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Thu Jul 17 13:06:39 2008 |
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Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner
Big Brown heads a list of 33 thoroughbreds that have been invited to this
year's edition of the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. The
41st Ha
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Wed Jul 16 16:50:59 2008 |
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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Well Armed, third in the Dubai World Cup, heads
a field of 10 older thoroughbreds for Saturdays $300,000 San Diego Handicap
at Del Mar. The 1 1/16 mile race gives the winner an automatic pass into the
2008 Bre
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Tue Jul 15 14:15:28 2008 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Leading three-year-old pacer
Somebeachsomewhere is the 2-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's $1.1
million Meadowlands Pace. The colt will take on nine rivals in the one-mile
event.
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Mon Jul 14 14:05:49 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin experienced no
ill-effects from his turf debut Saturday in the Man o' War Stakes at Belmont
Park. The four-year-old finished second by two-lengths to Red Rocks.
"Physically, h
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Sun Jul 13 18:25:10 2008 |
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Stanton, DE (Sports Network) - Hystericalady, second in last year's Breeders'
Cup Distaff, easily won Saturday's $1 million Delaware Handicap at Delaware
Park to guarantee her return to the Breeders' Cup.
The Del 'Cap has been designa
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Sun Jul 13 01:13:15 2008 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Hall of Fame driver John Campbell set a
milestone Saturday night by capturing win No. 10,000 behind Share The Delight
in an elimination race for the $1.1 million Meadowlands Pace.
Campbell and Share Th
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Sat Jul 12 18:00:19 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Red Rocks, ridden by Javier Castellano, held off
odds-on favorite Curlin down the stretch to win Saturday's $500,000 Man o' War
Stakes at Belmont Park. The 1 3/8 mile turf race was the first start for
Curlin
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Fri Jul 11 15:38:16 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Leading thoroughbred racehorse Curlin has been
made the 3-5 favorite for Saturday's $500,000 Man o' War Stakes at Belmont
Park. The four-year-old colt will be making his first start on the turf in the
1 3/8 m
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Thu Jul 10 15:51:01 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Curlin, 2007 Horse of the Year, has been entered
in Saturday's $500,000 Man o' War Stakes at Belmont Park. The 1 3/8 mile turf
race will be the first start for the four-year-old on grass.
"It's a rare occurre
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Thu Jul 10 00:55:58 2008 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Hall of Fame driver Cat Manzi
recorded the 13,000th victory of his career in the third race on Wednesday
night at the Meadowlands.
Only Herve Filion (15,174) has more victories in the
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Tue Jul 8 14:22:06 2008 |
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Stanton, DE (Sports Network) - Defending Delaware Handicap champion Unbridled
Belle is back in an attempt to become the sixth repeat winner of Delaware
Park's premier event. The five-year-old mare is the 2-1 morning-line favorite
and wil
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Mon Jul 7 13:51:23 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Dubai World Cup champ Curlin completed
training on Monday for his upcoming debut in a grass race. Last year's Horse
of the Year worked four-furlongs at Churchill Downs.
Trainer Steve Asmussen had e
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Sat Jul 5 19:34:54 2008 |
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Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - Presious Passion and Notional both picked up
spots in this year's Breeders' Cup races with a pair of stakes victories at
Monmouth Park on Saturday. The two races, United Nations Handicap and Salvator
Mile, a
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Sat Jul 5 16:43:32 2008 |
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Henderson, KY (Sports Network) - An agreement has been reached between Ellis
Park and the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (KHBPA)
that will allow the track to reopen. Track owner Ron Geary closed the track
before
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Thu Jul 3 16:37:58 2008 |
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Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - A pair of "Win and You're In" Breeders'
Cup preview races that guarantee the winners automatic entry into the World
Championships are on tap Saturday at Monmouth Park.
The $750,000 United Nations H
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Thu Jul 3 10:44:50 2008 |
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Henderson, KY (Sports Network) - Ellis Park, which is across the Ohio River
from Evansville, Indiana, has been forced to close and will not open for the
season on Friday, July 4. Racetrack owner Ron Geary made the announcement in a
press r
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Tue Jul 1 15:27:05 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Talking to one of the other writers at
The Sport Network after it was announced that Santa Anita Handicap winner
Heatseeker had been retired, he expressed disappointment in the likely field
for thi
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Tue Jul 1 11:28:19 2008 |
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Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - Heatseeker, the leading handicap horse on the
West Coast, has been retired from racing. The announcement was made Monday
three days after the five-year-old was discovered to have a swollen left front
ankle.
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Sat Jun 28 22:45:18 2008 |
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Yonkers, NY (Sports Network) - Napoleon, driven by Stephane Bouchard, took
advantage of a late break by the leader to capture Saturday night's $605,854
Yonkers Trot Final. The three-year-old covered the one-mile in 1:57 1/5 on the
half-mi
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Sat Jun 28 20:46:45 2008 |
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Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - Lightly regarded Mast Track went wire-to-
wire in winning Saturday's $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park.
Ridden by Tyler Baze the four-year-old covered the 1 1/4 mile race in 2:01.37.
Mast
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