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December, 1944: A hockey fight, a filly Horse of the Year, and the return of Gulfstream Park

On Saturday night, after spending the day at Aqueduct, I stumbled across The Rocket, a 2007 Canadian movie about Maurice Richard, who played for the Canadiens from 1942 to 1950 1960.  Richard was the first player both to score 500 … Continue reading

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Devil Diver, Twilight Tear, and Three Year Old Fillies as Horse of the Year

Shortly after Rachel Alexandra won the Haskell last summer and speculation bubbled about her next start, the conversations began: Suppose she goes in the Woodward? Is she Horse of the Year now, with wins in the Preakness and the Haskell? … Continue reading

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Twilight Tear’s Coaching Club

Today’s Belmont feature is the 93rd running of the venerable Coaching Club American Oaks. Though this Grade I race has undoubtedly lost some of its luster (true of so many of American’s great races), its history merits an acknowledgment of … Continue reading

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