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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

One of the best things to do Kentucky Derby week is just wander the backside before sunrise and try to find those moments where the humans and the horses are doing their thing. It is peaceful and the chaos of Dawn at the Downs hasn't quite hit yet. #horseracing @churchilldowns.bsky.social

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Next big race....Pegasus. So who looks like they are going now? #horseracing

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The grind is real for jockeys. This is from a story on Axel Concepcion when he still had less than 40 wins and was an up and coming apprentice, sweating it out and exercising in sweat room at Laurel. You can see the full video here - vimeo.com/831894419 #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

You asked for Locked winning the Cigar Mile and here he is. Photo by Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Took a couple days off to strategize. What do we think @bsky.app needs to do to keep this rolling? We want a platform to truly reach out and connect with racing fans and this seems like a good spot, but it seems to have stalled a bit. What next? #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Rachel Alexandra, Calvin Borel and Scott Blasi enjoying one of the greatest rides of all time for a filly against the boys in the Preakness. #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings @1stbet.com

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

There are tons of pretty places in racing, but Keeneland in the fall is pretty special. Flashback to Authentic and his @breederscup.bsky.social Classic win there. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings #photography

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The things we do to get great remotes....with Michael Clevenger and Alex Evers at our Kentucky Downs Photo Workshop. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Just a ripper from Eclipse Sportswire's Casey Laughter of First Resort winning the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes @churchilldowns.bsky.social in the snow. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings #photography

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

If you have ever wondered. Here we have artist Robert Clark's rendering of @tsudd71.bsky.social original photo of Seize The Grey winning the Preakness and we have the original and how it was used in print. Interesting to see it all in different forms. #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings

Artist Robert Clark's rendering with the assistance of other reference images.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Those lazy days of summer. If you have never been, racing at Timonium at the Maryland State Fair is pretty fun. Who has the best "Fair Racing"? Always heard the Neshoba County Fair is the best. #horseracing #sportofkings #racingsky

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It's cold outside. I want to be sitting at the Oklahoma Training Track at Saratoga as the sun peaks over the trees and throws otherworldly light all over the place and turns morning workouts into a photographer's dreamland. #photography #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Everyone has their favorite track and, honestly, they don't race late enough in the day to get this view of Del Mar, but what a view. Where the surf meets the turf. #horseracing #Sportofkings #racingsky

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

It seems like ages ago that Mystik Dan won the #KentuckyDerby @churchilldowns.bsky.social What a crazy long year 2024 has been. The plan for the @kennymcpeek.bsky.social trainee is to return next year and win some big races. Always good to see 3yo Classic winners race at 4. #horseracing #racingsky

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Cody's Wish. Santa Anita. That's it. That's the post. Do we need anything else? #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Here's to all those backstretch workers who are up and at work, even on a holiday, at 4am and 5am, and taking care of the animals that make this sport great. They are the backbone of #horseracing Without their daily sacrifices in the wind, rain, cold, and snow, there is no sport.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Bob Baffert back in the paddock, and the winner's circle, @churchilldowns.bsky.social Sharing a laugh with D. Wayne and eaking out a photo finish for the win. Barnes looked green and fast. Who knows? Still got a meandering win. Photos by Max Sharp/ESW #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

When you can get this close to the racing surface, you can make these kinds of images. It's crazy to have the optical illusion that they are coming right at you. Also, the ground shake as they pass is for real. #horseracing #racingsky #photography #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

This photo of trainer Brittany Russell is an example of a portrait that is more than just a headshot. Shooting for Trainer Mag, they always need a cover and a double truck lead. She was standing there watching and just asked for her to pose for a second. Waited for a horse. This was the result.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The last post was about one racing giant...and here is another. King T. Leatherbury. Saddled his first horse in 1959. Brought home 6,508 winners, putting him in 4th place All-Time. Ben's Cat was his only million-dollar earner. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofKings

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Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 26/11/2024

1/ We're experiencing a huge influx of users, and with that, a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network. As a result, for some very high-severity policy areas like child safety, we recently made some short-term moderation choices to prioritize recall over precision.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It was fun to see D. Wayne Lukas have a "resurgence" at 88/89 years old. What he did with Seize The Grey was kind of amazing for the racing world. He got three graded stakes wins for the son of Arrogate and for the 2570 owners from MyRacehorse. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

If you ever talk to a #horseracing photographer, there is one bonus that can pop up in a photo at the right time and it makes for an interesting additional element - the reflection from the mirror at the finish can be a stunning surprise when it hits, like it did here. #skyracing #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Not a #horseracing photograph, but, somedays, horses are horse, and pretty #photography is still pretty photography. Enjoy. Still might be a racing photo. Lits of Amish horses are retired standardbreds. Is this one?

