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Fri Jun 13 16:33:06 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Now that the Triple Crown races have been
completed, attention turns to the handicap division of thoroughbred racing.
Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs the $1 million Stephen Foster Handicap
begins
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Thu Jun 12 15:40:22 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Defending Horse of the Year Curlin has drawn
the inside post for Saturday's Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs. The
four-year-old colt is the 3-5 morning-line favorite for the $1 million race
which w
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Tue Jun 10 17:05:38 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There have been many reports written the
past couple of months concerning Big Brown's "enlarged" heart that had been
passed down to him from previous generations (especially from his dam, Mien),
but this pa
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Sat Jun 7 19:00:13 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Big Brown failed in his chance to become the
first horse in 30 years to win the Triple Crown, as 38-1 long shot Da' Tara
led wire-to-wire to capture the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes Saturday.
Big Brown wa
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Sat Jun 7 08:51:01 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Things just got a little easier for Big Brown.
Casino Drive was scratched from the Belmont Stakes early Saturday morning
because of a stone bruise in his left hind hoof, increasing Big Brown's
chance
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Fri Jun 6 15:15:23 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - An acrylic patch has been applied to the left
front hoof of Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown. The patch
was put on by hoof specialist Ian McKinlay to protect the quarter-crack that
develop
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Fri Jun 6 11:59:34 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Casino Drive, the 7-2 second choice for the
Belmont Stakes, has an apparent problem with his left hind leg that kept him
off the track Friday morning. The exact problem the colt is experiencing is
unclear
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Fri Jun 6 10:32:07 2008 |
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East Boston, MA (Sports Network) - In an effort to lure the top two
thoroughbreds to the Massachusetts Handicap (MassCap), Suffolk Downs has
announced it will boost the purse of the race to $5 million.
The $5 million purse
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Thu Jun 5 16:24:02 2008 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Dennis Robinson, president and CEO of
the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, announced on Thursday the
hiring of Lennon Register as senior vice president of racing.
Register, chief fina
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Thu Jun 5 12:38:42 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Seattle Slew became the first and only
undefeated Triple Crown winner when he won the 1977 Belmont Stakes.
Spectacular Bid was well on his way to becoming the 12th horse in history to
bring home the Derby,
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Thu Jun 5 11:48:43 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Big Brown stands as a Colossus over the 2008
crop of three-year-old thoroughbreds. It may not be much of a crop, but Big
Brown has already locked up the division championship.
Can Big Brown become the fir
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Wed Jun 4 14:15:53 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - In an effort to have 2007 Horse of the Year
Curlin run in the upcoming Stephen Foster Handicap, Churchill Downs will boost
the purse from $750,000 to $1 million. The $250,000 increase is based on the
require
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Wed Jun 4 12:07:15 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big
Brown is one victory away from snapping the 30-year drought of Triple Crown
winners, and on Saturday will start from the inside post position in the
Belmont
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Tue Jun 3 11:12:00 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Eight Belles, the filly who was euthanized
after suffering catastrophic injuries following her runner-up finish in this
year's Kentucky Derby, will be memorialized at Churchill Downs.
The interment of Ei
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Tue Jun 3 10:12:17 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big
Brown had his only official workout Tuesday morning for Saturday's Belmont
Stakes. The leading three-year-old worked five furlongs on the Belmont Park
track i
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Fri May 30 17:00:25 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Despite having a quarter-crack of his left front
hoof, Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown is being prepared
for his chance at immortality next week.
For the third day in a row Big Brown g
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Fri May 30 16:34:20 2008 |
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Freehold, NJ (Sports Network) - Former Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo has
been diagnosed with a cracked coffin bone which will keep away from the
racetrack. Trainer Roger Hammer made the announcement on Friday.
The six-year-old
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Thu May 29 15:34:19 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Big Brown, winner of the Kentucky Derby and
Preakness Stakes, is still being prepared for the $1 million Belmont Stakes on
Saturday, June 7. Owned by IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa, Jr., Big Brown can
become
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Wed May 28 12:57:09 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Leading three-year-old Big Brown took another
gallop on the Belmont Park track Wednesday morning as he continues his
recovery from a quarter-crack of his left front foot. The Kentucky Derby and
Preakne
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Tue May 27 10:21:00 2008 |
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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - One day after being treated for a crack in his
left front foot, Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown went for
a jog. This was the colt's first time on the track since the quarter crack was
discove
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