The Ponies of Keeneland
It's not only the racehorses who have fans in Lexington; at Keeneland, the outriders' ponies are just as popular, if not more so, as their equine superstar counterparts.
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It's not only the racehorses who have fans in Lexington; at Keeneland, the outriders' ponies are just as popular, if not more so, as their equine superstar counterparts.
It was 45 years ago that Onion upset Secretariat in the Whitney at Saratoga. Jimmy Jerkens was working for his father, Hall of Famer Allen Jerkens, at the time, and reminisces about the race, and his dad.
After selling the co-sales topper last year, a $1m <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a> colt, Conrad Bandoroff and Denali are back, and loaded for bear, for this year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale.
It's been 11 years since the first yearlings from <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>, <a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a> (Arg), Medaglia d'Oro and Speightstown hit the market. That epic sire class now has 68 Grade I winners between them, according to the TDN Sire Lists, and no fewer than 88 active sire sons. We haven't seen a comparable group since—and really, not...
Carpe Diem and <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/constitution.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Constitution</a>: Sean Tugel Discusses WinStar's First-Crop Sires
Mark Casse, D. Wayne Lukas, Tom Bush, Todd Pletcher and Chuck Simon give input on the topic of Super Trainers in the horse racing industry.