ALONG FOR THE RECORD
By: JOHN PIESEN
Kudos to Rapid Redux and his connections.
While you may have been occupied watching the second half of the Pats-Chiefs thriller on Monday night. Rapid Redux was busy winning the eighth at Mountaineer Park before a handful of cold-weather faithful.
That made it 20 straight wins for
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REPEATER POWER PLAYS
By: RAY TAULBOT
Ask yourself a simple question: Do you have the temperament to lose nine out of 10 plays—even if the tenth is a winner at a $30.00 mutuel? Most horseplayers can’t stomach the idea of a zero-for-nine streak. In addition, they don’t
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AMERICAN TURF CLUB LEAD- FAIR GROUNDS-RAPID REDUX
By: JOE GIRARDI
The Fair Grounds got their meeting underway as tradition on Thanksgiving Day, November 24th, 2011
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Flat Out returns in Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Defeated Breeders' Cup Classic favorite Flat Out makes a quick turnaround for Friday's $500,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/8-mile dirt race has attracted a solid field of 13.
Flat Out, trained by Scooter Dickey, will be ridden by Alex Solis f
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Heart attack claims life of Bob Holthus
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Veteran trainer Bob Holthus passed away Tuesday morning in Louisville at suffering a heart attack. The 77-year-old Holthus had been suffering from heart disease for several years.
A native of Nebraska, Holthus was a fixture at Oaklawn Park and Churchill Down
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Straight Story surprise winner at Woodbine
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Longshot Straight Story came north from the U.S. to post a surprise victory Saturday in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes at Woodbine Race Course. The five-year-old went off as the biggest longshot in the 10-horse field at 38-1.
Ridden by Jesse Campbell, Straight Stor
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J P's Gusto retired to Florida
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Ocala, FL (Sports Network) - Multiple stakes winner J P's Gusto has been retired from racing and will enter stud service at Journeyman Stud beginning in 2012. Journeyman Stud is owned by Brent and Crystal Fernung.
"J P's Gusto represents the quality we're always looking to get down here to J
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Owner setting 2012 plans for Havre de Grace
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Stanton, DE (Sports Network) - Four-year-old filly Havre de Grace will recuperate from this year's Breeders' Cup Classic and then begin training for another racing season in 2012. The top vote getter in the final NTRA Poll is back home from Churchill Downs for her owner Rick Porter and trainer La
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Ladies' Classic champ Royal Delta sold
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Champion filly Royal Delta was sold Tuesday night at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The winner of last week's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic went for $8.5 million to Benjamin Leon's Besilu Stables.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and she
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
November 23
- Penn National: Six Bits H., $200,000, 3&up, 6f
- Penn National: Blue Mountain S., $75,000, 2yo f, 6f
- Penn National: Le Bagoter, $75,000, 3yo, 6f
- Penn National: Swatara, $75,000, 3&up, 8.5f
November 24
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