The weeks leading up to the 2010 Kentucky Derby fostered some reasonable expectations for Eskendereya to win the race and possibly to become the twelfth colt to win the Triple Crown. As racing fans know all too well, in this sport, there is many a slip between cup and lip. Eskendereya incurred an injury days [...]

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On Belmont Stakes Day 2010, the Wall Street Journal published a short but highly informative article by Michael Salfino titled “Did Belmont Stakes Peak with ‘Big Red’?” It presented a scatter plot of the times in miles per hour for every winner of the Belmont Stakes since the race was lengthened to 1-1/2 miles in 1926. [...]

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The 2010 Belmont Stakes marks the 80th anniversary and the 75th anniversary, respectively, of the Triple Crown achievements of Gallant Fox and Omaha. In a remarkable feat, the colts were father and son and were bred by the same farm, the Belair Stud of banking tycoon William Woodward Sr. (located in Prince Georges County, Maryland [...]

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