PHOTOS: Oaklawn Park Racing
During a visit to Oaklawn in Hot Springs AR I took a few photos of horses running in races 1, 7, 8 and 9. If you are an owner/trainer/fan of any of the horses featured here, feel free to share with your friends, but please leave copyright notice intact. Where possible, the primary owner(s) of [...]
PHOTOS: Kentucky Horse Park Scenes
This gallery contains photos taken in and around the Kentucky Horse Park in 2012. Check back for more behind the scenes action at the Epicenter of Equine Life
Writing about Horses
Over the past few years, I’ve written about horses, racing and equine welfare. Below, you’ll find links to some of my favorites. If its just photos of horses, Kentucky, equines, horse breeds and horse humor you’re looking for, you’ll find a number of galleries on my companion Photoshelter site at photos.dramafarmer.com Mass Euthanasia [...]
Speaking of Horse
It was an overcast, chilly January day in Lexington when I left the campsite with camera in hand and followed the paved road that meanders through the KHP. Spread out over 1200 acres of pasture, polo fields, barns, event centers, museums and shedrows, this horsey wonderland entertains about a million visitors annually. As [...]
Professional Horseman’s Course at Kentucky Horse Park
January 17, 2012: My Kentucky Horse Park Experience Begins If you’d like to read about how I found myself in Kentucky, read about my journey at pilgriminapleasureway.com A typical day (so far) at the Education Barn, home of the Professional Horseman’s Course 8am: School begins in the classroom that is attached to the 100 year [...]
Horse Feathers !
It’s day 7 of the Professional Horseman’s Course, and our “mini” internships have begun. Each of us has a one-week rotation in the various other barns and departments “on Park.” It’s a chance to get to know the other breeds, network with other professionals learn as much as possible about how things work, and, of [...]
Notable descendants of Exceller
Stakes Winners sired by Exceller Narrow Escape, daughter Sneaky Solicitor, son of Narrow Escape, is the broodmare sire of Puerto Rican champion mare Defensora and others. Click here for a list of other notable runners that are descendants of Exceller and registered in Puerto Rico. Female Descendants Comical Cat, daughter Lake Street, daughter Divine [...]
Exceller Runners Update for January
If you have any horses with Exceller (Vaguely Noble-Too Bald) blood, feel free to post them Recent Works ALBIN worked 3f ft in :37.60 B (1/1) at CM, 01/20/11. ALBIN worked 4f ft in :50.00 B (5/7) at CM, 01/28/11. AUCTORITAS worked 5f ft in 1:02.00 B (1/2) at LRL, 01/17/11. BIG BEAR HUG worked [...]
Exceller Virtual Stable Update
RECENT WORKS AUCTORITAS worked 4f ft in :49.00 B (1/6) at LRL, 12/06/10. DINNER IN ODEM worked 3f ft in :36.20 B (1/6) at TAM, 12/02/10. FINAL ANSWER worked 3f gd in :37.20 H (5/14) at FPX, 12/06/10. GRAND EMPIRE worked 4f ft in :48.40 H (11/36) at HOL, 12/01/10. IN SHALLOW WATER worked 5f [...]
We can make horseracing fun again !
Just because the NASCAR(r) marketing model (the human as billboard approach) is scoffed at by the Thoroughbred industry doesn’t mean we can’t “borrow” strategies from other sports. I think that today’s marketing dynamos could make quite an impact, so here’s the fruits of my brainstorming to get us started: Create additional corporate sponsorship ops at every U.S. [...]
Exceller Mares: Excellent Alibi
Excellent Alibi has been an excellent producer of runners and producers EXCELLENT ALIBI, F 1981 by EXCELLER 19739-3-0-0($8,117) ARABIAN MOON, H 1996 by BARATHEA 1990 (See Above)46-6-2-5(�48,084) CORPORATE ACCOUNT, G 2004 by VETTORI 1992 EFHARISTO, G 1989 by DOMINION 197240-4-2-3(�52,084) EXCELLENT SONG, M 1995 by SUAVE DANCER 19881-0-0-0(�0) EXCELLENT SUN, F 2000 by MONSUN 1990 EXCEL SENSATION, C [...]
