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- Top Beyer Speed Figures Scored by the Year 2011's Two Year Old Debutants - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe much acclaimed rivalry for the top horse of the year in progress, astonishingly between Hansen and Union Rags, would now be a questionable argument as Discreet Dancer goes ahead scoring a three digit Beyer Speed Figure in his maiden break at GulfStream Park. While the two top competitors are ...
Views: 830 - Top Horse Races - Graded Stakes Put the Sport's Top Thoroughbreds on Display - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIn 1973, horse racing in North America entered a new era when the concept of “graded stakes” races became a reality. The idea of assigning grades to various stakes races, which is administered by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, was designed to provide breeders with an easy ...
Views: 843 - Top Horse Racing Moments for 2011 - What's Your Pick? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarEvery racing season has its share of moments that are forever etched in the minds of racing fans. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is asking fans to select from several of this year's greatest memories in the 2011 “NTRA Moment of the Year.” According to the NTRA, selections for ...
Views: 616 - Top Horses of 2011: Breeders' Cup Classic Winner Drosselmeyer Tops Earnings Table - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarFollowing years in which the likes of Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta electrified the racing world, the 2011 season has to be considered a bit uninspiring by comparison. That's not to say there weren't horses that rose to the top of the sport. In fact, there were 25 horses that surpassed $1 ...
Views: 570 - Top Race Horses of 2011 - Havre de Grace - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarSome horse racing fans have said that 2011 was a rather dull year when it came to top notch thoroughbred champions. Those fans, however, would be overlooking the fact that by winning Horse of the Year, Havre de Grace became the third consecutive female to win thoroughbred racing’s top honor, ...
Views: 613 - Top Racetracks of the American Continent Invite True Racing Enthusiasts - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe American continent is home to a collection of historic and picturesque racing tracks owing to the country’s association with the game for centuries. Since the sport was limited to the elite and the wealthy, the royalty flowed in through ages making the game more of a luxurious indulgence of ...
Views: 812 - Top Racetracks of the American Continent Invite True Racing Enthusiasts - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe American continent is home to a collection of historic and picturesque racing tracks owing to the country’s association with the game for centuries. Since the sport was limited to the elite and the wealthy, the royalty flowed in through ages making the game more of a luxurious indulgence of ...
Views: 788 - Top Thoroughbred Race Horse Owners - Keeping the Sport Alive - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhere there’s a champion thoroughbred, there’s the story of the owner of that horse, which often are full of the kinds of heartwarming tales and twists no screenwriter could get a Hollywood studio to buy. Here is a small sampling of the Top Owners in Thoroughbred Horse Racing today. Frank ...
Views: 703 - Top Trainers Invading Churchill Downs for Derby Start – Top Prospects - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Derby prep is finally turning in and almost every trainer is keeping his fingers crossed. And an injury free ride into the Derby gates is all that they can imagine or think of. Top favourite Union Rags, who shall be starting at odds of less than 6-1 is a Michael Matz trainee. The trainer, ...
Views: 982 - Triple Crown Winners From The Past - Assault, 1946 Winner, BloodHorse Rank 33 - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIt wouldn’t be wrong if the pedigree was credited for more than a major fraction of Assault’s assault on the racing field and winning all the attention of the audience that had merely begun relishing the taste of a Triple Crown winner. Assault’s pedigree suggested legendary names; Man o’War, ...
Views: 798 - Two Year Old Fillies Battle It Out At The Eclipse, Who Wins - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarIt may come as a biased opinion but My Miss Aurelia fighting it out with Stephanie’s Kitten and Grace Hall doesn’t seem the fairest of picks for any true filly and mare racing follower, especially if there is a major influence of the obvious Breeder’s Cup. And with that arises the need to ...
Views: 479 - Undefeated Thoroughbred Champion Black Caviar Conquers Australian Racing; Is North America Next? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe biggest story on the international racing scene for more than a year has been the exploits of Australia's latest “super horse,” Black Caviar. The undefeated mare has 19 wins and counting, almost all against top-flight competition, and is now being pointed to an international campaign that ...
Views: 916 - Understanding Kentucky Derby Qualifications - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe final stretch of the 2012 Kentucky Derby prep season is well underway, and already there have been some major shocks that once again have handicappers and racing fans alike throwing their hands up in the air, asking the pleading question, “Will a clear Kentucky Derby favorite please show ...
Views: 1895 - Virtual Gaming Enriched with 3D Gaming Features - It's a Killer - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarIf you were looking for a good spot to settle for gaming in an equestrian domain; well it’s the most appropriate place you are heading to post reading this. HorseGames.com is that one stop where you can find just any form, size, level of horse gaming you wish and the best part, well, my ...
Views: 588 - Virtual Horse - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarHave you ever wondered what makes virtual fantasy games fun to play? Is it their ability to provide a different experience for each player? Is it the thrill and rush of winning? Or is it a little bit of both experience and success? Whatever the reason, they have become very popular with ...
Views: 539 - Was Easy Goer any short of a Champion? Discover on Online Horse Racing Games - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarGreat horses have always made a mark, despite endless challenges tossed at them or opportunities taken away. Time and again, the racing history has been adorned with astonishing performances and exhibits of greatness in speed, stamina, enthusiasm and determination that have been noted down in ...
