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By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Independence Day weekend in the United States produced a slew of upsets while England featured a stirring renewal, with international flavor, of the Coral-Eclipse Stakes. The British contest, in fact, overshadowed what turned out to be largely unpredictable racing in the former colonies as a trio of international stars […]

ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Inglorious, a well-bred filly, beat the boys rather handily in Sunday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate at Woodbine, near Toronto – the 152nd running of the Classic. With Luis Contreras up, Inglorious got started well back in the field of 17 Ontario-bred 3-year-olds, closed the gap four-wide as the field turned […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer A full week of top-level racing from England to California set the stage for some dramatic showdowns before year’s end. With the Royal Ascot meeting highlighting British and Continental stars and a slew of Grade I events on both turf and grass in the United States, fans could start […]

By St. Joe Hirsch Bobby FrankelNYRA Photo We caught up with Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel on opening day of Royal Ascot, as he was dining with the Queen Mother and Marty Ritt, to get his impressions of his namesake, St. James Palace Stakes (G1) winner, Frankel. JH: Prince Khalid Abdullah is very fond […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Ruler On Ice not only upset the Belmont Stakes on Saturday but also put the 3-year-old championship picture right into the Mixmaster. With three different winners in the three Triple Crown races, the Eclipse Award remains up for grabs. On the morning after the Belmont, it sounded very much […]

JUDE’S BELMONT STAKES (G1) ANALYSIS ANIMAL KINGDOM has been the true “buzz horse” of the Triple Crown. His Kentucky Derby victory and Preakness placing were both excellent races and he paired 103 Beyer speed figures running them – often a sign of further improvement. His pedigree indicates the marathon distance will be no problem and […]

By Jude T. Feld The soldier at the eighth pole on Kentucky Derby day had an edge on the Preakness exacta. Will it be more of the same on Belmont day?JOHN KOSCIAK PHOTO When the nation’s most comprehensive website covering three-year-old Thoroughbreds, thedowneyprofile.com posts: “NYRA Ditches Jay Z/Keys for Frankie” You know there is no […]

By Jude T. Feld Let’s be Frank. Stronach gives the best parties in Thoroughbred racing.MAGNA PHOTO #1 When going to watch the Orioles at Camden Yards, you should always buy the second deck seats that are under cover. #2 Mary Wiley, who rode Mass Destruction to victory in the Lady Legends race on Black-Eyed Susan […]

By Jude T. Feld Saturday’s $1,000,000 Preakness (G1) is upon us and the three-year-old picture is still a little fuzzy. Team Valor’s obscurely bred colt Animal Kingdom was an impressive Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and finds little to be scared of in Maryland. Horses that win by open lengths, earning a higher speed figure than […]

By Jude T. Feld Entries for Pimlico’s 136th Preakness (G1) will be taken today. Now that the 137th Kentucky Derby (G1) has been etched in the history books it is time to move on to Maryland in the hopes of a possible Triple Crown bid by Animal Kingdom. As usual, there are several new faces […]