Articles filed under Horse Racing
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A rivalry unmatchedApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Thirty years later, Patrice Wolfson still can feel the grandstand at Belmont Park shaking as Affirmed and Alydar battled down the track's yawning stretch. Affirmed was a...
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Hawthorne fees dispute settledApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - After a delay of nearly two hours on Friday, racing returned to Hawthorne Racecourse with jockeys agreeing to an increase in their riding fees. Hawthorne was able to com...
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$600,000 on line Saturday at HawthorneApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The 2008 edition of Illinois Champions Day will be contested Saturday at Hawthorne Race Course. The day's program will feature six $100,000 stakes races restricted to h...
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War Pass to miss Kentucky Derby with leg injuryApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- One-time Kentucky Derby favorite War Pass will miss next month's Run for the Roses because of a leg injury likely to sideline the colt for a few month...
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Arlington Park offering Mother's Day eventsApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Arlington Park is preparing to host several activities to celebrate Mother's Day at the track on May 11. The first 7,500 women through the doors will receive a rose, and...
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Arlington Park to offer handicapping contestApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Arlington Park will introduce its first handicapping contest for its live racing during the 2008 meet, which begins May 2. The new Arlington Handicapping Challenge will...
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Pletcher entries run 1-2 in BluegrassApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Count trainer Todd Pletcher in for the Kentucky Derby. Down to perhaps his last chance to return to the Derby, Pletcher is headed to Churchill Downs af...
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Barbaro's trainer on Kentucky Derby trail againApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Michael Matz is just 1 miles from a second trip to the Kentucky Derby. The trainer's first visit to Churchill Downs turned into a Derby for the ages, w...
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Pyro on fast track to DerbyApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Ky. -- It's 11 a.m., lunch time at trainer Steve Asmussen's barn at Keeneland. As less-famous horses use loud grunts and violent kicks to demand they be fed n...
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Glorious day at HawthorneApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You gotta love a guy like Ronald Lamarque. One minute he's singing the praises of jockey E.T. Baird and trainer and co-owner Louis Roussel for getting his 3-year-old, Re...