May 24, 2013

Horse Racing Recap: Verrazano 1st on AP’s final Top 10 Derby list

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NEW YORK (AP) – Doug O’Neill is gearing up for a Kentucky Derby repeat. A year after winning the Derby with I’ll Have Another, the trainer is going for another – this time with Goldencents. The 3-year-old colt came through with a huge race in winning the Santa Anita Derby on April 6, and should [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Pegram’s breeding program pays off / Verrazano, Shanghai Bobby remain atop AP top 10

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Story Highlights Mike Pegram’s breeding products, Govenor Charlie and Midnight Lucky, won at Sunland Park on Sunday Both winners are by two-time Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Midnight Lute Black Onyx is expected to not run again before the May 4 Derby, but maybe he should (PhatzRadio / USA Today / AP) — Jennie Rees’ weekly [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Uncaptured looks to get a leg up in Spiral Stakes

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Uncaptured, ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, wins the Grade III, Iroquois last October. Uncaptured will run in the Spiral Stakes on Saturday, looking to earn enough points to get into the Kentucky Derby.(Photo: Reed Palmer Photography) Story Highlights Uncaptured, favored in the Spiral Stakes, has one loss in seven starts Shakin’ It Up is favored [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Bench Glory wins Irish O’Brien at Santa Anita

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Jockey Jon Court gives Will Take Charge a pat on the neck after winning the $600,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., Saturday(Photo: Danny Johnston, AP) Story Highlights D. Wayne Lukas’ Will Take Charge won the $600,000 Rebel Stakes on Saturday Joyful Victory wins Santa Margarita by 4 lengths Tiz Miz Sue [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Will Take Charge takes charge to win Rebel Stakes

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Jockey Jon Court gives Will Take Charge a pat on the neck after winning the $600,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., Saturday(Photo: Danny Johnston, AP) Story Highlights D. Wayne Lukas’ Will Take Charge won the $600,000 Rebel Stakes on Saturday Lukas, 77, trained the top two finishers in the race. Lukas’ [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Super Ninety Nine: Big winner an outsider at Oaklawn

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Super Ninety Nine and jockey Rafael Bejarano won the $300,000 Southwest Stakes on, Feb. 18. Super ninety Nine will start from the outside post in the Rebel Stakes Saturday.(Photo: Danny Johnston, AP) Story Highlights Super Ninety Nine will likely be favored in Saturday’s Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Super Ninety Nine won the Southwest at Oaklawn [...]

Horse Racing: Violence set to break out at Fountain of Youth Stakes

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Violence and Javier Castellano won the $750,000 CashCall Futurity on Dec. 15 at Betfair Hollywood Park.(Photo: Benoit Photo) Story Highlights Violence, who will run in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, is undefeated in three races Normandy Invasion heads a list of strong horses for the Risen Star Stakes in New Orleans Trainers Todd Pletcher and [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Super Ninety Nine dominates at Southwest Stakes

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Rosie Napravnik aboard Shanghai Bobby edges Mario Gutierrez aboard He’s Had Enough to win the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita.(Photo: Richard Mackson, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights A total of 369 three-year-olds have been made early nominations to the 2013 Triple Crown races The early total is down from 398 last year, A [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Dice Flavor stuns favorites in El Camino Real Derby

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(Photo: Marcel Langevin, Vassat Photography) Story Highlights Dice Flavor upset favored Manando and second choice Zeewat to win the El Camino Real Derby Dice Flavor does not get the points because he was not an early Triple Crown nominee The points will be retroactive if his connections get a late nomination in by March 23rd [...]

Horse Racing: Run to Roses – Shanghai Bobby No. 1 in AP’s Top 10

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(PhatzRadio / AP) —- Round up the usual suspects. It’s time to hitch a ride on the road to the Kentucky Derby, and the trainers who show up just about every year are back again. Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert, Nick Zito and even four-time Derby winner D. Wayne Lukas have a whole bunch of promising [...]