Kelly Breen: Determination to Prevail

For the select group of trainers fortunate enough to win the recently renewed GI Belmont S., a race of its magnitude offers the unique opportunity to validate the life decisions that got them there. That was the case for Kelly Breen six years ago when his first Belmont S. entry, longshot Ruler On Ice (Roman [...]

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Kentucky HBPA Social Media Experiment a Success

In the weeks leading into the Kentucky Derby, as the horses settled into their surroundings and the Churchill Downs backside began to fill with morning onlookers, a social media project was brewing within the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) that would share a unique Derby experience with others. The campaign was created and [...]

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Survivors Sail in Sea of Pink on Oaks Day

They speak in code, using terms like “DCIS” or “epithelial,” a language only those chosen for inclusion in an elite club would understand. The members of this club are survivors of breast or ovarian cancer, two forms of cancer that will afflict thousands each year. On Kentucky Oaks Day, they'll march together in the Survivors [...]

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