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2024 November
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Tue, Nov 05, 2024Two days of great racing at Del Mar, a tricky but pleasant track.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024With results in favour of the Europeans on Day 1 the second day is full of challenges.
2024 January
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Mon, Jan 29, 2024And a highly successful day it was with record turnover, new track records and happy racegoers, so much so that Belinda Stronach has announced a similar program for late September to be known as the California Crown.
2024 November
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024Ryan Moore will surely be scheming a rocket start for European star City Of Troy in Sunday’s (3 November) G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (2000m) on the speed-friendly dirt track at Del Mar.
2024 May
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Wed, May 01, 2024Charlie Appleby's successful season in the US continued as the Godolphin trainer picked up a second graded race with Silver Knott, in the Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland.
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Wed, May 01, 2024The 150th Kentucky Oaks will take place on Friday 3rd May at 5.51pm ET ( 22.51pm BST, 23.51pm CET).
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Wed, May 01, 2024After months following the long and winding Road to The Kentucky Derby, the milestone 150th Run for the Roses is now in plain sight, as the Triple Crown finally kicks off this weekend.
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Wed, May 01, 20241/ST debuted its Preakness Future Wager last year, and the informative ante-post pool is back for its second season.
2024 March
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Tue, Mar 12, 2024After Unbridled won the 1990 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park, a reporter asked trainer Carl Nafzger about the colt’s time of 1:52, the slowest in the 1 1/8-mile race in 35 years.
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Tue, Mar 12, 2024Forbidden Kingdom, who had lost six in a row before scoring in the Grade 2 Joe Hernandez last out, would look for another win in Saturday's San Carlos (G3) at Santa Anita.
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Tue, Mar 12, 2024Saturday's Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby, for all its complications, put two horses in the top 10 on the leaderboard for Kentucky Derby 2024.
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Sun, Mar 03, 20241/ST, the innovative brand behind North America’s most prestigious Thoroughbred horse racing, entertainment and wagering events, announces a $25 million dollar racing and incentive series connecting Preakness 149, The California Crown and the 2025 Pegasus World Cup.
2024 February
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Wed, Feb 28, 2024Much of the excitement on Saturday will surround a quartet of Kentucky Derby points races coast to coast, but one of the most prestigious races in California's storied racing past will run for the 87th time at Santa Anita Park.
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Wed, Feb 28, 2024Timberlake is the new no. 1 on the Kentucky Derby 2024 leaderboard after his win in Saturday's Grade 2 Rebel, and two Kenny McPeek trainees moved into the top 20 with their second- and third-place finishes.
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Wed, Feb 28, 2024Trainer Bob Baffert worked three of his talented sophomores this morning at Santa Anita, all of whom are possible for the Grade 2 San Felipe on Saturday.
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Tue, Feb 27, 2024While Gulfstream's Fountain of Youth and Holy Bull are top-class targets in their own right, they also act as stepping stones to the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream on 30th March.
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Tue, Feb 27, 2024As U.S. racing fans turn their attention to thoughts of this summer's Triple Crown, so Florida's Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park on 2nd March hoves into view.
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Tue, Feb 27, 2024The world's richest race, the Saudi Cup, took place this weekend with a large and prestigious contingent of big names from North American racing lighting up the field.
2023 December
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Wed, Dec 06, 2023Another successful Breeders’ Cup World Championship under the belt, now Santa Anita Park is getting prepped to open up its gates for another season of racing.
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Wed, Dec 06, 2023The $6 million prize for the Breeders' Cup Classic was won by White Abarrio
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Wed, Dec 06, 2023The Del Mar season ended last weekend with the Hollywood Derby.
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Wed, Dec 06, 2023California-bound Frankie Dettori has been taking part in the British reality TV show “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!”
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Wed, Dec 06, 20232022 JRA Leading Jockey, Yuga 'King' Kawada, will be competing in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) on Wednesday, 6 December, at Happy Valley.
2023 November
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Fri, Nov 03, 2023Mostahdaf has already delivered two of the best performances seen in Europe this year and could now end his racing career in a blaze of glory in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf (2400m) at Santa Anita early on Sunday morning (5 November) at 5.50am (HKT).
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Wed, Nov 01, 2023A milestone 40th edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be staged at Santa Anita this weekend, 3rd and 4th November.
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Wed, Nov 01, 2023Aidan O'Brien brings another stellar team of horses to Santa Anita, after celebrating a hat-trick of victories at Keeneland last year.
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Wed, Nov 01, 2023Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori has decided to retire the idea of retiring and will be extending his stellar career into next year.
2023 October
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Fri, Oct 06, 2023Some of the best horses from leading South American racing nations are headed in the direction of spectacular San Isidro Racecourse – outside Buenos Aires – for Sunday’s (8 October) Gran Premio Latinoamericano (2000m, turf).
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Fri, Oct 06, 2023Here's a quick reminder that the 40th Breeders' Cup Championships take place at Santa Anita Park on the weekend of the 3rd November.
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Fri, Oct 06, 2023Golden Gate Fields racetrack was scheduled to close in December but the decision has now been made for the track to remain open until June 2024.
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Fri, Oct 06, 2023Canada's Woodbine racetrack continues to host meets through to 17th December, with several marquee dates ahead.
2023 September
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Wed, Sep 27, 2023The September meet at Churchill Downs rolls on with another nine-race program this Wednesday, presenting some intriguing handicapping puzzles. I attempt to draw out some value and offer some winning wagers for five of those races below.
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Wed, Sep 27, 2023Derma Sotogake, unraced since finishing sixth in the Kentucky Derby on May 6, will target the Breeders' Cup Classic despite not making his originally targeted prep race.
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Wed, Sep 27, 2023Five Star General was already in good form before shipping to Emerald Downs for the Longacres Mile, but the Grant Forster trainee took another step forward in winning the Pacific Northwest's marquee race, and Elttaes Stable's seven-year Distorted Humor horse looks poised to win his first graded stakes in the Grade 2 Lukas Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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Sun, Sep 24, 2023First Bet handicapper and analyst Jeff Siegel previews the feature race on Sunday at Pimlico
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Tue, Sep 19, 2023One of the largest fields in Oklahoma Derby history is set to go postward next Sunday at Remington Park.
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Tue, Sep 19, 2023With a traditional $1 Pick 6 and an all-new Santa Anita turf Pick 3 leading the way, Santa Anita has announced its 2023 autumn meet wagering menu, which will be in effect on opening day, Friday, Sept. 29.
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Tue, Sep 19, 2023Led by multiple year champions Essential Quality and Monomoy Girl, as well as the two-time Breeders’ Cup winner Knicks Go, trainer Brad Cox knows what it’s like to have quality in his barn.
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Tue, Sep 19, 2023Parx hosts its biggest program of the year on Saturday featuring the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and $1 million Cotillion (G1) for 3-year-old fillies.
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Tue, Sep 19, 2023V V’s Dream stole the show yesterday at Churchill Downs with a dominating win in the Pocahontas Stakes (G3) for 2-year-old fillies.
2023 June
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Wed, Jun 14, 20231/ST CONTENT, the leading provider of premium content for North American racing, has launched a U.S. racing-first, in-running betting product in partnership with Total Performance Data (TPD), the definitive source of live data for horse racing.
2023 May
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Thu, May 11, 2023Trainer Wesley Ward, who has saddled 12 winners at Royal Ascot during his remarkable career, will be well represented at Gulfstream Park May 13 when he sends out Steve Cauthen’s Holding the Line for a start in the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile and Stonestreet Stables LLC’s Ocean Maid for a run in the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies.
2023 March
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023Few Kentucky Derby trials have as long or storied a history as the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes. Run at Keeneland on the dirt, it is Kentucky's premier prep race for the Triple Crown.
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Thu, Mar 23, 20231/ST RACING will be hosting the first-ever US automatic qualifiers for Royal Ascot!
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023The Florida Derby is the track's most important Kentucky Derby trial. Taking place 5 weeks before the first leg of the Triple Crown, the Curlin Florida Derby is the $1,000,000 centrepiece of a great day's racing.
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023Inaugurated in 1935 shortly after the California track opened, since then the race has operated as the premier preparation race on the West Coast on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023Perhaps most famous as the one race where Secretariat was a disappointment, the $750k G2 is an important prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
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Fri, Mar 03, 2023The Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park,1st April, is the track's most important Kentucky Derby trial.
2022 December
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Wed, Dec 07, 2022Flightline pressed his credentials as one of the greatest horses of all time with a resounding win, blowing away the entire field by more than eight lengths, to win the Classic on 5th November.
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Wed, Dec 07, 2022Everyone is waiting for the opening of Santa Anita Park. Live racing returns on 26th December 2022 and runs right through to 18th June 2023.
2022 August
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Sat, Aug 20, 2022Get ready for the Duke of Love show, Queen’s Plate edition.
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Sat, Aug 20, 2022Moira tabbed as 5-2 morning-line favourite
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Sat, Aug 20, 2022With just over a week until the 163rd running of The Queen’s Plate, Woodbine Entertainment today released the list of probable starters for the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.
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Sat, Aug 20, 2022Mark Casse has twice made his mark in the Queen’s Plate. This time, he has two chances to make it a trifecta.
2022 April
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022All eyes will be on Pimlico Racetrack, Baltimore, on Saturday 21st May, 2022, for the second jewel in the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. Run over 1 3/16m for three year olds, the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes will be held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the final leg, the Belmont Stakes.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022The Santa Anita Spring Racing meet starts on the 30th of April and runs through until 19 June
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Fri, Apr 22, 2022Handicappers will readily concede that Don’t Get Khozy faces a tall task in Saturday’s $60,000 Bal Harbour at Gulfstream Park.
