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Penny Chenery: The Woman Who Saved Meadow Stable

The letters meant so much to Penny Chenery, breeder and owner of 1973 Triple Crown champion Secretariat. They were written by ambitious girls from coast to coast, telling her she served as a role model for them.

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Buzz Builds for Belmont Stakes at Saratoga

The interest surrounding the Belmont Stakes usually hinges on what happens in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the Preakness Stakes.

Charlsie Cantey: A Pioneer in Horse Racing Media

Charlsie Cantey never sought to break ground as the first female racing broadcaster. She never fancied herself as the pioneering type. It just sort of happened.

Cantey was among a handful of women exercising horses in 1975 when Frank Tours, then with the New York Racing Association, asked if she might be interested in appearing regularly on a television show that featured local racing on WOR. The more he asked, the more vehemently she rejected the notion.

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2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Gotham Stakes Winner Deterministic

Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule that offers qualifying points for the first leg of the series. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs.

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Mine That Bird to Appear at Kentucky Derby Museum Starting March 27

Mine That Bird, longshot winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby, will begin a temporary residence at the Kentucky Derby Museum during the final event of the 2024 Legends Series with Maker’s Mark from 5-8 p.m. March 27.

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