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Hard Spun Gets Street Sense The third time was the charm for Hard Spun. He finished twice behind Street Sense in the Triple Crown races, but bested the champ in the Kentucky Cup Classic. hard spun bests street sense • larry jones • mario pino • kentucky cup classic stakes • turfway park
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
Hard Spun Races Syntheticly to Win Hard Spun didn't like Oaklawn's natural surface, owner Rick Porter said. In the synthetic Lane's End Stakes, Hard Spun romped across Polytrack and won going away. hard spun • 2007 lane's end stakes • larry jones • polytrack • rick porter
St. Sense, Hard Spun to Preakness Juvenile and Derby champ Street Sense will look for rival Hard Spun in the 132nd Preakness Stakes this Saturday. Curlin may be close. Some Derby entrants undecided. 2007 preakness lineup • street sense • hard spun • curlin • d.wayne lukas
Are Synthetic Race Tracks Safer? Debate continues among jockeys, trainers, horses, and horsemen in general as to whether synthetic race track surfaces are safer than regulation dirt tracks. synthetic tracks • polytrack • cushion track • tapeta • hard spun races synthetics
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
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
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
Any Given Saturday Getting Better A two-of-three winner as a juvenile, Any Given Saturday won the Sam F. Davis Stakes in his 2007 debut, then cooled off. Now, he' s won the Haskell and Brooklyn Handicaps. any given saturday-3 straight • todd pletcher • garrett gomez • brooklyn handicap • haskell invitational handicap
Any Given Saturday to Darley Stud Any Given Saturday, of A.P. Indy blood, came on late to grab three straight victories this summer. He'll stand at Darley for top dollar with Street Sense and Hard Spun. any given saturday to darley stud • street sense darley stud • hard spun darley stud • top kentucky stud fees • a.p. indy stud fees
Breeders' Cup Goes to 2-Day Format Eight races are scheduled on day two, Saturday Oct. 27th, in the Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park, New Jersey. First post is 12:30 pm. Friday's 3 races begin at 4:20 pm. male breeders' cup lineups • new 2 day format • saturday breeders cup • monmouth park breeders cup • bc juvenile turf
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
Curlin to Test Belmont Filly Curlin beat the Derby champ by a long nose; now he takes on a distance-bred filly trained by Todd Pletcher, who is 0-28 in TC matches, in Saturday's Belmont Stakes. 2007 belmont stakes • rags to riches • todd pletcher • curlin • hard spun
Curlin's Preakness Tied Record There cannot be a Triple Crown winner this season, but the Belmont Stakes offers girl versus boys; speedy Curlin versus speedy Hard Spun. Upsetter Tiago is also in. 2007 preakness • 2007 belmont stakes • curlin • hard spun • rags to riches
Graded Stakes & No.1=Street Sense Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champ Street Sense is headed to the Kentucky Derby ahead in graded stakes earnings and ranked No.1 by the NTRA. Can he break the juvenile jinx? street sense • cowtown cat • nobiz like shobiz • 2007 kentucky derby • circular quay
Great Hunter Tops New Derby List On the board in all eight of his starts, Great Hunter kicked into gear at Santa Anita Park in the R.B. Lewis Stakes. He goes to the Blue Grass Stakes as No.1 contender. great hunter • 2007 r.b.lewis stakes • derby top ten • santa anita • doug o'neill
Multiple Entries Lose Out in Derby Todd Pletcher gave every owner saddle time at the 2007 Kentucky Derby, but his trainees finished sixth, eighth, ninth, 18th, and dead last (20th). william kaplan • todd pletcher • doug o'neill • steve asmussen • street sense
Nobiz, AGS, Tiago Lead 2 of 5 Wins Three early season stars now lead the ranks of thoroughbreds with two wins from five starts. Nobiz Like Shobiz, Any Given Saturday, Tiago were Triple Crown hopefuls. nobiz like shobiz • any given saturday • tiago • mistical plan • icy atlantic
Smarty Jones gets Philly Classic In 2004 the Smarty (Jones) Party grew to a record crowd at Belmont Park for the third leg of the Triple Crown. Smarty now will be Philly's most honored horse. smarty jones • 2007 smarty jones classic • philadelphia park casino & racetrack • presque isle downs • penn national race course
St. Sense, Curlin 1-2 in the Money Lava Man, Rags to Riches, and Hard Spun fill out the top five money leaders as of July. Asmussen, Curlin's trainer, and Pletcher, who trains Rags, are top ten leaders. street sense • curlin • rags to riches • lava man • hard spun
Street Sense Remains Derby Pick Cobalt Blue and Chelokee moved into the Derby Top Ten List, while Street Sense continues as the No.1 pick. Scat Daddy, Notional, Circular Quay are headed for Kentucky. 2007 top ten derby list • street sense • notional • todd pletcher • circular quay
Thoroughbreds Head Into 2nd Half As the second half of the thoroughbred season gallops into focus, a review shows Todd Pletcher's filly, Rags to Riches, and Derby champ Street Sense still in charge. buffalo man • e z warrior • hard spun • notional • bwana bull
Tiago, new Derby Boy, at $450,000 While Any Given Saturday remains just on pace in graded stakes earnings, Cowtown Cat also moves into contention for Pletcher. Tiago, a new Derby hope, has credentials. any given saturday • street sense • great hunter • sightseeing • tiago
To the Breeders' Cup Championships While older horses, Lawyer Ron and Lava Man, will also run, the Triple Crown and summer season's duels are likely to re-fire at Monmouth's Breeders' Cup show. breeders' cup world championships 2007 • curlin • lawyer ron • tiago • any given saturday
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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