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Fri, Apr 22, 2022C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable LLC’s White Abarrio returned to the Gulfstream Park worktab Sunday morning with a brilliant three-furlong breeze in preparation for a scheduled start in the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022It was back to business as usual Sunday at Gulfstream Park for jockey Junior Alvarado, who rode three winners on the day after guiding Speaker’s Corner to a breathtaking victory in Saturday’s Carter (G1) at Belmont Park.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022Edgar Perez has quickly made his presence felt during the Spring/Summer Royal Palm Meet at Gulfstream Park, where the former Chicago-area mainstay rode a pair of winners, including One Identity in the featured optional claiming allowance, on Saturday’s program.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022No one at the race track had any idea if the mare’s mother was a mudder and there wasn’t a betting slip in sight.
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Thu, Apr 14, 2022The Maryland Jockey Club has confirmed that maintenance work on the dirt surface at Pimlico Race Course will begin Easter Sunday, April 17, with plans to reopen the track for training Wednesday, April 20.
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Fri, Apr 01, 2022Smokin’ T brings a strong pedigree and some promising performances into Saturday’s $100,000 Cutler Bay Saturday at Gulfstream Park for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey.
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Fri, Apr 01, 2022Miguel Vasquez notched a natural hat trick at Gulfstream Park Thursday, putting the finishing touches on another rock-solid Championship Meet.
2022 March
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Thu, Mar 24, 2022Gulfstream Park hosts the Curlin Florida Derby on 2nd April.
2022 January
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Wed, Jan 26, 2022This weekend, Saturday 29th January, is Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series day at Gulfstream Park, Florida.
2021 December
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Fri, Dec 24, 2021The overall 2021 Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships (MATCH) Series title will hinge on the performances of a pair of Maryland-bred runners Dec. 26 at Laurel Park, which will host the final round of four $100,000 divisional stakes.
2021 November
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Fri, Nov 05, 2021Already a national titleholder in volleyball and rifle this year, the University of Kentucky (UK) seeks another championship – beyond the annual expectations for John Calipari’s Wildcats – with Averly Jane in the Breeders’ Cup.
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Fri, Nov 05, 2021All eyes will focus on H H Aga Khan IV's Tarnawa when the homebred mare by Shamardal attempts to win Saturday afternoon’s (6 November) - early Sunday morning (7 November) in Hong Kong - G1 Breeders' Cup Turf (2400m) for the second straight time.
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Thu, Nov 04, 2021‘If the gaps appear, he’s got the acceleration’ – Charlie Appleby assesses his Breeders’ Cup chancesGodolphin trainer Charlie Appleby is set to field six runners this weekend at Del Mar, all of them with legitimate chances, as he bids to embellish a fine record at the Breeders’ Cup, where he has had three winners from just seven previous runners at a strike rate above 42%.
2021 October
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Thu, Oct 28, 2021Order Of Australia will not defend his crown in the Breeders’ Cup Mile after suffering a career-ending training setback.
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Fri, Oct 22, 2021Trainer Adrian ‘Ado’ McGuinness is dreaming of Breeders’ Cup success with his debut runner when stable star A Case Of You tackles the Turf Sprint at Del Mar on November 6.
2021 September
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Tue, Sep 28, 2021This Thursday, Gulfstream Park will unveil its new Tapeta racetrack; bringing horse welfare to the forefront.
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Fri, Sep 17, 2021Wesley Ward has received three yearlings from Qatar Racing’s breeding farm in Britain to train in the US to race at Royal Ascot in 2022.
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Thu, Sep 16, 2021David Simcock’s stable stalwart Desert Encounter has records in his sights on Saturday when he will bid to become the first horse to win three consecutive runnings of the Pattison Canadian International, and its oldest.
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Wed, Sep 01, 2021The summer meet at Del Mar comes to an end for 2021 with a special long weekend of racing attractions culminating in the final races on Labor Day, Monday 6th September.
2021 August
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Thu, Aug 26, 2021Ryan Moore will be on the way to New York again on Saturday to partner Japan in the Sword Dancer, one of six G1 events on the Travers Stakes card at Saratoga.
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Thu, Aug 12, 2021Saratoga Derby winner State Of Rest could have his sights raised at one of the world’s biggest weight-for-age contests by tackling Australia’s Cox Plate.
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Sat, Aug 07, 2021The Saratoga Derby, established in 2019, is part of the Turf Trinity series that is contested at distances matching the dirt Triple Crown, with each leg worth $1 million in purse money.
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Fri, Aug 06, 2021Derby flop Bolshoi Ballet bids for a second $1m prize in the US in Saturday’s Saratoga Derby Invitational – but the feature event at the New York venue is the Whitney, in which Knicks Go and Godolphin’s Maxfield face off against star filly Swiss Skydiver.
2021 July
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Fri, Jul 30, 2021Japan is set to have its first runner in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile after the owners of G1 winner Grenadier Guards announced the colt would head to Del Mar this year.
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Fri, Jul 16, 2021Bob Baffert is free to race at Saratoga and other tracks in New York state after a judge ruled his suspension was unconstitutional.
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Fri, Jul 09, 2021Dual Royal Ascot winner Campanelle is set to cross the Atlantic again for her next assignment with Wesley Ward eyeing further G1 success in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on August 8.
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Thu, Jul 01, 2021Dubai World Cup winner Mystic Guide will return to domestic action on Saturday [July 3] in a hot renewal of the G2 Suburban (10.44pm BST) at Belmont Park.
2021 June
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Fri, Jun 25, 2021Breeders’ Cup winner Golden Pal will be running for the sponsor when he returns to Britain to contest the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York after he was sold to Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg.
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Fri, Jun 04, 2021Shadwell's well-regarded Ajaaweed enters the toughest test of his career, Saturday's prestigious Brooklyn Invitational, as a prime example of patience paying off in racing.
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Fri, Jun 04, 2021Bob Baffert will not be able to add to his Kentucky Derby tally until 2024 at the earliest after he was banned from racing and training at Churchill Downs and any of the tracks it owns for two years.
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Thu, Jun 03, 2021UAE Derby winner Rebel’s Romance has suffered a setback and has been scratched from Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
2021 May
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Thu, May 27, 2021The New York Racing Association last week announced a temporary suspension of trainer Bob Baffert's horses on its three tracks, Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga.
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Thu, May 27, 2021The 146th running of the Preakness Stakes played out in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Pimlico Race Course this month.
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Thu, May 27, 2021Memorial Day Weekend has three great days' racing at Santa Anita Park.
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Thu, May 27, 2021The oldest of the three Triple Crown events, the Belmont Stakes predates the Preakness by six years, the Kentucky Derby by eight; this will be the 153rd renewal.
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Thu, May 20, 2021Kentucky Oaks winner Malathaat will skip the Belmont Stakes and won’t reappear until later in the summer when the Breeders’ Cup will be her main goal.
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Wed, May 19, 2021Shadwell's undefeated multiple Grade 1-winning 3-year-old filly Malathaat, winner of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) on April 30, will skip the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) on June 5 and point toward Saratoga.
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Thu, May 13, 2021Controversial Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has finally been given the go-ahead to run in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after trainer Bob Baffert consented to beefed-up pre-race scrutiny of his runners at Pimlico this weekend.
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Thu, May 06, 2021Irish Derby winner Sovereign will make his US debut for new trainer Chad Brown in the G1 Man o’War Stakes (10.44pm BST) on a stakes-laden card at Belmont Park on Saturday [May 8].
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Thu, May 06, 2021Irish Derby winner Sovereign will make his US debut for new trainer Chad Brown in the G1 Man o’War Stakes (10.44pm BST) on a stakes-laden card at Belmont Park on Saturday [May 8].
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Thu, May 06, 2021It is rare that a horse looks as well as Godolphin’s Mystic Guide does after a trip across the world and top effort in a Group 1 race, but the son of Ghostzapper has evidently flourished since arriving back at trainer Mike Stidham’s Barn 2 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
2021 April
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Thu, Apr 29, 2021Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby is set to break new ground with a small team of four horses stabled in New York ready for the Belmont Stakes Festival in early June.
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Thu, Apr 22, 2021Monmouth Park’s 13-time leading jockey Joe Bravo says he will be forced to boycott his home track this summer over new whip rules that will ban its use “except for reasons of safety”.
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Thu, Apr 15, 2021Two horses died and 58 were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in a barn on the backstretch at Belmont Park on Tuesday night.
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Mon, Apr 12, 2021An upset in the final major trial as 12-1 chance Super Stock picks up the pieces following a battle between leading fancies Concert Tour and Caddo RIver.
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Fri, Apr 09, 2021With trainer Wesley Ward going great guns since racing resumed at Keeneland, Royal Ascot winner Campanelle sets out en route to this year’s royal meeting on Friday’s card at the Kentucky venue.
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Thu, Apr 08, 2021UAE Derby winner Rebel’s Romance will not run in the Kentucky Derby – but the Godolphin colt is set for US Classic action with the Belmont Stakes on his agenda on June 5.
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Wed, Apr 07, 2021Last year’s champion two-year-old Essential Quality will go to the Kentucky Derby as an unbeaten horse after just about getting the better of a prolonged stretch duel with Highly Motivated.
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Thu, Apr 01, 2021The highly popular Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships (MATCH) Series returns.
2021 March
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Mon, Mar 29, 2021Things can change quickly on the Triple Crown trail. Odds-on favourite Greatest Honour, who had barely put a foot wrong in two previous wins on the Florida route to Kentucky, could finish only a one-paced third behind Known Agenda.
2021 February
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Thu, Feb 25, 2021The Fountain of Youth Stakes is a $300,000 Grade II race for three-year-olds.
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Thu, Feb 25, 2021
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Thu, Feb 25, 2021
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Mon, Feb 15, 2021An extra half-furlong and the addition of blinkers did the trick for highly regarded Mandaloun in a solid victory over what was probably the most loaded field of Derby contenders compiled so far in 2020.
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Thu, Feb 11, 2021An important Derby qualifier, El Camino Real Derby will be held at Golden Gate Fields.
