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December 2007 - Posts

• La Traviata back to work, now with Pletcher
  Dec 31 2007, 06:05 AM

  La Traviata, who sustained her first career loss as the favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, returned to serious training on Monday at Hollywood Park for her new trainer, Todd Pletcher. Read More... Post Reactions

• Daytona controls pace to win San Gabriel
  Dec 30 2007, 01:06 PM

  Daytona (Ire) continued his roll through the California circuit as he dominated his first start against older horses with a three-quarter-length victory in the $150,000 San Gabriel Handicap (G2) on Sunday at Santa Anita Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Garcia, Lake, Cole top Maryland racing in 2007
  Dec 30 2007, 10:37 AM

  Luis Garcia, Scott Lake, and Robert Cole have wrapped up year-end titles at the major Maryland tracks for the calendar year in the jockey, trainer, and owner divisions, respectively. Read More... Post Reactions

• Cowboy Cal leads full field for Tropical Park Derby
  Dec 30 2007, 08:42 AM

  An intriguing group of stakes winners, including Cowboy Cal and Cannonball, are among a full field set to meet on New Year's Day at Calder Race Course in the $100,000 Tropical Park Derby (G3), the first graded stakes of the year for newly turned three... Post Reactions

• Former claimer Dearest Trickski captures La Brea
  Dec 29 2007, 12:52 PM

  Former claimer Dearest Trickski made all the pace en route to a 1 1/2-length victory in her stakes debut in the $250,000 La Brea Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park, extending her winning streak to four. Read More... Post Reactions

• Rutherienne prevails in close Frances A. Genter Stakes
  Dec 29 2007, 11:57 AM

  Grade 1 winner Rutherienne returned from a layoff of more than three months on Saturday and prevailed by neck in a three-horse finish in the $100,000 Frances A. Genter Stakes (G3), giving trainer Christophe Clement wins in both graded stakes on Calder... Post Reactions

• Bayou’s Lassie wins stretch duel in Stage Door Betty
  Dec 29 2007, 10:38 AM

  Jacks or Better Farm’s accomplished turf performer Bayou’s Lassie earned her first stakes win on dirt when she narrowly prevailed in a spirited stretch duel with pacesetter Amazing Speed in the $100,000 Stage Door Betty Handicap (G3) on Saturday at Calder... Post Reactions

• City Attraction takes command late to win Gravesend
  Dec 29 2007, 09:42 AM

  Four Roses Thoroughbreds’s City Attraction pressed pacesetter Debussy and battled with that rival through the stretch to prevail by three-quarters of a length in the $105,100 Gravesend Handicap (G3) on Saturday at Aqueduct. Read More... Post Reactions

• Contessa sets NYRA single-season win record
  Dec 29 2007, 08:02 AM

  Trainer Gary Contessa sent out his record-breaking 157th winner of the year at New York Racing Association tracks when Silver Prospector made all the pace to capture the first race at Aqueduct on Saturday. Read More... Post Reactions

• Valenzuela’s license terminated following arrest
  Dec 28 2007, 09:57 AM

  Jockey Patrick Valenzuela’s latest comeback came to an abrupt end on Friday when the California Horse Racing Board terminated his conditional license, which forbade him consuming or possessing alcohol. Read More... Post Reactions

• Asmussen looking toward Dubai World Cup with Curlin
  Dec 28 2007, 07:00 AM

  Trainer Steve Asmussen is proceeding with Curlin as if the probable Horse of the Year will be in his barn and not in the breeding shed in 2008. Read More... Post Reactions

• Colonial to race five additional days in 2008
  Dec 27 2007, 02:50 AM

  Seeking overall growth in horse racing, the Virginia Racing Commission has extended the Colonial Downs Thoroughbred meeting from 40 days to 45 days for 2008. Read More... Post Reactions

• Monterey Jazz wins Sir Beaufort Stakes in stakes debut
  Dec 26 2007, 01:01 PM

  Monterey Jazz held on gamely in his stakes debut to score a front-running, one-length win in the $122,100 Sir Beaufort Stakes (G3) on Wednesday at Santa Anita Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Johnny Eves lands first stakes victory in Malibu
  Dec 26 2007, 12:01 PM

  Johnny Eves held off fast-closing Carrilero (Arg) to post an upset victory at 11-to-1 in the $250,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) on Wednesday at Santa Anita Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Godolphin Mile winner Spring At Last returns
  Dec 26 2007, 10:38 AM

  Etisalat Godolphin Mile (UAE-G2) winner Spring At Last returned from a layoff of more than eight months with a 1 1/2-length score under jockey Victor Espinoza in an allowance race on Wednesday at Santa Anita Park. Read More... Post Reactions