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Filly Euthanized On Derby Track
Tragedy quickly followed the triumph of Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby as the filly Eight Belles broke both front ankles galloping out past the wire. She finished 2nd.
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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.
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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.
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Dutrow Jones Asmussen Barns Scrutinized
Accusations of horse dopings in their barns have resulted in suspensions for Rick Dutrow, Larry Jones, and Steve Asmussen, trainers of several of the year's best horses.
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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.
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7 Top Ten Colts waiting for Derby
Nobiz Like Shobiz, Scat Daddy, Circular Quay, Any Given Saturday, Cowtown Cat, Notional, and Tiago are finished with prep races. They are getting ready for Derby 133.
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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.
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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.
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Eight Belles Not Raced to Death
Eight Belles was not abused by over racing, or drugs. The filly's necropsy shows no evidence of foul play, or abusive behavior toward her by trainer, rider, or owner.
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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.
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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.
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Hystericalady and Proud Spell Win
Hystericalady ran off with the Delaware Handicap, while Proud Spell shook off her Mother Goose loss with a steady win in the Delaware Oaks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Big Brown Gets Post Position # 20
Despite the facts of past quarter cracks on his horse's hoofs, a packed starting gate, and drawing post twenty, trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. says everything is go.
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Starforaday Uses Big Brown Shoes
Edgar Prado ridden Starforaday got an appropriate photo finish win on Preakness Stakes day, the season's longest card, to help pitch his Big Brown-like, glue-on shoes.
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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.
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Breeders' Cup Female Lineups
Breeders' Cup female championships feature Octave and Nashoba's Key, with Rags to Riches out with a hairline fracture. The BC has a new format as a two-day gig.
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Curlin Gets Horseracing Money Title
On a muddy track in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Curlin cruised to set the all-time earnings record, surpassing the fabulous Cigar. Curlin has won $10 million in 15 races.
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Drug Watch In Horse Racing Expands
Participants in the horse racing industry are coming under more scrutiny for positive drug tests and their animals' welfare. No exceptions is the word for the Olympics.
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Georgie Boy Out; Bob Black Jack In
Bob Black Jack, who placed second in the Santa Anita Derby April 5, made the Kentucky Derby Twenty list as Georgie Boy's pulled back muscle eliminated him from the races.
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Kentucky Derby Field Set; Brown #1
Who will beat the Derby ghosts of distance, dirt, and running style? Big Brown is Vegas's No.1, while Bob Black Jack, Denis of Cork, and Halo Najib miss the latest cut.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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