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4-year-old War Admiral, setting a stakes record in winning the 1938 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga

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Emerging Market

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“Happy birthday to Cicada, a member of the 1967 Hall of Fame class. Cicada was foaled at The Meadow in Virginia on May 9, 1959. Campaigned by Hall of Fame Pillar of the Turf Christopher Chenery’s Meadow Stable, Cicada was trained by Casey Hayes. A bay filly, Cicada raced from 1961 through 1965, winning 23 of 42 starts and earning $783,764. A champion at ages 2, 3, and 4, Cicada won 11 of 16 races as a 2-year-old, including the Schuylerville, Spinaway, Matron, Frizette, and Gardenia. As a sophomore, she won the Kentucky Oaks, Acorn, Mother Goose, and Beldame. At 4, her victories included the Distaff, Vagrancy, and Sheepshead Bay handicaps. The BloodHorse ranked Cicada No. 62 among the top 100 racehorses of the 20th century. Cicada died in 1981 at the age of 22 and was buried at Jonabell Farm in Kentucky.” (x)

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Always A Runner

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Secretariat on the cover of TIME magazine (June 1973)

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Great White

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cool down by optimaltimepphotography on Flickr.

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Romantic Warrior

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[dreamingofbarbaro]

Congratulations to Om N Joy winning the Margarita Stakes over the weekend (it’s also nice to see Kent win a race)

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Incredibolt

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A Personal First

“Ogden Phipps' Personal Ensign produced her first foal, a Mr Prospector colt, on Feb. 15 at Claiborne Farm (Seth Hancock, president) near Paris, Ky. Champion older distaffer of 1988, Personal Ensign retired unbeaten in 13 starts in her career after she won the Breeder’s Cup Distaff (gr. I). That event was voted Race of the Year for 1988 by readers of The Blood-Horse. Personal Ensign is scheduled to be bred this to Danzig.”

The colt, later named Miner’s Mark, went on to win the 1993 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Jim Dandy Stakes, and Colin Stakes

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Golden Tempo

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Yesssss! France’s Ervedya and Christophe Soumillon (green silks) won the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Royal Ascot meeting Day 4, 19 June 2015.

Old rival, and the race’s favourite, Found and Ryan Moore (blue silks) finished a neck behind in second, Lucida and Kevin Manning third, American raider Miss Temple City and John Velazquez (black silks) fourth. Full result here.

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Renegade

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Holy Bull (1994 Metropolitan Handicap)

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Shred The Gnar

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Paddy O’Prado + Kent Desormeaux, 2010 Kentucky Derby