In only its second year of operation in 1986, Canterbury Downs in Minnesota nearly hit a jackpot. (10-15 min. read) The signature event of the meet was the $300,000 Saint Paul Derby in late June, […]
For the first time since 1916, the World Series pits the Boston Red Sox against the team now known as the Los Angeles Dodgers. This fascinating historical factoid has understandably stoked curiosity about what else […]
Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms have won so many of the great races worldwide over the past several decades that names like Frankel, Dancing Brave, and Arrogate barely scratch the surface of the many stars […]
The rise of Alpha Centauri as Europe’s premier Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) contender evokes memories of Hall of Famer Miesque – not just because she’s another Niarchos homebred three-year-old filly. Alpha Centauri is a direct […]
A recent stopover at James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Orange County, Virginia, which provides a vista comparable in beauty to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello while blissfully attracting a fraction of the latter’s crowds, combined two interests […]
Judging by the fact that he doesn’t have his own Wikipedia page, Eurasian might be one of the more forgettable Travers Stakes winners, which also might account for the owner’s trophy being available at auction […]
by TERESA GENARO “My lady prioress, and by your leave, So that I knew I should in no way grieve, I would opine that tell a tale you should, The one that follows next if […]
by TERESA GENARO The sight of a filly in the Mid-summer Derby is about as rare as an empty picnic table in the Saratoga backyard at 7:01 on Travers morning, but back in 1867, the […]
by TERESA GENARO Not much remains in the easily available historical record on 19th century Thoroughbred owner and breeder Francis Morris. The New York Times seems not to have published his obituary, and the guy […]
by Teresa Genaro The stakes schedule at Saratoga at the turn of the last century was already robust. Announced in February in the New York Times for the 1901 season, it featured 25 races worth […]
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