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No changes this week.  Awesome Act went on to win the Gotham (GII) at Aqueduct in a nice effort.  He was trying dirt for the first time.  Awesome Act overcame a long plane flight and a stay in the detention barn.  He arrived in New York on Wednesday.  Yawanna Twist swung wide turning for home [...]

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No changes this week.  Awesome Act went on to win the Gotham (GII) at Aqueduct in a nice effort.  Yawanna Twist swung wide turning for home and made a a good rally, but ran out of room.  Alphie’s Bet wins the Sham (GIII) at Santa Anita.

(1) Lookin at Lucky – Smart Strike – Private [...]

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It’s Almost That Time of Year Again.  ThoroughbredZone Will Track The Kentucky Derby Hopefuls From The Big Prep Races All The Way To The Starting Gate That First Saturday May At Churchill Downs—Cap The Kentucky Derby And Tell You Who We Think Will Win The Roses.  Last Year ThoroughbredZone’s Top Pick To Win the Kentucky Derby Never Made [...]

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Special to ThoroughbredZone | By Mike Doherty 
Bob Baffert had a big day at Hollywood Park yesterday taking home the featured Grade 1  Cash Call Futurity, the ungraded Stuka Stakes and 2 maiden special weight races.  Bob Baffert sent out soon to be named juvenile champion Lookin at Lucky to win the Futurity in a quite impressive fashion [...]

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Two champions ended their superb racing careers with victories over the weekend.  Kodiak Kowboy capped his superb racing career with a win in the Cigar Mile (GI) at Aqueduct.  Kodiak Kowboy has been one of the most reliable and winning sprinters in the country over the past couple of years.  The fantastic Ventura ended her [...]

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It’s fall again in New Jersey, and that can mean one thing. The Meadowlands Thoroughbred meet is back. Starting on Thursday, October 2, the Meadowlands will kick off its 2009 fall meet. As a native New Jerseyan I have always considered both Monmouth Park and The Meadowlands my home track, but considering I only live [...]

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More Paranoia For Ya
ThoroughbredZone Felt Compelled To Respond To A Blog Entry From Left At The Gate Titled Rachel Risk/Reward Don’t Add Up
Here we are, just a few days away from one of the most anticipated Preakness Stakes in recent history, and yet some so-called racing fans are still spewing garbage all over the [...]

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Today Mine that Bird shocked the horseracing world with an improbable victory in the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Calvin Borel guided him to his favorite place, the rail, and Mine That Bird did the rest, surging past Pioneerof the Nile and Musket Man, over a sloppy track to score the mammoth upset [...]

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***I Want Revenge Scratched From Kentucky Derby***

ThoroughbredZone Picks I Want Revenge to Win Kentucky Derby 135

My original pick was going to be Quality Road. He did not make it. Another quarter crack derailed his Derby bid.

Kentucky Derby 135 Contender Close-Up
Dunkirk is a horse that has garnered my respect for various reasons. He [...]

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Kentucky Derby 135  Pick And Preview Coming Tomorrow

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Kentucky Derby 135 Pick And Preview Coming Tomorrow
Quality Road’s Quarter Crack Ends Kentucky Derby Dream Run
Sometimes when a horse falls off the Derby trail with an injury, you always feel a little bad for the horse and the connections, but shrug it off and say, “Oh well, that’s the way it goes”.  Horses are not [...]

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**Some Blood After Quality Road Gallop**

ThoroughbredZone will have a complete preview and close-up of Kentucky Derby 135 next week.  ThoroughbredZone will seperate the contenders from the pretenders, give some ideas on the best way to tackle the race from the betting perspective,  and give a it’s pick to win Kentucky Derby 135.  Coming next week…
There will also be a Free Kentucky Derby contest coming.  Details [...]

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With Quality Road Off The ThoroughbredZone Derby 12 Due To A Quarter Crack, Everyone Else Has Moved Up One Spot.  I Want Revenge Is Now The New #1 Horse.  Desert Party Returns To The #12 Spot.  Pretty Much The Same List As Before With a Few Little Tweeks.  Pick And Preview Coming.

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ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12

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ThoroughbredZone’s Derby 12 # 1 horse **Flashback** Quality Road delivers a breakout effort in winning the Florida Derby in track record time today.  He fended off a bold challenge of Dunkirk in the stretch, and turned him back.  **Flashback**Dunkirk drew even, and had the lead for a brief moment, but Quality Road was asked for [...]

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The Florida Derby
Danger to Society And Europe Have Both Been Scratched

Quality Road, the #1 horse on ThoroughbredZone’s Derby 12, is set and ready for the Florida Derby on Saturday.  The race features two other Kentucky Derby prospects in Dunkirk and Theregoesjojo, who will both, be among the horses that will be favored in the betting.  [...]

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ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby Top 12 will remain unchanged this week.  The only note of any interest was Hold Me Back’s win in the $500,000 Lane’s End, this past Saturday at Turfway Park.  Hold Me Back scored over the Poly surface coming off a 3-month layoff for trainer Billy Mott.  It was a nice win, and he came [...]

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There have been some changes this week, most notable…Old Fashioned drops down to the number 6 spot from number 2, Friesan Fire moves up to number 2 from number 4, Patena drops to number 11 from number 7…New faces include Win Willy at number 9 and Beethoven pops back on at number 12…Mr. Fantasy drops [...]

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Top 3  Remain The  Same In ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby 12
The biggest changes for this week are as follows…I Want Revenge debut’s in the #6 spot after his big Gotham Stakes victory.  Imperial Council cracks the top 12 in the #11 spot.  Stardom Bound a winner of 5 straight GI’s will probably be taken out of Kentucky Derby [...]

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Today’s FOY is one of the more competitive renewals of this race I have seen in recent years.  There are 7 horses in the race, that are mentioned in our Kentucky Derby 12.   A lot of blogs and other handicappers have made their picks for this race.  I’m not going on any record here [...]

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This is the first ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby 12 list…There will be many changes as we get closer to Derby Day.  Some will improve, and some will fade away. 
Format- Horses name, Sire, dam-dam sire, month horse was foaled, and original purchase price.
1) Old Fashioned – Unbridled’s Song – Collect Call By Meadowlake (Jan) ($800,000) Old Fashioned debuts in the [...]

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Tonight is the debut of the anticipated Jockey’s  Win or Die Trying You can either tune in, or watch this on you’re computer when each episode becomes available.  A show like this a real racing fan will enjoy, but letting non fans, or people with little knowledge or interest in thoroughbred racing  should be aware [...]

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Shadwell has another well bred and fast thoroughbred in the barn.  Taqarub took the Jimmy Winkfield yesterday at Aqueduct in a strong effort under Alan Garcia.  Taking command of the pace early after a brief bungle at the start, there was no looking back as he stopped the clock for the 6 furlongs in a sharp1.09:26.  [...]

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Thoroughbred racing has long been an after-thought in the mainstream sports world.  Media coverage is almost non-existent, except when the Triple Crown races and Breeders’ Cup come around.  Racing has and continues to lag far behind other sports in media coverage for various reasons.  Let’s face it, if you don’t handicap there is not much [...]

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