I can still remember so vividly, that warm August afternoon many years ago. While walking up Union Avenue, we heard the "call to post" for the day’s first race. My college buddy and I paid our two d
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This is always a difficult question to answer and a cause of much debate! That said, here is one "Official" take on it...Our friends at America's Best Racing have posted the results of the "Best Raceh
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It’s never too early for a fun look at some of the names that may appear in the starting gate at Churchill Downs on The First Saturday in May. This week, we are sharing a write-up from our friend
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Over the past 25 years, Bob Baffert has become a familiar face to racing fans. One of the most accomplished trainers in American racing history, he’s enjoyed plenty of success at racing’s All-Star wee
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The TRF Blackburn 2020 Horse Show (10.20.2020)Quick – look at your calendar! What do you have scheduled for 8pm (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 20th?Well, whatever you were about to say, hold your
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There’s several time-honored traditions of the Preakness Stakes. Black-Eyed Susans. The presenting of the Woodland Vase. Talking semi-facetiously about the “tight turns” at Pimlico. And, of course, hy
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This Saturday’s program at Saratoga will be headlined by the Alabama Stakes. One of the top races in the country for 3-year-old fillies, its moniker seems confusing at first glance. After all, the sta
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This Saturday at Saratoga, Tiz the Law will try to accomplish a rare feat: winning the Belmont Stakes and the Travers Stakes. Should he succeed, he’ll join a small, elite list. In the past 30 years, o
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Who is at the center of our sport? We need owners — the people who pay the bills and whose patience and dedication are essential to the operation.We need horseplayers — our betting dollars
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Part III – Reaching the Finish Line: the Final Act of a Nonfiction BookYour desk is littered with notes and piles of papers. Books are stacked on any available surface, waiting for the next question t
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Part II – Finding Your Idea
a HomeI got the idea to write this book on Sir
Barton in the summer of 2013. At the time, my kids were still young, one in
kindergarten and the other in preschool, and I
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Disclaimer: My experience is limited to writing nonfiction. If you want insight into the process of writing and then publishing fiction, you will find more on that pursuit via other avenues. For the p
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