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Meadow Stable's True Hero: How Riva Ridge Changed Everything

You should not believe everything you see in a sports movie. In Hollywood, the truth often gets twisted to enhance a story line.

Contrary to what was depicted in the movie “Rudy,” Notre Dame coach Dan Devine was not against practice squad player Daniel Ruettiger appearing in a game. He was the one who came up with the idea.

Whitney Family, William Collins Whitney, Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park, America's Best Racing, ABR, horse racing

A Dynasty’s Roots: William Collins Whitney Launches Reign of Blue and Brown

The names carry the gravity of history, racehorses such as Artful, Tanya, Frizette, Jean Beraud, and Burgomaster along with historic venues like Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park.

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Risen Star: The Pride of Louisiana

The Cajun Country of Louisiana has produced its fair share of great racehorses.

Yet Risen Star was different than any other.

He did more than just race in New Orleans. He raced for New Orleans, becoming the pride and joy of anyone who called the bayous home and making Louisiana the capital of the horse racing industry for a brief, yet unforgettable period of time.

It happened in 1988, when Risen Star emerged from Louisiana to become the hero of a Triple Crown season filled with more color and controversy than most years in the historic series.

Afleet Alex and jockey Jeremy Rose win the 2004 Sanford Stakes, their first of many graded stakes wins.

Afleet Alex: Amazing Athlete Earned Improbable Preakness Win

Everyone has an opinion in horse racing. It’s one of the most alluring aspects of the sport. Debates rage about which horse was better, which performance was greater, or which rivalry was the most memorable.

Handicappers, racing writers, and fans rarely — in fact, almost never — agree.

But there is one performance that stands out as unequivocally one of the best races a horse has ever delivered on the Triple Crown stage: Afleet Alex’s Preakness Stakes victory in 2005.

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Hall of Fame Trainer, Maryland Legend King Leatherbury Dies at 92

The Maryland Jockey Club mourns the passing of legendary Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, who died at his home Tuesday morning. He was 92.

“He’s one of a kind,” said one of his twin sons, Taylor Leatherbury. “There’s never been a man more appropriately named than my father.”

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