TDN | 2 days ago
Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:57 PM ET
2nd at BEL (Belmont Park)Msw ($70K) Winner: Barbie Wire by Tapit
Barbie Wire (Tapit) broke through in start number three over seven panel...
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National Headlines
Preakness: Orb inspires confidence in McGaughey
DRF | 2 days ago
In the 138th Preakness on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, there is no question Orb is the horse is to beat. The target will be easy to spot, because he will be wearing saddle cloth No. 1.
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Distorted Humor’s Elkaayed Graduates at Newmarket
TDN | 2 days ago
Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:58 PM ET
18.25 at NKT (NEWMARKET)Mdn Winner: Elkaayed by Distorted Humor
Elkaayed (Distorted Humor--Habibti, by Tabasco Cat) graduates at Newmarket.
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Andrew Beyer: Hard to imagine Derby form won’t travel to Baltimore
DRF | 2 days ago
After Orb scored his decisive victory in the Kentucky Derby and was hailed as a bright new star of racing, many handicappers had a reason for skepticism. They had seen this scenario before.
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Steven Crist: Each of Orb’s races is better than the last
DRF | 2 days ago
In many years, a Kentucky Derby winner who won the roses on a wet track with a modest Beyer Speed Figure of 104 would be only a tepid favorite for the second leg of the Triple Crown. On Saturday, however, Orb will be even money or less in the 138th Preakness Stakes – and it’s hard to argue with either his price or his prospects of victory.
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Grade I Winner Samitar Heads Gallorette Field
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Already the most accomplished horse entered in the May 18 Gallorette Handicap at Pimlico Race Course, Irish classic winner Samitar appears to be entering top form after flashing a strong late kick in previous effort.
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Harness Racing: Sharp Horses and Track Trends for May 9 – 12
DRF | 2 days ago
Bob Pandolfo's biweekly "Sharp Horses and Track Trends" report, which includes tracks like the Meadowlands and Saratoga.
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Orb Sponsorship to Benefit Charities
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Two charitable entities of The Jockey Club Foundation will benefit from a sponsorship arrangement between the Maserati car company and Orb, the even-money favorite for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
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‘All Systems Go’ for Orb, McGaughey Says
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Orb, the expected heavy favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), jogged and then galloped the morning of May 16 at Pimlico Race Course to give trainer Shug McGaughey every reason to be positive about the colt's chances.
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Brushed by a Star Tops Allaire DuPont Distaff
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Grade II winners Brushed by a Star and Summer Applause tangle with local stakes contenders in the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
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Addiction: No Longer a Threat to Racing’s Integrity?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 2 days ago
A quarter-century ago, 54 racetracks had on-track treatment programs to address addictions on the racetrack, principally in the stable areas where employees both live and work. Today, only a few of...
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New Approach Colt Shocks Dante Rivals
TDN | 2 days ago
Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:04 AM ET
14.45 at YRK (YORK)G2 Betfred Dante S. Winner: Libertarian (GB) by New Approach (Ire)
Hubert John Strecker's Libertarian (GB) (New Appro...
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The Iron Horse’s Dalkala Takes the Middleton
TDN | 2 days ago
Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:35 AM ET
14.15 at YRK (YORK)G2 Betfred Middleton S. Winner: Dalkala by Giant's Causeway
His Highness The Aga Khan's Dalkala (Giant's Causeway) win...
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Favorite in Preakness Will Start on the Rail
New York Times Horse Racing | 2 days ago
The Kentucky Derby champion Orb, racing against a small field, is even money to win the Preakness Stakes.
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Phipps Family’s Plan Breeds Success
New York Times Horse Racing | 2 days ago
The Phipps family’s savvy business plan, which focuses on its stable’s female bloodlines, is an expensive one, but it helped produce the Kentucky Derby champion Orb.
