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Curlin’s 2008 U.S. debut headlines Saturday Churchill card
The Aspiring Horseplayer | June 14th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
The Saturday racing card at Churchill Downs marks the 2008 U.S. debut of defending Horse of the Year winner Curlin in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap. The last time Curlin raced at Churchill downs he was a green 3-year-old that battled through read more
Updated Kentucky Derby Rankings: 4/7/08
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 7th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
As usual, the information contained here is identical to that found on my static “Road to the 2008 Kentucky Derby” page. We’re starting to get into the home stretch now with only a month to go before the 2008 Kentucky Derby. La read more
Upset Saturday
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 5th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Saturday was a big day on the road to the 2008 Kentucky Derby. We had 3 major prep races across the country with the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne, the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, and the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita. Upsets were the theme of th read more
Will the real War Pass please stand up?
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 4th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Ever since his disappointing (and mind boggling) last place finish in the Tampa Bay Derby, the connections for highly regarded 3 year old War Pass have insisted it was a race we could scratch. Something went wrong that day, whether it was the heat, read more
Updated Kentucky Derby Rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 30th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
With 5 weeks to go now until the 2008 Kentucky Derby, the picture is starting to get a little clearer. Big Brown’s romp in the Florida Derby on 3/29 has shaken up the entire division. Will War Pass be able to return to form in the Wood Me read more
Updated 2008 Kentucky Derby rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 16th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
We’ve got 48 days until the “greatest two minutes in sports” with the running of the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Obviously there’s been some shakeups this week. The unbeatable War Pass got beat in the Tampa Bay Derby, and Sierra read more
Updated Kentucky Derby Rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 9th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
As promised, after an exciting weekend of racing that saw victories by Visionaire in the Gotham Stakes, Pyro in the Louisiana Derby, and Autism Awareness in the El Camino Real Derby, a near total shakeup of my top 10 contenders has occurred. I̵ read more
Visionaire wins the Gotham
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 8th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
In a race obscured by heavy fog, Michael Matz trainee Visionaire defeated a field of highly regarded 3 year olds to prevail in the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday. The son of Grand Slam was placed towards the rear of the pack for mu read more
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