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2012 Sam F. Davis Results: Battle Hardened Breaks Maiden In Fine Fashion
Battle Hardened, with nary a win to his name in three lifetime starts before this weekend, and bet down from a morning line of 12/1 to odds of 9/2, unleashed a long grinding run to win the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Prospective and Reveron each took command of the race for a...
2012 Holy Bull Stakes: Hansen Leads Field Of Six
Hansen, the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and champion two-year-old, will make his season debut against five rivals in Sunday's Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. (Post time: 4:45pm Eastern; TV: HRTV). The Holy Bull is a one-turn mile with a total purse of $400,000. Hansen, a...
Weekend Stakes Preview: Top Action At Woodbine And Ascot
Compared to the last couple of weekends, the graded stakes calendar is pretty quiet in the U.S. However, there are some great stakes races on tap in both Canada and England. I've already briefly touched on the inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot, but Woodbine will offer a trio of Grade 1...
KEENELAND 2011 FALL MEET: Day 1 Notes
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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...
TRAVERS DAY LIVE BLOG
It's the biggest day of the 2011 Saratoga meeting, and one of the biggest days on the racing calendar. That's right, it's Travers Day. The Grade 1 Travers Stakes is the 12th race on the card and will go to post at 5:45pm Eastern (TV: NBC). The first graded stakes of the day is the Grade 2...
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