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  • 15 More Challenge Races for 2012 Breeders Cup

    15 More Challenge Races for 2012 Breeders Cup

    Posted on October 4, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Last weekend, there were 14 races as part of the 2012 Breeders Cup Challenge Series. Belmont Park and Santa Anita held their respective Super Saturday’s with multiple Grade 1 races now in the books. Newcastle and Curragh over in Europe had three races as...

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    2012 Breeders Cup Implications This Weekend

    Posted on September 26, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet This weekend has serious implications for the upcoming 2012 Breeders Cup World Championships in early November at Santa Anita. As part of the Win and You’re In Challenge Series, there are a combined total of 14 races across the United States and Europe. Super...

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  • Hollywood Gold Cup Headlines Big Weekend

    Hollywood Gold Cup Headlines Big Weekend

    Posted on July 6, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Eight graded stakes will occur this weekend across the United States and Ontario with three in Grade 1 company. Several star horses will make appearances including five time graded stakes winner Game on Dude in the Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap at BetFair Hollywood Park...

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  • Joel Rosario to New York, Good or Bad Move?

    Joel Rosario to New York, Good or Bad Move?

    Posted on June 22, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Joel Rosario is 27 years old, one of the top jockeys in Southern California and across the country. So why the move to New York? Am I missing something? So far in his career, which consistently started in 2006, Rosario has won over 1,300...

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    Union Rags Back on Top with Belmont Stakes Win

    Posted on June 9, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Union Rags wins the Belmont Stakes! Has he come full circle? Well, not quite. However it is very close. Last year, The Michael Matz trained colt broke his maiden first time out at Delaware Park. Won the Three Chimneys Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) at...

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  • Amid Drama, History At Stake for I’ll Have Another

    Amid Drama, History At Stake for I’ll Have Another

    Posted on June 7, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet The horse racing World talked about the potential for I’ll Have Another to capture the triple crown for the first time in 34 years after his improbable win in the Kentucky Derby on May 5th. His big run down the middle of the stretch...

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    Shackleford Wins Met Mile, Exciting Finish

    Posted on May 28, 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet Belmont Park was the host of four graded stakes on the holiday Monday race card. It started off in Race 7 with the Grade 2 Sands Point Stakes. The favorite was 4/5 Somali Lemonade. Trainer Michael Matz must be getting tired of his star...

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    Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Results

    Posted on October 10, 2011 | No Comments
    Tweet So what did we learn this past weekend at Santa Anita, Keeneland and Belmont Park? BELMONT PARK There were two Grade 1 stakes races for two year olds trying to qualify for their chance to run in the Breeders’ Cup next month. First, it...

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    Super Saturday Recap from Belmont Park

    Posted on October 1, 2011 | No Comments
    Tweet The day began in Race 5 for the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes for fillies and mares three years old and up. It was 1 1/4 miles on the turf course. The heavy favorite at 1/2 was the French bred Stacelita. Since being shipped in...

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  • Super Saturday at Belmont Park – Part 6

    Super Saturday at Belmont Park – Part 6

    Posted on October 1, 2011 | No Comments
    Tweet The last of six major stakes race at Belmont Park today features a late blooming three year old who has been unstoppable as of late, a former triple crown winner and a couple of older males who were shown up by a super star...

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