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Thu, Feb 11, 2021Florida Derby, a prestigious trials for the Triple Crown will be held on 27th March 2021 at Gulfstream Park.
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Thu, Feb 11, 2021XB Net ambassador Umberto Rispoli continues a dual rich vein of form - both in the saddle and with his selections in the jockey's exclusive blog for XB Net.
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Mon, Feb 08, 2021Both Bob Baffert-trained principals emerge with credit after a pulsating renewal of this G2 event, in which Concert Tour kept his unbeaten record after his recent maiden victory at the same venue to maintain high rank in Kentucky Derby betting.
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Mon, Feb 01, 2021Brad Cox has landed his first Eclipse Award as Outstanding Trainer – which means in effect he is America’s champion trainer for the first time.
2021 January
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Fri, Jan 29, 2021The Withers Stakes was inaugurated in 1874, one year before the Kentucky Derby, and has been held at five different racetracks during its long history.
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Fri, Jan 29, 2021The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series took place at Gulfstream Park, Florida last Saturday 23rd January.
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Fri, Jan 29, 2021Strong rains are predicted to hit Southern California over the next few days, so Santa Anita Park has announced the cancellation of racing on Friday, 29th January.
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Fri, Jan 29, 2021The Holy Bull Stakes is the next Florida prep race for 3-year-olds on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Thu, Jan 28, 2021Sharing, the star US filly who followed a victory at the Breeders’ Cup to finish second at Royal Ascot last year, has been retired.
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Mon, Jan 25, 2021So you probably know that Knicks Go posted a brilliant all-the-way victory in the fifth edition of the Pegasus World Cup – for a short time, the world’s richest race, now a $3m contest – at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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Thu, Jan 14, 2021Darain, the most expensive yearling sold in Europe in 2018, is set to relaunch his career on Friday at Fair Grounds, New Orleans, where he will make his debut for Brad Cox.
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Fri, Jan 08, 2021Brad Cox, who set the Breeders’ Cup alight in 2020 with four winners at Keeneland, is looking to Royal Ascot this year for a possible Coronation Stakes bid with star filly Aunt Pearl.
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Thu, Jan 07, 2021Pegasus World Cup winner Mucho Gusto has been retired owing to a soft-tissue injury.
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Fri, Jan 01, 2021Tiz The Law, the Belmont and Travers Stakes winner, has been retired and will take up stud duties at Coolmore’s US arm, Ashford Stud.
2020 December
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Wed, Dec 09, 2020The Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series will be held at Gulfstream Park on 23rd January 2021.
2020 November
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Mon, Nov 09, 2020So you know Bob Baffert capped an eventful year with Authentic leading home a Breeders’ Cup Classic one-two. You’ve probably seen the race – and all the others on a memorable card – but here’s some other stuff you might like to know …
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Mon, Nov 09, 2020So you know Europe totally dominated the turf at Keeneland with all four winners on Breeders’ Cup Saturday, headed by Tarnawa in the Turf and a Ballydoyle 1-2-3 in the Mile.
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Fri, Nov 06, 2020Wesley Ward is already eyeing next year’s Royal Ascot meeting with his Breeders’ Cup favourite Golden Pal.
2020 October
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Fri, Oct 30, 2020Hollie Doyle will cap a season of personal landmarks and record-breaking feats with her first ride at the Breeders’ Cup.
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Fri, Oct 23, 2020Todd Pletcher can claim a body of work on par with the sport’s all-time greats as he approaches career win No. 5,000.
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Mon, Oct 12, 2020The Breeders’ Cup Classic is in play for Happy Saver after his victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Saturday.
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Fri, Oct 09, 2020Swiss Skydiver defeats Authentic in a thrilling stretch duel to capture 145th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
2020 September
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Mon, Sep 28, 2020The latest from the US
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Thu, Sep 24, 2020Kentucky Derby runner-up Tiz The Law will miss Saturday week’s Preakness Stakes and is set to target the Breeders’ Cup Classic on November 7 at Keeneland.
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Mon, Sep 14, 2020The 2020 Breeders’ Cup will take place behind closed doors after organisers announced there would be no fans at Keeneland due to the continuing COVID-19 outbreak.
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Tue, Sep 08, 2020Kentucky Derby winner stays on Classic trail.
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Mon, Sep 07, 2020So you know front-running Authentic won the 146th Kentucky Derby behind closed doors at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in September. You’ve probably seen the race – but here’s some other stuff you might like to know.
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Fri, Sep 04, 2020Kentucky Derby 146 finally comes to pass on Saturday when Tiz The Law bids to confirm long-held favouritism against 17 rivals in a ‘Run for the Roses’ like no other behind closed doors at Churchill Downs.
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Wed, Sep 02, 2020Market leader must race from unfavoured wide gate at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
2020 August
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Mon, Aug 31, 2020Wesley Ward has outlined plans for his stable stars, with brilliant Prix Morny winner Campanelle unlikely to be seen again before the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
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Mon, Aug 31, 2020For his final piece of serious preparation ahead of next weekend’s Kentucky Derby, hot favourite Tiz The Law went 5f in 59.21s over the Saratoga main track on Saturday.
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Tue, Aug 25, 2020British jockey Adam Beschizza is set to ride in the Kentucky Derby for the first time after securing the mount on Enforceable for trainer Mark Casse.
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Fri, Aug 14, 2020Training legend D Wayne Lukas is in quarantine at his home in Louisville, Kentucky, after contracting coronavirus.
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Tue, Aug 11, 2020Tiz The Law was in good order on Sunday morning after “terrorising the competition” in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, reported his trainer Barclay Tagg.
2020 June
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Wed, Jun 03, 2020Brilliant Bob Baffert-trained runner was twice named world’s best racehorse.
2019 December
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Mon, Dec 30, 2019Mike Smith became North America's most successful Grade 1 jockey after riding two top-level winners on a record-breaking day at Santa Anita on Saturday.
2019 October
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Thu, Oct 31, 2019Dubai Sheema Classic winner star Old Persian will take his place among the world's best middle-distance grass horses when he lines up in the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita in California this weekend.
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Sun, Oct 06, 2019Canada's leading track Woodbine will implement new restrictions on whip use in a test period starting on October 18.
2019 September
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Mon, Sep 23, 2019A South American trainer is the new world-record holder for all-time career victories.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2019Saturday's $1 million Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing is shaping up as one of the best races in the 3YO filly ranks in the US this year.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2019Champion US mare Midnight Bisou, a five-time GI winner and 11-time graded stakes winner, will be offered for sale at Fasig-Tipton's Night of the Stars on November 4.
2019 August
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Sat, Aug 31, 2019As the sun sets Saratoga summer meeting we head into the final day with some wonderful memories of one of Americas most brilliant and picturesque racing carnivals.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2019Code Of Honor has given veteran Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his fourth Travers Stakes win at Saratoga, spanning some 30 years
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Sun, Aug 11, 2019New York trainer Chad Brown made a clean sweep of the three G1 features on the Arlington Million program in Chicago on August 10.
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Sun, Aug 11, 2019Racing has returned to the state of Virginia with the re-opening of the Colonial Downs track that was closed in 2014.
2019 July
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Thu, Jul 25, 2019Two-time Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow has been confirmed for G1 Whitney Handicap over 1800m at Saratoga on August 3.
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Sun, Jul 14, 2019Sea Hero, the oldest surviving Kentucky Derby winner, has died at the age of 29 in Turkey.
2019 June
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Fri, Jun 28, 2019A switch had been mooted
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Sun, Jun 23, 2019Kentucky Derby winner Country House will not race again this year.
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Sun, Jun 23, 2019The Stronach Group has banned US Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer from racing and training at its flagship California track Santa Anita.
2019 May
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Sun, May 19, 2019War of Will has won the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico to give trainer Mark Caisse and jockey Tyler Gaffalione a first win in a Triple Crown race.
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Thu, May 16, 2019Gary and Mary West, the owners of Maximum Security, have filed a lawsuit seeking to have the Kentucky Derby disqualification of their horse overturned in court.
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Sat, May 04, 2019Serengeti Empress has bounced back from a bleeding attack at her previous start to lead all the way in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
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Fri, May 03, 2019It’s exam timel After a fascinating series of Kentucky Derby trials the talking must stop and theory must become practice - bring on the Triple Crown!
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Wed, May 01, 2019Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach has drawn barrier 12 with his main opposition, Game Winner, to start from 16.
2019 April
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019One of the oldest and most renowned events in the world, horse racing’s triple crown is a highlight for thoroughbred fans each and every year.
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Tue, Apr 23, 2019The US National Museum of Racing will induct 16 new members into its Hall of Fame on August 2.
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Mon, Apr 08, 2019Quality Road 3YO Roadster delivered on a prediction made by his trainer Bob Baffert when he beat stablemate Game Winner in the G1 Santa Anita Derby on Saturday.
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Sat, Apr 06, 2019A critical weekend lies ahead for Kentucky Derby hopefuls with the running of three time-honoured races regarded as major guides – the Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial and Bluegrass Stakes.
2019 March
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Sun, Mar 17, 2019Racing will resume at Santa Anita on March 29 after the Thoroughbred Owners of California and track owners The Stronach Group reached an agreement on the use of Lasix.
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Thu, Mar 14, 2019Horses have worked over the main track at Santa Anita Park for the first time since racing was suspended last week.
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Thu, Mar 07, 2019Santa Anita Park, California’s premier racing centre, has been closed for racing and training due to continuing safety concerns over horse deaths.
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Sun, Mar 03, 2019The main track at Santa Anita was reopened after a two-day closure because of concerns over the number of equine deaths at California’s premier course in the last two months.
2019 February
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Mon, Feb 18, 2019Veteran Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is scheduled to return to race riding at Santa Anita Park on February 18 after a seven months absence recovering from injuries.
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Mon, Feb 18, 2019The Mark Casse-trained 3YO War Of Will kept his unbeaten record on dirt intact with another powerful performance to win Sunday's G2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans.
