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Gulfstream Gears Up for 2004
It appears Gulfstreasm Park will enjoy a banner meeting in 2004 because of several factors.
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Gulfstream Park Is Right on Track
Gulfstream Park will have its renovated surfaces ready for opening day -- Jan. 3. The main track is expanded to 1 1/8 miles while the turf course is completely redone.
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Gulfstream Park: Racing Against Time
Gulfstream Park is in the midst of a massive renovation, but the expanded racing surfaces should be ready by opening day on Jan. 3.
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Hey Byrn, Gayego Join Preakness
Hey Byrn and Gayego will join Recapturetheglory in the Preakness Stakes May 17 to take a second crack at Kentucky Derby Champion Big Brown.
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April Preps Bring May Roses
The prospective field for the Kentucky Derby is shrinking, partly because of injuries. Three preps in April should eliminate more 3-year-olds hoping for May roses.
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Desormeaux Gets 3rd Derby Win
Hall of Fame Jockey Kent Desormeaux gambled in moving his tack to New York from California, but ended speculation by romping with Big Brown to his 3rd KD title.
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Fountain of Youth Preview
Saturday's Fountain of Youth, followed by the Florida Derby and Kentucky Derby, provides perfect opportunity to prep some of the best colts in the nation.
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Road to Louisville Filled With Potholes
The Run to the Roses has been far from the Yellowbrick Road. Early contenders have flopped in the preps, so, far so the next three are real important.
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Affirmed Won 1978 Derby vs. Alydar
There are always rivalries in thoroughbred racing. Affirmed and Alydar took their six-race juvenile battle to the Kentucky Derby as three-year-olds. Fans liked Alydar.
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April is Triple Crown Buzz Month
Triple Crown Champions Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Assault, and Affirmed won April races. Carry Back and Sunday Silence surprised, others ran rivalries.
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Lava Man gets Second Big 'Cap
The Santa Anita Handicap's biggest crowd since 1992 cheered Lava Man on March 3 to a second straight Big 'Cap. His owners said the $6 million Dubai is his next race.
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More Kentucky Derby Trivia
History and stastistics make up Kentucky Derby lore, but there's also the personality of the horses themselves. There have been stalkers, closers, and front runners.
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Pletcher's Scat Daddy Wins 5th
In Dubai March 31 for the $21 million World Cup card, Todd Pletcher was 0-5. In Florida, his Kentucky Derby hope, Scat Daddy, and five undercard runners won six races.
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Tagg, Pletcher Colts Shine
Barclay Tagg's Tale of Ekati and Todd Pletcher's Monba and Cowboy Cal all helped bump War Pass and Pyro from a possible 1-2 Kentucky Derby favorites positioning.
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The Final Four Preps on the Road to Louisville
It's getting down to the nitty gritty for 3-year-olds hoping to race in the Kentucky Derby as three of the last four major preps will be staged on Saturday,
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Triple Crown Trivia rules in March
Many May and June three-year-olds top, or flop in March when their run for the roses and the Triple Crown starts to heat up. Expectations and trivia points abound.
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