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Weekend Stakes Review: Super Saturday/Arc Sunday Edition
There was almost too much racing action to follow this weekend. Almost. With about a month to go before the 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs, things are starting to come into focus across the country. The Breeders' Cup Classic saw four horses make their claim as top contenders, while 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...
Jockey Club Gold Cup, Goodwood and Super Saturday Preview
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BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC 2011: How do you rate the contenders?
A pretty simple question to kick off the Tuesday morning before Super Saturday: how would you rate the current contenders for the 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic? Which horses do you think will be the top five in terms of betting action on race day, assuming nothing significant changes during the races...
2011 Horse of the Year? It's a wide-open affair
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BREEDERS' CUP 2011 CONTENDERS: Taking A Survey Of The Landscape (Updated)
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She's So Heavy, Heavy, Heavy...Continued
Whether you believe the issue of weight it a major issue or a non-issue, the sparring between the trainers of Blind Luck (Jerry Hollendorfer) and Havre de Grace (Larry Jones) certainly adds to the rivalry. From the NTRA (10 Questions For The Trainers of Blind Luck and Havre de Grace): <!--[if...
Down A Dude
After edging out Game On Dude in the stretch of the Hollywood Gold Cup on the way to his first Grade 1 victory, First Dude looked to be the next horse to take a shot at filling the top spot of the Classic division. With his retirement early this week due to a strained tendon, the division remains...
It's Tricky Wins The Coaching Club American Oaks (w/Video)
Last week it was Blind Luck and Havre de Grace dueling in a thrilling Delaware Handicap. This week it's Kentucky Oaks winner Plum Pretty and Acorn winner It's Tricky battling down the stretch at Saratoga in the Coaching Club American Oaks. It's Tricky prevailed by a length at the wire. The winner...
2010 Breeders' Cup: Pre-Entries
This morning the Breeders' Cup released the pre-entries for all fourteen races for this year's marquee thoroughbred event at at BreedersCup360.com. In all, a record 184 horses were pre-entered with several races receiving an overflow of nominations. The draw for the 2010 Breeders' Cup will take...
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