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Recovering John Velazquez offers thanks for his care, prayers
Havana, shown winning Belmont’s Grade I Champagne, was among the mounts John Velazquez missed when badly injured earlier in the Breeders’ Cup card. NYRA photo Jockey John Velazquez continues to recover...
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Game On Dude to carry top weight of 126 in Clark Handicap
Game On Dude (No. 8) led all but the closing yards of the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, which was won by the oncoming Drosselmeyer. Game On Dude, now 6, is coming back to Churchill...
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Kentucky Derby 2014: Kristo takes on Midnight Hawk in Sham
Sham contender Kristo won a 1 1/16-mile maiden race by 6 3/4 lengths at Santa Anita under Rafael Bejarano. Benoit Photo Today’s Santa Anita press notes penned by Ed Golden of the track’s publicity...
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Kentucky Derby 2014|Sham favorite Midnight Hawk could be Mike Pegram’s latest...
Midnight Hawk was impressive winning his debut at Hollywood Park last month under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith. Benoit Photo ROAD TO KENTUCKY DERBY 140 (Includes bonus coverage) For the second...
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Kentucky Derby 2014: Tanzanite Cat, Indianapolis flex muscles
Tanzanite Cat budged away from Walt late to win Oaklawn Park’s Smarty Jones – worth 10 points toward the Kentucky Derby. Coady Photography A wrap up of Monday’s 3-year-old stakes, followed by updated...
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Kentucky Derby 2014|Cairo Prince (dosage 7.00) not among dual qualifiers
The Derby’s pot of gold doesn’t stipulate that horses with dosages exceeding 4.00 need not apply. But some high-profile horses, including Cairo Prince’s grandsire and for whom last Saturday’s Holy...
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Kentucky Derby 2014: Add Bayern to mix after 15-length allowance win
Bayern won a Santa Anita allowance race by 15 lengths in his second start to stamp himself as a Kentucky Derby prospect. Benoit Photo Santa Anita publicity department’s recap of today’s racing action,...
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Saratoga: Bayern favored over Belmont winner Tonalist for Travers
Bayern impressively won Belmont Park’s Grade II Woody Stephens at seven furlongs before taking Monmouth Park’s Grade I Haskell. Photos by Coglianese Photography. California-based Bayern, headed to the...
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Breeders’ Cup: Handicapping Santa Anita’s Saturday preps
Shared Belief romped in Del Mar’s $1 million Pacific Classic and will try to beat older horses again in Santa Anita’s Awesome Again. Benoit Photo $300,000 Frontrunner (G1), 1 1/16 miles, 2yos, BC...
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Kentucky Derby 2015: American Pharoah down to 12-1 in Wynn odds
American Pharoah and Victor Espinoza winning Santa Anita’s Grade I Front Runner. Benoit Photo American Pharoah is down to 12-1 in Wynn Las Vegas’ updated 2015 Kentucky Derby future book odds after his...
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