Laurel, MD (Sports Network) - A 10-year racing agreement has been reached among Maryland"s thoroughbred racing groups. The announcement of such a deal was made Friday.
The organizations involved are th
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Hollywood Park has pleasing autumn meeting
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - Heading into the final weekend of the 2012 autumn meet, Hollywood Park racing secretary Martin Panza couldn't be happier at the upturn in business. Sunday marks the final day of racing at the historic track for the year.
"Obviously, when there's a 10-day brea
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Animal Kingdom headed to Australia to stand stud
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - A majority interest in the breeding rights to Eclipse Award winner Animal Kingdom has been sold to an Australian farm. Arrowfield Stud, owned by John Messara, will be the location where the 2011 Kentucky Derby champ will begin his stud career after the 2013
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Santa Anita Park ready for 76th season
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Santa Anita Park is about to open for its 76th season of racing which will be highlighted by the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby. Opening day will be Wednesday, Dec. 26 and extends through Sunday, April 21.
"This season, we're focusing our efforts on the areas that
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Voting begins for 2012 Moment of the Year
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Voting has commenced for the 14th annual "NTRA Moment of the Year." A dozen important events during 2012 in thoroughbred racing can be voted on at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Web site, www.ntra.com.
"The NTRA Moment of the Year allows f
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CashCall Futurity has 11 set to run
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - A solid field of 11 2-year-olds will do battle Saturday in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park. The 1 1/16-mile stakes has become an early prep on the Triple Crown trail.
Breaking from the inside post will be He's Had Enough, second by a head to
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Workout goes well for Animal Kingdom
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Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Eclipse Award winning colt Animal Kingdom posted a pleasing workout Tuesday morning. The 4-year-old is stabled at Palm Meadows Training Center near Gulfstream Park.
Owned by Team Valor, Animal Kingdom worked four-furlongs on the turf in 52 3/5 seconds
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Up the Backstretch: Parx Racing's Derby hopefuls
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - It will be nine years pretty soon since Smarty Jones came out of Philadelphia Park to win the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and came within one-length of becoming the first Triple Crown champion since 1978.
One of the races Smarty Jones won as a 2-year-old ahead
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Normandy Invasion settled in at Palm Meadows
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Remsen Stakes runner-up Normandy Invasion is stabled at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida ahead of a 2013 Triple Crown campaign.
Owned by Fox Hill Farm and trained by Chad Brown, the colt is jogging and walking, getting ready for his first start
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Take Charge Indy ready to race in 2013
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Florida Derby winner Take Charge Indy will return to the races in 2013 for his 4-year-old campaign. The colt, trained by Patrick Byrne, will be based at Palm Meadows Training Center near Gulfstream Park.
"We're extremely excited to bring back Take Charge Indy
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Oaklawn gears up for opening with job fairs
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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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Weekly Television Schedule
December 15
- Champion of Champions, 11:30PM-12:30AM, MSG
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
December 15
- Aqueduct: Gravesend H., $75,000, 3&up, 6f
- Fair Grounds: Tenacious H., $75,000, 3&up, 8.5f
- Gulfstream Park: Dania Beach S., $100,000, 2yo, 8f (turf)
- Hollywood Park: CashCall Futurity (G1), $750,000, 2yo, 8.5f
- Hollywood Park: Hollywood Turf
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