Few care to dispute that statement because thereis so much irrefutable evidence to support it. Man has flown to the moon and he sends television pictures around the world, to mention two ac
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Secret Circle gets checkup in Lexington
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert reported that Arkansas Derby runner-up Secret Circle was at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington for a checkup.
"He came out of that race a little crabby," Baffert said at Santa Anita.
Baffert did not specificall
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Derby desire for Desormeaux and Dullahan
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux is one of only two active riders with three Kentucky Derby victories. This year Desormeaux has the mount on Blue Grass Stakes champ Dullahan.
"He finishes better than the other three," Desormeaux said when comparing Dullah
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One last Kentucky Derby prep race at Keeneland
By: By Jeff Frank, Contributing Editor
(Sports Network) - Bob Baffert might have the early Kentucky Derby favorite in Bodemeister, but there is another 3-year-old race on tap this Saturday - the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland - that features a couple of horses, including one trained by Baffert, with a chance to make it to the first Tri
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Seven set for Jerome Handicap
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Ozone Park, NY (Sports Network) - Three-year-olds still on the Triple Crown trail will be at Aqueduct for Saturday's $200,000 Jerome Handicap at a mile. Seven sophomore thoroughbreds have been entered for a last chance opportunity to get graded stakes winnings.
Adios Charlie won the 2011 Jer
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Derby contenders arriving at Churchill Downs
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - The probable Kentucky Derby favorite is now stabled at Churchill Downs in preparation for the May 5 Run for the Roses. Arkansas Derby winner Bodemeister along with stablemate Secret Circle, second in the race, are both housed under the Twin Spires.
"Both col
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75th season at Del Mar includes Oak Tree
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Historic Del Mar Racetrack, "where the turf meets the surf," will begin its 75th season on July 18 for a 37-day meeting. The summer meet, ending on Sept. 5, will include two stakes with Oak Tree in their names.
"Having the Oak Tree name linked with that of Del
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Up the Backstretch: West Coast handicapper likes Bodemeister
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - All the major Kentucky Derby prep races have been run and it's time for people to sort through the information and come up with their top 3-year-olds. Among them is Santa Anita Park handicapper Jon White.
The veteran line maker gave his initial outlook on
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Bodemeister and Dullahan surge in Three-Year-Old Poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Bodemeister and Dullahan, respective winners of Saturday's Arkansas Derby and Blue Grass Stakes, used those victories to climb in the latest NTRA Three-Tear-Old Poll. Leading colt Union Rags had his lead significantly narrowed.
The gap be
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Caixa Eletronica wins Charles Town Classic
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Charles Town, WV (Sports Network) - Caixa Eletronica, ridden by Javier Castellano, blew past defending winner Duke of Mischief to capture the fourth running of the $1 million Charles Town Classic on Saturday night at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. The seven-year-old chestnut horse is tra
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AMERICAN TURF CLUB LEAD
By: JOE GIRARDI
On April 14th there were two major prep races at two different racetracks. The Blue Grass at Keeneland and the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. These
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Weekly Television Schedule
May 2
- Derby Classics, 4:00-5:00PM, NBC Sports Network
- Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw, 5:00-6:00PM, NBC Sports Network
May 3
- Derby Classics, 4:00-5:00PM, NBC Sports Network
- Derby Access, 5:00-6:00PM, NBC Sports Network
May 4
Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
April. 20
- Keeneland: Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare S. (G3), $100,000, 4&up, f&m, 8.5f
April. 21
- Aqueduct: Jerome S. (G2), $200,000, 3yo, 8f
- Aqueduct: Northern Willy S., $75,000, 4&up, f&m, 8f
- Calder Race Course: Miami Mi
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