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

If you have ever wondered where all those photos go...sometimes they end up in a local newspaper. #horseracing #racingsky #photography #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Let's keep this platform going. Please share and suggest us. We are trying to make this one a forum where we can talk about how images like this one were made and what went into them. We know those #horseracing people are out there in the #skyracing world. Don't just like our posts...share them. TY

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Sometimes you have a plan for a photo...and you are close...just not close enough. Definitely heading back to Penn National to try this photo again, better... Sometimes that's all this is. Seeing a photo, trying, getting close and failing...and doing it again. #photography #horseracing #skyracing

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Even if it is a pony race, win your first race, you are gonna get drenched. Expect it...or not. #photography #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Do yourself a favor, if you follow any non-racing photography type, follow this man. He is a true artist and worth following. bsky.app/profile/gary...

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

We are going to talk more about what it takes to cover major events. It is not easy. This is one of the working diagrams of where Eclipse Sportswire people were for Breeders' Cup 2024 at Del Mar. When we were done, it was 3.4 terabytes of data and 365,000 files. #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

There used to be a horsey #photography contest where one of the categories was Horse and Human Bond. This one might qualify. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Jared @shinobe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Lol, this was interesting. I got Anxious Spuds 🏇🏼, what was yours?

Your Kentucky Derby horse name is:

A symptom of one of your mental illnesses + the last thing you ate.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

They say something about learning to dance in the rain, unless you are a lead pony on Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico, then you do this. Making the most of the worst of it. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

You can't get to this spot now. It is condemned. After the 2025 Preakness it will disappear. Oh, but the stories these walls could tell. This spot was an absolute gold find. Glad to be able to make a photo of it. #horseracing

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The news industry is really difficult financially. @bluesky may be a new path forward. Anyone have any ideas how to make it a platform where media companies want to post news first ? And a platform where reporters, commentators, etc can make a living ?

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

You have to make the images when they exist. This composition with the jockey and the spires existed for one year. It was nice being able to layers the jockeys with the fans with the spires. #photography #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Oh good, they all lit up. It is good to make sure all the Pocket Wizards are playing well with others. #horseracing

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

One of the pluses of @bsky.app so far is all of the folks who were kind of hidden in other platforms. Never met Cille, but his horse photography is on point. Great work.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Moments before Riders Up in the new paddock at Churchill Downs. #horseracing #skyracing #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Knew this photo was somewhere of a view that will never exist again. The walk into Belmont Park from the gate by the horse path, in infrared. What a beautiful walk it was. It is OK to miss, it, right? #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Photography is a sickness. Actual conversation. "How bad is the weather going to be tomorrow?" / "Bad, like 40 degrees, 20mph winds, rain and snow" / "So, you're not going?" Here is the sickness. The worse the weather gets, the more likely I am to go. The worse the weather, the better the photos.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The insider's guide on how to approach the Irish Derby. Photo by Eclipse Sportswire original member Bob Mayberger. #horseracing #racingsky #sportofkings

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Samantha Decker @sdeckerphoto.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I randomly decided to post some of my favorite closeup horse shots: @thorpedoanna.bsky.social , Olympiad, Flightline, Commentator, and Flightline.

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Eclipse Sportswire @eclipsesportswire.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

So...as far as racing photographers...we need to get Alex Evers, Alan Crowhurst, Patrick McCann, Barbara Livingston, Vinnie Caliguri, Michael McInally, Mathea Kelly, Ed Whitaker, Pat Healy, Michael Clevenger, Rob Carr, Skip Dickstein, Tod Marks, Ryan Thompson, Adam Coglianese, Bill Denver on here.

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Spendthrift Farm @spendthriftfarm.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

First snow of the year! ❄️ #kentucky #snow

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