Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Richard's Kid and Handsome Mike, both trained by Doug O'Neill, had workouts Thursday at Santa Anita Park. The two horses are pre-entered for next week's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
(Sports Network) - Despite some of the best fillies and mares to ever set foot on a racetrack, there has been just one repeat winner of the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, once known as the Distaff.
Bayakoa became the lone two-time champion of the premier race for females in the World Champio
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - The official order of this year's Breeders' Cup races has been finalized. The two-day Breeders' Cup will be held on Nov. 2-3 at Santa Anita Park and for the second time will have 15 races worth $26 million. This will be the first of two straight years that Santa Ani
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Pre-entries for the 15 Breeders' Cup World Championship races have been announced with a total of 180 horses. This a reduction from last year's record number of 193 pre-entered thoroughbreds.
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Spiral Stakes highlights Turfway Park 2013 meet
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Florence, KY (Sports Network) - Turfway Park's premier race for Kentucky Derby hopefuls, the $500,000 Spiral Stakes, will be held on Saturday, March 23, highlighting the track's 2013 winter/spring meet. The meeting will extend from Jan. 1 through March 30.
The track will conduct 28 days of l
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Breeders' Cup not instore for Golden Ticket
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Travers Stakes co-winner Golden Ticket will be held out of this year's Breeders' Cup after coming down with an infection. The 3-year-old was not pre-entered in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic by his connections.
"He worked really poor on Saturday and I w
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Animal Kingdom in Kentucky on way to Breeders' Cup
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Monday evening saw the arrival of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom to Keeneland. The 4-year-old colt is stopping in Kentucky to prepare for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 3.
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Wise Dan continues to lead NTRA poll
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Wise Dan leads the way for a third straight week atop the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll. The first 10 spots in the voting are unchanged from a week ago.
Wise Dan, trained by Charles Lopresti, received 20 first-place votes and 438 points in week 34 of the pol
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Chantal Sutherland retires from riding
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Sunday marked the end of leading female jockey Chantal Sutherland's career as a thoroughbred rider. The 36-year-old announced her retirement from racing in a statement on her website.
"The moment has come where I have decided to announce my retirement from bein
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Hymn Book likes the slop to win Belmont Park stakes
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - A sloppy racetrack proved to Hymn Book's liking Friday as the gelding cruised to victory in the $85,000 Frank "Pancho" Martin Stakes at Belmont Park. The 6-year-old covered the 1 1/16-miles on a sloppy track in 1:43.31.
Ridden by Joel Rosario, Hymn Book broke sh
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Kindergarden Kid rallies to win Sycamore Stakes
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Kindergarden Kid, ridden by Julien Leparoux, rallied down the stretch to catch Ioya Bigtime and win the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes at Keeneland.
Racing fifth in the seven-horse field for most of the race, Kindergarden Kid found another gea
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Weekly Television Schedule
October 28
- Washington International Horse Show,3:30PM-4:30PM, NBC Sports Network
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 C
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
October 26
- Delta Downs: Magnolia S., $100,000, 3&up, f&m, 8f
October 27
- Belmont Park: Bold Ruler H. (G3), $150,000, 3&up, 7f
- Belmont Park: Turnback the Alarm H. (G3), $150,000, 3&up, f&m, 8.5f
- Delta Downs: Gold Cup,
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