Steve and Allese Dunn have spent a lifetime around each other, around horses, and around the track, and it’s something the pair never regrets. They met while working admissions at Belmont Parkwhere Steve held a second job after galloping horses in the morning. Allese was fresh out of high school, following her father’s steps as…
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Getting answers and airing concerns about the fast-approaching launch of a federal program to regulate racetrack safety, and eventually drug testing and enforcement, attracted hundreds of Kentucky trainers, veterinarians, and owners to Churchill Downs in-person and virtually June 20. The meeting was organized by the Kentucky Horseman’s Benevolent and Protective Association and streamed through Zoom…
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With niggling injuries behind him, Jordan Henderson put together the most appearances in a single season for Liverpool, and yet there are question marks over what comes next. The Liverpool captain was able to dust off his trophy shuffle this season having held both the League Cup and FA Cup aloft, to complete the set…
At only 28-years-old, Rebekah Hammond runs R. Marie Farms, a small-scale training, breaking, sales, and racing operation, which is focused on building solid foundations in Thoroughbreds through individualized schooling and care. With the help of her parents John and Tracy Hammond as well as her business partner Hector Garza, Hammond currently has 15-20 horses in…
Joel Matip proved the doubters wrong in 2021/22, making the most appearances in his Liverpool career to date for a level of consistency that has been longed for. Whisper it, but Matip might be the second-best defender in the Premier League. The Cameroonian’s was a season defined by context, which is no small irony given…
Following an indifferent 2020/21 campaign, Andy Robertson was back to his brilliant best for Liverpool as his output hit another unprecedented level. The Scot can stake a claim for being the best left-back in Premier League history. He is, without doubt, the finest player to represent Liverpool in that position and reminded everyone of this…
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Much of the chat before the Goffs London Sale on Monday revolved around whether Cazoo Derby In Memory of Lester Piggott (G1) runner-up Hoo Ya Mal ‘s price would break the seven-figure barrier. A packed crowd didn’t need to wait long to find out as an audacious opening bid of £1 million emerged from the…
The regeneration of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool team is perhaps most stark and apparent in the fact Roberto Firmino is no longer a guaranteed starter, with the Brazilian having had an unusually testing season at Anfield. Numbers: the bottom line of what this Liverpool team has been built on. Numbers in finance columns, balancing them and…
Grounded since late December, the unbeaten Flightline took to the air this week. Destination—New York. The brilliant but lightly raced colt departed his Southern California base on a cross-country flight and arrived at Belmont Park June 7 for his long-awaited return to racing in the June 11 Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1), the $1…
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One week has passed since the 2022 Champions League final. Like any other grand finale, it was an occasion that should have brought the curtain down on another extraordinary season of European football. But by now, the fleeting images of Vinicius Junior peeling away at the back post to fire Federico Valverde’s cross home and…
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