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Churchill Downs has announced a series of groundbreaking new rules and policies designed to enhance the safety and welfare of jockeys and horses. These measures will be in place at Churchill Downs racetrack in advance of the 135th running of the Kentucky...
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Odds-on favorite The Pamplemousse once again used a front running trip Saturday to capture the $200,000 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The 1 1/8 mile Sham is a prep for the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, April 4. Last year the Sham was won by Colonel...
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Quality Road takes the Grade 2, $250,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 28, 2009. Lightly raced Quality Road put himself in the middle of the Kentucky Derby debate with this victory. The one-mile race is a prep for...
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Two full fields of Kentucky Derby prospects go to the post Saturday in Gulfstream's $250,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes and Santa Anita's $200,000 Sham Stakes, both Grade II events. Both races attracted a dozen entrants today. Here are the race...
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Old Fashioned takes the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 16, 2009. By winning the Southwest Stakes last week at Oaklawn Park, Old Fashioned did horse racing a huge favor: he put a name and a face on this year’s Kentucky...
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Evita Argentina became the first filly in 62 years to win the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes, beating the boys by one length Monday at Santa Anita. Sent off as the 2-1 wagering favorite in the field of 10, Evita Argentina and jockey Garrett Gomez came flying...
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The opening pool of Churchill Downs ’s Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed at 6 p.m. EST on February 15 with few surprises as the mutuel field of all other three-year-olds not individually listed closed as the 2-to-1 favorite. The field has been the favorite...
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Betting on the Derby Future Wager begins at noon Today (February 12th) and concludes at 6 p.m. Sunday. The wager, a win bet with a $2 minimum, is designed to allow horse players a chance to get better odds on a horse than they might on Derby Day. There...
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Haynesfield moved a step closer to a Triple Crown race, easily winning the $107,600 Whirlaway Stakes for 3-year-olds on Saturday at Aqueduct. The victory was the fourth straight for the New York-bred chestnut colt trained by Steve Asmussen. Haynesfield...
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Friesen Fire won the Risen Star Stakes on Saturday at the Fair Grounds, and will run next in the Louisiana Derby with an eye to the Kentucky Derby. The Risen Star is the final local prep race for the Louisiana Derby on March 14. Friesan Fire is owned...
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Pioneerof the Nile swept into the stretch under Garrett Gomez and unleashed a powerful, sustained closing bid to reel in runner-up Papa Clem and I Want Revenge in the closing strides and win the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) on Saturday. Pioneerof...
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Saratoga Sinner upsets the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 31, 2009. With graded stakes winners West Side Bernie and Beethoven unable to overcome disadvantageous post positions as well as their 122-pound weight assignments...
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Highly regarded Capt. Candyman Can, ridden by Julien Leparoux, opened his three-year-old campaign Friday with a solid win in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The Hutcheson is an important race leading to the Florida Derby on March 28...
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Curlin won Horse of the Year at the 38th annual Eclipse Award ceremony in Miami. With the announcement, the 4-year-old Curlin became the first horse to win back-to-back Horse of the Year honors since Cigar in 1995-96. A winner of 11 of 16 races, Curlin...
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It's a Bird rallied from the off the pace to win Saturday's $1 million Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park, helping Florida-bred horses easily defeat their California counterparts for the seventh straight time in the bicoastal Sunshine...
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