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July 2008 - Posts
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As a two-year-old, Hal and Patti Earnhardt’s Indian Blessing won her maiden debut at Saratoga Race Course by 5 1/4 lengths, her only race at the Spa. Read More...
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Trainer John Sadler will try to build on his recent success in stakes races with a victory in the $400,000 John C. Mabee Handicap (G1) on Sunday at Del Mar with Grade 2 winner Black Mamba (NZ). Read More...
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Last summer, trainer Bob Baffert shipped in from California to unveil some impressive two-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course, including eventual champion Indian Blessing. Read More...
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Nearly eight weeks have elapsed since IEAH Stable co-President Michael Iavarone watched Big Brown’s attempt at Thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown in 30 years wither in the late afternoon heat and humidity of Belmont Park. Read More...
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Seven races worth a combined $600,000 in purses will be run when the tenth-annual Claiming Crown is staged on Saturday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. Read More...
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IEAH Stable’s and Paul Pompa Jr.’s dual classic winner Big Brown was installed as the prohibitive 1-to-2 morning-line favorite against six challengers in the $1-million Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) on Sunday at Monmouth Park. Read More...
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While Ruidoso Downs recovers from a deluge of rain, Peppers Pride will have to wait a few weeks for her bid to eclipse the modern-day record for consecutive victories. Read More...
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Lava Man’s connections have finalized their decision to retire the five-time Grade 1 winner after detecting ankle problems. Read More...
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Zappa spurted away to a commanding advantage entering the final turn and powered to a dominant 6 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Cougar II Handicap on Wednesday at Del Mar. Read More...
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Peppers Pride will have to wait until at least mid-August for her bid to eclipse the modern-day record for consecutive victories. Read More...
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Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. mixed confidence with concern on Tuesday in looking toward dual classic winner Big Brown’s return on Sunday in the Haskell Invitational Handicap (G1) at Monmouth Park. Read More...
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Lone Star Park concluded its 65-day spring meeting on July 27 with a 5.6% increase in average daily attendance, the largest annual increase in that category in the history of the Grand Prairie, Texas, track. Read More...
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Kodiak Kowboy unleashed a determined rally in the stretch and nipped game runner-up Desert Key by a head to win the $150,000 Amsterdam Stakes (G2) on Monday at Saratoga Race Course. Read More...
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Horse of the Year Curlin returned to the track on Monday morning, breezing five furlongs on the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Race Course.The four-year-old Smart Strike colt was clocked in an easy 1:03.09 on a dirt track labeled fast, ranking ninth...
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Trainer Todd Pletcher won with just one of 23 juvenile and first-time starters last summer at Saratoga Race Course. Less than a week into the current meeting, he already has doubled that total with Munnings and Join in the Dance. Read More...
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