October 31st, 2009 12:22am
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The New York Racing Association will announce today that the trainer Jeff Mullins will be barred from its racetracks for six months for giving one of his horses an unknown substance in the Aqueduct monitoring barn in April and repeatedly lying about it. The association has also made it clear that, in contrast to past practices among trainers, Mullins cannot transfer his horses to an employee, relative or business associate …
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October 30th, 2009 05:54pm
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According to the Associated Press, jockey Julia Brimo has been hospitalized in critical condition following a spill at Keeneland at Lexington, Ky.
She was injured Friday when mount Golden Stride clipped heels
and fell during the first race, her third at the Keeneland fall meet.
The track said in a statement that she was taken to University
of Kentucky Medical Center and listed in critical condition.
Keeneland didn’t provide details of her injuries.
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October 30th, 2009 09:34am
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Trainer Gloria Haley saddled a pair of winners Thursday at Golden Gate Fields in Albany.
Haley won the second race, a five-furlong dash for fillies and mares, with Shou Win ($9.00), who defeated Brewha Baby a nose in a head-bobbing finish. Jockey Leslie Mawing rode Shou Win, a 4-year-old filly who has two wins and two seconds in five career starts.
Haley earned a training double when she captured …
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October 29th, 2009 03:47pm
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Here’s an interesting wager I haven’t seen before.
According to Matt Hegarty of the Daily Racing Form, the Breeders’ Cup plans to offer a parimutuel bet on which jockey has the most wins in the 14 Breeders’ Cup races, scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Santa Anita Park, the organization announced on Thursday.
Though the field for the wager has yet to be set, the bet will likely have 14 wagering …
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October 28th, 2009 06:00pm
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Santa Rosa’s Steve Specht earned his 1,000th victory as a trainer when his 6,330th career starter Veillit’ won the fifth race at Golden Gate Fields today at Albany.
Veillit’ is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams and was ridden by Frank Alvarado.
“I was happy to win [No. 1,000] with the Williams and Frank,” said
Specht. ”They are very good clients and breed a lot of horses. Frank has
won a lot of races for me, …
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October 28th, 2009 03:32pm
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Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form reports, led by the unbeaten Zenyatta and two of this year’s Triple Crown race winners, a total of 166 horses were announced on Wednesday as pre-entries in the 14 races that will make up the 26th Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 6-7 at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting.
Zenyatta was pre-entered in the $5 million Classic along with Summer Bird, who has won …
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October 28th, 2009 12:41am
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Jeffrey McMurray of the Associated Press writes, the sign on the racetrack video board reads “Zero Minutes to Post,” but horse bettors know that doesn’t mean wagering is cut off. That happens perhaps several minutes later, just before the horses break from the starting gate.
Racing officials in Kentucky are weighing whether to prohibit this widely accepted practice of betting after post time as a way to improve the …
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October 27th, 2009 10:55am
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The Daily Racing Form’s David Grening reports, trainer Todd Pletcher said he pre-entered 12 horses for the Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 6-7 at Santa Anita, and on Monday morning at Belmont Park half of them put in their most serious workouts for their respective races.
Quality Road, who Pletcher said was pre-entered in the $5 million Classic, worked five furlongs in 1:00.52 over the Belmont training track, according to …
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October 27th, 2009 10:22am
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John Smith’s, the UK’s number one ale from Scottish & Newcastle, will offer drinkers a No Nonsense chance to experience horse racing from the inside in January – all for the price of a pint!
‘Smithy, the People’s Racehorse’ campaign, which replaces the ‘John Smith’s People’s Race’ which ran for three successful years, will offer drinkers in pubs and clubs the opportunity to own a share in Smithy, a thoroughbred …
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October 26th, 2009 09:54am
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Jockey Russell Baze won back-to-back races Sunday at Golden Gate Fields on a day when he was only jockey or trainer to win multiple
races.
Baze took the seventh race, a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-old maidens, with 1-to-2 favorite Tango Tango ($3.00), who romped home by 3 1/2 lengths in 1:10.40. Tango Tango, a Kentucky-bred son of Orientate who was purchased for $100,000 in March, made an impressive debut for trainer Jerry …
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Press Democrat horse racing handicaper Bill Nichols shares his opinions on past and upcoming races. Bill will also include articles from numerous sites so you won’t have to spend the time searching out the news yourself. So please respond with your own opinions about the posted comments, either for or against, and offer your own questions so others can share their opinions.
