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February 2008 - Posts
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The American Oaks Invitational presented by American Airlines (G1) and the CashCall Mile Invitational (G2), $750,000 turf races that are expected to draw an international cast of competitors, anchor an $8.5-millon stakes schedule at Hollywood Park, which...
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Colonial Downs has cut purses for the Virginia Derby (G2) and Colonial Turf Cup (G3) in an effort to avoid further overnight purse reductions during its 45-day live meeting that begins on June 9. Read More...
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Nick Zito is a trainer who does not necessarily need a big race to get his horses ready for a big race.When Strike the Gold won the Kentucky Derby (G1) in 1991, he did so after beginning his three-year-old season with a pair of allowance races before...
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Unbeaten El Gato Malo will try to solidify his credentials as a legitimate Triple Crown contender when he stretches out to 1 1/8 miles in the $200,000 Sham Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Read More...
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Grade 2 winner Out of Control (Brz) and stakes winner Storm Military (Arg), stablemates trained by Bobby Frankel, are among seven older horses entered in the $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (G1) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Read More...
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Grade 1 winners Tiago, Student Council, and Great Hunter headline an accomplished cast slated to contest the $1-million Santa Anita Handicap on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Read More...
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Breeders’ Cup Ltd. continues to tinker with its Breeders’ Cup World Championships program by moving all of the races restricted to females to Friday’s card with a series of festivities designed to promote a “Championship Friday” format.The $2-million...
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The $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1), a 1 1/8-mile race for three-year-old Triple Crown hopefuls on April 12 at Keeneland Race Course, will be shown by Television Games Network (TVG) and ESPN. Read More...
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The fractions and final time for Cool Coal Man’s victory in the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) were adjusted on Monday after Gulfstream Park officials realized an outrider prematurely tripped the track’s timer. Read More...
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Nick Zito enjoyed a whirlwind hour on Sunday at Gulfstream Park, where Robert LaPenta’s Cool Coal Man and War Pass won the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and an allowance race, respectively. Amid congratulatory phone calls and routine training on Monday...
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War Pass, the 2007 Eclipse Award winner as champion two-year-old male, started his Triple Crown campaign with a 7 1/2-length romp as the 1-to-20 favorite in a one-mile allowance race for three-year-olds on Sunday at Gulfstream Park. Read More...
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Trainer Nick Zito and owner Robert LaPenta flashed a strong hand for this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on Sunday at Gulfstream Park.Cool Coal Man rose to the occasion against a deep, talented field in the $350,000 Fountain of Youth...
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Darley Stable’s homebred Little Belle went from maiden winner to stakes winner on Sunday after she shook off pacesetter Love Co and drew clear in the $81,600 Busher Stakes at Aqueduct. Read More...
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Veteran jockey Richard Migliore was named the winner of the 2008 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Read More...
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Caught on the rail heading into the stretch, Spring House was angled to the outside by jockey Garrett Gomez in upper stretch and wore down two opponents to prevail in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Handicap (G2) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Read More...
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