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Paul Moran at the Races

Fast lane awaits Mint Lane
Jul 06 2008, 06:10 PM

The progressive Mint Lane took another step toward the upper crust of the three-year-old division with a clear-cut frontrunning victory in the Dwyer at Belmont and trainer Jimmy Jerkens in now looking toward the Travers. Jerkens: “By today’s standards...

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Filed under: Belmont Park, Dwyer, Mint Lane, Jimmy Jerkens

Curlin to breeze at Churchill
Jul 06 2008, 05:05 PM

Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin is scheduled to work on Monday at Churchill Downs in preparation for a scheduled debut on the turf next weekend. The Steve Asmussen-trained son of Smart Strike, an easy winner this year of the $6 million Dubai World Cup...

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Filed under: Churchill Downs, Curlin, Steve Asmussen, Belmont Park, Man o' War

An Indian Blessing in disguise
Jul 05 2008, 06:06 PM

In the right spot, Indian Blessing is very good and the six-furlong Prioress on Saturday at Belmont Park was exactly the right spot for the distance-challenged champion two-year-old filly of 2007, who ended the day a three-time Grade I victress with six...

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Filed under: Indian Blessing, Belmont Park, Bob Baffert, Prioress

Stewards batter bettors at Belmont
Jul 04 2008, 06:24 PM

When the great abominations of the 21st Century are tabulated, beginning with the attack on the World Trade Center, genocide in Africa, the reign of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the War in Iraq, reality televison, the presidency of George W. Bush and the...

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Filed under: Belmont Park, Eibar Coa, Alan Garcia, Admiral Bird disqualification, bettors

Dwyer: Right time for Mint Lane?
Jul 04 2008, 05:05 PM

By Francis La Belle Jr. /NYRA When Mint Lane began his racing career last November, trainer Jimmy Jerkens wasn’t quite sure what type of horse he had in his barn. Jerkens knew that the son of Maria’s Mon had speed, but didn’t know if that was the colt...

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Filed under: Dwyer, Mint Lane, Jimmy Jerkens

Weekend guest: Heedless horsemen
Jul 04 2008, 07:39 AM

By Indulto An unintended consequence of the recent Congressional hearings on horse racing was that many horseplayers finally became aware of how little consequence they are to racing's recognized "stakeholders;" particularly the horsemen...

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Indian Blessing in Grade I sprint
Jul 04 2008, 07:28 AM

By Jenny Kellner / NYRA Trainer Bob Baffert is rarely at a loss for words, and never more so when it comes to talking about Indian Blessing. “We’re just glad we have her,” said Baffert of last year’s 2-year-old filly champion. “She’s nice, she’s sweet...

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Filed under: Indian Blessing, Belmont Park, Bob Baffert, Prioress

Pea Patch barren
Jul 03 2008, 11:08 AM

This is a sad day for racing in America. The Pea Patch is no more. Soybeans have not been grown in the Ellis Park infield for years, but the Henderson, Ky., track is still best known by its nickname, though it will now in the past tense. Ron Geary, who...

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Filed under: Churchill Downs, Ellis Park

Lucky Island back for more in Tom Fool
Jul 03 2008, 11:03 AM

By Francis La Belle Jr. / NYRA It is not hard for a top horseman to spot a top horse, but even trainer Kiaran McLaughlin was pleasantly surprised when Lucky Island jumped up on May 10 to win the Grade 3 Bold Ruler Handicap here at Belmont Park “It was...

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Filed under: Belmont Park, Kiaran McLaughlin, Lucky Island, Tom Fool

For Any Limit, the time is now
Jul 03 2008, 10:58 AM

By Jenny Kellner / NYRA When Any Limit launched her 2007 campaign with a pair of graded stakes victories and a good second at Gulfstream Park, the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint seemed a reasonable goal for the homebred daughter of Limit...

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Filed under: Belmont Park, First Flight Handicap, Allen Jerkens, Any Limit

Einstein returns to the lawn
Jul 02 2008, 04:31 PM

From Churchill Downs Trainer Helen Pitts’ turf star Einstein will go for his fourth grass victory of 2008 on Friday when he faces six rivals in the 19th running of the $200,000-added Firecracker Handicap (GII) to be run at one mile on the Matt Winn Turf...

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Filed under: Churchill Downs, Einstein, Helen Pitts

Brown unhurried in return to training
Jul 02 2008, 12:33 PM

The Belmont Stakes trainwreck behind him and the future uncertain, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown on Tuesday at Aqueduct had his first breeze since he was pulled up in the final leg of the Triple Crown on June 7. The move was extremely...

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Filed under: Big Brown, Rick Dutrow, Michelle Nevin

Lukas returns to Shore for holiday
Jul 02 2008, 11:54 AM

From Monmouth Park Trainer D. Wayne Lukas returns to Monmouth Friday with Silver Edition, who goes in the $150,000 Jersey Shore Stakes (G3), which kicks off the Fourth of July holiday weekend * Saturday brings Breeders’ Cup Challenge Day, with both the...

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Filed under: Monmouth Park, United Nations Handicap, D.Wayne Lukas, Salvator Mile

Curlin handles Churchill turf in work
Jul 01 2008, 01:43 PM

From Churchill Downs Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin successfully completed the first step in what could be a journey to Paris to run in the famed Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with a solid work under jockey Robby Albarado over the Matt Winn Turf Course...

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Filed under: Curlin, Steve Asmussen, Robbie Albarado

Hong Kong champions named
Jul 01 2008, 01:37 PM

Hong Kong Good Ba Ba, a four-time Group One winner this season, was crowned Horse of the Year as well as the champion miler and most-popular horse of the year at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards presentation ceremony TuesdaY at the final Sha...

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Filed under: Hong Kong, Viva Pataca, Good Ba Ba, Vengeance of Rain

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