Views: 1216 - What Lies Beneath? Rapid Redux’s endurance, inherited pleasantly and perfectly - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarAs Rapid Redux closes in on his most memorable race at Laurel Park, and the crowd awaits this 18 for 18 win star who will now run for his 21st consecutive win, let’s have a close look at his pedigree; what brings him to this point of a relentless winning streak? Rapid Redux has ruled the $5000 ...
Views: 557 - What Makes Online Horse Racing Games so Difficult to Resist? - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWhat will excite you the most when it comes to playing the online racing games from the horse racing genre is that, they have put together a fabulous platter of simulations for the best known horses from the racing history. Meticulously handpicked from the old 19th century and the current 20th ...
Views: 515 - What to Expect When Looking Out for a Simulated Game – Horse Racing Games - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarGames come in a wide variety of compatibility, features and connectivity ranges. Every game is limited by the amount of exposure it can provide to the remaining gaming community and also the compatibility; every game has a set range of compatibility and constraints. Online games these days, ...
Views: 1043 - When is Post Time for the 2012 Kentucky Derby? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Lee Lane-Edgar6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on 5/5/12. That’s what you want to know, and that’s what we give you. That’s right, the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, May 5, 2012, with a post time of 6:24 pm ET. Not 6:23. Not 6:25. And certainly not 6:30. And don’t even ...
Views: 740 - Whirlaway Great Triple Crown Winner & One of The Best Thoroughbreds Ever - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarBecause a) there were seven Triple Crown winners in the 1930s/1940s and b) Affirmed, Seattle Slew, and especially Secretariat won the last three in the 1970s, Whirlaway, the 5th winner of the most coveted title in all of thoroughbred racing, is often overlooked, and that’s a shame because not ...
Views: 1078 - Who to Watch Out for in the Preakness – Following a Pass in the Derby - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThough the list is out and the top 20 Derby starters have almost already been chosen based on their graded stakes earnings and odds released by the bookmakers but on the Derby trail, there are a number of starters who have been taken off it due to fatigue, injury or simply a different strategy. ...
Views: 794 - Who Would the Next Kentucky Derby Star be After Animal Kingdom? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarThe Countdown for the Kentucky Derby has already begun and the time’s quite right to discuss the best two year olds of the season, never to forget, their participation in the Breeder’s Juvenile Cups may play pivotal to their ratings for their sophomore season. Recently bloomed into stronger and ...
Views: 475 - Will Belmont Finally Witness a Record after Years of Wait and Rest?r - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2011 from Lee Lane-Edgar‘Main Track’ or ‘Big Sandy’, Belmont Park has been one of the favourites among the racing tracks among horse race followers. One of the most prestigious race tracks also conducting the ultimate leg of the Triple Crown-the Belmont Stakes, the Big Sandy race track is a 1 ¼ mile (2.4kms) dirt track ...
Views: 475 - Window to Virtual Reality - Virtual Horse Games is here - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarIf I told I had been rearing horses on my ranch and training them for various tournaments lined up while never failing a deliverable as I continue residing at a jam-packed traffic infested NYC Street habitat, will you believe me? Well, you’ll have to, because I am not lying! I am a ...
Views: 1264 - Wood Memorial- Does It Really Prove Critical to Qualification - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarNo Derby prep race can in its totality ensure their accuracy with predicting the most rightful contenders for the Triple Crown. Even a reputed graded stakes as the Wood Memorial Stakes can fail or fall in the hands of an upset. The prime purpose the prep races serve is the test of the ...
Views: 823 - Would Archarcharch Make A Triple Crown Winner Had There Been No Mishap? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Lee Lane-EdgarWell I suppose that would have been a dream come true for most of Archarcharch fans and connections as he had set high hopes for himself with his double win at the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby and Grade 3 Southwest Stakes giving him a 12.50 to 1 odds at the Kentucky Derby. Born in a pedigree rich ...
Views: 510 - Zenyatta and Blame’s Breeder’s Classic Relived – On Fantasy Horse Racing - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarHorse Racing Fantasy brings home a delectable platter of horse racing games to tantalize the gaming fanatics all around the globe. The games are a meticulous handpicked collection of more than 5000 fine thoroughbreds from around the world racing past and present including the best jockeys it ...
Views: 542 - Zenyatta – The Incredible Mare Welcomes Home Her Foal - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarKentucky receives its next Triple Crown probable. Zenyatta, the wonder filly of 2010, now a mom delivered Bernardini foal on Thursday 8th March late evening at around 10 at the Lane’s End Farm in Lexinton. The dam and foal are doing just fine, owners Jerry and Ann Moss confirmed. After a ...
Views: 766 - ‘Bo-Rail’ is yet to ask His Horses to Run – The Incredible Racing Star - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarAlso famous as ‘Bo-Rail’, Calvin Borel has often been the apple of everyone’s eyes who have lusted a fantabulous win at the most prominent and money making thoroughbred races. Known to have more than 4900 race winnings under his belt and still going strong, a career like Borel’s, is a living ...
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