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LEXINGTON, Ky. − Bena Halecky, an executive with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, got the call from Phil Needham on the afternoon of January 8, 2008. Needham was Halecky’s bicycling partner, but he also was her partner in a handful of Thoroughbred broodmares. Now he was calling from the Keeneland...

Dullahan closed powerfully to catch Hansen in deep stretch of Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes, establishing himself as a serious contender for the Kentucky Derby with an impressive 1 1/4-length victory. Owned by Donegal Racing, the Dale Romans-trained colt recorded a fast-finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile...

When the Irish invade, you know it’s going to be pretty wild. When the Irish invade from Iowa of all places, well, who knows what to expect?With a name like Donegal Racing, you know the partners and their friends and family members will converge on Churchill Downswith all kinds of...

Jerry Crawford is managing partner of two sports franchises: the Iowa Energy, season champions of the 2010-11 NBA Development League in professional basketball, and Donegal Racing, a partnership named for his ancestral home in Ireland that first made news in 2010 when Paddy O’Prado finished third in the Kentucky Derby...

Remember that group of Iowa owners that took Paddy O'Prado to the Kentucky Derby a few years ago?  Well, they're back at it again this year with Dullahan, winner of this past weekend's Grade 1 Bluegrass Stakes at Kenneland.  With as strong as Paddy O'Prado was a few years ago...

“Unbelievable” is how Phil Needham describes his association with April 14 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) winner Dullahan and that colt’s half brother, 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Mine That Bird. “It’s the most exciting thing that could happen in someone’s life,” the Central...

MIKE GROLL / AP PHOTO Dullahan gets a bath after training at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Friday, June 8, 2012. The Belmont Stakes horse race is Saturday. VIEW PHOTOS  

Donegal Racing owner Jerry Crawford, right, leads, Dullahan into winners circle. Dullahan with Kent Desormeaux up wins the Toyota Blue Grass (gr. I) on April 14, 2012, at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Anne M. EberhardtVIEW PHOTOS  

Dullahan closed powerfully to catch Hansen in deep stretch of Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes, establishing himself as a serious contender for the Kentucky Derby with an impressive 1 1/4-length victory. Owned by Donegal Racing, the Dale Romans-trained colt recorded a fast-finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile...

A record crowd of 40,617 saw the late charging Dullahan win the Grade 1 $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, 1 1/4 lengths in front of favorite Hansen. The win gave Louisville favorite Dale Romans his first Blue Grass Stakes victory. Romans' best finish in the Blue Grass had been a second place finish with Paddy O'Prado in 2010.Although the day ended with all eyes on Dullahan, as the day started for Keeneland's Toyota...