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Fri, Feb 15, 2019Champion race mares head a list of five equine stars nominated for induction the US Racing Hall Of Fame.
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Mon, Feb 11, 2019Gamblers use the term “recreational money” in horse racing to classify novices who typically bet a lot of “dead” money into the pari-mutuel pools.
2019 January
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Mon, Jan 28, 2019Star American jockey Victor Espinoza is nearing a return to the saddle after a long lay-off because of neck and spinal injuries.
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Sun, Jan 27, 2019City Of Light has romped home in wet conditions to win the $9 million Pegasus at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
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Sat, Jan 26, 2019Triple Crown winner Justify dominated the Eclipse Awards for 2018 as champion 3YO male and US Horse of the Year.
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Sun, Jan 13, 2019Star American jockey Victor Espinoza will get a third medical opinion on when he can return to race riding after suffering a spinal injury.
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Fri, Jan 11, 2019Prizemoney for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby has been raised from $US2 million to a guaranteed $US3 million.
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Mon, Jan 07, 2019Older champion Accelerate and Triple Crown hero Justify will face off for US Horse of the Year honours when the Eclipse Awards are announced on January 25.
2018 December
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Mon, Dec 10, 2018The Bob Baffert-trained colt Improbable took his record to a perfect three-for-three with an impressive victory over stablemate Mucho Gusto in the G1 Los Alamitos Futurity, giving the champion trainer his 11th victory in the juvenile feature.
2018 November
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Sun, Nov 04, 2018Accelerate has won the Breeders' Cup Classic to put himself in the frame to be named North America's Horse of the Year.
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Fri, Nov 02, 2018Trainers John Gosden and Aidan O'Brien have inspected the turf track at Churchill Downs after heavy rain at the Breeders' Cup course.
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Thu, Nov 01, 2018Frankie Dettori believes Enable can make history as the first Arc winner to claim the Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.
2018 October
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Wed, Oct 31, 2018A full field of 14 has been drawn for Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs with plenty of intrigue surrounding this year’s renewal.
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Tue, Oct 30, 2018Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor is looking to Thunder Snow to continue his recent run of international wins in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
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Thu, Oct 25, 2018Roaring Lion's biggest test in the Breeders' Cup Classic may come from kickback on the dirt surface rather than the opposition his trainer John Gosden says.
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Tue, Oct 02, 2018Eclipse Award winner Accelerate continued his domination of the handicap division with his third straight win at the highest level in Santa Anita’s GI Awesome Again Stakes to complete his build up to the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on November 3.
2018 September
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Thu, Sep 27, 2018Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza is planning a comeback after fracturing a vertebra in his neck in July.
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Mon, Sep 03, 2018A tilt at the Breeders Cup Classic will be considered for the Japanese-bred Yoshida after his progressive win in the G1 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga.
2018 August
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Tue, Aug 28, 2018Bob Baffert’s outstanding mare Abel Tasman recorded her sixth G1 win in the Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga.
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Mon, Aug 20, 2018The John Sadler-trained Accelerate put on a show in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar, continuing his domination of the California handicap division to promote his claims for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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Mon, Aug 13, 2018America's champion trainer Chad Brown dominated the Arlington Million meeting in Chicago on August 11.
2018 July
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Sun, Jul 01, 2018Wonder Gadot, the classy Medaglia D’Oro filly trained by Mark Casse, joined an elite group when she won Canada’s prestigious G1 Queen’s Plate at Woodbine on Saturday.
2018 June
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Sun, Jun 17, 2018Royal Ascot form will contribute to the international challenge for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup races at Churchill Downs in November.
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Sun, Jun 10, 2018Justify has become the 13th horse to win the United States Triple Crown.
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Sun, Jun 10, 2018Justify has completed the Triple Crown, leading all the way in the Belmont Stakes.
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Sun, Jun 10, 2018Justify has given trainer Bob Baffert his second Triple Crown with a comfortable victory in the Belmont Stakes.
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Sat, Jun 09, 2018Justify is spot-on ahead of his bid to win the Belmont Stakes and complete the Triple Crown.
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Thu, Jun 07, 2018Mike Smith will ride Justify in the Belmont Stakes trying to win the Triple Crown.
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Thu, Jun 07, 2018Trainer Bob Baffert believes Justify ticks all the boxes ahead of his bid to complete the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.
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Wed, Jun 06, 2018The Bob Baffert-trained Justify has drawn barrier one for his bid to win the Belmont Stakes and complete the US Triple Crown.
2018 May
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Sun, May 27, 2018Kentucky Derby placegetter Audible will bypass a rematch with champion colt Justify in the Belmont Stakes in New York on June 9.
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Sun, May 20, 2018The Bob Baffert-trained Justify has kept his Triple Crown hopes alive, adding the Preakness Stakes to his Kentucky Derby win.
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Sat, May 19, 2018Peruvian-born US Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado won the 7000th race of his distinguished career on May 15, becoming just the seventh rider to reach that mark.
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Sat, May 19, 2018The US Supreme Court has opened the doors to nationwide sports betting after ruling in favour of New Jersey’s law permitting wagering on sports.
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Fri, May 18, 2018Preakness Stakes favourite Justify has been given an easy work-out on a wet Pimlico track ahead of the second leg of the Triple Crown.
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Tue, May 08, 2018Bob Baffert has confirmed he will follow his usual policy with Kentucky Derby winner Justify heading into the second leg of the US Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 19.
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Sun, May 06, 2018Justify has won the wettest Kentucky Derby in history to give trainer Bob Baffert his fifth win and jockey Mike Smith his second.
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Sat, May 05, 2018Monomoy Girl has survived a protest to win the $US1 million Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
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Fri, May 04, 2018Racing and Sports look at the 2018 Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs where Justify is tipped to come out on top.
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Wed, May 02, 2018The lightly raced Justify drew post seven to confirm his place as favourite for Saturday’s 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Wed, May 02, 2018Justify is the favourite for the Kentucky Derby to give trainer Bob Baffert a fifth win in the famous race at Churchill Downs.
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Wed, May 02, 2018The winners of the UAE Derby sponsored by the Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (G2) and UAE Oaks sponsored by Al Naboodah Construction Group (G3) have arrived at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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Tue, May 01, 2018Can Irish colt Mendelssohn do the unthinkable and win the Kentucky Derby? It’s the question every US racing fan is asking and the fear they all hold days out from America’s most famous classic at Churchill Downs.
2018 April
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Sun, Apr 29, 2018James Willoughby pulls all the threads together to rank his top 10 contenders for the 2018 Kentucky Derby.
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Sun, Apr 29, 2018Aidan O’Brien’s Kentucky Derby contender Mendelssohn is set to travel to Churchill Downs on Monday.
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Tue, Apr 24, 2018Gronkowski has been ruled out of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs after spiking a temperature.
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Mon, Apr 23, 2018Trainer Aidan O'Brien expects Ryan Moore to partner Mendelssohn in the Kentucky Derby rather than ride at the 2000 Guineas meeting.
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Thu, Apr 19, 2018New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski has bought a share in Gronk with his namesake to run in the Kentucky Derby.
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Mon, Apr 16, 2018Trainer Todd Pletcher strengthened his Kentucky Derby bid when he won Saturday’s Arkansas Derby with the progressive colt Magnum Moon.
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Sat, Apr 14, 2018A new favorite in the American market for the Kentucky Derby burst through when Justify won the Santa Anita Derby – but is his position justified?
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Tue, Apr 10, 2018A look at contenders for the 2018 Kentucky Derby.
2018 March
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Wed, Mar 28, 2018The racing world is in mourning at the news Jose Flores has died in hospital after his horse, Love Rules, fell at Parx Racing in Philadelphia last Monday.
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Fri, Mar 23, 2018Veteran United States jockey Jose Flores has died from injuries he received in a race fall at the Philadelphia track.
2018 January
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Sun, Jan 28, 2018United States champion Gun Runner has ended his career with victory in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
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Sat, Jan 27, 2018It may be the same race and same venue but the circumstances are different this year for trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith in the $16 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park.
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Fri, Jan 26, 2018Gun Runner has been named United States Horse of the Year ahead of his final start in the Pegasus World Cup.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2018Champion jockey Frankie Dettori will make his long-awaited return to Gulfstream Park this weekend when he rides European invader Toast Of New York in Saturday’s $16 million Pegasus World Cup.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2018Gun Runner breezed a half mile at Gulfstream Park on January 22 in his last timed workout ahead of his career finale in the $16 million Pegasus World Cup on Saturday.
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Sat, Jan 20, 2018There is no question that Toast Of New York has taken the most unconventional path of the 12 horses headed to the $16 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in Florida on January 27.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2018Champion US mare Lady Eli has been retired with plans to offer her in foal at the 2018 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
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Sat, Jan 06, 2018Gun Runner, Arrogate and World Approval are the three finalists for the 2017 US Horse of the Year award.
2017 December
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Sun, Dec 17, 2017Race promoters the Stronach Group have bought three unsold places for the 2018 Pegasus World Cup after only nine of the 12 field slots found buyers by the deadline on December 15.
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Sun, Dec 17, 2017Toast Of New York will have his next start in the $16 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park.
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Wed, Dec 06, 2017A start in the world’s richest race, the $16 million Pegasus World Cup, is on the agenda for $6 million mare Stellar Wind.
2017 November
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Sun, Nov 05, 2017Gun Runner has exacted revenge for his Dubai World Cup defeat by leading all the way in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Sun, Nov 05, 2017Trainer Bob Baffert says now is the time for Arrogate to retire after his lacklustre fifth in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Sat, Nov 04, 2017Forever Unbridled has claimed an upset win in the Group One Distaff at the Breeders' Cup meeting.
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Fri, Nov 03, 2017Stellar Wind will be having her third and final attempt to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff on the opening day of the Del Mar meeting.
