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Tue Dec 2 16:31:45 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Lane's End Farm announced on Tuesday that
top stallion Dixieland Band has been pensioned and will no longer serve as a
stud. The 28-year-old is suffering from arthritis and can no longer cover
broodma
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Mon Dec 1 14:20:44 2008 |
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Frankfort, KY (Sports Network) - The acquisition of the remaining 20-percent
interest in 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin by his majority owner has been
rejected by a Kentucky judge. The decision by Judge Roger Crittenden was made
Monday.
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Sun Nov 30 00:16:31 2008 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The top two contenders for Harness
Horse of the Year, Somebeachsomewhere and Deweycheatumnhowe, had completely
opposite results in Saturday's Breeders Crown races at The Meadowlands.
Somebea
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Tue Nov 25 14:24:51 2008 |
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Two of the three Breeders' Cup races
introduced in 2007 have been granted Grade I status for 2009 by the American
Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. A
third B
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Fri Nov 21 13:58:27 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Defending Horse of the Year Curlin will
stand his stud service at Lane's End Farm near Versailles, KY. The
announcement was made in a press release by the farm.
Curlin, the richest racehor
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Tue Nov 18 13:48:01 2008 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Hambletonian champ Deweycheatumnhowe
will take on 10 challengers in the Breeders Crown race for three-year-old male
trotters on Saturday, November 29 at The Meadowlands.
Deweycheatumnhowe won two of
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Mon Nov 17 10:48:01 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, is
apparently finished racing and will begin his career as a stallion.
The Monday edition of the Louisville Courier-Journal is reporting that trainer
Steve Asmussen
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Wed Nov 12 15:43:02 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The major part of the 2008 thoroughbred
racing season has been completed, so let's take a few seconds to look back and
forward.
Three names came to dominate the headlines this year: Curlin, Big Brown
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Tue Nov 11 17:46:13 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Veteran jockey Julien Leparoux won seven
races Tuesday to equal Hall of Fame rider Pat Day's one-day riding record for
Churchill Downs. The 25-year-old native of France won all but two of the races
in whic
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Wed Oct 29 15:29:52 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Things didn't quite go the way they were
supposed to in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Curlin was supposed to win the
Classic and secure his second Horse of the Year title.
With a quarter-mile to run
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Mon Oct 27 15:08:35 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The practice of "red boarding" has been
around since folks began wagering on the sport of horse racing. Simply stated,
it's the process of making a case for the winner after a race has been made
official, r
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Sat Oct 25 22:21:58 2008 |
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Yonkers, NY (Sports Network) - Leading three-year-old pacer Somebeachsomewhere
out-dueled Shadow Play down the stretch to capture the $650,000 Messenger
Stakes at Yonker Raceway. The Messenger is the third and final race in
pacing'
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Sat Oct 25 19:20:48 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Raven's Pass, ridden by Frankie Dettori, caught
defending Breeders' Cup Classic winner Curlin down the stretch to pull off one
of the biggest upsets in racing history.
Curlin was sent off as the 4-5 favorite
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Sat Oct 25 18:26:01 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Conduit rallied from off the pace to take
Saturday's $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita. The three-year-old
colt covered the 1 1/2 miles in 2:23.42 on a firm course.
Ridden by Ryan Moore,
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Sat Oct 25 17:41:44 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Defending champ Midnight Lute rallied down the
stretch to repeat as the victor in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at
Santa Anita on Saturday. The win gave trainer Bob Baffert his second victory
of the
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Sat Oct 25 16:55:00 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Donativum, ridden by Frankie Dettori, rallied
down the stretch to capture Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
at Santa Anita. The win marked Dettori's seventh career Breeders' Cup victory.
A f
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Sat Oct 25 16:14:57 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Midshipman, ridden by Garrett Gomez, set the
pace most of the way in winning Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile
at Santa Anita.
It marked Gomez's third Breeders' Cup win of the weekend.
Sent o
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Sat Oct 25 15:42:49 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Goldikova, the 9-5 favorite, surged along the
rail to win Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile on Santa Anita's turf
course. Goldikova became the fourth female to win the Mile and defeated
defendi
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Sat Oct 25 14:51:00 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Jockey Garrett Gomez guided Albertus Maximus
through traffic to capture Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on
Santa Anita's synthetic track. The one lap race was timed in 1:33.41.
Two Step Sal
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Sat Oct 25 14:11:16 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Desert Code, ridden by Richard Migliore, flew
down the stretch to nail Diabolical at the wire and win the $1 million
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. The time for 6 1/2 furlongs was
1:11.60
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