A preview of my newest blog post, Oaks Contender: Karlovy Vary: In mid-April, it was announced that the influential sire Dynaformer was pensioned after over twenty years of standing at stud, meaning only a few more crops sired by the great stallion will grace the track. Among those vanishing offspring is the flourishing three-year-old filly Karlovy Vary. Bred in Kentucky by owner Alex Campbell, this bay filly has suddenly emerged as one of the leading sophomore fillies in the nation. ...
A preview of my latest post, Derby Hopeful: Take Charge Indy: With wins in the Alcibiades Stakes (GII), the Silverbulletday Stakes (GIII), the Fair Grounds Oaks (GII), and the Ashland Stakes (GI) under her belt, the bay daughter of Dehere loaded into the starting gate for the prestigious Kentucky Oaks (GI) as the favorite. But it was a 20-1 shot that upset the field, leaving the favorite 1 ¼ lengths behind. Nonetheless, the Oaks favorite continued to be successful ...
A preview of my newest post, Oaks Contender: On Fire Baby: An ordinary-looking bay filly named High Heels went to post in the most prestigious race for three-year-old fillies, the Kentucky Oaks (GI) with one graded stakes victory and several stakes-placed finishes to her credit. That early May day, Anita Ebert-Cauley’s homebred crossed the wire in third behind the great Rags to Riches and the victor’s talented stablemate Octave, stamping her dam, Ornate, as a broodmare anyone would ...
You may have recently read about my OTTB, Dexter. Well, today is his birthday! He even got a special birthday blog, which can be read here: http://pastthegrandstand.blogspot.co...-birthday.html
Over a year ago, I adopted my very first Thoroughbred from Remember Me Rescue - a grandson of Storm Cat. He was a descendant of some of the greatest horses to ever grace the track, including Secretariat and Affirmed. That still leaves me in awe, but what amazes me most about him is his incredible intelligence and willingness, as well as his puppy-dog personality. Registered under the name Wet Paint because of his unusual white markings, I gave him the name Dexter when he came to live with me. I ...
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