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In today’s Thoroughbred Times Motion feels Animal Kingdom overlooked for divisional honors Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:42 PMby Mike Curry The results of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships left the three-year-old male division without a clear leader, and trainer Graham Motion hopes Eclipse Award voters do not forget the colt who won the division’s […]

Gambolling Girl won her second race in three starts yesterday at Churchill Downs. Her first two races were on the tapeta at Presque Isle Downs and this was her first on grass. Congratulations to owner/breeder George Strawbridge, Jr.{jcomments on}

Both Laurel and Churchill Downs were sloppy tracks today.  Obligated won her first race at Laurel after a lengthy delay where the horse in the next gate flipped and hurt her jockey who had to be replaced.  Thankfully none of this fazed her!  Congratulations to J. V. Shields, Jr. Gold Megillah ‘blew them away’ at […]

Eagle Poise made the trip to Canada a winning one today.  His four previous runs at Woodbine had totalled a win and two seconds, all on the polytrack.  Obviously he favors their surface!  Congratulations to Riverdee, Inc.{jcomments on}

I’ve read so many articles recently on the issue of who should be Horse Of The Year.  Everyone is so in ‘the moment’ and I don’t think it should be judged just on those horses.  Of course I am biased towards Animal Kingdom but please look at the points below. Animal Kingdom was the only […]

Our sweet girls are back, with an addition! Pachattack was bought on Sunday by Flaxman Holdings. They all went out in their respective paddocks this morning. It’s such a beautiful day today they didn’t want to pick their heads up! Aruna Pachattack Shared Account {jcomments on}

Today was Animal Kingdom’s first day galloping after his long recuperation since his fracture back in June.  He has been a model patient all the way along and he seemed very happy to go back to the track.                   Here he is (of course looking at the […]

It doesn’t happen all that often but it looked like it today for Master Shade in the Middle Stage Stakes at Aqueduct.  Master Shade came over from Italy and has taken a couple of races to get used to it over here but she put all her learning experiences together in one go today!  Rated […]

The first boys to run were in the Juvenile Turf where Lucky Chappy ran his brains out!  Standing at about 15 hands he was by far the smallest horse in the field.  He was a little sluggish at the start as in his last race but he flew down the stretch to be fourth.  They […]

Even though we didn’t get a win or a place in tonights Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Turf I think we have to be proud of our girls! Aruna, being restrained in quite a slow pace was eventually allowed to make her way through the pack and was only beaten 3/4, nose, head, head which […]