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2009: A year in review
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comTabbed with the assignment of providing the 2009 Year-In-Review for ESPN.com, my first thoughts were Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta … and what else?
Story | Conversation | December 24, 2009Most influential horses of the decade
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comMy run on ESPN.com began in 2000 with the opening of the new millennium and it's hard to believe there have been 10 years of bylines.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Money and the message
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comYou want to cut 30 percent out of your post-race testing budget? Run 30 percent fewer races and make sure the 70 percent you keep are held to the highest standards possible.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009Three to be thankful for
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comThanksgiving means much more than getting out a nail punch from the tool shed and expanding your leather belt by a notch. It's a time to reflect and appreciate as much as anything; and those of us who work in, and enjoy, the horse racing industry truly have been blessed in 2009.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009Change hits the Derby trail
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comFor me, the annual end of the Breeders' Cup season marks the beginning of the Triple Crown pursuit.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Cup memories begin and end with Z
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comAfter 48 hours of reflection, I tried to put the monstrous mare's victory into personal perspective.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009The Ambassadors of Dirt
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comWhile it might not sound like much of an upper-level cabinet post, the Ambassadors of Dirt at the 2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships will be the most highly scrutinized politicos in this dog-and-pony show.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009It's the surface, stupid
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIf everyone is going to get upset over how skewed last year's results were in a one-year sample, then we should never wish for another Breeders' Cup on a fast dirt track again either.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Can virtual become reality?
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comHorses aren't machines; this much we've learned. Not all get pumped up by a 22-pound heart like Secretariat.
Story | September 07, 2009Racing's legendary ladies
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIt's not easy being great, with all apologies to noted philosopher Kermit the Frog.
Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009Unbeaten beats the hardware
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comA show of hands, everyone. Who thinks past Horses of the Year Kotashaan, Criminal Type, Black Tie Affair or Saint Liam rank ahead of Personal Ensign in the annals of racing history?
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009Swaps scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comThe true second-half of the 3-year-old campaign gets serious Saturday with the $300,000 Swaps at Hollywood Park.
Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009Slots tracks luring bigger names
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comI'll be the first to admit that I don't "get it" when it comes to slot machines.
Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009Fill my 'Cup, please
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comThe official sign lit after Saturday's Belmont Stakes put a cap on the Triple Crown season, a five-plus month ordeal that has outgrown all other things "spring" in the sport of kings.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009Countdown to the Crown: June 4, 2009
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comPosted each Friday from Jan. 1 through the Belmont Stakes, Countdown keeps you apprised of the rising stars in the sophomore class from the maiden ranks to the Grade 1 stakes.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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