There
was only one Kentucky Derby prep race run on March 14th and that
race was at
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Take Charge Brandi back at Oaklawn Park after surgery
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - Champion filly Take Charge Brandi is back at Oaklawn Park after undergoing surgery last Thursday at Rood & Riddle Clinic in Lexington to repair a non-displaced bone chip in her right knee.
Take Charge Brandi, owned by Willis Horton and tr
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Stymie Stakes attracts small but solid field
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Sunday's $100,000 Stymie Stakes at Aqueduct may have drawn just five older thoroughbreds, but the 1 1/8-mile stakes will feature some top handicap runners based locally.
Coming out of last month's Evening Attire Stakes will be surprise winner N
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Firing Line gets nod as Sunland Derby favorite
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Sunland Park, NM (SportsNetwork.com) - Firing Line, second in his last two starts, is the 8-5 morning line favorite for Sunday's $800,000 Sunland Derby at Sunland Park.
The 1 1/8-mile stakes offers 50 points to the winning 3-year-old toward a spot in the 20-horse starting field for this
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Net Gain rated slight favorite for Private Terms Stakes
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Laurel, MD (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott will saddle Net Gain in Saturday's $100,000 Private Terms Stakes at Laurel Park with the chance of recording a second win in the race in the last three renewals.
Net Gain, owned by WinStar Farm, will start the 1 1/8-mile st
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Will chalk-fest continue on Kentucky Derby trail?
By: By Jeff Frank, The Sports Analyst
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Making money on the Kentucky Derby is the goal for most horseplayers, but pocketing cash in the multitude of Derby prep races should not be overlooked. Unfortunately, 2015 has been difficult for the non-chalk player.
Not only have eight favorites wo
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'Chrome' arrives for Dubai World Cup, nine to contest
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (SportsNetwork.com) - Horse of the Year California Chrome arrived safely in Dubai for this month's $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse.
Trained by Art Sherman, "Chrome" left Los Angeles on Tuesday and arrived Wednesday to train for the 1 1/4-mil
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Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens passes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens died Wednesday in a South Florida hospital at the age of 85.
Jerkens, known as "The Chief," died after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his wife, Elisabeth, and is survived by three sons, Allen,
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Wide open field of 12 for Spiral Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Florence, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Saturday's $550,000 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park offers an evenly matched and wide open field of 12 3-year-olds.
The 1 1/8-mile Spiral is an important race on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Winning the stakes is worth 50 points for a start
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Shared Belief and Dortmund lead thoroughbred polls
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Santa Anita Handicap winner Shared Belief and San Felipe Stakes champ Dortmund remain atop the 2015 NTRA Thoroughbred Poll and 3-year-old poll, respectively.
Shared Belief, co-owned and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, received all 45 first-place vot
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Shared Belief probable for Charles Town Classic
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Shared Belief, convincing winner of the Santa Anita Handicap, isn't done growing which is bad news for the competition.
Just over a week after winning the 1 1/4-mile Big 'Cap, Dan Ward, assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, re
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