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February 2008 - Posts
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Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old male Curlin showed no signs of rust in his 2008 debut as he took control with 250 meters remaining and drew away to win the $175,000 Jaguar Trophy by 2 1/4 lengths on Thursday at Nad al Sheba racecourse. For video replay, click here . Read More...
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Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old male Curlin will spot five challengers 15 pounds each as he makes his 2008 debut in a 2,000-meter (9.94-furlong) handicap race at Nad al Sheba racecourse on Thursday. Read More...
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Casino Drive, a half brother to Belmont Stakes (G1) winners Jazil and Rags to Riches out of the graded stakes-winning Deputy Minister mare Better Than Honour, won his career debut on February 23 at Kyoto in Japan by 11 1/2 lengths in defeating a dozen other maidens. Read More...
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Vermilion, the Japan Racing Association’s 2007 champion dirt horse, kicked off his six-year-old campaign with an impressive 1 ¾-length win in the $1,748,000 (201,020,000 yen) February Stakes (Jpn-G1) on Sunday at Tokyo racecourse. Read More...
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Jockey Dwayne Dunn guided Reaan to a win in the $937,150 Arrowfield Blue Diamond Stakes (Aus-G1) on Saturday at Caulfield to record his fourth consecutive victory in the Group 1 race for two-year-olds. Read More...
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Weekend Hussler launched his winning bid with a sweeping move into the stretch, surged to the lead with about 150 meters remaining, and edged clear to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $371,167 Ultra Tune Oakleigh Plate (Aus-G1). Read More...
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Curlin completed an easy breeze on Saturday at Nad al Sheba racecourse in preparation for his scheduled season debut on Thursday in a $175,000 handicap race in Dubai. Read More...
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Archipenko stamped himself a contender for the $5-million Dubai Duty Free (UAE-G1) after reeling in runner-up Royal Oath in the closing strides and surging clear for a convincing victory in the $250,000 Al Fahidi Fort (UAE-G2) on Thursday at Nad al Sheba. Read More...
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Champions Vermilion and Daiwa Scarlet will face off in the $1,868,215 (201,020,000 yen) February Stakes (Jpn-G1) on Sunday at Tokyo racecourse. Read More...
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Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old Curlin got his first look at the Nad al Sheba racecourse main track on Wednesday as he prepares for a run in the $6-million Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) on March 29. Read More...
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Alec Wildenstein, a leading French owner and breeder who campaigned multiple Group 1 winner Westerner, died on Monday in Paris. He was 67. Read More...
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Joe Bravo burst clear in the stretch en route to a dominant 2 1/4-length victory in the Grande Premio Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brz-G1), the first leg of that track's Triple Crown series for three-year-old males on the turf, on Sunday at La Gavea. Read More...
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Sacred Kingdom turned the tables on familiar foe Absolute Champion and reaffirmed his status as one of Hong Kong’s best sprinters with a 1 1/2-length victory in the $576,900 Chairman’s Sprint Prize on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse. Read More...
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Apache Cat seized command in the closing strides and surged clear to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $367,943 William Reed Australia Stakes (Aus-G1) on Saturday at Moonee Valley. Read More...
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Multiple Grade 1 winner Premium Tap failed in his bid for a second consecutive victory in Saudi Arabia’s most significant race, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, finishing fourth to Argentine Group 1 winner Joe Louis on Friday at King Abdul Aziz racecourse in Riyadh. Read More...
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