“Fit, sound, and wants to go the distance—essentially marathon horses,” says Julie Rini, owner and manager of Crowning Point Farm, located in Paris, Kentucky, referring to the horses that will run in the upcoming Belmont Stakes to be held in New York, this coming Saturday, June 9. While there will be no Triple Crown winner…
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Kentucky Oaks 2015: Lovely Maria Goes the Distance. Fillies and Lilies !
This year was the first time that we attended the Kentucky Oaks which is a Grade 1 Stakes Race for 3 year old fillies. The Oaks field has a max of 14 horses, 6 fewer horses than the Derby. Like the Kentucky Derby, the race is run at the historic Churchill Downs Racetrack which has…
Preakness 2015: American Pharoah Takes the Second Jewel of the Triple Crown
Hoping for rain at the Belmont Stakes? The 140th Preakness Stakes was held on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Pimlico Race Course. It was a beautiful day at the track until late afternoon when thunder came rumbling in coupled with flashes of lightning and then a torrential downpour. We were certain that the horses would…