A PERSONAL TRIPLE CROWN
By: By John Piesen:
Last we looked, there is no horse eligible to win the Triple Crown, leaving Affirmed safe and secure for a 33rd year as the last one to accomplish the feat.
On the other hand, this selector is very much alive in his quest for a handicapping triple crown.
For those scoring at home, a
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Searching for a Sound Investment
By: Ray Taulbot
Racing fans could undoubtedly improve their winning percentage by confining their selections
to horses that are physically sound. Racing today is cluttered with unsound and
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Now it's on to the Belmont Stakes
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Three weeks between races is not a long time in modern thoroughbred racing. It is, however, plenty of time for owners and trainers to convince themselves
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Poor weather blamed for lower Pimlico numbers
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The numbers are in for Pimlico's recently completed 2010 spring meet and they are not pretty. The historic track reports that betting totals were down 22 percent from last year.
"When you lose more than a third of your turf racing because of weather during a
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Del Mar getting positive indicators for 2011
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - If early indications are any barometer, the 2011 racing season at historic Del Mar Racetrack will be a good one. The 72nd race meeting "where the turf meets the surf" will get underway Wednesday, July 20.
"It's just looking like one of those years," said Del Ma
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Shackleford gains in Three-Year-Old Poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford moved into second-place behind Kentucky Derby champ Animal Kingdom in the current NTRA Three-Year-Old Poll. Both colts are also in the top 10 of the National Thoroughbred Poll.
Animal Kingdom, second in the Preakness, sits a
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Paddy O'Prado retired from Romans stable
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Stakes winner Paddy O'Prado has been retired from racing with an injured hoof. The four-year-old is trained by Dale Romans who conditions this year's Preakness Stakes champ Shackleford.
Paddy O'Prado, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, won Saturday's Dixie Stakes at
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Shackleford edges Animal Kingdom to win Preakness
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Shackleford, ridden by Jesus Castanon, held off Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom down the stretch to win Saturday's 136th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. The three-year-old colt covered the 1 3/16-miles in 1:56.47 on a fast track.
The win by Shac
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Royal Delta rules in Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Post-time favorite Royal Delta took the lead at the head of the stretch and cruised to victory in Friday's $250,000 Black- Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. The 1 1/8-mile race for three-year- old fillies is the sister race to Saturday's 137th Preakness St
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Monmouth Park racing season till November
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - The 2011 thoroughbred racing season at Monmouth Park will run until Sunday, November 6. There will be a total of 71 days of live racing at the Jersey Shore facility.
Monmouth Park, which will be leased to Morris Bailey beginning on June 1, already began its m
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American Turf Club Lead
By: Joe Girardi
The 136th running of the Preakness Stakes is in the books and we will not be going to the
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