I was going to write a review of some of the past weekend’s stakes races but when I picked up my racing form f
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OFF FORM WINNERS
The following article can help you come up with some longshot winners. Good luck!
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Injured Borel on shelf for month
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel will be sidelined about a month after suffering an injury Wednesday at Keeneland.
Borel was injured in a fall during Wednesday's sixth race while riding Sonic Dancer.
"He has a broken fibula but no concussion," Borel's a
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E.P. Taylor Stakes has first three from Canadian Stakes
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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Canadian Stakes winner Minakshi tops a field of 10 fillies and mares for Sunday's $500,000 E. P. Taylor Stakes. The 1 1/4-mile turf stakes highlights the day's undercard for the Canadian International at Woodbine.
Minakshi, ridden by Luis Contreras, defeated
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Joshua Tree to defend Canadian International
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Joshua Tree has been entered to defend his title versus 10 in Sunday's $1 million Canadian International at Woodbine. The 6-year-old gelding is attempting to become the first horse to win the 1 1/2- mile turf race three times.
Owned by Khalid Nabooda and Kame
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Up the Backstretch: Half dozen make up Distaff field
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Is handicapping a race with six horses in the field easier than handicapping a field of 14?
That's a rhetorical question because just six fillies and mares have been entered in next Friday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff, formerly Ladies' Classic, whi
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Breeders' Cup pre-entries revealed for 30th edition
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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Pre-entries for the 14 Breeders' Cup World Championship races have been announced with a total of 172 horses.
The 30th Breeders' Cup will be held for the second straight year at Santa Anita Park with five races set for Friday, Nov. 1 and nine on Saturday, Nov
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Race order finalized for 30th Breeders' Cup
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The official order of this year's Breeders' Cup races has been finalized. The two-day Breeders' Cup will be held on Nov. 1-2 at Santa Anita Park and will have 14 races worth $26 million.
The first day's races begins with the Marathon followed by the Juvenile
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Rain may have been a blessing for Temeraine
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Last week at Keeneland rain forced the Sycamore Stakes to be moved from the turf to the synthetic main track which prompted the scratch of the top three favorites, including Temeraine.
The 4-year-old gelding. instead, will be one of an expected field of 12 st
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Record holder among probables for Canadian International
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - A dozen are expected to leave the starting gate Sunday in the $1 million Canadian International at Woodbine. Among the 12 grass specialists in the 1 1/2-mile event is world record holder Twilight Eclipse.
Owned by West Point Thoroughbred, Twilight Eclipse est
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Game On Dude remains first as Breeders' Cup draws near
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Less than two weeks until the 30th Breeders' Cup and Game On Dude continues to lead the way in the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll.
Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert, received 45 of 50 first-place votes for 495 points in week 34 of the voting. The 6-year-
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Dullahan dies from colic complications
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Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Former Pacific Classic winner Dullahan passed away early Sunday morning due to complications of colic. The 4-year-old colt had undergone surgery Saturday night.
Owner Donegal Racing posted the following on its Twitter account Sunday morning.
"We report
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Mucho Macho Man puts in Breeders' Cup work
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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up Mucho Macho Man had his next to last workout Saturday at Santa Anita before the World Championships on Nov. 2.
Trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man worked five furlongs in 1:02 1/5 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.
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Wise Dan jogs day after final workout
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Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Horse of the Year Wise Dan stretched his legs Saturday morning at Keeneland the day after what was his final workout before the Breeders' Cup.
The defending Breeders' Cup Mile winner, trained by Charles LoPresti, went around Keeneland's training track twice
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Weekly Television Schedule
October 31
- Breeders' Cup Top 30, 10:30-11:30pm, NBC Sports
November 1
- Breeders' Cup Top 30, 1:00-2:00am, NBC Sports
- Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita Park, 4:00-8:00pm, NBC Sports
November 2
Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
October 25
- My Trusty Cat S., Delta Downs, $150,000, 2yo f, 7f, Dirt
October 26
- Bold Ruler H (G3), Belmont Park, $200,000, 3&up, 7f, Dirt
- Turnback the Alarm H (G3), Belmont Park, $200,000, 3&up f/m, 1 1/16m, Dirt
- Jean Lafitte S., De
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