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 […]
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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. […]
Garden of Riches: When New Jersey hosted the richest races in America
They were routinely the two richest races held in the U.S. every year, their gross values exceeding any of the three Triple Crown events. […]
Breeders’ Cup: 10 winning favorites who made short prices seem generous
As handicappers and bettors, wagering value can take on many forms, and there are occasions when even a short-priced favorite can be a great bet. […]
The time when the lights were turned on, and then off, at Arlington Park
When the numbers don’t lie, businesses start to get creative. Fifty years ago in the summer of 1969, the numbers at Arlington Park outside Chicago weren’t lying. Attendance, and thus handle in the days before […]