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Midnight Hawk slated as Sham favorite
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's Midnight Hawk has been installed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's Sham Stakes at Santa Anita.
Co-owned by Mike Pegram, Midnight Hawk will break from the outside post in the six-horse field with Mike Smith o
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Fox Hill Farms has another 3-year-old
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farm has had some excellent 3-year-old racehorses over the last several years, most notably Rockport Harbor and Hard Spun. For 2014 the Wilmington, Del. operation is preparing Coup de Grace for a possible Kentucky Derby ve
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Revolutionary back to racing in 2014
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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Revolutionary, last year's Louisiana Derby winner, gets back into the starting gate Saturday at Gulfstream Park for the time since finishing fifth to Palace Malice in the Belmont Stakes.
"He's progressing really well," trainer
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Sham Stakes to begin Santa Anita trail to Kentucky Derby
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - A compact field of six 3-year-olds has been entered for Saturday's $100,000 Sham Stakes as Santa Anita begins its prep races on the trail to the Kentucky Derby.
A pair of Kentucky Derby winning trainers, Doug O'Neill and Bob Baffert, are among those wi
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Wise Dan finalist for 2013 Horse of the Year
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan is a finalist for that honor as the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers And Broadcasters and Daily Racing Form announced the finalists for the 2013 Eclipse Awards on Wednesday morning.
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Up the Backstretch: That's one big video screen
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - It's big, really big. The new video board going up at Churchill Downs is so big that three of the five Christmas Day NBA games could be played on it at the same time.
Churchill Downs, home to the Kentucky Derby, is constructing the enormous video bo
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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance honored with Special Eclipse Award
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) has been chosen to receive the Special Eclipse Award for 2013 for its work involving thoroughbreds after their racing careers are over.
The honor will be presented during the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards on Satur
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Noble Moon shines brightly in winning Jerome Stakes
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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Odds-on favorite Noble Moon sped away down the stretch to win Saturday's $200,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct.
Trained by Leah Gyarmeti, Noble Moon and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. battled for the lead in the mile, 70 yard stakes and eventually pulled away do
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Mucho Macho Man has workout at Gulfstream
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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Breeders' Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man went to the track Saturday for a workout at Gulfstream Park. The 6-year-old is gearing up for a probable start in the $400,000 Sunshine Millions Classic for Florida-bred horses at Gulfstream on J
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Caixa Eletronica dies from training injuries
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Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Stakes winning thoroughbred Caixa Eletronica died Saturday morning after suffering injuries during training at Belmont Park.
Trained by Todd Pletcher and owned by Mike Repole, Caixa Eletronica collided with another horse when galloping on Belmont
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
January 10 - Aqueduct: Lay Down S., $75,000, 4&up, 6f
- Oaklawn Park: Dixie Belle S., $100,000, 3yo f, 6f
January 11 - Aqueduct: Ruthless S., $100,000, 3yo f, 6f
- Gulfstream Park: Fort Lauderdale S. (G2), $200,000, 4&up, 8.5f
- Gulfstream Park: Hal's Hope S.
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REPEATER ANGLE
By: RAY TAULBOT
Ask yourself a simple
question: Do you have the temperament to lose nine out of 10 plays—even if the
tenth is a winner at a $30.00 mutuel? Most horseplayers can’t stomach the
idea of a zero-for-nine streak. In addition, they don’t mind
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