Dance With Fate, the easy winner of the Bl
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Up the Backstretch: Giving proper deference to Game On Dude
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - I like reading, writing and watching Game On Dude race. He's a gamer, shows up for each race and doesn't give anything but his best.
Game On Dude, trained by Hall of Fame conditioner Bob Baffert, will probably be the best thoroughbred to never win t
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Last chance for Derby points in Lexington Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Just two weeks away from the 140th Kentucky Derby and time is running out for 3-year-olds to acquire enough points to gain entry into the opening leg of racing's Triple Crown.
Saturday's $200,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland is the last ch
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Midnight Hawk tops field for Illinois Derby
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Stickney, IL (SportsNetwork.con) - Sunland Derby runner-up Midnight Hawk heads a field of eight 3-year-olds for Saturday's 57th edition of the $500,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne Race Course.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Midnight Hawk will start the 1 1/8-mile race from post 3 with Martin
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Constitution out of Kentucky Derby
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Florida Derby winner Constitution has been declared out of the 140th Kentucky Derby on May 3 with a hairline fracture in his front right cannon bone. The fracture was found on Monday.
"This is one of the biggest disappointments of my career,"
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NTRA Poll tightens up between Game On Dude and Wise Dan
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan finally made his 2014 debut last week and his victory put him right behind Game On Dude in the NTRA Poll,
Wise Dan, trained by Charles LoPresti, won his second straight Maker's 46 Mile at Keeneland and advanced in t
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Danza is big boss in winning Arkansas Derby
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - Lightly raced Danza, sent off at 41-1, surged through the stretch to upset the field and capture Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.
The chestnut colt gained 100 points by winning the 1 1/8-mile race as part of the Kentucky D
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Dance With Fate captures Blue Grass Stakes
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Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Dance With Fate, ridden by Corey Nakatani, put his synthetic track experience to good use Saturday with a convincing victory in the 90th Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Racecourse.
Winning the $750,000, 1 1/8-mile race was worth 100 points to Dance With
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Will Take Charge rallies to take Oaklawn Handicap
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - Eclipse Award winner Will Take Charge came from off the pace to claim his first win as a 4-year-old in Saturday's $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, the 2013 champion 3-year-old colt was racing fifth
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Trainer shows relief after Wise Dan debut
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Wise Dan, the reigning two-time Horse of the Year, got the job down Friday when he made his 2014 debut a winning one in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile over Keeneland's grass course.
The victory by the 7-year-old gelding was a relief to his trainer Char
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Close Hatches wins Apple Blossom Handicap
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Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - Odds-on favorite Close Hatches set the pace and powered through the stretch to win Friday's $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Joel Rosario, Close Hatches was sent off as the 7-10 favorite in the fiv
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Edgar Prado injured during training at Keeneland
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado suffered an injury Thursday morning at Keeneland during training hours and will be away from the races for at least 30 days.
Prado suffered a neck injury when the horse he was riding hit the jockey in the face with its
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Weekly Television Schedule
May 2 - Kentucky Oaks, 5-6:00 p.m. NBCSN
May 3 - Kentucky Derby undercard, 11 a.m.-4:00 p.m. NBCSN
- Kentucky Derby, 4-7:00 p.m. NBC
- Kentucky Derby post show, 7-7:30 p.m. NBCSN
May 11 - Man o' War Stakes, 4:30-6 p.m. FOX Sports 1
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
April 18 - Keeneland: Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare S. (G3), $100,000, 4&up f&m, 8.5f
April 19 - Aqueduct: Distaff H. (G2), $200,000, 3&up f&m, 6f
- Calder Casino & Race Course: Miami Mile H. (G3), $100,000, 3&up, 8f
- Hawthorne Race Course: Illin
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