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Fri, Nov 03, 2017Arrogate, the champ, heads into his title defence in the Breeders Cup Classic on the ropes and with a familiar foe looking to land the knockout blow.
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Thu, Nov 02, 2017Sir Michael Stoute says the booking of Frankie Dettori for Ulysses in the Breeders' Cup Turf is a positive.
2017 October
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Fri, Oct 27, 2017Curlin’s $3.4 million earner Keen Ice has been retired after suffering an ankle injury.
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Thu, Oct 26, 2017A total of 187 thoroughbreds including 45 international entries from have been nominated for the 2017 Breeders Cup races to be run for the first time at Del Mar in California on November 3 and 4.
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Tue, Oct 17, 2017Always Dreaming, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby and Florida Derby, will return to training in November and be pointed for a 4YO racing campaign in 2018.
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Mon, Oct 16, 2017Bullards Alley exploded to an upset win at odds of 42-1 in the GI Canadian International at Woodbine on Sunday.
2017 September
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Mon, Sep 18, 2017Triple Crown winner Secretariat's owner/breeder Penny Chenery has died aged 95.
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Tue, Sep 05, 2017Steve Asmussen’s star 4YO Gun Runner will not start again before the Breeders Cup Classic after blitzing his rivals in the G1 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga last weekend.
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Fri, Sep 01, 2017Brendan Duke has vowed to be "protective" of his exciting juvenile colt Warm The Voice this year ahead of a potential Classic campaign in 2018.
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Fri, Sep 01, 2017Connections of Coneygree are confident he will be "fit enough to do himself justice" in the Kerry National at Listowel on September 13.
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Fri, Sep 01, 2017Gifted Master could return to the top table for the first time in over a year in the 32Red Sprint Cup at Haydock.
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Fri, Sep 01, 2017Trainer Mags Mullins is excited to see what Debuchet can do over hurdles this season after welcoming her stable star back into training.
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Fri, Sep 01, 2017US champion mare Songbird has been retired from racing and will be offered for sale at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton November sale.
2017 August
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Thu, Aug 31, 2017Brilliant US filly Lady Aurelia, just nipped on the wire in the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York in the UK last week, is returning to Keeneland to be aimed at a start in the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar in November.
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Sun, Aug 20, 2017Arrogate has run second in the Grade One Pacific Classic with his trainer and jockey admitting he is not racing at his best.
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Thu, Aug 17, 2017US champion Arrogate has had his final serious gallop ahead of Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar where he will attempt to put behind his abject last start failure.
2017 July
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Sun, Jul 23, 2017In a shock result US champion Arrogate has finished fourth in the G2 San Diego Stakes at Del Mar.
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Sun, Jul 23, 2017Arrogate has turned in a career lowlight, running a lacklustre fourth in the Group Two San Diego Stakes at Del Mar.
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Sun, Jul 02, 2017Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming has begun preparations for the next phase of his career with his first workout since finishing eighth in the Preakness Stakes on May 20.
2017 June
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Fri, Jun 30, 2017Globetrotting American trainer Wesley Ward has put forward his untapped sprinter Bound For Nowhere as a contender for The Everest at Randwick in October.
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Tue, Jun 27, 2017Champion Arrogate is working towards a return to racing in the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar next month.
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Sun, Jun 11, 2017Tapwrit drove past Irish War Cry in the stretch to give trainer Todd Pletcher his third Belmont Stakes win in 11 years and continue the domination of the classic by sons of champion sire Tapit.
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Fri, Jun 09, 2017Former US Horse of the Year Holy Bull, the champion three-year-old in 1994, has been euthanized at Jonabell Farm in Kentucky at the age of 26.
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Fri, Jun 09, 2017Japan's Belmont Stakes contender Epicharis has been treated for a hoof problem days out from the Group One race.
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Thu, Jun 08, 2017WinStar Farm’s American Patriot, the last start winner of Keeneland’s G1 Maker's 46 Mile, has been confirmed for the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on JUne 20.
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Thu, Jun 08, 2017A foot abscess has ruled last season’s champion colt Classic Empire out of the Belmont Stakes, third leg of the US Triple Crown, in New York on Saturday.
2017 May
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Sun, May 14, 2017Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming resumed his regular training schedule for the Preakness Stakes when he worked over 10 furlongs at Pimlico on Saturday.
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Sun, May 14, 2017When he was training in his native country Antonio Sano was the D. Wayne Lukas of Venezuela, winning more than 3300 races.
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Wed, May 10, 2017Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming has arrived at Pimlico in Baltimore to prepare for the Preakness Stakes.
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Tue, May 09, 2017With the Kentucky Derby done and dusted the classic focus is now on the runners likely to oppose Always Dreaming in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Maryland on May 20.
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Sun, May 07, 2017Favourite Always Dreaming has led all the way to win a muddy Kentucky Derby at CHurchill Downs.
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Sat, May 06, 2017The China Horse Club has celebrated victory in the Kentucky Oaks with the Bob Baffert-trained Abel Tasman.
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Fri, May 05, 2017Expat Australian trainer Ian Wilkes will saddle up McCraken, one of the leading chances in the Kentucky Derby.
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Fri, May 05, 2017Wet weather is predicted in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby meeting at Churchill Downs
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Fri, May 05, 2017Australian expat trainer Ian Wilkes is pinning his upcoming Kentucky Derby hopes on three-year-old colt McCraken.
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Wed, May 03, 2017Godolphin's Thunder Snow has had a look around Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
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Mon, May 01, 2017Louisiana Derby winner Girvin has recovered from a foot problem and is set to take his place in next weekend’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Mon, May 01, 2017UAE Derby winner Thunder Snow has arrived at Chuchil Downs to prepare for next weekend’s Kentucky Derby.
2017 April
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Wed, Apr 19, 2017Last year's Queen Anne Stakes winner Tepin has been retired after losing her enthusiasm for racing.
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Tue, Apr 18, 2017Last season’s juvenile champion Classic Empire is back in the frame for the Kentucky Derby after surging back to winning form in the $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.
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Mon, Apr 17, 2017Former champion filly Stellar Wind kicked off her five-year-old campaign with another G1 victory in the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park on April 14.
2017 February
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Tue, Feb 28, 2017Arrogate, the world’s highest rating thoroughbred, has been confirmed for the Dubai World Cup by trainer Bob Baffert.
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Mon, Feb 13, 2017Champion US jockey Gary Stevens has been cleared to resume his riding career in March after undergoing surgery for the replacement of his right hip.
2017 January
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Sun, Jan 29, 2017Arrogate and California Chrome – the two highest rated thoroughbreds in the world couldn't recreate their magic finish to the Breeders Cup Classic when they chased the world's biggest purse in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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Wed, Jan 25, 2017Arrogate has had his final work ahead of Saturday's $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
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Wed, Jan 25, 2017Arrogate's jockey Mike SMith is looking forward to the colt's rematch with California Chrome in Saturday's Pegasus World Cup in Florida.
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Tue, Jan 24, 2017California Chrome has Drawn barrier 12 for the $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park.
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Mon, Jan 23, 2017Barring significant changes in discussions between Gulfstream Park officials and the connections of Gun Runner, the Candy Ride colt will not be a starter in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational on January 28.
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Mon, Jan 23, 2017Jockey Robby Albarado joined an elite group at Fair Grounds in New Orleans on January 22 when he rode his 5000th winner.
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Sun, Jan 22, 2017Champion colt Arrogate has put in his final piece of work at Santa Anita ahead of next weekend's $12 million Pegasus World Cup in Florida.
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Sun, Jan 22, 2017California Chrome, North America’s all-time leading money earning thoroughbred, was voted US Horse of the Year for the second time in three years at the 46th Annual Eclipse Awards ceremony held at Gulfstream Park in Florida on January 21.
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Sun, Jan 22, 2017A deal has been put in place that will see the connections of Gun Runner partner with Ruis Racing to give the three-year-old a start in next weekend’s $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
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Sun, Jan 08, 2017Champion California Chrome arrived at Gulfstream Park in Florida on January 6 escorted by a police guard to continue his preparation for the inaugural running of the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational on January 28.
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Wed, Jan 04, 2017Javier Castellano has finished 2016 as the leading rider in America by earnings for the fourth straight year.
2016 December
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Wed, Dec 28, 2016Keen Ice, the 2015 Travers Stakes winner, will run in the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup under a partnership between gate owners Jerry and Ronnie Frankel and Jerry Crawford’s Donegal Racing.
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Tue, Dec 27, 2016Juddmonte Farms have entered into an agreement to purchase a place in the inaugural running of the $12 million Pegasus World Cup for their champion colt Arrogate from Coolmore Stud.
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Sun, Dec 18, 2016California Chrome was too classy for nine rivals in his prep race for his career finale in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup on his home track at Los Alamitos in southern California on Saturday
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Fri, Dec 16, 2016Impressive 3YO Neolithic stakes his claim for a start in the inaugural Pegasus World Cup when he romped to dominating nine lengths win in an allowance event at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday
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Thu, Dec 15, 2016Arrogate, the rising four-year-old hailed as American racing’s next superstar, could be in action again on January 1 at Santa Anita.
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Thu, Dec 15, 2016Champion US jockey Gary Stevens will undergo a hip replacement operation next week that may finally signal the end of the 53-year-old’s riding career.
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Thu, Dec 15, 2016American jockey Garrett Gomez, a dual Eclipse Award winner, has died aged 44
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Mon, Dec 12, 2016The decision to offer an “appearance fee” for all runners has virtually ensured champion California Chrome will face a full field at his home track of Los Alamitos next weekend when he has his lead-up to the inaugural Pegasus World Cup in Florida in January.
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Mon, Dec 05, 2016Trainer Chad Brown had never accounted for the winner of the GI Hollywood Derby but in the span of about 107 seconds that all changed at Santa Anita on Saturday thanks to his stablemates Annals Of Time and Beach Patrol.