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Spectacular Sky Aims to Make Vagrancy Grade
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Three-time stakes winner Spectacular Sky will try to secure her first career graded stakes win when she faces five other fillies and mares in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont.
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Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale: five tie for fastest furlong at first breeze show
DRF | 3 days ago
A quintet of juveniles breezed an eighth of a mile in :10.20 seconds on Wednesday to tie for the fastest time at the distance during the first of two under-tack shows preceding next week’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Orb Draws Rail in Preakness Stakes
Blood-Horse | 3 days ago
Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable's Orb, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), drew post 1 and was made the favorite for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), second leg of the Triple Crown.
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Post Positions Drawn for Preakness Stakes: Orb Draws Rail
Michael Compton | 3 days ago
Post positions were drawn Wednesday for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico. Orb Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Orb drew the rail and has been installed as the even-money favorite in the field of nine. Following are post positions for the Preakness Stakes with morning line odds. 1. Orb (1-1) 2. Goldencents (12-1) 3. Titletown Five [...](Read more...)
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Shug: ‘Maybe We’ll See Something Special’
Michael Compton | 3 days ago
Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable’s Orb got well acquainted with his new surroundings at Pimlico Race Course Wednesday morning. The Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, who arrived from Belmont Park on Monday and walked the shedrow of the Preakness Stakes Barn Tuesday, made his first appearance on the racetrack at approximately 6 a.m. The Shug [...](Read more...)
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TDN | 3 days ago
Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:00 PM ET
Kentucky Derby hero Orb (Malibu Moon) draws the rail in Saturday's second jewel in the U.S. Triple...
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Eric Kronfeld, Zenyatta’s breeder, dies at 71
DRF | 3 days ago
Eric Kronfeld, best known for breeding 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta, died May 15 following a battle with cancer. He was 71.
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Preakness Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan: No shortage of betting opportunities
DRF | 3 days ago
Pimlico Race Course will have a deep and diverse wagering menu for its Friday and Saturday cards that are topped by the respective Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness. Advance wagering on the Preakness will open Friday.
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Meadowlands: Modern Family hopes to keep rolling in Cutler Memorial
DRF | 3 days ago
Modern Family, purchased for $110,000 in January, will be one of the favorites in the $180,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial at the Meadowlands on Saturday night.
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Pimlico: Track bias a key to cashing on Preakness Day
DRF | 3 days ago
Whether they play Pimlico regularly or not, many horseplayers across the country will make their biggest plays of the weekend on races there Friday and Saturday. And to get an edge in those races it helps to have an understanding of recent track trends.
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Preakness Stakes: Lukas, Baffert happy for McGaughey
DRF | 3 days ago
Though they will both try to stop Orb’s Triple Crown bid in Saturday’s Preakness, fellow Hall of Fame trainers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas were more than happy to welcome Shug McGaughey to the fraternity of Kentucky Derby-winning trainers.
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Preakness Stakes: Orb at even money from rail in field of nine
DRF | 3 days ago
Orb beat 18 rivals when he won the Kentucky Derby on May 4, and he did it so convincingly that only five of those runners are trying again in the 138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday here at Pimlico, along with three newcomers to the Triple Crown trail. Eight challengers, it seems, is enough.
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Za Approval, Javerre Head Full Red Bank Field
Blood-Horse | 3 days ago
A full field of 13, including four graded stakes winners, will clash in the May 18 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park.
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NH Panel Recommends Casino Bill Be Killed
Blood-Horse | 3 days ago
The New Hampshire House subcommittee studying expanded gambling narrowly voted May 15 to recommend that the bill to allow one high-end, highly-regulated destination casino be killed, but the full House will have its say.
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Preakness Stakes: Horton barn out in force with Will Take Charge, Laurie’s Rocket
DRF | 3 days ago
Will Horton will pretty much be running his entire stable at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, when Will Take Charge starts in the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes and Laurie’s Rocket goes in the Grade 3, $150,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap.
