performances by Game On Dude and Royal Delta highlighted a full slate of weekend racing action. The schedule also included important races in many other […]
Monday, August 19th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – August 19, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer The Pogues recording of “Wild Rover” – the Irish drinking song that gave top two-year-old No Nay Never his name. It was a great weekend for Ken and Sarah Ramsey and their star stallion, Kitten’s Joy, who sired the winners of three marquee midsummer races. On a weekend when […]
Monday, August 12th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – August 12, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer The reigning U.S. Horse of the Year won again in weekend racing, as did a star European miler, amid a few disappointments. The surprises included poor showings by Cirrus Des Aigles and Telescope in Europe. Also on the weekend agenda were some promising showings by 2-year-olds and some developing […]
Monday, August 5th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – August 5, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer An upset win by a budding star in the historic Whitney Invitational at Saratoga highlighted weekend racing. The action also featured a fitting climax to “Glorious Goodwood” in England and some big wins in the Sprint, Ladies’ Classic and juvenile divisions. To spice things up, there were some unusual […]
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – July 29, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Sparkling performances by Verrazano in New Jersey and Novellist in England highlighted an important midsummer weekend of racing. Verrazano’s victory in the $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park, coupled with Palace Malice’s win in the $600,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga set up a likely showdown for division leadership in […]
