Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - A mild virus, as reported on Gulfstream Park's website, has sidelined Mucho Macho Man from next week's Gulfstream Park Handicap, a race he won last year.
Trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man had a disappointing Florida Sunshine Millions in his 2013
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Ozone Park, NY (Sports Network) - Nearly 10 months since last competing in a race, Spiral Stakes winner Went the Day Well will run in an allowance optional claiming event at Aqueduct on Sunday.
(Sports Network) - Here we are two months away from the most prestigious race in America - the Kentucky Derby - with all sorts of prep races leading to the event, and who should pop up and demand some exposure right now, then big boys of the thoroughbred world.
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Defending winner Ron the Greek will face nine challengers, including 2011 winner Game On Dude, in Saturday's 76th running of the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (Big 'Cap) at Santa Anita Park. This marks the first time two prior winners of the race wil
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Merit Man takes on 12 in Swale Stakes
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Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - A baker's dozen of 3-year-olds has been entered in Saturday's $150,000 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The seven-furlong race has a post time of 5:35 p.m. (ET).
Going after his first win of the year will be Merit Man, trained by
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Vyjack meets Overanalyze in Gotham Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Ozone Park, NY (Sports Network) - Jerome Stakes winner Vyjack returns Saturday to Aqueduct versus 11 other 3-year-olds in the $400,000 Gotham Stakes. The 1 1/16-mile stakes is the last local prep for the $1 million Wood Memorial on April 6.
Winning the Gotham will be worth 50 points as part
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Battaglia Memorial draws 12 3-year-olds
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Florence, KY (Sports Network) - A dozen evenly matched 3-year-olds will go postward in Saturday's $75,000 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park. The 1 1/16-mile stakes is the final local prep for the $550,000 Spiral Stakes on March 23.
Trying for his first victory of the year will be Star
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Borel and Gomez among finalists for Racing Hall of Fame
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Jockeys Calvin Borel and Garrett Gomez are among the 10 finalists vying to be inducted as part of the 2013 Racing Hall of Fame class.
Joining Borel and Gomez on the ballot are jockeys Chris Antley, Craig Perret, and Alex Solis; thoroughbreds Ashado, Ho
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"All Others" early favorite for second Derby Future Wager
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - The 24 betting interests for the second Kentucky Derby Future Wager of 2013 have been revealed with the mutuel field installed as the morning line favorite.
The Future Wager begins Friday, March 1 at noon (ET) and concludes Sunday, March 3 at 6 p.m. (ET). Th
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Paynter posts first workout of 2013
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Paynter, winner of last year's Haskell Invitational, went back to the track for the first time Tuesday morning since being sidelined with health problems in 2012.
Owned by Zayat Stables and trained by Bob Baffert, Paynter worked three- furlongs in 36 seconds an
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Palace Malice still headed for Churchill Downs
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Dogwood Stable's Palace Malice did not disappoint his connections in finishing third in last Saturday's Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old colt was making his stakes debut in the 1 1/16-mile race.
"Palace Malice ran his expected high-class ra
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Ive Struck a Nerve is Louisiana Derby bound
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Risen Star Stakes winner Ive Struck a Nerve will make his next start in the $1 million Louisiana Derby on March 30 at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old is trained by Keith Desormeaux for owner Mark Bryan.
"We'd be crazy not to run in the Louisiana Derby," said D
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Big 'Cap has Game On Dude as favorite
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert, has been made the early favorite for Saturday's 76th Santa Anita Handicap (Big 'Cap). The 6-year-old gelding is expected to take on eight challengers in the 1 1/4- mile race.
The Big 'Cap field will feature for the time two
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Orb crashes Kentucky Derby party
By: By Jeff Frank, The Sports Analyst
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Todd Pletcher came into the new year with a bevy of Kentucky Derby contenders. However, two of his top 3-year-olds already have been beaten in 2013, including Violence, who finished second in the Fountain of Youth.
The 2012 CashCall Futurity winner ran a b
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Fracture sidelines Violence from Derby trail
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Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Violence, defeated Fountain of Youth favorite, suffered a fracture during the running of the race on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt broke his right front medial sesamoid.
"It's such a disappointment to see such a promising colt sustain an injury," said
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Super longshot wins Risen Star Stakes
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - For the second year in a row, a triple- digit longshot has won a Kentucky Derby prep race at Fair Grounds. Ive Struck a Nerve, a 135-1 outsider, won Saturday's $400,000 Risen Star Stakes.
The Risen Star is the final local prep for the 100th running of the $
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Weekly Television Schedule
March 23
- Road to the Kentucky Derby preview show, 6:00–6:30PM, NBC Sports Network
March 30
- Florida Derby and Louisiana Derby, 6:00–7:00PM, NBC Sports Network
April 6
- Florida Derby and Louisiana Derby, 6:00–7:00PM, NBC Sports Network<
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
March 2
- Aqueduct: Gotham S. (G3), $400,000, 3yo, 8.5f
- Aqueduct: Tom Fool H. (G3), $200,000, 3&up, 6f
- Aqueduct: Top Flight H. (G2), $200,000, 3&up f&m, 8.5f
- Fair Grounds: Allen Lacombe Memorial H., $75,000, 3yo f, 7.5f T
- Fair Grounds: Black Gold S
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