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Animal Horse Racing Western Playboy Art Print POSTER – 16×20 $9.99 Animal Horse Racing Western Playboy Art Print POSTER – 16×20… |
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Ron Turcotte Secretariat Horse Racing Hand Signed 11×14 Photograph Kentucky Derby Triple Crown Winne $99.95 Ron Turcotte became internationally famous in 1973 when he rode Secretariat to the first Triple Crown in 25 years. He was North America’s leading stakes-winning jockey in 1972 and 1973. He became the first jockey to win back-to-back Kentucky Derbys since Jimmy Winkfield in 1902 and is the only jockey to ever have won five of the six consecutive Triple Crown races. This Product Includes: Authentic … |
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TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING PREAKNESS POSTAL COVER $5.99 |
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ALL 11 TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS horse racing ART SET DEAL! $79.95 |
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CITATION 1948 TRIPLE CROWN RARE HORSE RACING POSTER! $7.99 |
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WAR ADMIRAL TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COLLECTOR CHIP $5.50 |
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SECRETARIAT “1973 TRIPLE CROWN” HORSE RACING POSTER $7.99 |
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VINTAGE TRIPLE CROWN ASSAULT HORSE RACING ASHTRAY $6.95 |
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NEW TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING CAP DERBY,PREAK,BELMONT $7.99 |
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1986 Triple Crown – Short Horse Racing Glass $0.99 |
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SECRETARIAT “1973 TRIPLE CROWN” HORSE RACING POSTER $7.99 |
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RARE HORSE RACING PHOTOS-1930s-1950s TRIPLE CROWN RACES $8.95 |
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SECRETARIAT, Triple Crown Winner w/ Horse Racing Stamp $23.95 |
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1978 HORSE RACING TRIPLE CROWN WINNER AFFIRMED GLASS $19.99 |
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WAR ADMIRAL is Triple Crown Horse Racing 1937 Newspaper $60.00 |
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ASSAULT TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COLLECTOR CHIP $5.50 |
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AFFIRMED TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COLLECTOR CHIP $5.50 |
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NIJINSKY: TRIPLE CROWN WINNER Book Horse Racing $99.99 |
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78 Visa TRIPLE CROWN KY DERBY Horse Racing GLASS Stakes $19.95 |
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VISA Triple Crown Challenge Horse Racing Glass $0.99 |
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Secretariat, Turcotte, horse racing print, Triple Crown $14.99 |
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Secretariat Study, horse racing print, Triple Crown $14.99 |
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AFFIRMED ‘78 PREAKNESS TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING POSTER $7.99 |
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SIR BARTON 8X10 Photo HORSE RACING 1st TRIPLE CROWN WIN $3.99 |
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Horse Racing Silks Bottle Cap Necklace (Triple Crowns) $4.99 |
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Horse Racing Triple Crown Winner Gallant Fox 8×10 Photo $6.95 |
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CARPE DIEM 4407 Celebrate Horse Racing Triple Crown 62A $12.75 |
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THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING TRAINER ‘01 $15.99 |
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Secretariat Triple Crown Horse Racing 8×10 Race Photo $4.99 |
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Secretariat Triple Crown Horse Racing 8×10 Race Photo $4.99 |
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OMAHA TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COLLECTOR CHIP $5.50 |
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GALLANT FOX TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COLLECTOR CHIP $5.50 |
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COUNT FLEET TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COLLECTOR CHIP $5.50 |
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ASSAULT Wins Triple Crown Horse Racing 1948 Newspaper * $55.00 |
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TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 12 pins/buttons/Horse Racing $9.99 |
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Rohde ASSAULT horse racing ART racehorse triple crown $30.00 |
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ALL 11 TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS horse racing FRAMED ART wow $40.00 |
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HORSE RACING Triple Crown Chicago TV Guide Apr 30 1989 $9.97 |
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WAR ADMIRAL is Triple Crown Horse Racing 1937 Newspaper $32.00 |
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ACEO set of 11 TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPS horse racing ART atc $25.00 |
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2010 Preakness horse racing triple crown T Shirt Large $12.99 |
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Big Brown Horse racing triple crown T Shirt Large $14.99 |
Why do triple crown caliber horses like Big Brown only race for a year or so?
Why do triple crown caliber horses like Big Brown only race for a year or so?
Because top horses can make a ton more money in the breeding shed than they can in racing. When a 3 year old colt is retired, if it has won major grade 1 races, it’s going to command a big stud fee, regardless of the fact that it’s unproven in the breeding shed. Look at Smarty Jones. His first babies are 2 year olds this year. So no one knows if he’ll actually produce good runners or not… but his stud fee is already $100,000. And he can cover a few mares every week. If he was still racing, he’d only win the purse money… but he could only race every 3-4 weeks. And they’d have to pay for training. And insuring that kind of horse would cost a fortune. And if something did happen to him on the track, the owners would lose all the future money they could have made by breeding him. In his two years of racing, Smarty Jones only made a little over $7 million. In breeding, Smarty Jones can make $1 million every few weeks! And racing is a risky business because he could get hurt… whereas the breeding shed is a very controlled environment where they take every precaution possible to ensure the horses can’t hurt themselves. Money-wise, it’s more logical to send the horse to stud than to keep it racing.
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