Although
there is technically a month and a half left in 2013 let us take a look at the
Horse of t
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Elite field coming together for Cigar Mile
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Goldencents and runner-up Golden Ticket along with Woodward champ Alpha are all being pointed toward the $500,000 Cigar Mile on Nov. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
With incentives being offered, the purse dou
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Early pool added to Kentucky Derby Future Wager
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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - An early pool allowing bettors to wager on horses before they become 3-year-olds has been added to the Kentucky Derby Future Wager for the 140th Run for the Roses.
The special four-day pool will open Wednesday, Nov. 27 at noon (ET) and close Saturday,
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Graydar retired with injury
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Nicholasville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - The injured hoof that prevented him from running in last week's Breeders' Cup, has forced Graydar into retirement.
"Graydar's quarter crack that forced us to miss the Breeders' Cup wasn't healing like we hoped to be able to make the Cigar Mile
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Up the Backstretch: Major thoroughbred honors predictions
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Digesting the results of last week's Breeders' Cup races as they pertain to Horse of the Year and other division championships are both easy and difficult at the same time.
The easy part is that last year's Horse of the Year Wise Dan won his second
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Goldencents to return in 2014
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Goldencents will return to race as a 4-year-old. Trainer Doug O'Neill sent a tweet on Wednesday.
"We are happy to report that the owners of Goldencents have informed us that he will run in his four year old year! It wi
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Groupie Doll sold at Keeneland Sales
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Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Champion sprinter Groupie Doll has been sold at Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale. Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm bought the 5-year-old mare for $3.1 million.
"She was gorgeous," Pope said. "Obviously, she won $2.4 million, she's a champi
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Point of Entry retired to stud
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Paris, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Point of Entry, fourth in last week's Breeders' Cup Turf, has been retired and will stand at stud at Adena Springs in Kentucky. It was announced in January that the horse would eventually retire to Adena Springs.
The 5-year-old old was trained
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Mucho Macho Man future to be determined
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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Breeders' Cup Classic champion Mucho Macho Man returned Wednesday to his Gulfstream Park barn after his plane flight from California.
"He looks great," said trainer Kathy Ritvo. "He's the man. I think he knows he won, just the way he walked back
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Mucho Macho Man to appear at Gulfstream Park
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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Breeders' Cup Classic champion Mucho Macho Man will make an appearance Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 5- year-old, owned by Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, will be paraded during the inaugural running of the $1 million Sunshine Mil
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Kentucky Derby winner Orb retired to Claiborne Farm
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Paris, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Kentucky Derby winner Orb has been retired from racing and will stand as a stallion at Claiborne Farm.
"We are very excited and pleased to announce Orb has been retired to stud at Claiborne Farm!," the farm posted on its Twitter page.
Orb, owned by S
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Wise Dan first in final NTRA Poll
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Horse of the Year Wise Dan won his second straight Breeders' Cup Mile on Saturday allowing him to finish in first-place in the final 2013 NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll.
Trained by Charles LoPresti and owned by Morton Fink, Wise Dan secured 53 of 56 p
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Palace Malice to rest before 2014 campaign
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Aiken, SC (SportsNetwork.com) - Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice came out of Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic in good shape and will now get a rest before beginning his 4-year-old season.
"Palace Malice broke awkwardly and thus was ninth early on behind horses," it was noted on
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
November 16 - Red Smith H (G3), Aqueduct, $200,000, 3&up, 11f, Turf
- Lightning Jet H., Hawthorne, $100,000, 3&up, 6f, Dirt
- Powerless H., Hawthorne, $100,000, 3&up f/m, 6f, Dirt
- Dave's Friend S., Laurel Park, $100,000, 3&up, 6f, Dirt
- James Lewis, Laurel Park,
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