DRF | 21 days ago
Every race track in America can learn a lesson from how Charles Town management handled the timing issue in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic.
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Final time of Charles Town Classic adjusted
DRF | 28 days ago
David Grening
The official final time of last Saturday night’s $1.5 million Charles Town Classic – won by Game On Dude – has been changed to 1:49.93, which is 2.34 seconds faste...
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Dick Jerardi: Pimlico plans events for 40th anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown
DRF | 28 days ago
Dick Jerardi
One can debate which of Secretariat’s Triple Crown races was the most impressive. Was it the Kentucky Derby win in a time that has not been surpassed in 40 years, the run aroun...
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Charles Town Classic winner Game On Dude likely to focus on California stakes
DRF | 29 days ago
David Grening
Game On Dude returned to Southern California Sunday afternoon, less than 24 hours after earning a $1 million payday for his hard-fought, half-length victory over Clubhouse Ride in S...
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Charles Town Classic: Game On Dude refuses to lose
DRF | 30 days ago
David Grening
CHARLES TOWN, W. Va. - Mike Smith wasn’t concerned when longshot Percussion outbroke him and Game On Dude in Saturday night’s $1.5 million Charles Town Classic.
He...
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Game On Dude, Ron the Greek top Charles Town Classic field of seven
DRF | 34 days ago
David Grening
Led by Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, the last two winners of the Santa Anita Handicap, a field of seven was entered Wednesday for Saturday’s $1.5 million Charles Town Classi...
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Dick Jerardi: Mid-Atlantic uniform Thoroughbred drug-testing program is within reach
DRF | 35 days ago
Dick Jerardi
Getting horsemen, management, racing commissions, and state legislatures to agree on anything is difficult. Getting all of those disparate interests to agree on uniform medication an...
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Santa Anita: Four turf stakes on closing weekend
DRF | 36 days ago
Steve Andersen
Hollywood Park opens its spring-summer meeting on April 25. The Santa Anita winter-spring meeting closes on Sunday.
There are four turf stakes on Saturday and Sunday at Santa Anita...
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Dick Jerardi: Charles Town Classic, with $1 million prize to winner, luring top runners
DRF | 49 days ago
Dick Jerardi
It is one thing to put a $1 million stakes race on your calendar. It is another to make that race worth $1 million to the winner. That is what they have done with the now $1.5 millio...
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Santa Anita notes: Game On Dude still sharp
DRF | 49 days ago
Jay Privman
ARCADIA, Calif. - Game On Dude won the Santa Anita Handicap for the second time last month, and he continues to train strongly in preparation for his next start, the $1.5 million Char...
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Santa Anita: Chantal Sutherland considering riding comeback
DRF | 60 days ago
Steve Andersen
ARCADIA, Calif. – Retired jockey Chantal Sutherland exercised horses at Santa Anita on Thursday for the second time this month and said a comeback in the coming months is on ...
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Santa Anita: Game On Dude tunes up for $1.5 million Charles Town Classic
DRF | 65 days ago
Jay Privman
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Barbara D. LivingstonGame On Dude, winner of the Santa Anita Handicap in his most recent start, is being pointed to the Grad...
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Santa Anita: Game On Dude being considered for Charles Town Classic
DRF | 79 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Emily ShieldsGame On Dude pulls away in the stretch to win the Santa Anita Handicap by 7 3/4 lengths.ARCADIA, Calif. &nda...
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Santa Anita Handicap: Game On Dude wins his second Big Cap
DRF | 79 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Barbara D. LivingstonGame On Dude, the heavy favorite under Mike Smith, sets a Santa Anita Handicap record with his 7 3/4...
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Santa Anita: Game On Dude will concede three to 10 pounds in Santa Anita Handicap
DRF | 86 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Shigeki KikkawaGame On Dude’has been assigned 125 pounds for next Saturday's Santa Anita Handicap.ARCADIA, Calif.- Game...
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Santa Anita: Weights key for Clubhouse Ride in Santa Anita Handicap
DRF | 103 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Shigeki KikkawaClubhouse Ride is being considered for a start in the Santa Anita Handicap on March 2.The $750,000 Santa A...
