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Finley: Skip Away, not Curlin, should hold earnings record Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:47:31
Shouldn’t the top earner in North American racing history be the horse who has earned the most in North American racing?
Johnny Eves wins blanket finish in Underwood Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:59:42
Johnny Eves, winless since his victory last December in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes, broke a seven-race losing streak with a hard-fought victory on Saturday at Hollywood Park in the Grade 3, $108,400 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes for sprinters.
Dead heat in G3 River City Handicap at Churchill Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:06:14
Karelian led for most of the stretch drive until Demarcation edged past just before the wire, but then Karelian bobbed his head at the right time to salvage a dead heat Saturday in the 32nd running of the Grade 3 River City Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Wishful Tomcat wins G3 Discovery at Aqueduct Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:10:19
Wishful Tomcat led all the way Saturday, beating That’srightofficer by 1 3/4 lengths in the $110,100 Discovery Handicap at Aqueduct.
Backbackbackgone out to wire Prevue Stakes Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:50:34
Can the undefeated 2-year-old Backbackbackgone carry his speed seven furlongs Sunday at Hollywood Park?
Shadowless upsets Kennedy Road at Woodbine Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:02:59
Shadowless ($35.60) outran 10-1 shot Rouse the Cat and favored Storm Treasure to land his first stakes Saturday at Woodbine in the $162,350 Kennedy Road.
Curlin to stand for $75K at Lane’s End Farm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:02:02
Curlin, shown with majority owner Jess Jackson, will join his sire, Smart Strike, as a stallion at Lane’s End Farm in 2009.
G2 winner Shakis euthanized after workout injury Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:47:49
Shakis, who won the Grade 2 Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga in 2007 and 2008, was euthanized on Friday after suffering a leg injury following a workout at Hollywood Park, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said.
Few willing to face Commentator at Churchill Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:01:15
Churchill Downs racing officials are expecting a small field, with maybe only as many five horses challenging Commentator when the annual fall-meet highlight, the Grade 2 Clark Handicap, is run Friday for the 135th time.
‘07 BC Mile winner Kip Deville Hong Kong-bound Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:14:07
It’s a long way from Oklahoma to Hong Kong, the destination Monday for Kip Deville.
Barn fire kills 29 horses in western Kentucky Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:13:44
Twenty-nine horses have been reported killed in another barn fire at Riverside Downs, a Thoroughbred training facility in western Kentucky. The fire was the fourth in five years at Riverside, located just a few miles from Ellis Park.
Curlin’s majority owner says horse to be retired Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:13:26
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin will be retired next year, and may already have run his last race.
High-profile racehorse owner found guilty of fraud Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:34:01
Gary Tanaka, the U.S.-based horse owner who frequently purchased high-class racing stock in Europe and other countries, was found guilty on Wednesday by a U.S. jury on three counts of securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, and conspiracy.
CHRB applies pressure in wagering dispute Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:31:30
The California Horse Racing Board on Tuesday raised the stakes for account-wagering companies by threatening to let their licenses expire at the end of the year if the companies do not reach deals by then.
Arc winner Zarkava named Europe’s top horse Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:54:33
Zarkava, the undefeated winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, was named Cartier European Horse of the Year at the annual Cartier Awards dinner in London on Monday night.