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2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Danzing Candy
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Posted Thursday, March 17
With his successful stakes debut in the San Felipe (G2), Danzing Candy became the first graded winner to emerge from the first crop of Twirling Candy. A high-class, versatile, and well-bred performer, Twirling Candy is by unbeaten Argentine champion and record-setting Pacific Classic (G1) star...
2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Destin
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Posted Thursday, March 17
Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner Destin is a full brother to 2012 Triple Crown trail veteran Creative Cause, who was among the leading members of his generation at two and three. The siblings have different profiles. While Destin has taken a little longer to show his class, Creative Cause shouted it...
BY CANDICE HARE The theme of the Cheltenham meeting has been the dominance of short-priced favorites from the powerful trainer/owner pairing of Willie Mullins and Rich Ricci. Day three proved no different with Vautour – who was rerouted to the Ryanair at the last minute – and Limini thoroughly...
Edited Press Release Gulfstream Park-based trainer Stanley Gold is sending his top three-year-olds in opposite directions, pointing Fellowship to the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) on April 2 while cutting fellow Jacks or Better Farm homebred Awesome Banner back to sprints. Fellowship is coming...
Solow photo courtesy Dubai Racing Club/Andrew Watkins. When seeing Wednesday’s Twitter reports that Solow struck into himself during a routine piece of work, my first thought was “Uh-oh.” Although the incident was first described as trivial, you never want anything like this to happen 10 days out...
BY DICK POWELL I have written in the past that for various reasons, we spend as much time handicapping jockeys and trainers as we do the horses themselves. Since today’s horses race so infrequently, compared to only about 30 years ago, we are left with small samples to make judgments so the...
BY LAURA D. PUGH The Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park has been one of the most competitive and productive Kentucky Derby preps in recent years, and 2016 looks like it will be no different with an imposing field of 14 set to face the starter and ready to prove that they are worthy to continue down...
It’s that time of the year when the big switch (without baiting) takes place. The TwinSpires harness blog begins to headline the sport’s top races in all of the divisions with, mostly, counter offers for contenders. So, it’s off to Yonkers Raceway for the lucrative George Levy Memorial Pacing...
