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Rail Runner

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Rail Runner · 3W ago

Closing in on the Kentucky Oaks

What’s not to like about the Kentucky Oaks? In 137 runnings, the Kentucky Oaks has produced some of the sports brightest stars and most thrilling memories and yet it still plays second fiddle to its world-famous counterpart, the Kentucky Derby. There are several upsides to rooting for the Kentucky O
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Rail Runner · 2M ago

Pricness Arabella takes on the Sunland Park Oaks

Undefeated in two impressive starts, Princess Arabella faces a field of 6 other fillies for trainer Bob Baffert on Saturday in the Sunland Park Oaks. Check out the story here on Horse Racing Nation and sound off on who you think has the best winning shot: http://bit.ly/GKNRZt
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Rail Runner · 2M ago

The Novel Nine: Kentucky Oaks Hopefuls

I have finally constructed my first top nine selections of Kentucky Oaks contenders for the year so far. Check it out on Horse Racing Nation, I think the #1 slot will surprise you! http://bit.ly/AAFUbY
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Rail Runner · 2M ago

To ‘Zip” or Not in the Las Virgenes

It’s been a long time since I was able to write something but I have finally posted a new article on HRN breaking down the field for the Las Virgenes Stakes. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/yhnhls
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Rail Runner · 6M ago

2011 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies: Best long-shots and Favorites

Juvenile races have always been the toughest ones for me to handicap. The Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr.1) has produced a full field of 14 promising fillies this year, sorting out the good from the bad is perhaps not as challenging as it appears when looking at the entries. I believe
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Rail Runner · 6M ago

Breeders’ Cup Top 10 – The Distaff/Ladies Classic

It’s been awhile since I posted, but this week I will definitely be posting on a few of the Breeders Cup races. To start things out this Breeders’ Cup week, head on over to Horse Racing Nation and check out the new Top 10 Breeders’ Cup Distaff/Ladies Classic list I’ve compiled on the Distaff Runner
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Rail Runner · 7M ago

Winter Memories Chasing 2nd Grade 1

The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr.1) is setting up as a terrific clash of the nation’s overwhelmingly best sophomore turf fillies. Of the eight 3-year-old entrants set to contest the 1 1/8 mile contest, six of them are graded stakes winners and three are grade 1 winners. The two fillie
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Rail Runner · 8M ago

Royal Delta Takes on Havre de Grace

Havre de Grace is one very special filly. For years the status quo was challenged by only the greedy, the foolish or the very gifted. Fillies rarely contested the nation’s toughest and most prestigious open company races against males, unless the male contingent came up very weak, or the filly was s
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Rail Runner · 8M ago

Best of Three Continents?

Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana probably didn’t have horse racing in mind when she sang the words, “Best of both worlds”, but that line could easily be applied to turf super-stars, Winter Memories, Black Caviar and Goldikova. Though in this case, it’s the best of all three “worlds”. You know something sp
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Rail Runner · 8M ago

Winter Memories Vs. the Field

[Originally posted on Horse Racing Nation] Winter Memories turned in the worst effort of her brilliant career last month when she finished fourth in the Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Stakes (gr.2) after enduring a horrible trip boxed in on the rails. Now, the four-time graded stakes winner returns Sa
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