The Breeders’ Cup was run at Santa Anita on November 2nd and 3rd comprising 15 races on
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Future Obviously bright
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - The 2012 racing season for 4-year-old Obviously is complete, but plans are set for a return in 2013. The gelding, trained by Mike Mitchell, closed the year with a third-place finish behind Wise Dan in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
Owned by Anthony Fanticola and Jos
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Shackleford not yet retired
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Former Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford is being prepared to enter retirement but has not run his final race on the track. The 4-year-old colt is a likely starter in this month's Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs.
"We might run him in the Clark," trainer
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Parade of champions at Churchill Downs
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - A parade of Breeders' Cup winners based at Churchill Downs will be held on Sunday at the track. Five of the seven Breeders' Cup champions with Churchill Downs connections will be paraded between races Sunday.
"Sunday will be a unique opportunity for our loya
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Breeders to get look at Shackleford
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Retirement may not have yet begun for 2011 Preakness Stakes champ Shackleford, but potential breeders will have the opportunity this weekend to check out the 4-year-old colt.
Owned by Michael Lauffer, Bill Cubbedge and Phillips Racing Pa
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Astrology retired to Taylor Made
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Nicholasville, KY (Sports Network) - Former Triple Crown competitor Astrology has been retired from racing and will stand at Taylor Made Stallions. The 4- year-old colt had been idle since finishing sixth in an allowance/optional claiming race at Churchill Downs in June.
"Astrology is one of
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Up the Backstretch: Don't overlook Shanghai Bobby
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - The Breeders' Cup World Championships are complete and now the discussion turns to Horse of the Year for 2012. Talk concerning Horse of the Year often resembles that of who should be crowned college football champion, it takes on certain biases.
Coming out of the Breeders'
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Final NTRA Poll goes to Wise Dan
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Breeders' Cup Mile winner Wise Dan finished in first place in the final NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll of 2012. The 5-year- old gelding is one of six Breeders' Cup race winners to populate the top 10.
Wise Dan, trained by Charles Lopresti, set a stakes and co
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Hansen retired to Ashford Stud
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Champion colt Hansen has been officially retired from racing and will stand at Ashford Stud. The 3-year-old had suffered an injury over the summer.
Hansen, the 2011 champion 2-year-old colt, tore a tendon in his left front leg, which prevented him from runnin
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Fort Larned captures Breeders' Cup Classic
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Fort Larned, ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., set the pace and held on to capture the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic to conclude the 29th World Championships at Santa Anita Park.
More than 55,000 people came to the second day of the Breeders' Cup to see if 6-5
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Wise Dan captures Breeders' Cup Mile
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Leading thoroughbred Wise Dan took the lead at the top of the stretch and went on to win Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park.
Wise Dan, trained by Charles Lopresti, went off as the 9-5 favorite in the nine-horse field. The 2-1 second ch
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Little Mike wins Breeders' Cup Turf
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Arlington Million winner Little Mike stalked the leader and then cruised to victory in Saturday's $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park. Ridden by Ramon Dominguez, Little Mike ran the 1 1/2-miles in 2:22.83 for a Breeders' Cup record.
Setting the pa
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Weekly Television Schedule
November 21
- Movie: Broadway Melody of 1938, 8:30-10:30AM, TCM
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
November 9
- Remington Park: Clever Trevor S., $100,000, 2yo, 7f
November 10
- Aqueduct: Long Island H. (G3), $150,000, 3&up, f&m, 12f (turf)
- Calder Race Course: Carl G. Rose H., $150,000, 3&up, 9f
- Calder Race Course: Elmer Heu
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