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Mon Mar 17 12:53:33 2008 |
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sports Network) - Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the
Year, is expected to take on a dozen contenders in this year's $6 million
Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. The 13 starters would equal the
record
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Sun Mar 16 20:22:43 2008 |
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Sunland Park, NM (Sports Network) - Liberty Bull, ridden by Gerard Melancon,
overtook Screen to Screen down the stretch to win Sunday's $600,000 WinStar
Derby at Sunland Park.
The sixth running of Sunland Park's high-profile event had
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Sat Mar 15 19:42:05 2008 |
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Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - Sierra Sunset, ridden by Chris Emigh, drew
clear down the stretch to win Saturday's $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn
Park. The Rebel is the last local prep race for the April 12 Arkansas Derby.
Nine
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Sat Mar 15 19:30:01 2008 |
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Oldsmar, FL (Sports Network) - In one of the biggest upsets in recent memory,
Eclipse Award winner War Pass lost as the 1-20 favorite in Saturday's $300,000
Tampa Bay Derby. The 2007 champion two-year-old actually finished last in the
1 1/16
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Thu Mar 13 16:39:34 2008 |
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Oldsmar, FL (Sports Network) - Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner War Pass will be
the overwhelming favorite for Saturday's $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby. The 2007
champion two-year-old will face six challengers in the 1 1/16 mile race.
War Pass
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Mon Mar 10 10:00:23 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Pyro, Saturday's winner of the Louisiana
Derby, finished as the 4-1 favorite in the second Kentucky Derby Future Wager
of the year. Eclipse Award winner War Pass closed at 9-2 and the mutuel field
was the
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Sat Mar 8 19:02:28 2008 |
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Odds-on favorite Pyro put himself at the
head of the three-year-old class Saturday with a convincing victory in the
$600,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds. The 1 1/16 mile race is a
major e
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Sat Mar 8 17:54:47 2008 |
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Ozone Park, NY (Sports Network) - Morning-line favorite Visionaire caught
Texas Wildcatter at the wire to win Saturday's $250,000 Gotham Stakes at
Aqueduct. The 1 1/16 mile Gotham is the final prep race for the April 5 Wood
Memoria
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Thu Mar 6 15:47:01 2008 |
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Ozone Park, NY (Sports Network) - An even field of ten has been entered for
Saturday's $250,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. The 1 1/16 mile Gotham is the
final prep race for the April 5 Wood Memorial.
Breaking from the far outside post
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Thu Mar 6 10:15:01 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Eclipse Award winner War Pass is the 5-2
morning-line favorite for the second of three Kentucky Derby Future Wagers.
Pyro, winner of the Risen Star Stakes, is the 6-1 second choice in the field
of 24.
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Tue Mar 4 14:10:02 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There's a big difference between being
undefeated in March and winning the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in
May, but War Pass has an outstanding chance to join the likes of Seattle Slew,
Smarty Jones
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Mon Mar 3 16:01:41 2008 |
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Pyro, winner of the Risen Star Stakes,
heads a field of nine for Saturday's $600,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair
Grounds. The 1 1/16 mile race is a major event on the way to the Kentucky
Derby.
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Sat Mar 1 20:14:38 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Heatseeker, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, held off
a late running Go Between to capture Saturday's 71st running of the $1 million
Santa Anita Handicap. The time for the 1 1/4 miles was 2:00.42.
Strub Stakes winn
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Thu Feb 28 12:56:00 2008 |
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sports Network) - Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the
Year, kicked off his 2008 campaign with a win at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.
The four-year-old captured the $175,000 Jaguar Trophy Handicap over five
challen
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Wed Feb 27 16:31:55 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Saturday's running of the $1 million Santa
Anita Handicap has drawn 14 older thoroughbreds, the maximum allowed to start.
The 71st edition of the 1 1/8 mile 'Big Cap' will have a different feel from
prio
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Wed Feb 27 12:48:29 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Breeders' Cup officials have announced that
the 2008 World Championships will be split with the five female races all
taking place on the first day. The 25th Breeders' Cup will be conducted at
Santa A
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Mon Feb 25 15:22:11 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - If there was any doubt about last year's
champion two-year-old colt War Pass, those doubts were extinguished on Sunday.
The Eclipse Award winner made his first start of the year in a $60,000
allowan
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Sun Feb 24 20:18:03 2008 |
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Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Eclipse Award winner War Pass and Cool
Coal Man, both trained by Nick Zito, registered victories Sunday at Gulfstream
Park.
War Pass, the 2007 champion two-year-old male, defeated four rivals in a
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Fri Feb 22 15:42:17 2008 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - A total of 12 finalists, including
seven thoroughbreds, have been nominated for the 53rd class of the Racing Hall
of Fame.
Three of the best jockeys in recent history -- Randy Romero, Edgar Prado
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Fri Feb 22 14:47:19 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Two of the top Kentucky Derby contenders
in training will be making their first start of the season this Sunday in the
$350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Court Vision, the Remsen
Stakes w
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