2016 November
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Tue, Nov 29, 2016Pennsylvania Derby winner Connect proved more than a match for his older rivals when he outlasted a game Divining Rod to win the G1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.
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Fri, Nov 18, 2016Champion US jockey Corey Nakatani will renew his riding career at the age of 46 after seven months out of the saddle.
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Sun, Nov 06, 2016Arrogate has upset California Chrome in a nail-biting finish to the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
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Sun, Nov 06, 2016The much-travelled Highland Reel has won the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita for trainer Aidan O'Brien.
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Sun, Nov 06, 2016Obviously, a son of Australian shuttle stallion Choisir, has won the Breeders' Cu[ Turf Sprint at Santa Anita.
2016 October
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Mon, Oct 31, 2016Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will be forced to miss next Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita after suffering an ankle injury in a track gallop.
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Thu, Oct 27, 2016A total of 185 horses have been pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on November 4 and 5.
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Tue, Oct 25, 2016The Breeders Cup Classic field is taking shape with Keen Ice joining the list of confirmed starters after pleasing trainer Todd Pletcher in his work at Belmont Park in New York.
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Tue, Oct 25, 2016Arc winner Found has been entered for her first start on dirt in the Breeders Cup Classic at Santa Anita by trainer Aidan O’Brien.
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Tue, Oct 25, 2016Champion South African mare Smart Call has been ruled out of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mares Turf at Santa Anita on Saturday week.
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Mon, Oct 17, 2016French star Erupt unleashed a powerful late kick to beat the Queen’s entry Dartmouth by a length in the G1 Canadian International at Woodbine on Sunday.
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Mon, Oct 10, 2016Galileo mare Photo Call recorded her sixth win and second at G1 level when she upset champion American mare Tepin in the First Lady Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday.
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Tue, Oct 04, 2016California Chrome was sensational yet again at Santa Anita on Saturday when he added the the G1 Awesome Again Stakes to his record with a hollow win over old rival Dortmund.
2016 September
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Mon, Sep 05, 2016Chad Brown has set a Saratoga training record, surpassing Todd Pletcher’s 38 wins at the 2011 summer meeting.
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Mon, Sep 05, 2016Trainer Jimmy Jerkens is looking at the Jockey Club Gold Cup as the next start for Shaman Ghost after his upset win in the G1 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga where he ended the winning run of Godolphin’s boom star Frosted.
2016 August
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Mon, Aug 29, 2016Arrogate, a colt previously untested at graded stakes level, blew apart the 3YO division with a record breaking win in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
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Mon, Aug 29, 2016Godolphin-owned Frosted, the standout winner of the Metropolitan and Whitney Handicaps at his last two starts, may have his next race in the G1 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.
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Mon, Aug 22, 2016Champion 5YO California Chrome kept his unbeaten record in 2016 intact when he produced a stand out performance to win the G1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Saturday.
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Mon, Aug 22, 2016Champion filly Songbird had no trouble stretching out to 10 furlongs for the first time as she extended her unbeaten record to 10 wins in the G1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.
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Mon, Aug 15, 2016UK traveller Mondialiste won his second North American G1 race when he took out the Arlington Million in Chicago to go with his victory in last year’s Woodbine Mile.
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Fri, Aug 05, 2016Team Valor International has reached a milestone with its 1000th winner since founder Barry Irwin formed his first partnership in 1987.
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Thu, Aug 04, 2016Godolphin star Frosted will come off a 56-day break to face five rivals in the $1.25 million Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.
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Mon, Aug 01, 2016Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator has won his way to the Breeders' Cup Classic with victory in the Haskell Invitational with Nyquist fourth.
2016 July
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Fri, Jul 29, 2016Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator will take on the Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist in Sunday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park after connections decided to bypass the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.
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Tue, Jul 26, 2016Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist has delighted trainer Doug O’Neil with his final work ahead of his return to racing at Monmouth Park on Sunday.
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Mon, Jul 25, 2016Champion filly Songbird has stretched her record to nine wins from nine races with victory in the American Oaks at Sarataoga Springs.
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Sun, Jul 24, 2016Champion five-year-old California Chrome raised the roof at Del Mar when he fought out a thrilling finish to the G2 San Diego Handicap in his first appearance since his World Cup win in Dubai in March.
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Sun, Jul 17, 2016US champion California Chrome will be racing for cancer research for the remainder of his career.
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Tue, Jul 12, 2016Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will pick up his career in the G1 Haskell Invitational Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 31.
2016 June
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Mon, Jun 20, 2016Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist has logged his first timed workout at Santa Anita since his first career loss when third in the Preakness Stakes.
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Mon, Jun 20, 2016Champion filly Songbird made a winning return with another dominating performance in the G2 Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2016The Steve Asmussen-trained Creator has worn down Destin to win the Belmont Stakes with Japanese colt Lani third.
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Thu, Jun 09, 2016Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator will take on 12 rivals in Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes in New York from gate 11, a draw that has pleased his jockey Kent Desormeaux.
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Mon, Jun 06, 2016Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux is out of alcohol rehab and ready to ride the favourite Exaggerator in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes in New York.
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Mon, Jun 06, 2016Trainer Dallas Stewart is not overawed by his bid to win Saturday’s Belmont Stakes in New York with two recent maiden winners.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2016Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator got his first feel of the Belmont Park surface on Monday when he worked a lap of the big oval in rainy conditions.
2016 May
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Sun, May 29, 2016Champion mare Tepin is officially Royal Ascot bound following a pleasing workout at Churchill Downs without Lasix or her nasal strip.
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Wed, May 25, 2016Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will miss the Belmont Stakes on June 11 due to a high blood count.
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Tue, May 24, 2016Champion filly Songbird is back on the track and gearing up to extend her unbeaten sequence through the summer after recovering from a fever.
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Fri, May 20, 2016All 12 field places for the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup to be held at Gulfstream Park in Florida have been filled.
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Thu, May 19, 2016Undefeated Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist has drawn gate three for Saturday’s Preakness as he bids to keep alive his hopes of a Triple Crown sweep.
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Mon, May 16, 2016Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist has turned in a strion g gallop over a mile at Pimlico in preparation for Saturday’s second leg of the US Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.
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Mon, May 16, 2016German import Wake Forest displayed a powerful late kick to surge past rivals in the final furlong to win the $400,000 Man O'War Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday.
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Mon, May 16, 2016Trainer Mark Casse recorded his 2000th winner at Gulfstream Park in Florida on Saturday while he was at Woodbine, an example of his far-flung racing operation.
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Mon, May 16, 2016Preakness Stakes entry Abiding Star will require a quarantine restriction to be lifted to get a shot at the second leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico next Saturday.
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Sat, May 07, 2016The John Servis-trained Cathryn Sophia has claimed an emphatic victory in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
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Sat, May 07, 2016The Todd Pletcher trained Curalina reaffirmed her place as one of the best mares in training when she added a third G1 win to her record in the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on Friday.
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Fri, May 06, 2016Connections of Kentucky Derby favourite Nyquist are hoping gate 13 proves lucky for the unbeaten colt for a second time in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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Wed, May 04, 2016Rachel Valentina, the daughter of champion Rachel Alexandra, will attempt to emulate her dam by wining the G1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchil Downs on Friday.
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Tue, May 03, 2016Champion trainer Bob Baffert is not discounting his chances of landing back to back wins in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
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Tue, May 03, 2016Champion California Chrome has returned to his home base in California to begin preparations for his next campaign.
2016 April
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Sat, Apr 30, 2016Juvenile champion Nyquist has exceeded trainer Doug O'Neill’s expectations in his final fast work before next weekend’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Wed, Apr 27, 2016Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners has acquired a minority interest in record-breaking Tampa Bay Derby winner Destin ahead of his bid for Kentucky Derby honours.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2016Champion mares Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta lead the list of 2016 inductees into the US Racing Hall of Fame announced on Monday.
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Mon, Apr 18, 2016The Kentucky Derby picture took a new turn on Saturday when the Steve Asmussen-trained colt Creator won the $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn.
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Mon, Apr 18, 2016Unbeaten champion filly Songbird will miss the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 6.
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Mon, Apr 04, 2016California star Nyquist remained unbeaten after he took on his biggest challenge to easily win the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park to confirm his credentials for next month’s Kentucky Derby.
2016 February
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Thu, Feb 25, 2016Eclipse champion Songbird, the undefeated champion juvenile filly of 2015 and recent winner of the G2 Las Virgenes Stakes, will have her next start in the G3 Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita on March 5
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Mon, Feb 01, 2016US champion California Chrome will run in 2000m handicap at Meydan on February 25 as his prep race for the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 26.
2016 January
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Sun, Jan 31, 2016.Tapit’s undefeated 3YO Mohaymen, rated the early favourite by many for this year’s Kentucky Derby, picked up where he left off with an effortless win in the G2 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
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Fri, Jan 29, 2016A total of 368 three-year-olds have been nominated for the 2016 Triple Crown series at the first nomination phase.
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Sun, Jan 17, 2016Voters have been unanimous in declaring American Pharoah the United Stakes Horse of the Year.
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Mon, Jan 11, 2016The smile on trainer Art Sherman's face said it all after former Horse of the Year California Chrome resumed in winning form at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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Fri, Jan 08, 2016The long-awaited return of The 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome is set to resume this weekend but faces the prospect of racing on a wet track for the first time in his career.
2015 December
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Mon, Dec 07, 2015US Horse of the Year California Chrome is gearing up for another crack at the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in March.
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Fri, Dec 04, 2015US champion Shared Belief died suddenly on Thursday after suffering from a bout of colic.
2015 November
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Sun, Nov 01, 2015American Pharoah has concluded his race career with an emphatic 6.5 length win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
2015 October
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Sat, Oct 31, 2015Multiple champion Beholder, who would have been second choice behind American Pharoah for Saturday’s G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, will miss the race after a scope revealed the presence of blood.
