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2011 Eclipse Awards Finalists
Today, the NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced the top three finalists for the Eclipse Awards.The awards ceremony will take place on January 16th in Beverly Hills, California. The finalists for Horse of the Year will not be announced until the night of the...
CashCall Futurity: Entries, Post Positions and Morning Line Odds
Saturday's Grade 1 CashCall Futurity (Post time: 4:37 Pacific; TV: TVG) is the first of the final three Grade 1 stakes races on the 2011 calendar, with the Malibu Stakes will running on Monday, Dec. 26th, and the La Brea taking place on Saturday, Dec. 31st. The CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park,...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Prayer For Relief Out Of The Classic
The field for the 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic shurnk by one this morning when it was announced that the Bob Baffert trained Prayer for Relief would miss Saturday's marquee event. The scratch of Prayer for Relief leaves the Classic field at 12. From the Breeders' Cup press release: <!--[if gte mso...
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...
HASKELL RESULT: Coil Goes Last-to-First to Deny Shackleford (w/Video)
Prior to Sunday's Haskell Invitational Stakes at Monmouth Park, Bob Baffert's Coil was somewhat of an unknown contender. He wasn't an unknown as to whether or not he was a quality colt or in the manner that others hadn't heard anything about him. But instead, it was unknown as to how exactly Coil...
HASKELL STAKES 2011: Entries, Post Positions and Odds
Preakness winner Shackleford and Belmont winner Ruler On Ice will square off at Monmouth Park on Sunday in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational (post time 5:43) against a field of six other three-year-old colts. Among the Haskell challengers are Illinois Derby winner Joe Vann, 3rd place Preakness...
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