jackson-bend Stories - And Down The Stretch They Come
BREEDERS' CUP 2011 RESULTS: Amazombie Wins the Sprint
Amazombie wore down a game Force Freeze in deep stretch to win the 2011 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs. Favorite Jackson Bend closed to finish 3rd, while Aikenite rounded out the superfecta. Amazombie, trained by Bill Spawr and ridden by Mike Smith, is a five-year-old gelding by Northern...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Thoughts On The Pre-Entries
Now that the pre-entries are out, we finally have a good idea of what the 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs is going to look like in a little over a week. All in all, it was another good year for drawing horses to the event, especially in the juvenile races. The Post position draw will take...
Around The Backstretch
A look at the items making news around the world of horse racing: Breeders' Cup Contenders and News Breeders’ Cup adds communication plan - Thoroughbred TimesBreeders’ Cup Ltd., Churchill Downs, and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, which all faced criticism in the wake of the Life...
Super Saturday Results and Live Blog
This is an open thread for all Super Saturday information and results. A running results tracker of all races can be found at the Google Doc linked below. 2011 Super Saturday/Arc Sunday Entries and Results Scratches and Changes for today's tracks (when available): Belmont 10.1Santa Anita 10.1Parx...
Jockey Club Gold Cup, Goodwood and Super Saturday Preview
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Weekend Quick Thoughts
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Sunday Quick Thoughts
-The scratch of Celtic Princess (BRZ) significantly changed the complexion of yesterday's Eddie Read and allowed Acclimation to assert himself on the front-end without a single challenge from the rest of the field. I can see if you're riding a closer that you have very little chance to do anything...
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