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Thu Apr 5 19:10:55 2007 |
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Cicero, IL (Sports Network) - Top California trainer Doug O'Neill brings two
colts from the West Coast to head Saturday's $500,000 Illinois Derby at
Hawthorne. The 1 1/8 mile race for three-year-olds has attracted a field of
nine Ke
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Thu Mar 22 19:21:34 2007 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There is a natural progression in the
stakes races leading up to the Kentucky Derby. The three-year-olds on the
trail to Louisville make a few starts that slowly increase in distance to
prepare
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Thu Mar 22 17:59:52 2007 |
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London, UK (Sports Network) - Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen
Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will attend the 133rd running of the
Kentucky Derby. This year's Run for the Roses will be held on Saturday, May 5.
This
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Wed Mar 21 19:49:04 2007 |
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Florence, KY (Sports Network) - Highly regarded Hard Spun ships in from
Oaklawn Park to head a field of 12 Kentucky Derby contenders for Saturday's
$500,000 Lane's End Stakes at Turfway Park. The 1 1/8 race for three-year-olds
takes p
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Mon Mar 19 01:13:26 2007 |
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Sunland Park, NM (Sports Network) - Song of Navarone, ridden by Victor
Espinoza, kicked away down the stretch to win Sunday's $600,000 WinStar Derby
at Sunland Park. The time for 1 1/8 race was 1:49.53.
Song of Navarone was com
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Sun Mar 18 01:01:58 2007 |
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Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - Highly regarded Curlin ran away down the
stretch to win Saturday's $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16
mile event is the final local prep race for the $1 million Arkansas Derby on
April 1
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Sat Mar 17 22:40:28 2007 |
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Oldsmar, FL (Sports Network) - Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Street Sense and
post-time favorite Any Given Saturday put on a ding-dong battle down the
stretch in Saturday's $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby with Street Sense prevailing
at the
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Wed Mar 14 19:55:55 2007 |
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Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - Southwest Stakes winner Teuflesberg heads
a field of nine for Saturday's $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The
1 1/16 mile event is the final local prep race for the $1 million Arkansas
Derby o
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Sat Mar 10 23:34:29 2007 |
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Circular Quay, the defeated Risen Star
Stakes favorite, made a devastating move from the back of the field to win
Saturday's $600,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds. The 1 1/16 mile race
was no
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Fri Mar 9 14:52:20 2007 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The devastation that was and continues
from Hurricane Katrina not only shattered people's lives, it also had an
effect on thoroughbred racing. The Fair Grounds, located in New Orleans,
suffere
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Tue Mar 6 20:07:17 2007 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - The second of three Kentucky Derby future
wagering pools has been set with 24 betting interests, including 23 individual
horses. The pool opens Thursday at noon (et) and closes Sunday at 6 p.m. (et).
The
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Mon Mar 5 20:35:41 2007 |
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Circular Quay, the defeated Risen Star
Stakes favorite, is the 9-5 favorite in a field of eight three-year-olds for
Saturday's $600,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds. The 1 1/16 mile race
is an i
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Mon Mar 5 16:38:26 2007 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - The world's best known racetrack, Churchill
Downs, has reached an agreement with Magna Entertainment to become partners in
broadcasting. The partnership includes Churchill Downs purchase of half of
Magna's
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Sun Mar 4 10:24:09 2007 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Odds-on favorite Lava Man registered his second
consecutive victory in the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap on Saturday. The
gelding joins John Henry and Milwaukee Brew as the only horses to win the Big
Cap in
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Sun Mar 4 10:15:36 2007 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Odds-on favorite Lava Man registered his second
consecutive victory in the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap on Saturday. The
gelding joins John Henry and Milwaukee Brew as the only horses to win the Big
Cap in
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Sun Mar 4 04:36:10 2007 |
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Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Scat Daddy, ridden by John Velazquez,
made a late rush down the stretch to catch Stormello and win by a nose
Saturday's $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The win by
Scat Da
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Fri Mar 2 20:38:45 2007 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Beginning on Saturday the important races
leading to the Kentucky Derby show up on the schedule. The $350,000 Fountain
of Youth Stakes from Gulfstream Park and the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
at Sant
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Wed Feb 28 22:00:31 2007 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Former claimer Lava Man is back to defend his
title in Saturday's $1 million Santa Anita Handicap. Lava Man will take on
eight rivals in the 1 1/4 mile race.
Bred in California, Lava Man has proven unbeat
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Mon Feb 26 04:19:54 2007 |
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Atlantic City, NJ (Sports Network) - Triple Crown winner Glidemaster has been
announced as the 2006 Horse of the Year in harness racing. The 2006 Dan Patch
Awards for excellence in harness racing were presented at the annual awards
dinner
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Tue Feb 20 19:48:01 2007 |
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Bensalem, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Park Racetrack has announced that
its premier event, the Pennsylvania Derby, will now have a purse of $1
million. The announcement was made in a press release on Tuesday.
"There's somethi
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