Ode to Zenyatta
Zenyatta’s Classic spurred me to write a few heartfelt sentences, and the Daily Racing Form published it in their November 13, 2009 edition, here If you prefer not to leave the page, here it is :
Zenyatta has a big heart (in more ways than one)
Her big heart pumps more oxygen-rich blood into her lungs, compared to other Thoroughbred race horses This is a lively and easy to understand vignette on the mechanics (biomechanics, in fact) behind Zenyatta’s super-dominance
Recent works by Exceller runners
BIG BEAR HUG worked 4f ft in :48.80 B (2/39) at HAW, 10/29/10. CHIEF CORNERSTONE worked 4f ft in :52.20 H (29/37) at RP, 10/27/10. CREDIT CRUNCH worked 4f gd in :52.20 B (1/7) at VHT, 10/23/10. DAILY EXPRESS worked 4f ft in :50.00 B (6/25) at HAW, 10/19/10. DAILY EXPRESS worked 4f ft in [...]
Now That’s What I Call Flexible
I’ve been enjoying the jumping competition at the WEG (world equestrian games) from Kentucky this year. There are hours and hours of coverage available via the Universal Sports channel (comcast 288 for me). These are very talented and expensive horses and its a joy to watch their enthusiasm and concentration. There’s lots of “heart” on [...]
Current Exceller Stable
This list of horses in the [intlink id="9005" type="page"]Exceller [/intlink]bloodline is current as of September, 2010. I have these runners in my brisnet.com Stable Alert, which makes it easier to find, follow and share info about them for other racing fans and Exceller Fund members. Horses in the Exceller Virtual Stable are listed in order [...]
Exceller Stable Updates: Great Mares
Exceller-line mares appear in red ISN’T HE PERFECT 50/1 Belmont Park 5 3:07 PM ISN’T HE PERFECT (#10, 50/1), by PLEASANTLY PERFECT, out of RECICLADA (CHI), finished 5th at Belmont Park in Race 5, a 7 Furlong Turf $65,000 MAIDEN CLAIMING. BISTRO SOIREE 20/1 Finger Lakes 7 3:52 PM BISTRO SOIREE (#8, 20/1), by TEN MOST WANTED, out [...]
Recent works for the Exceller Stable
DARKEST HOUR worked 4f ft in :49.60 B (1/9) at MER, 09/08/10. MACH TWELVE worked 4f ft in :51.40 B (14/18) at AQU, 09/05/10. GREEN N GOLDIE worked 5f ft in 1:03.00 B (8/9) at CD, 09/09/10. SKAR worked 4f ft in :47.20 H (3/33) at ALB, 09/06/10. READY’S ROCKET worked 4f ft in :50.20 [...]
The Exceller Stable
Tumbling down the claiming ladder: Marked Treasure (# 1, 2/1) ran at Tillamook County Fair on Thursday, August 12th, 2010 in Race 5. Bred by Pam and Marty Wygod; winning $2,500 claiming races on the fair circuit [tab: RESULTS] Natures Annuity (# 7, 5/1) finished 4th Charles Town on Saturday, August 14th, 2010 in Race [...]
Kin to Exceller Update
Timber Wolf (# 8, 3/1) is entered at Assiniboia Downs on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 in Race 5. – View Entries Grant Town Blues (# 6, 6/1) finished 4th at Canterbury Park on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 in Race 6. – View Chart Ghost Five (# 6, 20/1) is entered at Canterbury Park on Saturday, [...]
New Exceller Results
Marked Treasure (# 4, 8/1) finished 1st at Grants Pass on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 in Race 6. – View Chart Speedy Sammy (# 2, 4/1) finished 3rd at Charles Town on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 in Race 8. – View Chart Omega Cipher (# 7, 20/1) by Omega Code, out of Cabernet Queen, is [...]
