Churchill again sets records for Breeders’ Cup horses
Churchill Downs again proved its popularity with horsemen as a Breeders’ Cup host. Including eight previous Cup winners, a record 193 horses were pre-entered for the 15 races comprising the $26 million...
View ArticleIndie-rock legend Bob Nastanovich’s life on the racetrack
You never know where you’re going to find a horse-racing connection. Today I got this link forwarded to me by a friend, who received it from a trainer friend. It’s a grantland.com piece about...
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Fellow Brazilian in Louisville comments on Goncalves – and Jorge Ricardo!
Got this email response early this morning to today’s article on jockey Leandro Goncalves, who any time now should be clinching – or has – his third straight riding title at Indiana Downs after also...
View ArticleWanted: Suggestions for Pitino horse named after Kevin Ware
There’s Gorgui, Siva and, most famously, Russdiculous. Even though Rick Pitino naming horses after his current University of Louisville players has not been fabulously successful (only Siva won a race...
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Louisville Dec. 28 ‘double’: Cards 2-1 to sweep Kentucky, Miami
The University of Louisville football team made an appearance at the Cardinals’ game with Louisiana-Lafayette, with Teddy Bridgewater. Matt Stone/Courier-Journal photo Note: At bottom this updates what...
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Louisville saddlebred finalist for USEF National Horse of the Year
The Louisville-based 9-year-old saddlebred Callaway’s Annabel Allison — the first mare to win the Five-Gaited World’s Grand Championship title at the Kentucky State Fair in 14 years — is one of three...
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50 to 1: Mine That Bird movie cast literally following road to Kentucky Derby
Mine That Bird mobile: The bus that will transport the cast of ’50 to 1′ as it criss-crosses the country between New Mexico and Louisville to promote the self-financed film produced by Oscar-winner Jim...
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Join us April 10 for Derby Handicapping Happy Hour
Still looking for your Kentucky Derby horse? Want further confirmation you’ve landed on the right one, or maybe need to reconsider? Join us April 10, 6-8 p.m. ET, at Old 502 Winery for Derby...
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Arkansas Derby runner-up Ride On Curlin continues ride of Bronco Billy’s life
The start of the Arkansas Derby. Ride On Curlin is #4, with Dan Dougherty’s red, white and black silks, reflecting his Louisville roots. Coady Photography In the sort of story that gives everyone hope...
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