J.J. Hysell
@trifectabox
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Sports journalist. #HorseRacing correspondent covering #TripleCrown since 1997. Part-time beach bum. #Florida
Joined June 2009
Fantastic battle between John Hancock and Owen Almighty in the Sam F. Davis, with John Hancock on the inside emerging victorious for Brad Cox. Impressive effort by the son of Constitution in just his second start.
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Risen Star Stakes @fairgroundsnola next Saturday: 1 - American Promise 2 - Jonathan's Way 3 - Vassimo 4 - East Avenue 5 - Chunk of Gold 6 - Seattle Road 7 - Septarian 8 - Giocoso 9 - Built 10 - Render Judgment 11 - Jolly Samurai 12 - Vamos Carlitos 13 - Magnitude
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Locked will pass on the Saudi Cup and target the Big Cap at @santaanitapark:
Locked, G1 Breeders’ Futurity winner at 2 @keenelandracing & Cigar Mile winner at 3 @TheNYRA will target the Grade 1 @santaanitapark Big ‘Cap on March 1st. We appreciate the gracious invite to the @thesaudicup, but @PletcherRacing will focus on a domestic campaign. #BelieveBig
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McCorvey, Songbird's 3yo colt by Curlin, set to debut Saturday in race 7 at @TampaBayDownsFL for Bill Mott. #onetowatch
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More on Sierra Leone: "We might just regroup into a race like the Oaklawn Handicap," Chad Brown said.
Blanks filled in on the news that Sierra Leone will miss the big Middle East targets, incl @thesaudicup and Dubai World Cup now up @theTDN
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Sierra Leone to miss the Saudi Cup and Dubai World Cup:
🚨 ALERT: Eclipse Award-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone is recovering from an abscess on his coronet band and will be forced to skip the G1 @thesaudicup. Chad Brown has also ruled out the G1 Dubai World Cup. @EquinealTDN has the breaking news.
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Thorpedo Anna training at Fair Grounds:
The Grizzly is back @fairgroundsnola and getting down to business under the watchful eye of @KennyMcPeek as she works towards The Azeri @OaklawnRacing on March 8th… #ThorpedoAnna
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@MasonHorodyski @WHAS11 @TEGNA Very sorry to see this news Mason. You have had a great impact on the Louisville community with your excellent work. You are a rising star in this industry and you have a very bright future.
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Sandman is being pointed to the Rebel Stakes. #KyDerby
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Trainer Ian Wilkes on Holy Bull winner Burnham Square: “The key is the blinkers. I had to put the blinkers on because he wasn’t helping me at all. I had to help him. He wouldn’t help the jockey. He wouldn’t start running in the race. He’d run away from horses, wouldn’t run into the dirt. He did everything wrong.”
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From @DRFAndersen: Tamara, daughter of Beholder, has sustained a chipped sesamoid and could be retired to be bred. Trainer Richard Mandella: “She kicked a fence. . . We’re going to discuss if we’ll do a surgery or breed her. It’s a setback.”
While Kopion was an impressive winner of Saturday's G2 Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita, her stablemate - the impeccably-bred Tamara - has sustained an injury. Trainer Richard Mandella provides an update in this article on -
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VIDEO: Burnham Square, gelding by Liam's Map, stamps himself as a #KyDerby contender with a win in the Holy Bull. He's now 2 for 2 at Gulfstream Park.
Burnham Square and @zayas_edgardo in front in the Holy Bull G3 for @IanWilkesRacing! #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet
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Here comes Ferocious . .
FEROCIOUS on his way to the paddock for the G3 HOLY BULL Stakes FEROCIOUS camino al paddock de ensillaje, previo a su participación en el HOLY BULL Stakes G3
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RT @santaanitapark: CITIZEN BULL 🏆 The dream team take over the Robert B. Lewis (GIII) for owners SF Racing, Starlight Racing, or Madaket R…
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Champion Citizen Bull starts off his 3-year-old campaign with a sharp win in the Robert B. Lewis. #KyDerby
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RT @DRFLivingston: FEROCIOUS (Flatter) is the morning-line 9/5 choice in today's Grade 3 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park. The multiple grade…
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RT @KennyMcPeek: Thorpedo Anna today at Silverleaf headed to @fairgroundsnola to run March 8 @OaklawnRacing in the Azeri.
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RT @Albaughstables: Kinetic Control is looking like a pro ahead of the #HolyBull tomorrow @GulfstreamPark Can’t wait to show what he’s got!…
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RT @KevinModesti: The Friday horse racing column has what Bob Baffert says about his Kentucky Derby candidates, three of whom are entered i…
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