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Perhaps my favorite shot of the weekend: I almost have to handicap a race when trying to choose where to shoot (it was very crowded Santa Anita Derby day anyways, so up the stretch is a good bet if you don’t want arms in your shots). The far turn is more dynamic, but you risk losing the eventual winner if they’re a closer or coming from off the pace. I was counting on Justify and Bolt d'Oro to separate from the rest of the field by this point, and Justify came away with an uncontested lead that he carried into the turn. He has a huge stride and a massive shoulder, so it was great to get that on display as he rounded the corner.

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Metro Meteor

2003 - 2018

Photo (X)

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What a good boy!

Vino Rosso wins the Wood Memorial (II)

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Guess who hasn’t posted on this blog in like 2000 years?

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That last one might be because it’s a character from a movie. Copyright stuff and all. Or they might’ve figured it was someone’s actual name and you usually need special permission to name a horse after someone, if I recall correctly. That second name would’ve been perfect though.

I submitted the name “Backstage Kitten” to Ramsey Farm for the Kitten’s Joy- Cat On a Tin Roof foal, but the name “Sniper Kitten��� was picked.

Where does Sniper come from.

I know the JC can reject names but like…I have a confuse.

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I have such love for Con Te Partiro, honestly.

Con Te Partiro wins the 2017 Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot by Steven Cargill (x)

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Hopefully he’ll have some kids that can replicate his successes then...

We lost Scat Daddy way too soon and it becomes even more evident during turf events like Royal Ascot.

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Classic Empire (by Eclipse Sportswire)

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I think someone just gave no fucks that day

Many interesting things going on here

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It’s Spirit and Rain’s son named Spirit as well and they somehow jumped forward in time like 140 years or something despite that? And on top of that, supposedly this Spirit is obviously wild and proud to be wild, but he lets some little girl ride him? Ooookaaaay.

Oh my God I’m going to puke

Like when I saw this my heart rate sped up I am so upset

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Not gonna lie, it’s always weird to see Todd Pletcher smiling. But you can also clearly see that he cares about the horses on his string and is proud of their accomplishments.

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Hence

Street Boss x Floating Island

Thoroughbred, Stallion

Born 2014

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I’ll forever love Corey Nakatani’s expression. He always looks vaguely pissed off.

Princess Roi | 3.2.2017

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That moment a Bloodhorse staffer takes advantage of an excellent headline.

I might need to subscribe to their print magazine, just because of this.

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Okay, but Fame and Glory died today (or yesterday) too from the same thing. Both stallions died of apparent heart attacks while breeding mares. Like what the heck, two in 24 hours?

R.I.P. Lucky Pulpit

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Enjoy your retirement, beautiful boy.

Chrome’s Home

California Chrome playing around in his new home at Taylor Made.

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Since you seem like you're good at finding nice racing pictures, I'm looking for a new phone wallpaper because I'm tired of mine. Do you have any nice vertical pictures of racing? I'm not too picky about the horse but I love AP, Arrogate, Songbird and oldies like Secretariat, Smarty, Sunday Silence, Ruffian, etc. I hope this isn't confusing, I'm just having a hard time finding good pics that fit my phone screen! Thanks!

So, it’ll kind of depend on what kind of phone you have, as well as the perspective. I find that photographs taken from the front as the horse charges toward the camera fit best on my phone. Some, if a large enough image, can be cropped while retaining image quality, but you’ve still got to be careful. The one for Songbird, for example, if you can zoom in on her, you should have a pretty clear image. I have an iPhone 5s so I’m basing on what fits well on my screen though. I’ll try to provide a few different angles and most of them are racing, but feel free to ask if you want me to find some of them just in their paddock or their conformation photos if applicable. If I’m on the right track but you’re not feeling any of these, let me know and I’ll keep searching! It’s not a problem, because I love looking at the photography anyway. :)

Sunday Silence and Easy Goer, Ruffian, Secretariat, Songbird