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Counter-Clockwise Racing
The Question: Why is it whenever we watch horse racing, whether thoroughbreds or harness racing or even car racing, why is it that all racing goes counterclockwise…1999 Season Review
A Charismatic Colt This year all eyes were on a red chestnut colt named Charismatic. Bob and Beverly Lewis' longshot shocked everyone as a 31-1 winner at the Kentucky Derby. And then dropped them to…Horse Racing Summary
“Triple Crown” Winners in the United StatesKentucky DerbyPreakness StakesBelmont Stakes Ancient drawings on stone and bone prove that horse racing is at least 3,000 years old, but…Willie Shoemaker
Willie Shoemaker won his first horse race when he was 17. He went on to become the most successful jockey in history, winning the Kentucky Derby four times, the Belmont Stakes five times and the…Secretariat
Secretariat was the Muhammad Ali of racehorses, a brash and charismatic champ who was the breakaway winner of the 1973 Triple Crown. In 21 career starts, the big chestnut stallion finished first 16…Smarty Jones
Smarty Jones won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown, in 2004. The chestnut colt won the Kentucky Derby on 1 May in 2:04:06, and the…Funny Cide
A chestnut gelding, Funny Cide won the first two legs of horse racing's 2003 Triple Crown. Funny Cide was the first gelding to win the Kentucky Derby since Clyde Van Dusen did it in 1929, and the…Nick Zito
Nick ZitoBorn: Feb. 6, 1948Horse racing trainer who has saddled 2 Kentucky Derby winners (Strike the Gold in 1991 and Go for Gin in 1994), 1996 Preakness Stakes winner (Louis Quartoze) and…I’ll Have Another
I'll Have Another is the chestnut horse who won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in 2012, setting him up for a run at the Triple Crown. I'll Have Another was bred in Kentucky and born…Big Brown
Big Brown is the racehorse who won the first two legs of racing's Triple Crown in 2008. He won the Kentucky Derby by 4 3/4 lengths on 3 May 2008. His performance there was so powerful that he was a…Trending
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