Pros at the racetrack
By: Ray Taulbot
The following is a lead is by Ray Taulbot and it is about professional handicappers.
The calme
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AMERICAN TURF CLUB LEAD-CONDITION PLAY
A horse may get lucky in the running of a race and win it "on the breaks"…but it can only happen to a horse that is in sharp racing condition. Which is another way of saying that the key factor in spotting a winner is condition. . . the condition of the
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Zenyatta to be honored with statue
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - She is considered by many to be arguably the finest female thoroughbred of the last 100 years and as a way of immortalizing her, Santa Anita Park will have a life-sized statue of former Horse of the Year Zenyatta unveiled on Sept. 29.
"The
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Wise Dan favored in Woodbine Mile
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Trainer Charles Lopresti will saddle Wise Dan in Sunday's $1 million Woodbine Mile in an attempt to win the stakes a second straight year. Wise Dan will take on eight rivals in the grass event.
"Turallure was impressive in winning the Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mil
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Trinniberg headed for Sprint
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Miami Gardens, FL (Sports Network) - Although coming off a disappointing King's Bishop at Saratoga, 3-year-old sprinter Trinniberg is still probable for November's Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita.
"That's still the plan," owner and trainer Shivananda Parbhoo said. "
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Up the Backstretch: What have you done for me now
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - All sports are "What have you done for me yesterday" industries. Even horse racing, where the horses can't be sent down to the minors or demoted to second string.
No, the changes that occur usually happen
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Bejarano to ride Game On Dude over Sutherland
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Leading thoroughbred Game On Dude will be ridden by Rafael Bejarano, instead of Chantal Sutherland, the next time the gelding races.
Trainer Bob Baffert told The Blood-Horse about the jockey change for the top rated Game On Dude.
"Rafael is our main rider
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Top 10 within sight for Mario Pino
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Erie, PA (Sports Network) - Veteran jockey Mario Pino is three wins away from reaching the top 10 of the all-time North American victories list. The 51- year-old Pino is sitting right behind Hall of Fame rider Earlie Fires.
Pino, a fixture on the Maryland racing circuit, is based currently a
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Keeneland next stop for Lopez
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - Following his successful 2012 meeting at Monmouth Park, jockey Paco Lopez will head to Kentucky to ride at the state's two leading racetracks.
"We're going to try something new," said Lopez about going to Keeneland and Churchill Downs. "It's always exciting w
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Up the Backstretch: Horse of the Year contenders
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - Eight weeks out from the Breeders' Cup World Championships on Nov. 2 and 3, saying with any certainty that a particular horse will be voted 2012 Horse of the Year is a stretch.
We know the three-year streak of females being HOY will end. Last year's champion, Havre de Grac
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Weekly Television Schedule
November 2
- Breeders' Cup Friday, 4:00-8:00PM, NBC Sports Network
November 3
- Breeders' Cup Saturday, 3:30-8:00PM, NBC Sports Network
- Breeders' Cup Classic, 8:00-9:00PM, NBC
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