Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Hitching horses to the slots bandwagonNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- The Fair Grounds Race Course kicked off its 81-day thoroughbred meet Thursday with an added attraction: 245 slot machines the track hopes will boost purse...
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Unbeaten colt no jokeNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The name is a punch line from a Johnny Carson gag about a crooked law firm. There is nothing funny about the way unbeaten Deweycheatumnhowe has ...
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Ownership switch for Classic winner CurlinNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The ownership of Breeders' Cup Classic winner Curlin underwent another shakeup: One prominent owner has sold his stake in the 3-year-old colt to two of his partners. Jes...
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Breeders' winner Curlin HOY favoriteOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Curlin easily dismissed his toughest rivals in the Breeders' Cup Classic, beating Street Sense, Hard Spun and Lawyer Ron to virtually crown himself Ho...
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Curlin stakes claim as Horse of YearOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Curlin has now beaten the Kentucky Derby winner twice, the leading older horse twice and avenged his most recent defeat. With one emphatic victory aga...
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Baffert snaps 5-year Breeders' Cup drought with pair of victoriesOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Bob Baffert was quick to correct someone who called his pair of victories in the Breeders' Cup a comeback. "I've always been here," the silver-haired ...
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Maryfield splashes to victory as rain inundates MonmouthOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Trainer Doug O'Neill led a wild winner's celebration after Maryfield splashed to victory Friday on the first day of the Breeders' Cup, where upsets ru...
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Street Sense trying to go out on top in ClassicOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Street Sense has been called the perfect racehorse, a 3-year-old thoroughbred who doesn't win every race, only the really big ones. There's one more t...
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Pletcher eyeing winner's circle at Breeders' CupOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Todd Pletcher is back at the Breeders' Cup in a big way again, and this time he's hoping for better results than last year. The nation's leading train...
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Track tips for Saturday, Oct. 20Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - In conjunction with Arlington Park, I'll be conducting a Trackside OTB tour on selected weekend days through the end of the year. Today I'll be hanging out at the Wauke...