Thru The Binoculars
By: JOHN PIESEN
"Once upon a time there was a horse named Kelso.
"But only once."
As the national columnist for Daily Racing Form, Joe Hirsch wrote that tribute to America's super horse back in the mid-'60s.
And so it occurred to me upon learning of the passing of Joe Hirsch this morning at St. Lu
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Class Moves and Those Suspicious Odds Patterns
By: Ray Taulbot
There are several reasons for shifts up and down in claiming price. For example, when a horse is being raced into condition the class in which it is entered from time to time has little meaning. The horse needs racing, and a race of almost any classwill se
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AMERICAN TURF CLUB LEAD
By: JOE GIRARDI
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Curlin, Big Brown and Zenyatta among Eclipse Award finalists
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, Kentucky Derby champ Big Brown and Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic winner Zenyatta top the list of finalists for the 2008 Eclipse Awards.
The Eclipse Awards ceremony wil
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Daily Racing Form columnist Joe Hirsch dies
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Longtime Daily Racing Form columnist Joe Hirsch died Friday at the age of 80.
Hirsch suffered for many years from Parkinson's disease. He died at St. Luke's Hospital in New York.
Considered the dean of American turf writer
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NBC Sports wins eighth consecutive Media Eclipse Award
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - NBC Sports has been recognized for the eighth straight year with the Media Eclipse Award for National Television - Live Programming for the broadcast of the 2008 Preakness Stakes.
"We are extremely proud of the high standards a
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NBC Sports wins eighth consecutive Media Eclipse Award
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - NBC Sports has been recognized for the eighth straight year with the Media Eclipse Award for National Television - Live Programming for the broadcast of the 2008 Preakness Stakes.
"We are ext
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
January 10
- Fair Grounds: Col. E.R. Bradley H. (G3), $100,000, 4&up, 8.5f T
- Fair Grounds: Lecomte S. (G3), $100,000, 3yo, 8f
- Fair Grounds: Dr. A.B. Leggio Memorial S., $75,000, 4&up f&m, 5.5f T
- Fair Grounds: F.W. Gaudin Memorial S., $75,000, 4&
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