THRU THE BINOCULARS
By: John Piesen
A Blast from the Past
No doubt many of us remember Hialeah Park from its glory days when the Miami facility was second to one, and attracted the best racehorses in North America. From a personal viewpoint, I had the privilege of covering Hialeah for Daily Rac

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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. Forexample, when a horse is being raced into condition the class in which it is entered fromtime to time has little meaning. The horse needs racing, and a race of almost any classwill serv

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American Turf Club Lead
By: Joe Girardi
The big debate after the Breeders’ Cup was who should be Horse of the Year? ZENYATTA just beat the boys in the biggest race of the year, however, th

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Clark Handicap to feature defending champ Einstein
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Veteran runner Einstein returns Friday to defend his crown in the $400,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Dow

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Zenyatta to be honored with race
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Zenyatta, winner of this year's Breeders' Cup Classic, will be honored by the Oak Tree Racing Association with the renaming of the Lady's Secret Stakes to The Zenyatta. The change in name will take effect beginning in 2010.
Undefeated in 14 career races, Zenyat

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Rachel Alexandra takes jog in Louisville
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Leading Horse of the Year candidate Rachel Alexandra took a jog around the Churchill Downs track Tuesday morning. The three-year-old filly, who also jogged on Monday, had regular exercise rider Dominic Terry in the saddle.
Owned by Jess Jackson and Harold Mc

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Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel dies
By: SPORTS NETWORK
(Sports Network) - Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel died Monday morning after a battle with leukemia. He was 68 years old.
Various publications, including the Thoroughbred Times, reported that Frankel died at his home in Pacific Palisades, California.
"Bobby Frankel was one of the gre

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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
November 26
- Aqueduct: Fall Highweight H. (G3), $100,000, 3&up, 6f
- Churchill Downs: Falls City H. (G2), $150,000, 3&up f&m, 9f
November 27
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