Historical Cameo – Busher
Originally appearing February 23, 2006 Busher — 1945 Horse of the Year Looking forward to Aqueduct’s homage to Busher on Sunday, we will take for our subject one of the most remarkable fillies ever to […]
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Historical Cameo – Round Table
Originally appearing March 11, 2006 Round Table — 1958 Horse of the Year With the renewal of the prestigious Santa Anita H. (G1) last weekend, we salute Round Table, a legend of our sport who […]
Historical Cameo – Glorious Song
Originally appeared February 16, 2006 Glorious Song — 1980 U.S. Champion Older Female & Canadian Horse of the Year Last weekend, Santa Anita held two premier events for older fillies and mares, the Santa Maria […]
Historical Cameo – Crafty Admiral
Originally available Jan. 31, 2006 Crafty Admiral — 1952 Champion Handicap Horse With Gulfstream Park hosting a graded stakes extravaganza on Saturday, it’s an opportune time to recall Crafty Admiral, champion handicap horse in 1952, […]
Historical Cameo – Whirlaway
Whirlaway won the 1941 Triple Crown. […]
Historical Cameo – Damascus
Originally appeared Jan. 10, 2006 Damascus — 1967 Horse of the Year As we approach Saturday’s San Fernando Breeders’ Cup S. (G2), the middle leg of Santa Anita’s historic Strub series for four-year-olds, our thoughts […]
Historical Cameo – Black Gold
Originally available Jan. 27, 2006 Black Gold — 1924 Kentucky Derby winner The Black Gold S. was contested on closing day of the Fair Grounds meeting in exile at Louisiana Downs last Sunday, a tribute […]
Historical Cameo – Roamer
Originally available Jan. 16, 2006 Roamer — 1914 and 1915 Horse of the Year With the renewal of the Aqueduct H. (G3) on Saturday, we will praise the memory of the mighty gelding Roamer, a […]
Hisorical Cameo – Gallant Fox
Gallant Fox won the 1930 Triple Crown. Read this in-depth look at life and talent of the only Triple Crown winner to sire a Triple Crown winner. […]
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 […]