Showing posts with label Preakness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Preakness. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Shoeing under the microscope: Much ado about Justify's shoe as the Preakness looms

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It should be part of the winner's circle ceremony. If you win the Kentucky Derby, they award you three things: First, a blanket ...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Raceplates and Horseshoers in Preakness Stakes History

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In this ad from the Daily Racing Form in 1931, Victory proclaims that racehorse Mate ran in the Preakness wearing the new-fangled aluminum ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Shackleford's Preakness is First Triple Crown Win for Synthetic Horseshoes; Dewey-Walters Shoeing Team Claims Two-Thirds of Crown, Going for Triple

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Jockey Jesus Lopez Castanon had so many reasons to smile as Shackleford lunged across the finish line of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

Here's Your Silly but Spectacular Preakness Winner!

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Like My Silly Face? (Rachel Alexandra) , originally uploaded by wendyu . Two storybook endings. Take your pick. The New Mexico longsh...

What Do Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird and Actor Walter Matthau Have in Common? A Grumpy Old Man Would Be Gambling Today

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by Fran Jurga | 16 May 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog They have Leonard Blach in common. The New Mexico veterinarian plays the role of o...

It was his first (Derby) rodeo...Chuck Woolley's waistline decor

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l the belt buckle , originally uploaded by wendyu . The classic Kentucky horseman's belt is a tasteful strip of saddle leather ad...
Monday, May 26, 2008

Triple Crown "Crack"down: Update from Ian McKinlay on Big Brown's Latest Hoof Malady

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This device from Holland was marketed in Europe for stabilizing quarter cracks on Standardbreds. This photo shows clearly what a typical qua...
Friday, May 16, 2008

Big Brown's Big Switch: New Shoes, New Heels for Tomorrow's Preakness

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This morning, I stumbled out onto the lawn and grabbed the paper before the sea gulls could target it (or me). Once inside, I propped the pa...