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Most 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, 2009Springboard Mile scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comWith an achievable distance of one mile and a rich, $200,000 purse, the newly renamed Springboard Mile certainly could serve its purpose of springboarding a star 3-year-old to the Triple Crown trail next spring.
Story | Conversation | December 10, 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, 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, 2009Spinster scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comThere's no shortage of horsepower at Keeneland for Sunday's time-honored Spinster, which attracted 11 distaffers in search of a half-million dollar purse.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 200924 races, 24 more cases
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comThis weekend features no less than 24 races to watch, from all corners of America.
Story | October 08, 2009Jockey Club Gold Cup scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comWhile the Clark Handicap remains on the calendar in Kentucky for this fall, the East Coast's last major race in the handicap division, and more specifically, prep for the Breeders' Cup Classic, comes Saturday in this 1 1/4-miles event.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009The Challenge: 18 races, 18 cases
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comFrom New York City to Paris, and Los Angeles to Newmarket, we span the globe in search of racing's best. We even make a pit stop in Anderson, Ind.
Story | September 30, 2009Oklahoma Classic scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comThis year's field of nine matches the biggest ever to contest the Oklahoma Classics Classic and provides some value potential.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Back and better than ever?
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIt's one of the remarkable weekends in post-Breeders' Cup history, yet no one really is talking about it.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009Rachel in 2010
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIt already sounds like a political campaign, doesn't it? "Rachel in 2010" is a sure-fire winner.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2009Pacific Classic scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comSay what you want about synthetic tracks and the dearth of talent in the older handicap division, but then realize we've seen 13 horses in the Santa Anita Handicap, 13 in the Hollywood Gold Cup and now 12 in the Pacific Classic.
Story | Conversation | September 04, 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, 2009Personal Ensign scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comThe Ladies' Classic division has been a two-gal discussion this year between 3-year-old Rachel Alexandra and defending champion Zenyatta, queen of the West.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "track and field" make the list?