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By Pimlico Press Staff — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday that Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic and Thousand Words are on course
HRI Foreign Desk Staff — Tiz the Law’s bid for the Triple Crown came crashing to an end in Louisville. The heavy favorite heading into
HRI Foreign Desk Staff — Reports indicate Tiz the Law won’t run the Preakness Stakes, but that hasn’t stopped leading sportsbooks from publishing antepost odds
By Keith Pettyjohn — Before we close the books on this year’s Kentucky Oaks and Derby, let’s take a closer look at the lessons that
It didn’t take long for some interesting questions to arise in the aftermath of Derby-146, such as was it the jock’s fault? Was the racetrack
When the 2020 season began to heat up in South Florida this winter, Covid-19 was prepping for wrecking havoc, Angel Cordero was booking mounts for
By Keith Pettyjohn — When trying to bet against a low-odds favorite, it is imperative to look deep into the past performances and devise a
By Churchill Press Staff – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law jogged twice around the Churchill Downs main track Thursday morning with trainer Barclay Tagg alongside on a pony over a track turned sloppy by
By Keith Pettyjohn — First, this apology to the HRI Faithful. Like many, I have learned to stay away from discussing politics and religion. People
By Churchill Press Staff – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, the 3-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve
By Churchill Press Staff — Robert Lund Petersen’s brilliant two-time Grade I winner Gamine and Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver, winner of the Alabama (GI) in
By Keith Pettyjohn — This year’s Kentucky Oaks is shaping up to showcase one of the best fields we’ve seen in many years. If it
By Alicia Hughes/NTRA — Champion Maximum Security asserted his class when he captured the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on August 22, an
I understand the frustration of rank and file horseplayers when the only names they seem to read or hear about are Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher
Will the real Maximum Security stand up? Did he need his recent return that badly? Can he be 2020 Horse of the Year? Yes, yes
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