Maybe Better holds Cup key
Trainer Brian Mayfield-Smith will not be the only relieved man on Saturday should Maybe Better get up in the G2 Winning Edge Presentation Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield.
sportal.com.au Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:22:00 GMT
In The Mounting Yard
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sportal.com.au Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT
Zarkava triumphant in the 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Trioimphe
Zarkava took the lead in deep stretch and drew off to win the 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp by a 2 lengths over Youmzain, remaining undefeated in...
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2008 Pattison Canadian International
Long shot Marsh Side took the lead in the stretch and drew off by 1 3/4 lengths to win the 2008 Canadian International at Woodbine over even longer shot Spice...
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2008 Arc de Triomphe Weekend - Saturday Stakes Part 1
The day before the 2008 Arc de Triomphe featured the 7 furlong Prix de la Foret (G1) which was won by favorite Paco Boy (right) and the 2 1/2 mile...
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2008 E.P. Taylor, Nearctic, and Summer Stakes
Also on Candian International day, Folk Opera (right) went wire-to-wire, winning the 2008 E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1) by 1 3/4 lengths. In the Nearctic Stakes (G2), longshots ruled as...
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Casual Pass primed for Yalumba
It's not quite the fountain of youth but trainer Peter Morgan's revolutionary water treadmill has breathed new life into injury-plagued galloper Casual Pass.
sportal.com.au Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:34:00 GMT
Hayes can't split pair
Trainer David Hayes is torn as to which of his two Caulfield Guineas chances - Von Costa De Hero and All American - will be his stable elect in Saturday's race.
sportal.com.au Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:40:00 GMT
Casino Drive preps for Classic in optional claimer
Casino Drive, the undefeated 3-year-old colt from Japan, will start in an optional claimer at Santa Anita on Sunday in advance of a scheduled appearance in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Oct. 25.
Espn Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:09:20 PDT
Plenty of contenders in Keeneland's QE II Cup
The royals are big on anniversaries, which should make the 25th running of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland a festive occasion. Thing is, the QE II is always something fancy, to which another killer renewal here Saturday can attest.
Espn Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:50:26 PDT
Difficult spot for Liberty Bull in $200K Perryville
If career earnings meant anything, Wise Answer and Liberty Bull would have quite the edge Saturday in the $200,000 Perryville Stakes at Keeneland.
Espn Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:56:37 PDT
Curlin set to work out over Santa Anita's surface
Curlin will have a 5-furlong workout on Santa Anita's synthetic surface between races Monday in another step toward determining whether he will run in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Oct. 25. The reigning Horse of the Year will run in company with Hawaii Calls, another of trainer Steve Asmussen's horses, between races four and five. "Our biggest concern with Curlin is the difference in the way the track plays between morning and afternoon," assistant trainer Scott Blasi said.
FOXSports.com Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:51:28 GMT
Breeders' Cup returning to Churchill Downs in 2010
The 27th Breeders' Cup will be held at the home of the Kentucky Derby on Nov. 5-6, 2010, the seventh time horse racing's biggest ...
USATODAY.com Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:11:55 GMT
Denman may be out until February
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman must defy history if he is to successfully defend his title in 2009 after a long lay-off with an irregular heartbeat.
BBC Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:37:13 GMT
Cheltenham eye windproof festival
Cheltenham racecourse's managing director Edward Gillespie admits proposals to house the town's football club at Prestbury Park is part of a drive to have more permanent facilities on the site.
BBC Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:17:49 GMT
Churchill Downs to host Breeders' Cup in '10
Event scheduled to return to Louisville track for seventh time Event scheduled to return to Louisville track for seventh time
baltimoresun.com Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:50:00 -0400
Officials' rift central to slots contest
Franchot, O'Malley camps grow more combative as vote nears The animus between Comptroller Peter Franchot and Gov. Martin O'Malley is taking center stage in the Maryland slots contest, providing a lively sideshow to a years-old debate to be decided by voters next month.
baltimoresun.com Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Breeders' Cup horses will face drug testing
Horses pre-entered in the 14Breeders' Cup races to be run Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita Park will face drug testing ahead of racing's richest event. Horses will be selected randomly for testing from the pre-entry lists to be released Tuesday, the California Horse Racing Board announced. The testing will specifically target EPO, darbepoetin and other blood-doping agents that are typically administered days or weeks before competition and are not usually detectable in testing traditionally done shortly after the race. Trainers of horses that test positive for anabolic steroids will face a one-year suspension from the event, and three-time violators will be banned for life, according to new rules this year.
baltimoresun.com Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Dream Empress victorious, secures Breeders' Cup berth
It's been a tough market lately for real estate appraiser Kelly Colliver, but a modest investment in a horse landed Colliver ...
USATODAY.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:26:19 GMT
Breeders' Cup horses to be drug tested
Horses pre-entered in the 14 Breeders' Cup races to be run Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita will face drug testing ahead of racing's richest event. Horses will be selected randomly for testing from the pre-entry lists to be released Oct. 14, the California Horse Racing Board announced Tuesday.
FOXSports.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:45:29 GMT
Zarkava's racing future in doubt
Arc winner Zarkava will be rested for the remainder of the season as racing fans await a decision on whether she races again.
BBC Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:44:17 GMT
Arundel slots proposal divides the community
Some see congestion, costs; others see major economic gains Perhaps more than in any other place in Maryland, the debate over whether to allow slot-machine gambling hits home in Anne Arundel County, where the state's largest slots parlor might be built squarely in suburbia.
baltimoresun.com Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Arson Squad lights up Meadowlands Cup
Arson Squad rallied to win the $350,000 Meadowlands Cup on Friday night, beating Anak Nakal by 2{ lengths.
USATODAY.com Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:48:31 GMT
Workout may determine Breeders' decision for Curlin
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin is scheduled to breeze Monday at Santa Anita Park in a workout that may well determine whether ...
USATODAY.com Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:52:04 GMT
Peppers Pride enters 6-furlong allowance race
Peppers Pride is ready to try again. The New Mexico thoroughbred mare is entered in a 6-furlong allowance race Saturday at Zia Park, bidding for what would be a North American record 17th career victory in as many starts. Peppers Pride never has raced outside New Mexico and could break the mark of 16 straight wins she shares with Triple Crown winner Citation, two-time horse of the year Cigar, Mister Frisky and Hallowed Dreams. "She's doing well," trainer Joel Marr said Monday.
FOXSports.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:20:46 GMT
Finley: Skip Away, not Curlin, should hold earnings record
Shouldn't the top earner in North American racing history be the horse who has earned the most in North American racing?
Espn Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:47:31 PDT
Velazquez rides 3,999th winner
With a first-place finish in the $400K Yellow Ribbon Stakes, John Velazquez earned career victory No. 3,999 Saturday.
FOXSports.com Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:54:49 GMT
Rainbow to miss Breeders' clash
Rainbow View will miss the Breeders' Cup meeting in America.
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