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Pimlico: Lukas sends Optimizer, four others, on Preakness undercard
DRF | 3 days ago
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will have plenty to keep him busy Saturday at Pimlico even before he saddles three horses in the 138th Preakness Stakes.
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Zenyatta Breeder Eric Kronfeld Dies
Blood-Horse | 3 days ago
Eric Kronfeld, who made his mark in both the music and racing inudstries, died May 15 of cancer in New York. Kronfeld, under his Maverick Productions, bred Zenyatta, one of the most popular racehorses in history.
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Louisiana Downs: Walker, 52, seeks 3,000th career win as jockey
DRF | 3 days ago
There is a hint of nostalgia in the air at Louisiana Downs. The track’s 40th season has produced a homecoming of sorts for veteran jockey Bobby Walker Jr. and agent Wendy Smith, two major players locally in the 1980s.
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Hollywood Park notes: Suggestive Boy to resume training
DRF | 3 days ago
Suggestive Boy, the top turf miler in Southern California over the winter, will resume training this week after being given a break for a splint bone injury, trainer Ron McAnally said.
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Stories from Cot Campbell: Doug Davis
Blood-Horse | 3 days ago
Trainer Doug Davis made everyone's life more interesting. He was a big man with a thunderous voice and a gaudy appetite for life.
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Churchill: Frost sets sights on more winners
DRF | 3 days ago
Trainer Jack Frost sent out his first winner of the 2013 spring meet Sunday and will have three chances to add to that total on Friday's twilight card.
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York Racecourse: Liber Nauticus delivers as favorite in Musidora Stakes
DRF | 3 days ago
Liber Nauticus will have a perfect record when she starts in the English Oaks at Epsom Downs on May 31. On Wednesday, Liber Nauticus made her first start of 2013 and her stakes debut in the $112,870 Musidora Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at York Racecourse, winning by 1 1/2 lengths in the Group 3 race over about 1 5/16 miles.
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Nominations open for Fasig-Tipton summer horses of racing age sale
DRF | 3 days ago
Nominations are now being accepted for the Fasig-Tipton summer selected horses of racing sale, to be held July 15 following the auction company’s July selected yearling sale at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Ky.
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Emerald Downs: Quarter Horses get rare chance to run
DRF | 3 days ago
Emerald Downs will begin its Friday card 30 minutes early this week, at 6:15 p.m. Pacific, to accommodate an eight-race program that includes the first two Quarter Horse races of the meeting.
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Belmont Park: Contessa has busy day planned with nine horses running
DRF | 3 days ago
It will be like old times Friday when Gary Contessa sends out nine horses on the 10-race program at Belmont Park.
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Preakness Stakes: Departing heads newcomers to Triple Crown scene
DRF | 3 days ago
The talent Departing has shown in winning 4 of 5 career starts figures to make him the shortest price among the three newcomers joining the Triple Crown fray Saturday in the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
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Nine Entered for 138th Preakness Stakes
Blood-Horse | 3 days ago
Nine horses have been entered for the 138th Preakness Stakes (gr. I): Orb, Departing, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Itsmyluckyday, Mylute, Oxbow, Titletown Five and Will Take Charge.
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Hollywood Park: Rousing Sermon heads strong allowance cast
DRF | 3 days ago
Rousing Sermon won for the third time in his career in an optional claimer at Santa Anita on April 14 and will be favored to win another optional claimer at Betfair Hollywood Park on Friday.
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Pimlico: Ex-riders race for cancer in Lady Legends
DRF | 3 days ago
Patricia Cooksey is among eight retired female riders competing in Friday's Lady Legends for the Cure at Pimlico, a race designed to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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Canterbury Park: Lady Slipper a rematch of last year’s Distaff Sprint
DRF | 3 days ago
The $50,000 Lady Slipper Stakes for Minnesota-bred fillies and mares is shaping up to be a rematch of last year’s Minnesota Distaff Sprint.
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