PIESEN CUES
By: John Piesen
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but won't this be the first Saturday since mid-January on which there is no major stakes race carded for 3-year-olds east of the Mississippi?
Fact is the richest r
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Outsmarting the Public
By: Ray Taulbot
Regular readers of this publication are aware of pace handicapping, and it is not
uncommon for us to receive many letters each month asking questions about the pace factor.
Man
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American Turf Club Lead
By: Joe Girardi
Another year goes by and the Triple Crown is safe again. The last Triple Crown winner came over 30 years ago back in 1978 when AFFIRMED completed th
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NYRA notifies employees of pending closures
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced Friday that it has notified its employees of the pending end
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Belmont Stakes prospect preps in turf race
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - New Madrid, a Belmont Stakes candidate, faded down the stretch Thursday at Belmont Park in his first race in more than a month. The three-year-old colt was using the optional claiming event as a prep for the final leg in the Triple Crown.
Trained by Tim Ice, New
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Mine That Bird to be trained by Hall of Fame member
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been named the new conditioner for 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird. Owners Leonard Blach and Mark Allen announced the decision on Wednesday.
The move to Lukas means that Mine That Bird will no longer be train
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Just as Well pointed to Arlington Million XXVIII
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arlington Heights, IL (Sports Network) - Coming off a second-place finish in last Saturday's Dixie Stakes at Pimlico, Just as Well is on the road to this year's Arlington Million at Arlington Park.
The 1 1/4-mile race, a furlong more than the Dixie, is being targeted by the seven-year-olds'
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Snow Chief dies from heart attack
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Paso Robles, CA (Sports Network) - Former champion thoroughbred Snow Chief has died at the age of 27 from an apparent heart attack. The 1986 Preakness Stakes winner died on Saturday at Eagle Oak Ranch.
Snow Chief was bred and co-owned by Carl Grinstead and tr
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No Luck Needed for Lookin At Lucky
By: by Jeff Frank, Contributing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The 2010 Preakness was extremely reminiscent to the 1997 edition when three horses, including Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm, finished a quarter-of-a-length apart. In fact, Touch Gold was only 1 1/2-lengths behind in fourth
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Weekly Television schedule
June 5
- Today at Belmont Stakes, 12:00-5:00pm, ESPN
- Belmont Stakes, 5:00-7:00pm, ABC
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Weekly Television schedule
May 22
- Arlington Park: American 1000 Guineas, $200,000, 3yo f, 8f T
- Arlington Park: Arlington Classic, $100,000, 3yo, 8.5f T
- Belmont Park: Sheepshead Bay H. (G2), $150,000, 3&up f&m,, 11f T
- Churchill Downs: Louisville H. (G3), $100,000, 3&up, 12f
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