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March 2008 - Posts

• Big Brown stays unbeaten with Florida Derby romp
  Mar 29 2008, 06:06 PM

  Big Brown is Kentucky Derby bound. The 3-year-old colt made it three big wins in a row with a dominating victory in the $1 million ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Curlin gallops to record victory in Dubai World Cup
  Mar 29 2008, 03:46 PM

  Curlin surged to the lead in the stretch and then overpowered an international field to win the $6 million Dubai World Cup on ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Stutts, 70, has first Derby hope in Smooth Air
  Mar 27 2008, 10:24 PM

  Thoroughbred trainer Bennie Stutts Jr. enters Barn 62 at Calder Race Course, and his chest swells with pride as he shows Smooth ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Prado guides Adriano to win in Lane's End
  Mar 22 2008, 10:16 PM

  Adriano, an A.P. Indy colt trained by Graham Motion, raced to the biggest win of his career Saturday, winning the $500,000 Lane's ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Lane's End could be springboard to Derby
  Mar 20 2008, 07:42 PM

  There are few recognizable names among the dozen horses entered in Saturday's 1 1/8-mile Lane's End Stakes at Turfway Park in ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Sweet Vendetta wins Big A's Andover Way Stakes
  Mar 19 2008, 08:21 PM

  Sweet Vendetta beat Love You Not by 4 lengths Wednesday in $67,500 Andover Way Stakes for 3-year-old fillies in the rain and ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Clay's Angel wins Wednesday feature race at Oaklawn
  Mar 19 2008, 08:21 PM

  Clay's Angel took the lead early on and never lost it to win the $37,500 feature race Wednesday at Oaklawn Park. Clay's Angel ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Big Truck stuns War Pass in Tampa Bay Derby
  Mar 15 2008, 08:09 PM

  War Pass is unbeaten no longer. Restless in the gate and bumped at the start, the usually front-running War Pass never got untracked ... Read More... Post Reactions

• War Pass finding little competition in Tampa Bay
  Mar 13 2008, 09:34 PM

  Undefeated War Pass might be too good for his own good.The star 3-year-old will face only a couple of legitimate contenders as ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Pyro takes Louisiana Derby, eyes Churchill Downs
  Mar 08 2008, 07:48 PM

  Conserve energy, win the race. A simple plan for Pyro that worked to perfection in the Louisiana Derby. Biding his time behind ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Pyro gets training help from Curlin for Louisiana Derby
  Mar 06 2008, 07:17 PM

  If a Thoroughbred can be judged by the company he keeps, Pyro has all the makings of a prime Kentucky Derby contender. The 3-year-old, ... Read More... Post Reactions