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Raven’s Pass knocks off Curlin in the Classic
Raven’s Pass upsets Curlin in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic Source: http://articles.tracksideview.com/2008/10/25/ravens-pass-upsets-curlin-in-trackrecord-time.aspx The unthinkable has happened. It almost feels like the moment immortalized in Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat.” Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere [...]
Saturday Breeders’ Cup Quick Picks
It’s Championship Saturday! Look, I don’t care who you are, if you’re alive and breathing you need to be playing along in the Pick 4 and Pick 6 pools at Santa Anita today. We’ve got 9 championship races - from the Marathon to the Classic. I won’t be giving out a “caveman” ticket here today, as [...]
Breeders’ Cup Friday wrapup - Zenyatta reigns supreme
“Ladies’ Day” at Santa Anita was exactly what the organizers of the Breeders’ Cup wanted. The two stars of the day, Zenyatta and Stardom Bound, did were as advertised, romping to victory in the Ladies’ Classic and the Juvenile Fillies, respectively. Zenyatta runs away with the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic The undefeated Zenyatta triumphed in the Ladies’ Classic (formerly [...]
Picking a winner in the Breeders’ Cup Classic
Here it is - the Breeders’ Cup Classic!!! Perhaps never before in it’s storied history has the Breeders’ Cup Classic been shrouded in so much mystery. This is obviously due in large part to this year’s running being the first conducted over a synthetic surface. We all know the main story lines - this was [...]
Picking a winner for the Breeders’ Cup Turf
The Breeders’ Cup Turf - finally we get a solid turf race for the year here in the United States! It’s been a somewhat down year in North America for turf racing overall. Luckily we’ve got horses coming into this one from the better turf races thus far, including the Sword Dance, the Hirsch, and [...]
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