Justify’s first winner: Tahoma looks sharp in Santa Anita debut
Triple Crown champion Justify got off the mark as a sire on Sunday at Santa Anita, the track that launched his meteoric racing career. […]
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Classifying the Triple Crown winners: Four categories of champions
In addition to the blockbuster Arkansas Derby Day at Oaklawn Park, Saturday offers a virtual treat in the form of the “Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown.” The computer-simulated race, pitting the 13 Triple Crown champions […]
Triple Crown winners clash in virtual Kentucky Derby on May 2
The 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) is postponed until Sept. 5, but the first Saturday in May will still be observed with Churchill Downs offering daylong festivities for fans at home, highlighted by a virtual clash […]
Charlatan convincing in Santa Anita allowance as Baffert awaits Kentucky Derby news
Shortly after Nadal courageously handled his two-turn debut in the Rebel (G2), Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert witnessed another Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful – Charlatan – pass his first route test with flying colors […]
All-Decade Eclipse Awards: The Best of the 2010s
Not only are we in the waning days of the current year, but also of a decade that saw tremendous highs and lows in racing. As always, what happened on the track offered a semblance […]
Unconventional candidates emerge as early Horse of the Year contenders
The end of the Triple Crown series on Saturday unofficially brought to a close the first half of the racing season and, unlike the landscape 12 months ago, we have ourselves a race for Horse […]
A salute to 1943 Triple Crown legend Count Fleet
At this time a year ago, as Justify was on the verge of an historic Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont (G1), it did not occur to me that would be the last time we […]
Justify – 2018 Horse of the Year
Historical significance prevailed in the favor of 2018 Horse of the Year Justify. Despite racing less than four months, the spectacular chestnut established quite a legacy winning all six starts and becoming only the 13th horse […]
Justify – 2018 Champion Three-Year-Old Male
Justify spectacularly dominated his division, becoming the 13th American Triple Crown winner, and the impressive colt ran away with the 2018 Eclipse Award for champion three-year-old male. Justify’s lifetime record courtesy of Brisnet! By Scat […]
Accelerate, Justify and Monomoy Girl nominated for Horse of the Year
Triple Crown hero Justify and Breeders’ Cup winners Accelerate and Monomoy Girl lead the 2018 Eclipse Award finalists announced Saturday by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form (DRF) and National Turf Writers […]