Another Addition to Your OTB Arsenal
By: By Ray Taulbot
Many readers that wish to take advantage of off-track betting and simulcast
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Oaklawn gears up for opening with job fairs
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - In advance of opening day on Friday, Jan. 11, Oaklawn Park has scheduled three job fairs. Oaklawn Park is the home of the $1 million Arkansas Derby for 3-year-olds.
"These job fairs have been very successful ways of filling our employment needs with many pe
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Richard's Kid headed for 2013 season
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - Richard's Kid, trained by Doug O'Neill, is being prepared for another season of racing in 2013. The 7-year-old horse completed his 2012 campaign with a fourth-place finish last week in the Native Diver Stakes at Hollywood Park.
"He came back great," said O'Ne
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First workout for Mark Valeski
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Mark Valeski, winner of the Peter Pan Stakes, had his first workout Thursday morning since arriving at Fair Grounds Racetrack. The 3-year-old colt is owned by Brereton Jones and trained by Larry Jones.
"Our big 3-year-olds all got the summer off," said Larr
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Up the Backstretch: Charles Town Classic a major hitter
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - Breeders' Cup Classic, Kentucky Derby and Charles Town Classic. These are now three of the richest thoroughbred races in the United States.
The Charles Town Classic joins the Breeders Cup and Run for the Roses in the upper tier of purses after receiving a 50 percent increa
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Shackleford and Paynter added as 'Vox Populi' Award nominees
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Two horses have been added to the list of nominees for the third annual Secretariat 'Vox Populi' Award. Shackleford and Paynter have been added to the five thoroughbreds announced Tuesday.
"The people have spoken, and we have heard their voice loud and clear
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In Lingerie retired to breeding barn
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - In Lingerie, winner of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, has been retired from racing and will be bred to European Horse Of The Year, Frankel.
The 3-year-old filly is owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber, and was trained by Todd Pletcher.
"It
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Mine That Bird gets stakes at Sunland Park
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Sunland Park, NM (Sports Network) - In 2009 a little known stakes in New Mexico became famous when one of its participants captured the Kentucky Derby at record equaling odds. Four years after Mine That Bird shocked the racing world as a 50-1 longshot, he will have a stakes race named for him dur
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Game On Dude exits Native Diver headed for Big 'Cap
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - Game On Dude found something extra in winning Saturday's $250,000 Native Diver Stakes at Hollywood Park and came away in good shape after fighting off Nonios to win the 1 1/8-mile stakes
"I thought he was impressive," said Mike Marlow, longtime assistant to t
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Weekly Television Schedule
December 15
- Champion of Champions, 11:30PM-12:30AM, MSG
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
December 8
- Aqueduct: Raymond Earl S., $80,000, 3yo, 8f
- Aqueduct: Queens County H., $75,000, 3&up, 9f
- Aqueduct: Thirty Eight Go Go S., $75,000, 2yo f, 7f
- Fair Grounds: Louisiana Champions Day Classic S., $150,000, 3&up, 9f
- Fair Grounds: Louisiana Cham
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AMERICAN TURF CLUB LEAD
By: JOE GIRARDI
Gulfstream got its 2012-2013 meeting underway on December 1st and they hosted the Claiming Crown, s
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