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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.
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E Z Warrior To Breed at Coolmore
A top 2007 colt won his two juvenile starts, rested his shins, won his 3-year-old debut, then went to limbo status while his owner, Ahmed Zayat, sold his breeding rights.
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Smarty Jones - Yes!
It’s not just his record, but his style, that convinces me this horse will be tough to beat in the Belmont Stakes on June 5th.
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Smarty Jones Goes for the Gold
The race is on Sarturday for Smarty Jones, who seeks the Tiple Crown and the record earnings title in North America.
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A Rank Runner Can Easily Lose
Jockeys must judge distance and pace to get the best results from their thoroughbred partners. Horses may sometimes struggle against being rated and race rankly.
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Does Smarty Jones Have a Date With Destiny?
Smarty Joes will try to accomplish who no horse has done in nearly three decades: Win the triple crown and remain unfeated.
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Barbaro to Win the Triple Crown?
The sport of kings has longed for a Triple Crown Winner for nearly three decades. With a victory at the Kentucky Derby, Barbaro is the newest hope to join an elite group.
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Be Smart Is Just Beginning
In her juvenile year, Smarty Jones' daughter Be Smart wasn't ready to take on the star status of the gray daughter of Tapit, one of Smarty's old rivals from 2004.
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Big Brown Injured, Retired Before Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup match-up between Big Brown and Curlin is off.  Brown injured his foot Monday, ending his super run; he's retired.  Curlin stands alone on the BC stage.
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Seattle Slew's 1977 Triple Crown
Front running 1977 Triple Crown Champion Seattle Slew equaled Secretariat's Preakness speed and romped through the classics to claim the 10th historical triple title.
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World Cup Try for Curlin March 29
With Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex, and Barbaro behind him, 2007 Preakness and Breeders' Cup victor Curlin will put hero worship on the line in Dubai.
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Birdstone and The Cliff's Edge Get First Winners
In 2004, Birdstone won the Belmont Stakes and The Cliff's Edge scored in the Blue Grass Stakes. Their sons, S.S. Stone and Efficient Edge, got their first wins in June.
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New Racers Prep for Kentucky Derby
E Z Warrior, Nobiz Like Shobiz, and Notional won five races among them, placed once, and brought in one show in eight starts in 2006, their two-year-old seasons.
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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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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.
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Big Brown Ready for Triple Crown
Big Brown trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. is certain his horse will win a Triple Crown title despite a quarter crack, the favored post position, and Japan's Casino Drive.
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Can the Triple Crown Still Be Won?
Since 1979, ten thoroughbreds have entered the third leg of the three-raceTriple Crown with wins in the Derby and the Preakness. None have won at Belmont Park.
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Curlin helps Shuffle Derby Lineup
Major prep races for the Derby wound down last weekend with Curlin, a Steve Asmussen trained colt ridden by Robby Albarado getting in a bid for the Run for the Roses.
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Dream Express Juvenile Entry A Tossup
Final entrants for the Breeders' Cup World Championships will sort out in the next 24 hours. Today, as many as four juvenile fillies are a tossup for either dirt or turf.
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It's a Long, Interesting Road to the Roses
Preps for the Kentucky Derby are picking up steam across the country.
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May Highlights the Kentucky Derby
Louisville, Kentucky has hosted the Kentucky Derby for 134 years. The race track was built in 1875. It held its first horse race that same year.
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No Thoroughbred Will Catch Cigar
The personable track star Cigar leads all thoroughbreds in lifetime money earnings. He is a two-time Horse of the Year. His former jockey is second on the money list.
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Prado Gets Casino Drive in Belmont
Edgar Prado has done it before in the Belmont Stakes -- taken out a Triple Crown hopeful, that is. On Saturday, he pilots Casino Drive, Big Brown's biggest rival.
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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 Curlin Become Money Leader?
Winning both the fall Breeders' Cup Classic and the spring Dubai World Cup Championship, Curlin has climbed to 3rd in all time track earnings behind Skip Away and Cigar.
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Da' Tara Wires Belmont; Brown Out
Da' Tara, trained by Nick Zito, took a wire to wire trip to victory in the Belmont Stakes, while favorite Big Brown didn't fire. Rick Dutrow was baffled by BB's downfall.
