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May 2008 - Posts
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Multiple Grade 1 star and $5.7 million earner MEDAGLIA D'ORO (El Prado [Ire]) got off the mark as a freshman sire on Saturday, courtesy of his juvenile daughter Renda's spread-eagling the field in her debut in the 6TH race at Calder. Read More...
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Twenty-five new riders will take to the track at River Downs on Saturday. All of them are winners, but none of them jockeys. They are the students of Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship and they will be performing for the 20th consecutive year...
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Fit to Fight, one of only four horses in history to sweep New York's famed handicap triple of the Metropolitan, Suburban and Brooklyn Handicaps in a single season, was euthanized Friday due to the infirmities of old age at Blue Ridge Farm in Virginia...
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Three weeks ago, undefeated Withers S. (G3) hero HARLEM ROCKER (Macho Uno) was being discussed as a potentially formidable challenger to Kentucky Derby (G1) conqueror Big Brown (Boundary) in the Preakness S. (G1). Instead of aiming for the second jewel...
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The second annual Elastikon Equine Research Award, funded through a grant made by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, has been awarded to Dr. Wayne McIlwraith of Colorado State University and Dr...
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Saturday's feature at Belmont Park, the $150,000 Sands Point S. (G3) on the inner turf, has attracted an intriguing group of eight sophomore fillies who could boost their credentials for the July 5 American Oaks Invitational (G1) at Hollywood Park...
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Assistant horse trainer Robin Cleary, who was paralyzed in a horse training accident at Calder in 1996, will be honored Friday at Calder's Turf Club for raising more than $1 million for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis' spinal cord injury research...
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Unbeaten ZENYATTA (Street Cry [Ire]), a smashing 4 1/2-length winner of the Apple Blossom H. (G1) in her last outing, is clearly the one to beat in Saturday's $175,000 Milady H. (G2). The 1 1/16-mile event will share the spotlight at Hollywood Park...
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The speedy ELITE SQUADRON (Officer) looms as a top threat in Saturday's $125,000 Aristides S. (G3) at Churchill Downs. The four-year-old has thrived recently for conditioner James Baker and will carry top weight of 124 pounds in the six-furlong dash...
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SMOOTH AIR (Smooth Jazz) and Z FORTUNE (Siphon [Brz]) were both no factor in the Kentucky Derby (G1), finishing 11th and 10th, respectively, but the three-year-old colts will have the opportunity to pick up a consolation prize when they return to the...
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The Maryland racing community lost one of its most colorful characters earlier this week when former Maryland Jockey Club handicapper Clem Florio passed away Sunday night due to cancer. He was 78. Read More...
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The New York Racing Association (NYRA) and Horse Racing Simulation LLC have launched an interactive horse racing simulation game that will feature four Grade 1 races associated with Belmont Stakes Day, including the 2008 Belmont S. (G1) in which BIG BROWN...
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Jockey Erick Rodriguez is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung in a spill in Sunday's 6TH race at Pimlico. Read More...
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Memorial Day was a working holiday for Horse of the Year CURLIN (Smart Strike), who drilled six furlongs in 1:12 1/5 on the fast track at Churchill Downs. Read More...
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When Trifecta King cruised to victory in Sunday's $84,175 Cinderella S. at Hollywood Park, the juvenile filly handed her freshman sire, multiple Grade 1 hero and $3 million earner PEACE RULES (Jules), his first winner in grand style. Read More...
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