Articles filed under Horse Racing
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2 jockeys injured in spill at HawthorneNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Two jockies, Randy Meier and Lyndie Wade, were injured during the running of Hawthorne's third race on Friday. Chestnut Gold, ridden by Wade, broke down coming out of ...
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Illinois tracks hoping state delivers slotsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - After getting nothing but coal in their stockings for the past decade or so, officials at Hawthorne Race Course and Arlington Park are hoping to get the one gift they re...
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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...