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Stewart Elliott Has Winning Milwaukee Appeal
Milwaukee Appeal won the Woodbine Oaks with jockey Stewart Elliott in the irons guiding the filly for the first time. She is headed for the $1 Million Queen's Plate.
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Handicapping Hints for Kentucky Derby
The fullest field in two decades will go in the 130th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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Afleet Alex Heavily Favored to Take Belmont
The 137th Belmont Stakes features Giacomo, Afleet Alex and all newcomers except one on Saturday in the grueling 1 ½ miles Test of Champions.
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Belmont Stakes Chart and Facts
The 2008 Belmont Stakes wasn't a celebration of the first Triple Crown champion in 30 years, as 38-1 longshot Da' Tara beat Denis of Cork. Big Brown was eased.
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Big Brown in Line for Triple Crown
The toast of Belmont town is Big Brown, in line to win the first Triple Crown since 1978 when Affirmed scalded his usual rival, Alydar, at the wire.
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Larry Jones' Horses Lead Kentucky Derby Trail
Two strong colts, Friesan Fire and Old Fashioned, trained by Larry Jones, have won early races on the Derby prep trail. Jones' filly, Eight Belles, died in 2008's Derby.
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Mike Smith Rides Zenyatta and Stardom Bound
Never shy about predictions, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith recently claimed Zenyatta may be the best he's ever guided. He'll ride Stardom Bound in the Juvenile Fillies.
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Mine That Bird Able to Run Rail to Win Derby
He's called Bo-Rai-el by his riding peers because he consistently takes his Thoroughbred mounts to the rail for victories. Calvin Borel repeated the feat on Derby day.
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No. 1 Derby Run Was Secretariat's
There was never more speed displayed in the Kentucky Derby than put on by Secretariat in 1973. His Derby ranks No. 1 among the Best Ten Derbies ever run.
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Purge Favored to Win Travers
The $1 million Travers, the oldest stakes race for 3-year-olds in America, is up for grabs with quite a few also-rans going for the gold.
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Quality Road Commands Win in Florida Derby
Quality Road delivered a quality win in the March 28 Florida Derby. The Raise a Native great-great grandson knocked out charging Dunkirk in a smooth driving win.
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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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Suspension Sidelines Biancone
Patrick Biancone took a polygraph test to boost his claim that he was unaware of illegal medications in his barn at Keeneland in June. This is his third drug violation.
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Belmont Defeat Impossible - Dutrow
Richard Dutrow, Jr. says there is "no way" Big Brown can lose his Triple Crown attempt June 7. Trainer Bob Baffert likes Dutrow's situation, one Baffert has lost 3 times.
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Belmont Records: TC Trivia
The largest crowd in Belmont Stakes history came out to see Smarty Jones in 2004. What was the race's official song replaced in 1997? What years had the fewest entries?
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Birdstone Gets Triple Double In 2009 Classics
Triple Crown winner Count Fleet sired the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes victors of 1951. In 2009, Birdstone became the first stallion to match that accomplishment.
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Can Sweet Catomine Follow Winning Colors?
Sweet Catomine tries to duplicate Winning Colors' feat in 1988 by capturing Saturday's Sana Anita Derby and then the Kentucky Derby on May 7.
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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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Curlin Going for All-Time Money Lead
In days when a cloud hangs over Thoroughbred racing, Curlin, third all-time earner, is showing he is the "superstar" the sport needs, says his rider, Robby Albarado.
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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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F & M Turf Breeders Cup Eligibles
With leading older filly Dreaming of Anna retired, Wait a While and Dynaforce may challenge Mauralakana in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf .
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General Quarters Appears While Papa Clem Climbs
General Quarters qualified his 75-year-old owner-trainer for a Kentucky Derby for the first time. Papa Clem bided his time before gliding into No. 5 in money and rank.
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Hall of Fame Class Includes Tiznow
Nominees to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame include the only two-time Breeders' Cup Classic champ, Tiznow, jockey Edgar Prado, and trainer Carl Nafzger.
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Kentucky Derby Longshot Winners Led by Donerail
In 135 runnings of the Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird became the second largest longshot behind 1913's Donerail to win. His jockey and trainer also set historic marks.
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