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Thu, Oct 22, 2015Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Pacific Classic heroine Beholder and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe victor Golden Horn headline a group of 200 entries for the 2015 Breeders’ Cup World Championships to be held at Keeneland next week.
2015 September
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Mon, Sep 28, 2015Triple Crown winner American Pharoah worked five furlongs in a flat 60 seconds at Santa Anita on Sunday as Bob Baffert’s star colt continues to progress toward his possible final career start in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Mon, Sep 21, 2015Champion trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been hospitalized in Philadelphia at the age of 80 with a heart condition.
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Tue, Sep 08, 2015Wise Dan, the time US Horse of the Year, has been retired.
2015 August
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Mon, Aug 31, 2015The final call belongs to owner Ahmed Zayat but trainer Bob Baffert is in favour of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s racing career continuing beyond his shock weekend loss in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
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Sun, Aug 30, 2015Keen Ice, a 16/1 shot, has beaten Triple Crown champion American Pharoah in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
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Mon, Aug 17, 2015Triple Crown champion American Pharoah is among 16 horses nominated to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga on August 29.
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Sun, Aug 16, 2015American Pharoah can attract a crowd any time. That was evident at Del Mar on Sunday when the Triple Crown champion was given a fast breeze that will help determine if he travels to New York for his next start in the G1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga on August 29.
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Mon, Aug 10, 2015Honor Code added the $1.25 million Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday to his G1 record with a dramatic win last stride win over pacesetter Liam’s Map.
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Wed, Aug 05, 2015Texas Red has emerged from his victory in last weekend’s Jim Dandy Stakes in exceptional condition and is on course for the Travers Stakes and a clash with American Pharoah at Saratoga on August 29.
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Wed, Aug 05, 2015Trainer Charlie LoPresti has earmarked a choice of two races for the September comeback of his two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan.
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Sun, Aug 02, 2015American Pharoah has drawn post four for his first start since his historic sweep of the Triple Crown in Sunday’s GI Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.
2015 July
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Sun, Jul 26, 2015New Jersey will roll out the red carpet for Triple Crown champion American Pharoah when the three-year-olds lands in Atlantic City on Wednesday.
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Mon, Jul 20, 2015California Chrome is to race on in 2016, Triple Crown champion American Pharaoh has had his first workout at Del Mar and dual Horse of the Year Wise Dan is closing on his comeback to racing.
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Sat, Jul 18, 2015The ground-breaking Thoroughbred Horse Racing Integrity Act of 2015 was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Thursday.
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Tue, Jul 14, 2015Multiple G1 winner Main Sequence has been retired due to a tendon injury.
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Mon, Jul 13, 2015US Horse of the Year and dual classic winner California Chrome is expected to be out for the remainder of the 2015 season after x-rays revealed a cannon bone bruise.
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Fri, Jul 03, 2015Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will have his next start in Monmouth Park’s GI William Hill Haskell Invitational on August 2.
2015 June
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Tue, Jun 30, 2015Triple Crown champion American Pharoah made his last public appearance until his next race start when he was paraded on Gold Cup day at Santa Anita last Saturday.
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Sun, Jun 14, 2015The $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap is one of the G1 highlights of he year at Churchill Downs, but it takes a backseat when America’s newest Triple Crown champion is on the same bill.
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Tue, Jun 09, 2015Multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez has confirmed his retirement after a long battle with substance abuse.
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Tue, Jun 09, 2015Ogden Phipps will stand down as chairman of The Jockey Club after a record 32 years at the head of the US racing institution.
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Tue, Jun 02, 2015Leading trainer Todd Pletcher, has three opportunities to improve on his excellent Belmont Stakes record in the final leg of the US Triple Crown in New York on Saturday.
2015 May
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Sat, May 30, 2015The US Congress is poised to introduce legislation that will establish uniform drug and medication standards for the US thoroughbred racing and breeding industry that will turn regulation over to the US Anti-Doping Agency.
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Tue, May 26, 2015New Jersey’s most successful jockey Joe Bravo rode his 5000th career winner at Monmouth Park on May 23.
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Mon, May 25, 2015Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah is set to work fast at Churchill Downs as he continues his preparation for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes in New York on June 6.
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Sun, May 17, 2015Zayat Stable's American Pharoah gave himself a shot at the Triple Crown after a commanding victory in the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes, in front of a record crowd of 131,680 at Pimlico Race Course.
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Mon, May 04, 2015The three placegetters from the Kentucky Derby are set for a rematch in the Preakness Stakes, second leg of the US Triple Crown, at Pimlico on May 16.
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Sun, May 03, 2015Favourite American Pharoah has given trainer Bob Baffert his fourth win in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs before a record crowd of more than 170,000.
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Sat, May 02, 2015Former Australian sprinter Power Alert has won a Group 3 feature race on the Kentuycky Oaks program at Churchill Downs.
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Fri, May 01, 2015A wide barrier draw has done little to alter the grip American Pharaoh has on Kentucky favouritism over his Bob Baffert-trained stablemate Dortmund.
2015 April
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Tue, Apr 28, 2015Saturday’s $US2million Kentucky Derby is shaping as a showdown to remember between Bob Baffert’s super colts American Pharoah and Dortmund.
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Wed, Apr 22, 2015Outstanding 4YO Shared Belief has been diagnosed with a hip fracture and is likely to miss the rest of 2015 as a result of the injury he sustained in last Saturday's Charles Town Classic when he failed to finish.
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Tue, Apr 21, 2015South African trainer Mike De Kock’s Kentucky Derby contender Mubtaahij will race without medication in America.
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Tue, Apr 21, 2015Jockey Chris Antley, trainer King Leatherbury and champions Lava Man and Xtra Heat have been elected to the US Hall of Fame.
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Mon, Apr 20, 2015Multiple G1 winner Shared Belief failed to finish in Saturday’s $1.5 million Charles Town Classic after his jockey Mike Smith was alarmed by his action midrace.
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Mon, Apr 13, 2015American Pharoah reasserted his claim to Kentucky Derby favouritism when he won the $1 million Arkansas Derby by eight lengths before a crowd of more than 67,000 at Oaklawn Park.
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Mon, Apr 13, 2015Trainer Steve Asmussen’s champion filly Untapable bounced back from a shock defeat on her seasonal debut, making no mistake in the G1 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
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Mon, Apr 06, 2015Todd Pletcher’s Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up Carpe Diem advanced his claims for the Kentucky Derby when he powered to a comfortable three lengths victory in the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
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Mon, Apr 06, 2015Exciting colt Dortmund extended his unbeaten record to six with a relentless front-running performance in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby, giving trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh win in California;s major prep for the Kentucky Derby.
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Mon, Apr 06, 2015Godolphin's Kentucky Derby chances gathered momentum when the Kiaran McLaughlin-trained Frosted redeemed his reputation with a convincing two lengths victory in the G1 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct.
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Fri, Apr 03, 2015Seven-time Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher may have up to six starters in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2.
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Fri, Apr 03, 2015Steve Asmussen has become only the second trainer in US racing history to win 7000 races.
2015 March
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Mon, Mar 23, 2015Bob Baffert, trainer of leading Kentucky Derby candidates American Pharoah and Dortmund, had the right answer when asked which colt is better.
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Wed, Mar 18, 2015Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red will not pursue a Kentucky Derby start due to feet problems.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2015The Bob Baffert-trained Dortmund produced the most noteworthy performance among four Kentucky Derby prep races on Saturday when he extended his unbeaten record to five wins with a game victory in the G2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2015Shared Belief confirmed his status as America's top dirt horse and shot to the top of Timeform’s global ratings in no uncertain fashion when he added the historic G1 Santa Anita Handicap to his record on Saturday.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2015Leading Dubai World Cup contender Toast Of New York has suffered an injury and won’t race again until later this year.
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Tue, Mar 03, 2015A list of 10 finalists have been released for induction into the US Hall of Fame in 2015.
2015 February
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Thu, Feb 26, 2015China Horse Club has acquired an interest in G1 winner Daredevil ahead of his seasonal debut in Saturday’s G2 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
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Thu, Feb 12, 2015Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red has suffered a foot abscess that will prevent him from running in the G2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds on November 21.
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Wed, Feb 11, 2015Shared Belief and California Chrome are to go their separate ways with a return clash of the champions unlikely to happen in the near future.
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Sun, Feb 08, 2015The Todd Pletcher-trained Constitution notched his second G1 victory at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, making an impressive wire-to-wire 4YO debut in the $500,000 Donn Handicap.
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Sun, Feb 08, 2015Shared Belief recorded a clear verdict over reigning Horse of the Year California Chrome in the $500,000 San Antonio Invitational Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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Sun, Feb 08, 2015Leading Triple Crown contender Dortmund had to fight hard to keep his unbeaten record intact in the G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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Mon, Feb 02, 2015American Pharoah and Take Charge Brandi, last year's US champion juvenile male and female, head the list of 429 entries for the 2015 Triple Crown.
2015 January
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Wed, Jan 28, 2015Breeders Cup Classic winner Bayern has been withdrawn from his anticipated clash with Horse of the Year California Chrome at Santa Anita on February 7.
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Wed, Jan 28, 2015Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red is likely to have three starts on the early Triple Crown trail according to his trainer Keith Desormeaux beginning with the G2 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita on February 1.
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Thu, Jan 22, 2015A saddle jockey Red Pollard's used on the legendary Sea Biscuit in 1938 has sold at auction for $US104,260.
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Tue, Jan 20, 2015Complete list of the 2014 Eclipse Awards winners and votes.
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Sun, Jan 18, 2015Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome has been announced as the American Horse Of The Year at the prestigious Eclipse Awards.
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Fri, Jan 16, 2015Leading trainer Steve Asmussen has been cleared of allegations of horse abuse brought by an animal-rights group after a one year investigation.
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Thu, Jan 08, 2015The 44th Annual Eclipse Awards will be presented at Gulfstream Park on January 17.
