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‘Beauty is truth … that is all ye need to know’: Ode on the Belmont Stakes – and the American Frankel, Maximus and the Spaniard
Ahead of a potentially titanic showdown in the final leg of the Triple Crown, Patrick Lawrence Gilligan has fallen in love ...
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TRC Global Sires Overall Rankings
TRC Global Rankings are a principled hierarchy of the leading Horses, Sires, Jockeys, Owners and Trainers in the world using statistical learning techniques and TRC Computer Race Ratings.Updated every ...
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‘He’s just a brilliant racehorse’ – Triple Crown hero Voyage Bubble makes it three in the world top five for Hong Kong
Triple Crown hero: Voyage Bubble (James McDonald) wins the Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club Voyage Bubble earned major headlines when becoming the first horse for 31 ...
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‘And down the stretch they come!’ – the story of Dave Johnson and racing’s most famous catch phrase
Dave Johnson: called the Triple Crown for decades in one role or another on track, radio or television. Photo supplied FROM THE ARCHIVE: Legendary race caller Dave Johnson tells Amanda Duckworth how ...
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What’s been happening: Journalism and Belmont Stakes, Junior Alvarado appeal, Royal Ascot latest, shock cocaine positive and more
Belmont Stakes latest, a setback for major Epsom Derby hope, Shes Perfect appeal fails – all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing news ...
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‘I hate to use the term impossible, but it was impossible what he did’ – Journalism writes incredible Preakness story
Let no one suggest Journalism’s path through the Triple Crown has been smooth. A beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby undone by the slop at Churchill Downs, the star three-year-old finally got his ...
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Royal Ascot: ‘It’s certainly my biggest win, the one that means the most’ – Mark Casse on Tepin
Tepin's rider Julien Leparoux salutes the Royal Ascot crowd after the Queen Anne Stakes of 2012. Photo: Dan Abraham / focuonracing.com In the first of a new series leading up to Britain’s most ...
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Birthday wishes for an extraordinary senior: catching up with Secretariat’s last son as he turns 35
Last of the family line: Secretariat’s final living son Maritime Traveler turns 35 on May 15. Photo: Patricia McQueen Maritime Traveler may not be quite as sprightly as he once was, but the final ...
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What’s been happening: Preakness latest, $62,000 Kentucky Derby fine, French Classic controversy, Rachael Blackmore retires and more
Journalism heads Pimlico Classic, massive whip fine for Junior Alvarado, rancour in Paris and entries for the Arc – all this and more features in our weekly digest of recent international racing news ...
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A life after racing: ARCI Conference – think of racehorse aftercare as ‘foal to forever’
Aftercare panel (left to right): ARCI president Ed Martin, Cathy Shircliff, Janice Towles, John Nicholson and Kyle Rothfus. Photo supplied The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) ...
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Ryan Moore reclaims #1 spot on jockeys’ rankings as the Coolmore empire strikes back
On top of the world: Ryan Moore is back in pole position on TRC Global Rankings for jockeys. Photo: Healy / focusonracing.com French Classic success for Breeders’ Cup winner Henri Matisse provided ...