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By Jude T. Feld Kentucky Oaks (G1) – Churchill Downs 10th Race, Friday May 2, 2008 Diminutive Golden Doc A has a great chance to upset in the Kentucky Oaks (G1)Benoit Photo PURE CLAN will be making her third start of 2008 in the Kentucky Oaks (G1). The daughter of Vinery stallion Pure Prize enjoyed […]

Big Brown and Kent DesormeauxJohn M. Weber Photo International sports handicapper Carlo “The Iron Horse” Campanella, a regular vistor at racehorsereport.com, sent along his personal Kentucky Derby analysis for the benefit of our readers. You can read more by Carlo at vegasexperts.com and lazerwager.com. Still Eight Left By Jude T. Feld BIG BROWN – I […]

By “J. T.” Feld Cliff Guilliams It was 1978 when I first laid eyes on Cliff Guilliams. He was a big fella with a large mustache, loud husky drawl and hairy legs hanging out of grey polyester coach’s shorts. “I’m Cliff Guilliams,” he said to me in the Ellis Park pressbox. “If you need anything […]

By Jude T. Feld Lexingtonians are more used to this kind of Kentucky bear. Dany Dion was downing a few pints at a local pub when a friend of his offered him an interest in a racehorse. Having had just enough to drink, Dion bought of a piece of his buddy’s runner, In Pursuit, and […]

By Jude T. Feld Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito said Robert LaPenta’s heavily favored War Pass didn’t have a fever before his Tampa Bay Derby (G3) debacle.John M. Weber Photo War Pass capped his perfect two-year-old season last year with a resounding victory in the Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), causing racing pundits […]

From: “John Hennegan” Cc: “Brad Hennegan” Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 8:55 PM Subject: HENNEGAN BROTHERS FILM PREMIERES IN 20 PLUS CITIES STARTING FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH Dear friend, It’s post time for the Hennegan Brothers… We’ll keep it short. We need everyone to go see THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY during it’s opening weekend. FRIDAY, […]

By Jude T. Feld Lots of great stakes action awaits players this afternoon. As usual, check the weather and the track conditions before heading to the windows. AQUEDUCT’s 8TH RACE is the Next Move (G3). It shapes up as a reprise of the Rare Treat – a matchup of RUNAWAY ROSIE and WILD HOOTS. WOW […]

By Jude T. Feld Canonero II returning to the Churchill Downs winners’ circle amid his happy connections. A small, wormy Kentucky-bred yearling with a quarter crack attracted few lookers at the 1969 Keeneland Fall Sale, but Venezuelan bloodstock agent Edgar Caibett saw something in the colt and bid him to a paltry $1,200. Shipped off […]

By Jude T. Feld Lane’s End Stakes (G2) day is the one day every year that all American horseplayers focus their attention on Turfway Park. With five stakes carded – one with Kentucky Oaks (G1) implications and two steppingstones to the Kentucky Derby (G1) – it is an afternoon that will certainly have an effect […]

This was passed along by our loyal reader, Noreen Sullivan, and I thought you would like to know about it. Room Near the Chernobyl Accident Chernobyl’s Hero makes his nineteenth start at 4:55 pm (EDT) in Aqueduct’s 9th race on Thursday, a mile and seventy yard New York-bred allowance event carrying a $47,000 purse. Kentucky […]