You know the ones - no geldings, no horses with 5-week layoffs, no horses without certain breeding attributes. If you find the winner of this Derby among the probable 20 horses in the starting gate, you should immediately re-invest in Powerball. And Michael Matz, Barbaro's trainer, has a live contender that he wants to run in the race, but the colt may be denied a spot if, when entries are drawn May 2, he is not among the top 20 in graded stakes earnings. Even though Curlin looked awesome...

Members pay an annual fee to join the club and are given the chance to go on stable visits to see Destiny s horses and chat to the trainers and jockeys. The club gives people the chance to own their own horse for a day by using a lowest unique bid system or a random draw and they keep any winnings. Paul is all fired up for a racing hobby. For more information log on to www.destinyracingclub. Source: Harrogate Advertiser. Click here to register and/or customise your newsletters. Destiny...

Come August each year, the melodious strains bring cash into the coffers of local civic groups when fans of the Walking Horse industry eagerly purchase their offerings. One-night horse shows line the schedule of events at the National Horse Show Commission (NHSC), the regulatory facility that registers the dates, judges and inspectors for shows in the industry, with sponsors for the event ranging from the Tony Rice Center to the 4-H club. Mark Farrar knows first-hand the impact the horse...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Vacaville resident a force in horse cutting By Eliav Appelbaum/Sports Writer Article Launched:04/15/2007 06:13:37 AM PDT Vacaville resident Clarence Williams rides Moras Spoonfull during the National Horse Cutting Associations Super Stakes earlier this month in Fort Worth, Texas. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Vacaville resident a force in horse cutting By Eliav Appelbaum/Sports Writer Article Launched:04/15/2007 06:13:37 AM PDT...

SPORTS BETTING IN DELAWARE? Another proposal for the benefit of the racino business Over the weekend the US publication News Journal reported on suggestions by the racing industry in Delaware that legalising sports betting would be good for topping up state tax coffers. SPORTS BETTING IN DELAWARE? Another proposal for the benefit of the racino business Over the weekend the US publication News Journal reported on suggestions by the racing industry in Delaware that legalising sports betting...

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Keeneland's Polytrack surface has been so unkind to front-running horses that every race on it begins with jockeys making a Herculean effort to restrain their mounts. Before winning the 1961 Derby as the 5-2 favorite, he rallied to finish second in the Wood to a long shot named Globemaster, who had stolen away with an easy lead. As a predictor of success and an indicator of ability, the Blue Grass was meaningless simply because the horses that ran in the race won't ever see the same set of...