May 24, 2013

Kentucky Derby Preview: Orb made 7-2 favorite for Kentucky Derby

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Exercise rider Jenn Patterson rides Kentucky Derby favorite Orb for a workout at Churchill Downs on monday.(Photo: Garry Jones, AP) Story Highlights Orb gets good draw, and is 7-2 favorite for the Kentucky Derby Verrazano was the second choice at 4-1. Goldencents, partly owned by Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, got the favorable No. 8 [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Itsmyluckyday early favorite for $1M Florida Derby

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Story Highlights Itsmyluckyday is the early favorite in the Florida Derby draw Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Shanghai Bobby drew the No. 1 post for Saturday’s race The $1M Florida Derby is probably the top Kentucky Derby prep race (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — A field of 10 was entered Wednesday for [...]

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: Hear the Ghost stuns favorites in San Felipe Stakes

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Hear the Ghost and jockey Corey Nakatani overpower Flashback (Julien Leparoux), left, to win the Grade II, $300,000 San Felipe Stakes on Saturday.(Photo: Benoit Photo) Story Highlights Hear the Ghost rallies late to overtake Flashback and Goldencents in the San Felipe Stakes Even-money favorite Flashback and second choice Goldencents tired down the stretch Hear the [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Vyjack storms to Gotham victory and into Derby picture

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Vyjack, with Joel Rosario aboard, stormed past West Hills Giant and won the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes Saturday at Aqueduct.(Photo: Adam Coglianese, NYRA) Story Highlights Vyjack, the second choice, won the Gotham Stakes on Saturday with a late explosion of speed Overanalyze, the favorite, finished fifth, while wire-to-wire leader West Hills Giants was second Vyjack [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Ain’t No Other wins Sensational Star Stakes

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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) – Ain’t No Other defeated Starspangled Heat by three-quarters of a length to win the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes for older California-bred horses at Santa Anita on Sunday. Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Ain’t No Other ran 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course in 1:11.53 and paid $11.40, $6 and $4. [...]

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 [...]

College Football: Bowl projections: Upsets, Miami’s ban change postseason outlook

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Apologies to Texas A&M and Clemson fans for providing false hope last week in the form of projected BCS berths. Saturday’s upsets changed my BCS lineup considerably. For one thing, the Pac-12 is all but assured two BCS bids now, which eliminates the ACC’s second berth. And with the SEC back [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Air Support takes Belmont’s Bowling Green Stakes

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NEW YORK (AP) – Air Support, the 7-5 favorite, nipped Bombaguia by a head on Saturday in the $196,000 Bowling Green Stakes on the turf at Belmont Park. John Velazquez was aboard for his second win in the first three races on the opening day card. Air Support, a 4-year-old trained by Shug McGaughey, got [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Game On Dude made favorite for Pacific Classic

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) – Game On Dude is the early 5-2 favorite for the $1 million Pacific Classic this weekend at Del Mar. The 5-year-old gelding trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert drew the No. 9 post for Sunday’s 1 1/4-mile race and will be ridden by Chantal Sutherland. Baffert also will saddle [...]