Tag: horse racing
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Happy Birthday, Penny Chenery
We want to be the first to send the “First Lady of Racing,” Penny Chenery, our warmest wishes for a Happy Birthday on January 27! Last year was a milestone birthday at age 90, but this year will also be very special for Penny. It marks the 40th anniversary of Secretariat’s historic Triple Crown of 1973. His…
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Before there was Big Red…there was “the Great Red Fox”
A century before Meadow Stable, home of Hall of Famers Secretariat, Riva Ridge, Hill Prince and Cicada, put Doswell, Virginia on the racing map, Bullfield Stable in nearby Hanover County dominated the American racing scene. Its most famous son was a long-striding chestnut stallion named Planet, also called “the great red fox.” He was…
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Setting Secretariat’s Preakness Record Straight…It’s About Time!
One second. That’s all that stands between Secretariat and a complete record-breaking sweep of the Triple Crown. If Penny Chenery and the president of the Maryland Jockey Club, Thomas Chuckas, can prevail, this situation will finally be rectified after 40 years. As his fans know, Secretariat shattered the Derby and Belmont records, but his winning time in…
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The Big Red Flame Keeps Burning Up the Track
(We’re a bit behind schedule because of the holidays but wanted to get in one more post before the New Year, so thanks for your patience.) In our last post we promised to write about all the Secretariat descendants who ran in the 2011 Breeder’s Cup races. That may have been a little ambitious, as one…
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A Rocky Mountain High for Secretariat’s Meadow
Have been on a “Rocky Mountain high” since our whirlwind trip to Denver for the advance screening of the Secretariat movie on Sunday September 12. Over 400 guests of the Chenery family attended and so did Entertainment Tonight! They interviewed Penny and Kate and shot a lot of footage of the crowd. The LA premiere is September 30…
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Secretariat’s Meadow – Out of the Gate and onto Amazon Bestseller List in Horse Books
This glory may be fleeting but I’m going to savor the moment. At this writing, Secretariat’s Meadow is ranked #1 in several categories on Amazon: bestseller overall in Horses and Horse Racing books and bestseller in new releases for Horses and Horse Racing books. Not a bad way to kick off our Barnstorming Book Tour! Once I learned…
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Kicking off our Barnstorming Book Tour!
And they’re off!” We are out of the starting gate for our “Barnstorming Book Tour” to promote “Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend.” Kate Chenery Tweedy and I are the co-authors of this new pictorial history about Secretariat and his Virginia birthplace, The Meadow. This blog will be our report from…