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| I'll Have Another wins Lewis Stakes in an upset (AP) |
| February 4, 17:45 PM : rah |
With trouble unfolding behind him, 43-1 shot I'll Have Another went on to stunning upset in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, surprising his trainer and owner as much as the bettors. The longest shot in the field of eight 3-year-olds won by 2 3/4 lengths Saturday at Santa Anita, with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's two colts finishing out of the money.
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| Alpha wins the Withers Stakes at Aqueduct (AP) |
| February 4, 15:11 PM : rah |
Alpha moved into the Triple Crown picture on Saturday after easily beating Speightscity by 3 1-4 lengths in the $200,000 Withers Stakes for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. Racing wide throughout the 1 1-16 miles, Alpha needed only mild urging from Ramon Dominguez to secure his third win in five starts. The 1-5 favorite trained by Kiaran McLaughlin is a perfect 2 for 2 this season, also capturing...
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| Hansen, Union Rags head Triple Crown nominees (AP) |
| February 4, 14:15 PM : rah |
Hansen and Union Rags, who dueled to a close 1-2 finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and undefeated Algorithms lead the list of 397 early nominees for the Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds. Hansen edged Union Rags by a head in the Juvenile and won the Eclipse Award as last year's top 2-year-old.
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| Animal Kingdom to return to racing in Florida (AP) |
| February 1, 19:33 PM : rah |
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is set to return to racing on Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs after being sidelined for nearly eight months with a hairline fracture to his left hock. Team Valor chief executive officer Barry Irwin says Animal Kingdom will use the 1 1-16-mile turf race as a prep for the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March.
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| Rachel Alexandra back at farm (PA SportsTicker) |
| January 30, 14:50 PM : rah |
A spokeswoman for Stonestreet Farm says Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have returned to their home.
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| Algorithms wins Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park (AP) |
| January 29, 17:24 PM : rah |
Algorithms capped a big day for trainer Todd Pletcher's speedy 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park, winning the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes. Algorithms, ridden by Javier Castellano, passed 2-year-old champion Hansen in the stretch and pulled away to win by five lengths, running a mile on the sloppy dirt track in 1:36.17.
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| Mucho Macho Man wins at Gulfstream (AP) |
| January 28, 16:11 PM : rah |
Mucho Macho Man won the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, beating Ron the Greek by 1 1/2 lengths. Ridden by Ramon Dominguez and trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:47.91 and paid $6.20, $3.80 and $3. One of only three horses to race in all the three legs of the Triple Crown last year, Mucho Macho Man made was making his 2012 debut in...
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| HBO places its bets on horse racing drama 'Luck' (AP) |
| January 27, 8:1 AM : rah |
David Milch had the script for a horse racing drama kicking around in his head for 30 years. The screenwriter and producer was just too busy living it to put words to paper. As a 6-year-old, Milch first accompanied his father to the racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was too young to wager, but Milch's father worked things out anyway.
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| Hearts on Fire wins Oaklawn Park feature (AP) |
| January 26, 16:33 PM : rah |
Hearts on Fire edged Quest for Success by a neck Thursday in the $41,000 feature race for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park. Ridden by Alex Birzer, Hearts on Fire ran 6 furlongs in 1:13.92 and paid $14.20, $6 and $5.20. Quest for Success returned $4.40 and $3.40, and Bent Missile paid $3.60 to show.
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| Rachel Alexandra, new foal doing well in Kentucky (AP) |
| January 23, 11:57 AM : rah |
Rachel Alexandra and her first foal are "doing well" a day after the 2009 Horse of the Year gave birth to a bay colt. Stonestreet Farm says on its website Monday that the focus will be on allowing Rachel and her foal to adjust to one another, and farm manager Gary Megibben adds that Rachel is "a natural mother who took to the colt immediately." The 125-pound colt with a star...
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| Breeders' Cup Classic hits prime time with NBC (AP) |
| January 23, 11:1 AM : rah |
The Breeders' Cup Classic is coming to prime time for the first time. NBC Sports Group and the Breeders' Cup have agreed to a multiyear deal for the network to televise the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships beginning with the 2012 event at Santa Anita Park. This year, NBC Sports Network will televise the Breeders' Cup races on Nov.
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