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Around the Backstretch: Friday News And Notes
A happy Veterans Day to everybody, and a "thank you" for all the men and women that have served this country, either past or present. Below are a few of the items making headlines on this Friday. Among the big stories: Drosselmeyer will likely come back in 2012; the recently completed Santa Anita...
Weekend Stakes Review: Gio Ponti Goes Back-to-Back at Keeneland
A look back on some of the action from this past weekend: -Does anybody else feel like Gio Ponti is a much better at a mile on the turf that he is going longer? Somewhat similar to his race last year at Keeneland, Gio Ponti looked for all intents and purposes to have been beaten in Saturday's...
Around the Backstretch:
News and notes from the world of horse racing: North America Gio Ponti returns in Shadwell Turf Mile - Thoroughbred TimesA diverse field will challenge the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1), including last year’s winner, two-time champion turf male Gio Ponti, who will seek his first win of the...
Super Saturday Results and Live Blog
This is an open thread for all Super Saturday information and results. A running results tracker of all races can be found at the Google Doc linked below. 2011 Super Saturday/Arc Sunday Entries and Results Scratches and Changes for today's tracks (when available): Belmont 10.1Santa Anita 10.1Parx...
Super Saturday & Arc Sunday
Other than Breeders' Cup weekend itself, it's hard to find another two-day period on the racing calendar with more top class racing than the first weekend in October. On Saturday, fifteen graded stakes races will take place across North America; nine of those fifteen stakes races are Grade 1...
Weekend Stakes Preview: Presque Isle Downs Gets Some Action
Presque Isle Downs features the jewels of their meet this Friday and Saturday with the Presque Isle Mile (post time: Friday, 9:05 Eastern) and G2-Presque Isle Downs Masters (post time: Saturday, 6:35 Eastern). The Mile features a field of eleven (2-Dazzled Saint has scratched), led by 3-Noble's...
Drill Wins Del Mar Futurity; Super Derby Draws Nine
The final days of the Saratoga and Del Mar meets can mean only one thing: fall racing has arrived. Belmont begins their fall meet this Saturday, while the Fairplex Park bullring will fill the SoCal calendar until late December. In Bluegrass state, Ellis Park gives way Turway's fall meeting (along...
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