Just
when I thought I saw it all at the racetrack, on Saturday January 11th
at Aque
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Shared Belief recovering from injury
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Early Kentucky Derby favorite Shared Belief is recovering from a foot injury that caused the 3-year-old gelding to miss a scheduled workout last Sunday at Santa Anita.
Dan Ward, assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, told Santa Anita's E
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Up the Backstretch: Mucho Macho Man swings for triple
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Saturday could well be a triple dose of good news for the connections of Mucho Macho Man. The Breeders' Cup Classic winner is a finalist in two Eclipse Award categories and is entered in the Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park earlier
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Double dose of Del Mar in 2014
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Historic Del Mar Racetrack will have two separate race meets in 2014. The San Diego track will conduct its normal summer meet followed in November with a second meeting.
"Our fall race meeting starting this year will be totally separate from our
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Exit Stage Left tops California Derby field
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Berkeley, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer will saddle two of the eight 3-year-olds entered for Saturday's $100,000 California Derby at Golden Gate Fields. The 1 1/16-mile stakes is the local prep for the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby on Feb. 15.
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Nine to go in Lecomte Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Louisiana road to the Triple Crown begins Saturday with the running of the 70th edition of the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course. Nine 3-year-olds have been entered in the one-mile, 70-yard stakes.
The Lecomte is the first of
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Top 10 in the 'Road to the Kentucky Derby'
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Following the first full week of 2014, 10 3-year-olds have at least 10 points in the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" points system.
This past Saturday, the $100,000 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita was the lone race awarding points to potential Kentucky Derby st
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Sham Stakes goes to Midnight Hawk
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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Odds-on favorite Midnight Hawk shook loose down the stretch on his way to winning Saturday's $100,000 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita.
Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Mike Smith, both Hall of Famers, Midnight Hawk dueled with Kristo on the lead in t
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California Derby closes with 22 nominations
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Berkeley, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer nominated three 3-year-olds for the Jan. 18 edition of the $100,000 California Derby at Golden Gate Fields. A total of 22 3-year-olds had their names placed in nomination to start in the 1 1/16-mile stak
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Poor weather and fog force cancellations
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Warm temperatures and fog has forced Laurel Park and Aqueduct to cancel their Saturday races.
The track condition at Laurel Park due to high temperatures was judged to be unsafe for racing Saturday and management canceled the card.
"With the temp
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Revolutionary returns with first 2014 win
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Former Louisiana Derby winner Revolutionary made a successful return to the races Saturday at Gulfstream Park with a late-running victory over the main track.
Trained by Todd Pletcher for WinStar Farm, Revolutionary rallied from last in th
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Donn Handicap moved to Sunday, Feb. 9
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - The $500,000 Donn Handicap and $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap will be moved back a day to Sunday, Feb. 9 to begin The Jockey Club Tour on Fox Television.
"While we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, we believe this
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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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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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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
January 18 - Aqueduct: Evening Attire S., $100,000, 3&up, 8.5f
- Fair Grounds: Col. E.R. Bradley H. (G3), $125,000, 4&up, abt 8.5f
- Fair Grounds: Lecomte S. (G3), $200,000, 3yo, 8.32f
- Fair Grounds: Louisiana H., $100,000, 4&up, 8.5f
- Fair Grounds: Marie G. Krantz Memori
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