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Few things are certain in the history of country music, unless you’re talking about the early influence of Jimmie Rodgers.

Top 5 Jimmie Rodgers Songs Few things are certain in the history of country music, unless you’re talking about the early influence of Jimmie Rodgers. The Meridian, Miss., native’s sound, look and business plan undoubtedly set the map for solo country stardom long before its roads led to Nashville. Rodgers was born on Sept. 8, 1897, and worked on the railroad before a positive tuberculosis test in 1924 shifted his attention to music. Radio experience and a partnership with the Jimmie Rodger...

Horologist Named 2020 New Jersey-Bred Horse Of The Year Sponsored by: Horologist winning the Beldame by three lengths under Junior Alvarado Theres A Chance Stable, Medallion Racing, Abbondanza Racing, LLC, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Paradise Farms Corp, and David Staudachers Horologist has been named 2020 New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year and champion older female by the Thoroughbred Breeders Association of New Jersey. Horologist started her championship campaign in California with train...

Trio Of Graded Stakes Winners Top Nominees For Jan. 30 Holy Bull Stakes Sponsored by: Mutasaabeq works at Palm Beach Downs Grade 2 winner Mutasaabeq, who captured the Mucho Macho Man Jan. 2 in his season debut, and Grade 3 winners Pickin Time and Sittin On Go are among 22 sophomores nominated to the $200,000 Holy Bull (G3) Saturday, Jan. 30 at Gulfstream Park. The 30th running of the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull is the next step for 3-year-olds on Gulfstreams road to the March 28 Florida De...

Undefeated Life Is Good Made Early 6-1 Individual Favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Jan 19, 2021 Farm’s undefeated $100,000 Sham Stakes (Grade III) winner Life Is Good was made the 6-1 individual morning line favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) but the pari-mutuel field of “ All Other 3-Year-Olds” is expected to be the overall choice in the three-day wager that begins Friday. While Life Is Good was made the individual favorite in Pool...

Life Is Good Tabbed Individual Favorite In Second Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Sponsored by: CHC Inc and WinStar Farms undefeated $100,000 Sham Stakes (Grade 3) winner Life Is Good was made the 6-1 individual morning line favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”), but the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” is expected to be the overall choice in the three-day wager that begins Friday. While Life Is Good was made the individual favorite in Poo...

Las Vegas There is a term that I learned living in Australia that applies well in so many facets of life. It is the tall-poppy syndrome, based on a flower that outgrows others in a field. It must not be allowed to stand out, so it is cut down. It is like the show-biz saying that Hollywood eats its young. The behavioral condition known as schadenfreude. Or mom’s declaration that we can’t have anything nice in the house. Speaking of Life Is Good … Is he not the quintessence of the tall popp...

Sponsored by: Mutasaabeq wins the Bourbon Stakes at Keeneland under Luis Saez Shadwell Stables Mutasaabeq, a Grade 2 stakes winner on turf, is scheduled to make the switch back to dirt for Saturdays $100,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The Mucho Macho Man, a one-mile stakes for newly turned 3-year-olds, will kick off the 2021 Road to the Florida Derby (G1) on an 11-race program that will also be highlighted by the $75,000 Limehouse, a six-furlong sprin...