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Blue Grass is Dominican's Time
The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes was a Dominican to Street Sense to Zanjero to Teuflesberg affair as all four touched noses to the wire. Dominican nosed out the champ.
• 2007 toyota blue grass stakes • dominican • street sense • zanjero • teuflesberg

Curlin's Nose Wins Preakness
Beaten out of a Triple Crown chance by Curlin's hearty nose in the 2007 Preakness Stakes, Street Sense will skip the Belmont. Hard Spun is still a challenger.
• 2007 preakness • curlin • robby albarado • street sense • calvin borel

Hard Spun Likes Recycled Rubber
Synthetic fiber, waxed sand, and recycled rubber together form the new thoroughbred racing surface called Polytrack. Kentucky Derby finisher Hard Spun likes it.
• polytrack • hard spun • larry jones • calvin borel • street sense

Kentucky Derby is All Horse Sense
Street Sense responds perfectly to his jockey's masterful guidance. Rail trips are Borel's forte. Nafzger's two-race strategy turns golden as his No. 1 bay wins Derby.
• street sense no. 1 • 2007 kentucky derby • calvin borel • carl nafzger • hard spun

Oddsmakers Still Favor Big Brown
Records many times go by the wayside, but experience is seldom a losing proposition. Big Brown takes a three-race career against Colonel John, 6-4-2-0-0, Saturday.
• big brown derby no.1 • colonel john derby • derby inexperience • kent desormeaux derby wins • edgar prado derby wins

Street Sense Captures Two Stakes
The threesome of thoroughbred Street Sense, jockey Calvin Borel, and trainer Carl Nafzger set two records in winning the Derby, the Travers and the Alabama Stakes.
• travers stakes • street sense • calvin borel • alabama stakes • carl nafzger

2007 Triple Crown Stories Abound
What's next on the thoroughbred racing scene will unfold toward the Breeders' Cup this fall when duels could see renewals. The TC runs thrilled despite no new champ.
• street sense • kentucky derby • curlin • preakness stakes • rags to riches

5 of 16 Writers Say Nobiz in Derby
Opinions are sharply defined as a wide open Kentucky Derby post offers a batch of talented and proven colts. Trainer Todd Pletcher has five trainees, but no favorite.
• nobiz like shobiz • 133rd kentucky derby • scat daddy • curlin • street sense

BC Classic Is Curlin's HOY Effort
Chestnut champ Curlin ran a dominant BC Classic through stretch slop to defeat Hard Spun. The Smart Strike colt made his case to finish as 2007's Horse of the Year.
• curlin for hoy • curlin bc classic • street sense bc classic • harn spun bc classic • sloppy track bc classic

Can Borel Read Sense's Path Again?
With a much smaller field, can Street Sense find his path open in the Preakness? Hard Spun, Curlin, and Circular Quay are repeaters from the Derby who will try to close.
• calvin borel • street sense • hard spun • mario pino • 2007 preakness stakes

Derby Matchup after Blue Grass?
Something's gotta give in April when Street Sense and Any Given Saturday duel again at Keeneland. Top rated Great Hunter will also be in the Derby prep Blue Grass.
• 2007 tampa bay derby • street sense • any given saturday • great hunter • carl nafzger

Dutrow's Big Brown Wins Derby
Trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. knows Big Brown. Dutrow wasn't worried about starting from Gate 20 in the first leg of the Triple Crown. His inexperienced colt won handily.
• dutrow's big brown wins derby • 134th kentucky derby won from gate 20 • inexperienced big brown stays unbeaten • eight belles 2nd in derby • eight belles euthanized after derby

In the Ladies Corner, Octave
With the brilliant filly Rags to Riches on the sidelines, the female side of the Breeders' Cup World Championships will still have Octave, Unbridled Belle, Nashoba's Key.
• rags to riches injury • octave • nashoba's key • unbridled belle • indian vale

Will Nobiz take to Wood Memorial?
The Wood Memorial is an opportunity for Nobiz Like Shobiz. Will blinkers help his behavior? Tagg says, hopefully. Any Given Saturday gets another try at Street Sense.
• 2007 wood memorial • nobiz like shobiz • barclay tagg • street sense • carl nafzger


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