The
Eclipse Awards for the 2013 racing season were announced on January 18th
at the
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Shared Belief still unable to work
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Champion Shared Belief was again held out of training at Santa Anita on Friday due to a recent injury.
It was reported earlier this week that the Eclipse Award-winning gelding was to have a workout Friday, but Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer kep
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Breeders' Cup winning filly headed for Risen Star
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) - Ria Antonia, winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, will make her first start as a 3-year-old versus the boys in Fair Ground's Risen Star Stakes on Feb. 22.
Owned in part by Loooch Racing Stable, Ria Antonia is trained by Je
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Holy Bull first try on dirt for Mr Speaker
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Saturday's $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park will not only be the 2014 debut for trainer Shug McGaughey's Mr Speaker, but more importantly will mark the colt's first start on a dirt track.
"He's trained good on the dirt. I thoug
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Illness sidetracks Wildcat Red
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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - The expected entry of Wildcat Red into the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park failed to come off after the 3-year-old colt became ill.
"We decided not to enter because the horse got sick," trainer Jose Garoffalo said. "H
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Hollendorfer believes in Shared Belief
By: By Jeff Frank, The Sports Analyst
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has never won the Kentucky Derby despite over 6,500 career wins.
Elected to the Racing Hall of Fame in 2011, Hollendorfer had a very good chance to win the roses back in 1998 with Event of the Year. Unfortunately, the colt
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Princess of Sylmar set for 2014 season
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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Newly turned 4-year-old filly Princess of Sylmar is in Florida awaiting the start of her 2014 racing season. Owner Edward Stanco is about to put together an itinerary for the filly this year.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Princess of
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Up the Backstretch: Good things for horse racing
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Now that the 2013 Eclipse Awards have been handed out, full attention can be spent on the 2014 thoroughbred racing season.
The most pleasant aspect of the new year is the continued presence of the three finalists for last year's Horse of the Year. T
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Tamarando to start in California Cup Derby
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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Tamarando, third to Eclipse Award winner Shared Belief in the CashCall Futurity, headlines a field of 11 3-year-olds for Saturday's $250,000 California Cup Derby at Santa Anita.
Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Tamarando will start Saturday's 1 1/16-
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Del 'Cap again highlights Delaware Park schedule
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Stanton, DE (SportsNetwork.com) - The 2014 stakes schedule for Delaware Park has been finalized and once again the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (Del 'Cap) is the leading event.
The 1 1/4-mile stakes for fillies and mares will be conducted for the 77th time on Saturday, July 12. This
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Top rated 3-year-olds to contest Holy Bull Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Remsen Stakes runner-up Cairo Prince heads a solid field of 11 3-year-olds for Saturday's $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
The 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull is an important prep race on the road to the Triple Crown. Last year Itsmylucky
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Donn Handicap first up for 'The Jockey Club Tour on FOX'
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Gulfstream Park's Donn Handicap will be the initial stakes race that will begin "The Jockey Club Tour on FOX." The Jockey Club reached an agreement with FOX Sports last August to have important thoroughbred stakes races broadcast on FOX Sports
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Wise Dan honored as 2013 Horse of the Year
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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Champion thoroughbred Wise Dan was again voted the Eclipse Award as 2013 Horse of the Year. The Eclipse Awards were announced Saturday evening at Gulfstream Park Racetrack.
The night began with Wise Dan, owned by Morton Fink and trained by Ch
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
January 25 - Aqueduct: Ladies H., $100,000, 3&up f&m, 9f
- Fair Grounds: F.W. Gaudin Memorial S., $75,000, 4&up, 6f
- Fair Grounds: Van Berg S., $75,000, 3yo, abt 5.5f
- Gulfstream Park: Forward Gal S. (G2), $200,000, 3yo f, 7f
- Gulfstream Park: Holy Bull S. (G2), $400,000
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