2014 December
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Mon, Dec 29, 2014Breeders' Cup Classic winner Bayern and Kentucky Derby victor California Chrome are heading for another match up that may include Shared Belief.
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Sun, Dec 28, 2014Shared Belief bounced back from a horrible trip in the Breeders' Cup Classic to land his third grade I victory of the year in in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park on December 26.
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Tue, Dec 23, 2014Bob Baffert will take four shots at champion Shared Belief in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes, the featured event when Santa Anita Park kicks off its winter/spring meet on Boxing Day.
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Fri, Dec 19, 2014Big Brown colt Dortmund will firm even further for the 2015 Kentucky Derby if he rises to the challenge in the Group 1 Los Alamitos Futurity for two-year-olds.
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Mon, Dec 01, 2014Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome made no mistake on his turf debut when he easily handled five rivals in the G1 Hollywood Derby at Del Mar.
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Mon, Dec 01, 2014Private Zone, runner-up to Flat Out in the 2013 edition of the G1 Cigar Mile, returned to Aqueduct on Saturday to claim a wire to wire victory.
2014 November
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Fri, Nov 28, 2014Trainer Art Sherman is content all is in order for Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome to have his first start on turf at Del Mar on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 28, 2014A solid field will line up in Saturday’s $500,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct with G1 winners Secret Circle and Itsmyluckyday facing off against an impressive cast.
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Mon, Nov 17, 2014Breeders Cup Classic winner Bayern is the headline act among 20 nominations for the Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on November 28.
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Tue, Nov 11, 2014Champion Irish jockey Kieren Fallon has notched another career first by riding a winner at Del Mar in California.
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Mon, Nov 03, 2014Summary of day 2 results from the Breeders Cup meeting at Santa Anita.
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Sun, Nov 02, 2014Summary of results from day one of the Breeders Cup meeting at Santa Anita.
2014 October
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Fri, Oct 31, 2014Hong Kong sprinter Rich Tapestry is primed for the climax of his great American adventure in Saturday’s G1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita.
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Thu, Oct 30, 2014Defending champion Magician has been ruled out Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita and will be retired to stud.
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Wed, Oct 29, 2014A record 174 horses, including 10 also-eligibles, have been drawn to contest for 2014 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita this weekend including 33 from overseas.
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Wed, Oct 29, 2014Friday’s headline event at Santa Anita is the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff and will feature Untapable, the undisputed queen of the three-year-old fillies who goes up against older rivals after dominating her peers in all five starts this season.
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Wed, Oct 29, 2014Bob Baffert’s outstanding colt American Pharoah is out of this weekend’s Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita.
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Tue, Oct 28, 2014California clock-watchers were left purring after Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome completed his serious preparations for the Breeders' Cup Classic with a sparkling workout under big-race jockey Victor Espinoza.
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Sun, Oct 26, 2014Dual G1 winner Midnight Lucky has been withdrawn from next weekend’s Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and will be retired.
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Sun, Oct 26, 2014While the lone start for California Chrome since the Triple Crown didn't go as planned, trainer Art Sherman likes what he is seeing as his dual classic winner completes his Breeders Cup preparations at his Los Alamitos base in California.
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Fri, Oct 17, 2014Unbeaten US star Shared Belief continues to work impressively in preparation for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita next month.
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Sun, Oct 05, 2014Turf champion Wise Dan showed he was in fine form to defend his Breeders' Cup Mile crown when he cut down his rivals with a breathtaking stretch run to win the $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland on Saturday.
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Fri, Oct 03, 2014A host of G1 races across America last weekend have helped clear the air going forward to the Breeders Cup meeting at Santa Anita in November.
2014 September
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Tue, Sep 23, 2014No fewer than 25 qualifying Breeders Cup Challenge Races will take place around the world over the next two weekends.
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Mon, Sep 22, 2014The Bob Baffert-trained colt Bayern left Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome labouring when he turned Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby into a record-breaking procession.
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Mon, Sep 22, 2014US champions Princess Of Sylma and Will Take Charge have been retired to begin their breeding careers.
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Mon, Sep 22, 2014Untapable was unstoppable in the $1 million Cotillion Stakes in Philadelphia on Saturday to put her stamp on the Eclipse Award for three-year-old fillies.
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Sat, Sep 20, 2014Untapable can cement her status as the queen of the three-year-old fillies in Saturday’s $1 million Cotillion Stakes in Philadelphia in what figures to be an important showdown between the top two female sophomores in the US.
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Sat, Sep 20, 2014The ballyhooed return of dual classic winner California Chrome in Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby highlights a weekend that could go a long way in determining championship honours for both genders of three-year-olds.
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Fri, Sep 19, 2014Champion gelding Game On Dude, the only horse to win three runnings of the G1 Santa Anita Handicap, has been retired.
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Tue, Sep 16, 2014Jamie Osborne will "roll the dice" and allow Toast Of New York to run in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on November 1.
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Wed, Sep 10, 2014Multiple G1 winner Palace Malice has been retired due to a deep bone bruise in his left hind leg.
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Thu, Sep 04, 2014After swapping Grade One decisions this summer at Saratoga, it appears that a third match-up between Woodward Stakes winner Itsmyluckyday and runner-up Moreno will have to wait for the $5 million Breeders Cup Classic.
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Mon, Sep 01, 2014Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome has his first five-furlong workout since returning to training as he prepares for a return to racing in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby on September 20.
2014 August
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Sun, Aug 31, 2014Wise Dan, back to the races for the first time since surgery in May for colic, has taken out the Grade 2 Bernard Baruch Handicap.
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Thu, Aug 28, 2014Dual Horse of the Year Wise Dan will face 10 rivals in his comeback at Saratoga on Saturday in the G2 Bernard Baruch Handicap.
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Wed, Aug 27, 2014The richest race in America, the $US5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita in late October, is a possible target for exciting UK three-year-old Toast of New York.
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Mon, Aug 25, 2014Trainer Jimmy Jerkens remains amazed by the rare 1-2 finish of his three-year-olds V.E. Day and Wicked Strong in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
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Sun, Aug 17, 2014Hardest Core has come from humble beginnings to land a surprise victory in the $1 million Arlington Million.
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Sun, Aug 17, 2014Euro Charline handed jockey Ryan Moore a feature race double at Arlington when she took out the Grade 1 Beverley D Stakes at her US debut.
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Sun, Aug 17, 2014Trainer Christophe Clement has proclaimed Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist ready for his third match up with Wicked Strong in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga on August 23.
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Sun, Aug 17, 2014The Woodbine Mile is firming the comeback race for Wise Dan after trainer Charlie LoPresti gave the two-time Horse of the his third dirt work at Saratoga on August 16.
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Mon, Aug 11, 2014Seek Again overcame traffic and the absence of Horse of the Year Wise Dan to win the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap in course record time at Saratoga on Saturday.
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Mon, Aug 11, 2014Dual classic winner California Chrome has turned in his first workout since the Belmont Stakes, breezing up three furlongs at his home Los Alamitos in California.
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Sun, Aug 03, 2014The Eric Guillot-trained Moreno landed the Group 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap at Saratoga racecourse.
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Sun, Aug 03, 2014Trainer Charlie LoPresti continues to weigh up his options for a comeback race for two-time US Horse of the Year Wise Dan.
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Sun, Aug 03, 2014Sweet Reason registered her third G1 victory when she came from well off the pace to capture the $500,000 Test Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.
2014 July
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Mon, Jul 28, 2014Trainer Bob Baffert has won the G1 Haskell Invitational for a record seventh time after Bayern ran his rivals off their feet in the $1 million Monmouth Park feature on July 27.
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Sun, Jul 27, 2014Wicked Strong started the second half of his sophomore season in fine style when he turned the tables on Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist in the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.
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Thu, Jul 24, 2014Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist will have his first start since spoiling California Chrome’s Triple Crown bid in this weekend’s G2 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga.
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Tue, Jul 22, 2014Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable, a perfect four-for-four in 2014, is ready to challenge the males in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.
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Sun, Jul 20, 2014Dual US Horse of the Year Wise Dan turned in his first breeze of the summer season at Saratoga on Friday as he progresses toward a return in the G2 Fourstardave Handicap on August 9.
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Sun, Jul 06, 2014The Aidan O’Brien-trained Adelaide went down narrowly in the inaugural Belmont Derby as outsider Mr Speaker clocked a course-record time in a race which British raider Toast Of New York finished sixth
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Sun, Jul 06, 2014Tearaway tactics backfired for the Gai Waterhouse purchase Porchinet when he failed in the $1.25 million Belmont Derby at his first start for the champion Sydney trainer in New York n Saturday.
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Fri, Jul 04, 2014Pornichet will become trainer Gai Waterhouse’s first runner in the United States in Saturday’s G1 Belmont Derby Invitational in New York.
2014 June
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Mon, Jun 30, 2014Wise Dan has returned to his Keeneland base to prepare for his bid to capture a third successive Horse of the Year title.
2023 November
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Sun, Nov 05, 2023Auguste Rodin booked his place in the annals of racing history with a scintillating performance that took everybody’s breath away in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita.
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Sun, Nov 05, 2023Cody’s Wish gave understandably emotional connections the perfect send-off when he battled on gamely to secure back-to-back Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile’s
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Sun, Nov 05, 2023California’s newest resident sporting star needs no introduction, but the riding performance Dettori produced when partnering Inspiral to success in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, certainly announced his Stateside arrival on the biggest stage.
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Sun, Nov 05, 2023Charlie Appleby’s Master Of The Seas defied a horror draw in stall fourteen to get up under the shadows of the post from fellow Godolphin-owned market rival Mawj.
2019 September
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Sat, Sep 14, 2019Trainer Bob Baffert has blamed feed or bedding contamination for his champion colt Justify failing a drugs test before he won the 2018 Kentucky Derby in May.