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August 2008 - Posts

• Curlin prevails at the 'Graveyard of favorites'
  Aug 30 2008, 07:24 PM

  Not even Saratoga Race Course, known as the "Graveyard of favorites" because some of the most stunning upsets in Thoroughbred ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Woodward favorite Curlin nears money mark
  Aug 28 2008, 10:09 PM

  Horse racing fans will look for brilliance when Curlin struts his stuff Saturday in the $500,000 Woodward Stakes at New York's ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Kentucky racing regulators vote to ban steroids
  Aug 25 2008, 02:09 PM

  Kentucky horse racing regulators have approved a major ban on anabolic steroids that could outlaw the drugs for next year's Kentucky ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Trainer salutes Colonel John after hard-fought nose victory in Travers
  Aug 24 2008, 09:52 PM

  There is no consolation after missing an opportunity in the Kentucky Derby. Or is there? Read More... 5 comment(s)

• No more doubt: Colonel John wins $1M Travers Stakes
  Aug 23 2008, 07:58 PM

  Colonel John ended doubts about his stamina and his ability to win on dirt by grinding out a nose victory against Mambo in Seattle ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Without Big Brown, Travers hosts slew of hopefuls
  Aug 21 2008, 09:03 PM

  With Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion Big Brown conspicuous in his absence, no fewer than a dozen 3-year-olds are set to ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Genuine Risk, filly that won 1980 Derby, dies at 31
  Aug 18 2008, 02:34 PM

  Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, has died at Virginia's Newstead Farm. Read More... Post Reactions

• Owner of Curlin wants to keep 4-year-olds on track to compete
  Aug 15 2008, 01:42 AM

  Jess Jackson, majority owner of Curlin, is doing his part to increase the popularity of Thoroughbred racing by keeping the defending ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Spirit One leads wire-to-wire in claiming Arlington Million
  Aug 09 2008, 08:38 PM

  French-based Spirit One won the 26th running of the Arlington Million on Saturday, leading from start to finish for an upset ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Einstein theoretically set for Arlington Million
  Aug 07 2008, 09:15 PM

  Saturday's Arlington Million, the centerpiece of the International Festival of Racing at Arlington Park near Chicago, features ... Read More... 1 comment(s)

• Curlin to race next on dirt at Saratoga at Woodward Stakes
  Aug 05 2008, 02:24 PM

  Curlin's majority owner says the 2007 Horse of the Year is going back to a dirt track for his next race later this month. Majority ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Big Brown rebounds from Belmont flop to win Haskell
  Aug 03 2008, 07:22 PM

  Big Brown barely bounced back from his last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes with a victory in the $1 million Haskell Invitational ... Read More... Post Reactions

• Deweycheatumnhowe wins Hambletonian
  Aug 02 2008, 03:39 PM

  Deweycheatumnhowe has won the $1.5 million Hambletonian. The 2-5 favorite became the first unbeaten winner of the 3-year-old ... Read More... Post Reactions