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Rich Strike stunned the world at the 2022 Kentucky Derby when it won the race as an 80-1 underdog. On Thursday, his team has shocked the world again. Rich Strike owner Rick Dawson said that his horse will not race in the 2022 Preakness Stakes on May 21, ending the possibility of the first Triple Crown winner since 2018. "It's very, very tempting to…

The name Phil Thomas does not appear in present-day past performances. The last race on his training record was run more than three years ago. His last winner was at the end of the summer of 2013. But something he said resonates to this day with horseplayers handicapping the Kentucky Derby. "I bet if you looked at it," he said, "horses that won the…

There are racehorses, and then there are racehorses, the ones who seem born with an innate desire to excel in competition and outrun opponents no matter the distance, conditions, or level of competition. There can no doubting that the great Miesque was a racehorse in the truest sense. If you had felt inclined to place a $2 show bet on Miesque every…

After a dominant performance in the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist enters the Preakness Stakes as a substantial favorite to take the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. While a small handful of Derby contenders will return in an attempt to knock Nyquist from his perch, much of the field is likely to be made up of newcomers looking to prevent a…