May the ‘Luck’ be with them: Photos of Derby, Oaks favorites

Photos shot this week at Churchill Downs courtesy of Shoot-It Photography. Click to see galleries of Derby and Oaks contenders from Shoot-It.

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Sarah picks Devil May Care in the 2010 Kentucky Derby

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Tweeted photos of classic hopefuls at Churchill on Monday

The following photos were shot, captioned, and circulated on Twitter by Frances J. Karon (@francesjkaron) at Churchill Downs Monday and are reproduced here with Ms. Karon’s permission.

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Victor Sheahan’s post on Dubawi was right on the money

  On Sunday, the Dubai Millenium sire Dubawi, winner of the Group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas and Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois in 2005, was represented by his first classic winner when his first-crop 3-year-old colt Worthadd won the Italian 2000 Guineas equivalent—the Group 3 Premio Parioli in Rome. To date he’s the fifth Group winner for his [...]

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Roger Lyons’ ‘Pedigree Matters’ blog offers fresh insights

If you haven’t been following the prolific postings of pedigree researcher Roger Lyons of WTC, Inc., at his blog “Pedigree Matters,” I highly recommend that you do. Roger brings a fresh perspective to understanding pedigree theory, and he’s not shy about his opinions. Here are some of his recent posts: Inbreeding to sire in female [...]

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Neo Universe gets 2nd consecutive Satsuki Sho winner

When Sunday Silence died in Japan a few years back, he had a plethora of sons vying to take his vaunted spot atop the leading sire lists. The one that looks most likely to emulate him, especially in classics output, is the bay 10-year-old Neo Universe, who stands at Shadai where his sire ruled supreme. Today, [...]

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Juddmonte Farms’ big influence in the pedigree of Camacho

Camacho (GB) b 2002 (Breeder: Juddmonte Farms) Danehill (USA) 1986 Danzig (USA) 1977 Northern Dancer (USA) 1961 Nearctic (Can) 1954 Natalma (USA) 1957 Pas De Nom (USA) 1968 Admiral’s Voyage (USA) 1959 Petitioner (GB) 1952 Razyana (USA) 1981 His Majesty (USA) 1968 Ribot (GB) 1952 Flower Bowl (USA) 1952 Spring Adieu (Can) 1976 Buckpasser (USA) 1963 Natalma (USA) 1957 Arabesque (GB) 1997 Zafonic (USA) 1990 Gone West (USA) 1984 [...]

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A writer behind the scenes with Zenyatta at Oaklawn Park

(Frances J. Karon is a writer and editor for the magazine Trainer and her work has been published in numerous other industry publications; she also works for the consignor Four Star Sales and is well versed in pedigrees and bloodstock; and she’s a well-known presence on Twitter as @francesjkaron, where she published many photographs of Zenyatta from this weekend. [...]

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Iranian and Tajik sentenced to life for Yamadayev killing

The sordid assassination of Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov’s rival  Sulim Yamadayev in Dubai on Dubai World Cup day in 2009, and the ensuing investigation and trial that included plenty of mudslinging between Chechnya and Dubai over the last 12 months came to an end today when a Dubai court sentenced an Iranian and a Tajik to life [...]

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124th Governor’s Cup highlights 3-day meet in Sri Lanka

  A tradition of horse racing in Sri Lanka that dates back 150 years to 1860 continues April 14 at the up country Nuwara Eliya Race Course with the 124th Governor’s Cup, the most prestigious race on the calendar. The Nuwara Eliya meet, which attracts the glitterati of Sri Lankan society, also holds races on April 17 and April [...]

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High Chaparral’s unique trifecta in the G1 Australian Derby

Coolmore Stud, where Sadler’s Wells launched his career to greatness, is now home to two of the best sires in Europe, coincidentally two sons of Sadler’s Wells, Montjeu and Galileo. Both are multiple Derby winners and sires of Derby winners and multiple classic winners. One of them, Montjeu, also has had success in the Southern Hemisphere, where [...]

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Zenyatta stretches her long legs at Oaklawn this morning

Writer Frances J. Karon captured these images of Zenyatta this morning at Oaklawn Park. They were originally posted on Twitter and have been reproduced here with the consent of Ms. Karon.

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Catcher in the Rye, Gilded Time get Argentine G1 winners

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Another look at Eskendereya and his sire, Giant’s Causeway

Take another look at the pedigree of today’s Grade 1 Wood Memorial winner Eskendereya, who is by the top-class Storm Cat sire Giant’s Causeway. The articles below were written in February after the colt won the Fountain of Youth Stakes in similar, dominant fashion. For the sire, Eskendereya could be the “big horse” he’s needed [...]

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