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February 2010 - Posts

• Presious Passion scores repeat Mac Diarmida win
  Feb 28 2010, 10:38 AM

  Presious Passion on Sunday proved again that he is almost untouchable when left alone on the lead, driving to a front-running 1 1/4-length victory in the Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2) to become the first repeat winner in the 15-year history of the race. Read... Post Reactions

• Christine Daae makes it look easy<br> in Gulfstream allowance
  Feb 28 2010, 09:29 AM

  Highly regarded three-year-old filly Christine Daae was an easy winner on Sunday at Gulfstream Park, coasting to a 2 3/4-length victory as the 2-to-5 favorite. Read More... Post Reactions

• Storming Saint wins Borderland Derby via disqualification
  Feb 27 2010, 12:51 PM

  Storming Saint earned his first stakes win on Saturday in the $100,000 Borderland Derby after his stablemate Raise the Bridle was disqualified for interference in the Sunland Park stretch. Read More... Post Reactions

• Vow to Wager earns Battaglia win via DQ
  Feb 27 2010, 12:15 PM

  Maiden winner and 23.30-to-1 longshot Vow to Wager won a physical edition of the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes on Saturday at Turfway Park after first-place finisher Codoy was disqualified and placed second for interference in deep stretch.... Post Reactions

• Aurora Lights overcomes slow pace to win Sabin
  Feb 27 2010, 10:58 AM

  Aurora Lights collared pacesetter and favorite Matchless Orinda inside the final furlong and pulled away for a clear win to complete a last-to-first rally in the Sabin Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Changing Skies relishes longer distance in The Very One
  Feb 27 2010, 10:50 AM

  Stretching out to 1 3/8 miles, Changing Skies (Ire) relished the extra ground as he pulled away in the stretch to win The Very One Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Read More... Post Reactions

• Dont Blame the Cat roars to Miracle Wood victory
  Feb 27 2010, 10:43 AM

  Mary Raymond’s Dont Blame the Cat surged clear in the stretch as the 1.30-to-1 favorite to win the $54,000 Miracle Wood Stakes on Saturday at Laurel Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Surface switch no trouble for Amen Hallelujah in Davona Dale
  Feb 27 2010, 09:58 AM

  Amen Hallelujah had no trouble in her first race on dirt, dispatching 1.30-to-1 favorite Bickersons entering the stretch and surging away to a dominant victory in the $150,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Radiohead draws clear<br> in Gulfstream allowance
  Feb 27 2010, 08:00 AM

  Radiohead (GB), making his three-year-old debut in an allowance race at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, left little doubt that he could be a contender on the Triple Crown trail with a 3 ¼-length victory over five other Triple Crown nominees. Read More..... Post Reactions

• Santa Anita Park cancels Saturday's card due to rain
  Feb 27 2010, 05:14 AM

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• Ragozin Insider: Sham Stakes
  Feb 27 2010, 04:52 AM

  The $150,000 Sham Stakes (G3) is a race tailor-made for someone who bet the mutuel field in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Read More... Post Reactions

• Backtalk captures Sportsman’s Paradise
  Feb 26 2010, 12:21 PM

  GoldMark Farm’s multiple graded stakes winner Backtalk got back to his winning ways on Friday, overcoming some early trouble to win the $75,000 Sportsman’s Paradise Stakes at Delta Downs. Read More... Post Reactions

• Maragh scores 1,000th career win on Friday
  Feb 26 2010, 11:40 AM

  Mint Maker closed with a rush from fifth in the stretch to win the fourth race at Gulfstream Park by a half-length on Friday, giving jockey Rajiv Maragh his 1,000th career victory. Read More... Post Reactions

• Presious Passion to open season in Mac Diarmida
  Feb 26 2010, 10:03 AM

  The connections of multiple Grade 1 winner Presious Passion have an eye on Dubai in late March. Read More... Post Reactions

• Zenyatta drills six furlongs at Hollywood Park
  Feb 26 2010, 08:13 AM

  Two-time champion older mare Zenyatta breezed six furlongs in 1:13.20 on Friday at Hollywood Park as she prepares for her 2010 debut in the $250,000 Santa Margarita Handicap (G1) on March 13 at Santa Anita Park. Read More... Post Reactions