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January 2008 - Posts

• Daaher to make four-year-old debut in Donn
  Jan 30 2008, 10:29 AM

  Daaher solidified his credentials as a formidable contender this year in the handicap division by closing his three-year-old season with three straight victories, including a 2 1/2-length score in the Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (G1). Read More... Post Reactions

• Hystericalady, Pussycat Doll to meet in Santa Monica
  Jan 30 2008, 10:15 AM

  Hystericalady, a close second to Ginger Punch in the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), will make her 2008 debut on Saturday at Santa Anita Park in the $250,000 Santa Monica Handicap (G1), in which she will meet last year’s winner Pussycat Doll... Post Reactions

• Indian Sun bids for stakes win in Robert B. Lewis
  Jan 30 2008, 10:06 AM

  Multiple Grade 3-placed winner Indian Sun will bid for his second win and first stakes victory in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Silver Edition, St. Joe top Swale field
  Jan 30 2008, 09:30 AM

  Graded stakes-placed winners Silver Edition and St. Joe are among seven three-year-olds that will try to join the Triple Crown trail by earning their first career stakes victory in the $150,000 Swale Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Winds force cancellation at Aqueduct
  Jan 30 2008, 08:58 AM

  Aqueduct canceled racing after the third race on Wednesday due to high winds. Read More... Post Reactions

• Curlin, Pyro impress Asmussen in six-furlong breeze
  Jan 30 2008, 08:16 AM

  Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old male, breezed six furlongs in 1:13 on Wednesday at Fair Grounds in company with Grade 1-placed winner Pyro. Read More... Post Reactions

• Slew’s Tiznow recovering from colic surgery
  Jan 30 2008, 04:48 AM

  Slew’s Tiznow, the Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity (G1) runner-up last fall, will not be a candidate for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) after undergoing colic surgery in mid-January. Read More... Post Reactions

• Laurel Park to adjust live racing schedule
  Jan 29 2008, 08:54 AM

  A request by the Maryland Jockey Club to alter Laurel Park’s live schedule in hopes of increasing on-track mutuel handle was approved on Tuesday by the Maryland Racing Commission. Read More... Post Reactions

• IEAH buys interest in Court Vision
  Jan 29 2008, 02:54 AM

  IEAH Stables has joined WinStar Farm in the ownership of Remsen Stakes (G2) winner Court Vision. Read More... Post Reactions

• Memorette retired for visit to Empire Maker in 2008
  Jan 28 2008, 08:15 AM

  Grade 2 winner Memorette, who finished third behind Ginger Punch in the Sunshine Millions Distaff Stakes Saturday in her final start, has been retired and booked to Empire Maker for the upcoming season. Read More... Post Reactions

• Yankee Bravo remains undefeated in California Derby
  Jan 27 2008, 12:09 PM

  Undefeated Yankee Bravo overcame traffic trouble entering the stretch with an explosive turn of foot en route to a one-length win in the $150,000 California Derby on Sunday at Golden Gate Fields. Read More... Post Reactions

• Second time on turf a charm for Buffalo Man in Appleton
  Jan 27 2008, 10:11 AM

  Buffalo Man reeled in pacesetter Jet Propulsion and held off a late bid from runner-up Elusive Fort (SAf) in the $125,000 Appleton Handicap (G3) on Sunday at Gulfstream Park to earn his first career graded stakes victory. Read More... Post Reactions

• Reporting for Duty takes MAXXAM Gold Cup
  Jan 27 2008, 07:44 AM

  Reporting for Duty seized command inside the eighth pole and accelerated clear to prevail by 4¾ lengths on Saturday in the $100,000 MAXXAM Gold Cup Handicap, Sam Houston Race Park’s signature event. Read More... Post Reactions

• Santa Anita cancels racing on Sunday, Monday
  Jan 27 2008, 04:17 AM

  Santa Anita Park canceled live racing on both Sunday and Monday due to heavy rain and continuing drainage problems with the synthetic Cushion Track surface. Read More... Post Reactions

• War Monger prevails in Sunshine Millions Turf
  Jan 26 2008, 12:01 PM

  War Monger recorded his second straight stakes on the turf, rolling to a 1 1/4-length victory Saturday in the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Read More... Post Reactions