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‘Enough pathos to choke a beggar’ – liberties are taken but star-studded movie helps sustain a Kentucky Derby legend
Our film correspondent revisits a flawed-but-worthy attempt to transfer to celluloid the famous tale of 1924 Churchill Downs ...
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Rancour and recrimination: when Bill Hartack won the Kentucky Derby – and got sacked after the Preakness
Bill Hartack, one of only two jockeys to win the Kentucky Derby five times, poses with his first three trophies at his Miami Springs home in May 1964. Photo: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo ...
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Royal Ascot: Australia, Japan and US represented as G1 entries are unveiled
Back for more: Asfoora (Oisin Murphy) wins the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2024. Photo: Francesca Altoft / focusonracing.com International stars Asfoora and Satono Reve headline entries ...
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Horse-by-horse guide: Journalism is the real deal – and that isn’t fake news
Front-runner. Last year’s champion two-year-old but unconvincing this term. Yes, he defeated Rodriguez in a one-mile G3, but the time was ordinary and he disappointed behind Journalism in the Santa ...
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Funny Cide: ‘You couldn’t help but fall in love with him’ – remembering a blue-collar Kentucky Derby hero
In the latest instalment of his unmissable series listing his personal favorites, Jay Hovdey recalls a populist equine icon ...
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Believing big: Eclipse Thoroughbreds founder Aron Wellman writes his own Kentucky Derby story with Journalism
In a major interview, Jay Hovdey speaks to the president of the hugely successful partnership group behind the Derby favorite Other than its racetrack and sprawling fairgrounds, there’s not much to ...
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Ten of the best: ‘The hallmarks of the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up Sale are quality and diversity’
Trueshan: hugely popular and talented veteran stayer is a major success story from the Guineas Breeze Up Sale. Photo; Tattersalls Star two-year-old sprinter The Platinum Queen and fabled stayer ...
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What’s been happening: Kentucky Derby latest, Epsom Derby latest, Race for the Crown and more
Journalism stretches legs at Churchill Downs, Sea Scout wins Epsom trial, new Netflix racing series, stars galore in Hong Kong – all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing ...
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State of the nation: major interview with NTRA president Tom Rooney – with Trump’s tariffs high on a crowded agenda
It’s good to talk: NTRA president Tom Rooney in interview mode; there’s no shortage of topics for him to consider, that’s for sure. Photo: NTRA Tom Rooney, president and CEO of the National ...
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A life after racing: Jockey Club completes full set of ‘horses for courses’ equine ambassadors
Cheltenham regular Melon doing the honours at Warwick and Epsom specialist Corazon Espinado booked for the home of the Derby ...
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‘It’s the perfect thing for an owner’ – IRE Incentive scheme enters fifth year with more than €5m paid out in bonuses
Stuck on you: horses who qualify for the IRE Incentive Scheme are easily easily identifiable at the sales by a green hip sticker. Photo: Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Hugely popular scheme offers ...
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Umberto Rispoli: Journalism is the real deal – he is a serious horse
Our questions are answered by the Californian-based Italian set to partner the Kentucky Derby favorite at Churchill Downs on May 3 ...