May 22, 2013

Horse Racing: Gary Stevens’ dilemma: Ride or talk in Kentucky Derby

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Jockey Gary Stevens rides Slim Shadey to a victory in the Grade II, $150,000 San Marcos Stakes on Feb. 9 at Santa Anita Park.(Photo: Benoit Photo) Story Highlights Gary Stevens returned in January after seven years in retirement Stevens is a Hall of Fame jockey who won three Kentucky Derbys He has won two stakes [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Shakin It Up gives Baffert 8th San Vicente Stakes win

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Shakin It Up, with jockey David Flores aboard, wins the Grade II, $150,000 San Vicente Stakes on Sunday at Santa Anita Park(Photo: BENOIT PHOTO) Story Highlights Shakin It Up gave Bob Baffert his eighth win in the San Vicente Stakes Shakin It up was making his 3-year-old debut Baffert’s other horses, War Academy and Belvin, [...]

Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby outlook Rosie for pioneering Napravnik

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Rosie Napravnik celebrated after winning the Juvenile aboard Shanghai Bobby at the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Championships at Santa Anita Park.(Photo: Kelvin Kuo, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Napravnik hopes to become the first female to win the Kentucky Derby this year In 2012, she became the first female to win the Kentucky Oaks She also [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Kauai Katie, Spurious Precision win at Saratoga

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Kauai Katie and Spurious Precision won $200,000 stakes for 2-year-olds Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Kauai Katie took the Adirondack for fillies, beating The Todd Pletcher-trained Kauai Katie took the Adirondack for fillies, beating Salamera by 2 3/4 lengths. Ridden by Rosie Napravnik she ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:16.81 [...]

Horse Racing Recap: 2013 Breeders’ Cup to be held at Santa Anita

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Santa Anita Park will host the 2013 Breeders’ Cup, marking the fourth time in six years the California track has been chosen as the site for thoroughbred racing’s version of a world championship. The Breeders’ Cup announced Thursday that the two-day event is set for Nov. 1-2, 2013. This year’s Breeders’ [...]

Horse Racing Recap: ‘Luck’ duo defend safety record to ‘bitter’ end

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – For writer David Milch, a TV series’ early demise always leaves something “bitter in the cup.” With “Luck,” the HBO horseracing drama he and director Michael Mann fashioned together, the dregs were unlike any other. “Luck,” a costly, high-profile project that brought Dustin Hoffman to his first series role, was canceled [...]

Horse Racing Recap: At Santa Anita, horses suffer higher fatality rate

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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Horses at Santa Anita Park suffered fatal racing injuries at more than twice the rate of horses competing at California’s other three major thoroughbred tracks over the last fiscal year, according to statistics. The fatality rate at Santa Anita, in Arcadia, spiked after the switch from a synthetic running surface back [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Breeders’ Cup expands number of qualifying races

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – This year’s Breeders’ Cup challenge series will consist of 73 automatic qualifying races into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships that will be held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Nov. 2-3. The challenge series has expanded to 10 countries with 52 of 73 of the races being Grade or [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Breeders’ Cup expands number of qualifying races

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – This year’s Breeders’ Cup challenge series will consist of 73 automatic qualifying races into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships that will be held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Nov. 2-3. The challenge series has expanded to 10 countries with 52 of 73 of the races being Grade or [...]

Horse Racing: Breeders’ Cup Classic hits prime time with NBC

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NEW YORK (AP) – The Breeders’ Cup Classic is coming to prime time for the first time. NBC Sports Group and the Breeders’ Cup have agreed to a multiyear deal for the network to televise the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships beginning with the 2012 event at Santa Anita Park. This year, NBC Sports Network [...]