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those NYRA Rewards members this last week was a frustrating one to say the
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Sham Stakes begins road to Santa Anita Derby
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Santa Anita Park's road to the $1 million Santa Anita Derby on April 4 begins with Saturday's $100,000 Sham Stakes at a mile.
Getting the nod in the eight-horse field as the 8-5 morning line favorite is trainer Peter Miller's Calculator, owned by Ric
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Baffert goes for fifth San Pasqual title
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will send out 4-year-old colt Hoppertunity Saturday in an effort to gain his fifth victory in the $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita going 1 1/16 miles.
Hoppertunity, owned by Karl Watson, Michael Pegram a
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Kentucky Derby runner-up returns to training
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New Orleans. LA (SportsNetwork.com) - Kentucky Derby runner-up Commanding Curve, trained by Dallas Stewart, has returned to training after a five month break.
"He looks great," Stewart said from Fair Grounds. "He got here two or three weeks ago and was just shedrowing and tack-wal
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Oaklawn opening delayed a week due to cold
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - The extreme cold in Arkansas has already taken a toll on Oaklawn Park forcing the track to delay its opening a week.
The historic track had been scheduled to begin its 2015 season Friday, Jan. 9 but will open, instead, Thursday, Jan. 15.
"Our track ma
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Commissioner gets back into action in allowance
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Belmont Stakes runner-up Commissioner returns to the races Saturday at Gulfstream Park in a 1 1/16-mile allowance race.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, the 4-year-old will start from post 4 in the eight- horse field with Javier Castellano ri
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Solid field of 11 entered for San Pasqual
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Clark Handicap winner Hoppertunity and Gold Cup champ Majestic Harbor are two of the 11 older horses entered in Saturday's $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita going 1 1/16 miles.
Hoppertunity, owned by Karl Watson, Michael Pegram and Paul Weitma
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Calculator versus seven in Sham Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Calculator, second in his last two starts, heads a field of eight 3-year-olds for Saturday's $100,000 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita.
Trained by Peter Miller, Calculator and jockey Elvis Trujillo will start from post 7. The gray colt, owned by Richard Pel
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Up the Backstretch: The easy and hard of the Eclipse finalists
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - The finalists have been announced for the 2014 Eclipse Awards. Of the 10 major thoroughbred categories, excluding steeplechase, there are some that are slam dunks and others that are toss ups.
The easiest winner will be Untapable as champion 3-year-
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Media Eclipse Awards announced for 2014
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - NBC Sports pulled off a daily double by winning two Media Eclipse Awards for 2014.
NBC Sports received Media Eclipse Awards for Television - Live Racing Programming and Television - Features. The Blood-Horse won the 2014 Media Eclipse Award
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Bluegrass Singer goes wire to wire in winning Mucho Macho Man
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Bluegrass Singer, ridden by Javier Castellano, jumped out to the early lead and never looked back to capture Saturday's $100,000 Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Nine 3-year-olds started the one-turn mile stakes, formerly the Gulf
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El Kabeir rolls to victory in Jerome Stakes
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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Post time favorite El Kabeir left the competition behind down the stretch to capture Saturday's $200,000 Jerome Stakes for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct.
Although the weather was cold and wet, the racing was hot at Aqueduct as New York began its sta
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
January 10 - Aqueduct: Busanda S., $100,000, 3yo f, 8.32f
- Delta Downs: Big Drama, $75,000, 3yo, 7f
- Gulfstream Park: Fort Lauderdale S. (G2), $200,000, 4&up, 8.5f
- Gulfstream Park: Hal's Hope S. (G3), $150,000, 4&up, 8f
- Gulfstream Park: Marshua's Ri
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