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Santa Anita: Game On Dude posts 116 Beyer in San Antonio; Santa Anita Handicap next
DRF | 106 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Shigeki KikkawaGame On Dude’s 116 Beyer Speed Figure not only equalled a career high, but is the top mark so far in 201...
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Santa Anita: Game On Dude overpowers three foes in San Antonio
DRF | 106 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Benoit & AssociatesGame On Dude, ridden by Mike Smith, pays $2.10 to win after cruising to a 6 1/2-length win in the San ...
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Jay Hovdey: Game On Dude may still have history to write at age 6
DRF | 108 days ago
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Jay Hovdey
Shigeki KikkawaGame On Dude alrerady has a Big Cap and a Hollywood Gold Cup on his resume.That sound you hear is the gnashing...
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Santa Anita: Few willing to face Game On Dude in San Antonio
DRF | 109 days ago
Brad Free
Carryover
Shigeki KikkawaOverwhelming favorite Game On Dude may have only three rivals in Sunday's San Antonio Stakes.ARCADIA, C...
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Santa Anita: Arcadia’s large cast expected to include world traveler Vagabond Shoes
DRF | 113 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Benoit & AssociatesSilentio, winner of the Sir Beaufort last month, is among a large group of probables for Saturday's Gr...
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2012 Year In Review: I’ll Have Another embodied season of defections, debate
DRF | 145 days ago
Jay Privman
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Barbara D. LivingstonView SlideshowMay 19: I'll Have Another (left) runs down Bodemeister again to win the Preakness.I&rsquo...
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Hollywood Park: San Antonio first up for Game On Dude in 2013
DRF | 169 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Shigeki KikkawaTrainer Bob Baffert says that aside from skipping a trip to Dubai, Game On Dude's schedule for 2013 will c...
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Game On Dude Rebounds With Win in Native Diver
Michael Compton | 170 days ago
Game On Dude rebounded from a poor performance in the Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 3, winning the $242,500 Native Diver Stakes Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. The 10th lifetime victory for the 3-10 favorite did not come easy. The 5-year-old Awesome...
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Hollywood Park: Smith’s clutch decision helps Game On Dude win the Native Diver
DRF | 170 days ago
Jay Privman
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Benoit PhotoAfter breaking a bit slowly and being gunned to the lead, Game On Dude, right, turned back a strong challenge fr...
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Hollywood Park notes: Smith will ride Game On Dude in Native Diver
DRF | 179 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Tom KeyserMike Smith will replace Rafael Bejarano (above) on Game On Dude in the Native Diver Handicap on Dec. 1.INGLEWOO...
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Beyer: No contest in race for Horse of the Year
DRF | 198 days ago
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Andrew Beyer
Tom KeyserWise Dan, ridden by John Velazquez, wins the Mile in 1:31.78, the fastest time in Santa Anita and Breeders' Cup h...
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Beyer: Distance is Game On Dude’s biggest challenge
DRF | 200 days ago
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Andrew Beyer
Barbara D. LivingstonFlat Out, who is a specialist at 1 1/4 miles, might have an edge over favored Game On Dude in the Clas...
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Breeders’ Cup Classic: Game On Dude as good as ever
DRF | 200 days ago
Jay Privman
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ARCADIA, Calif. – The late Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens marked his territory by warning visitors to Belmont Par...
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Breaking Down the 2012 Breeders Cup Classic
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 202 days ago
November 3, 2012 at 5:30pm PST will mark the 29th running of the prestigious Breeders Cup Classic. The $5,000,000 1 1/4 miles race has seen superstar horses such as Curlin, Cigar, A.P. Indy, Awesome Again and Sunday Silence among others win. In a field of...
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker Report: Baffert’s seven all look magnificent
DRF | 204 days ago
Mike Welsch
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Barbara D. LivingstonBob Baffert's unbeaten Fast Bullet turned in an impressive workout for the Breeders' Cup Sprint on Sund...
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Santa Anita: Game On Dude sharpens, Nonios joins field for Breeders’ Cup Classic
DRF | 205 days ago
Jay Privman
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Barbara D. LivingstonTrainer Bob Baffert said he was much happier with track conditions Sunday, when Game On Dude worked for...
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Breeders’ Cup: Game On Dude blossoms into Classic favorite
DRF | 208 days ago
Jay Privman
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Shigeki KikkawaGame On Dude, winning the Sept. 29 Awesome Again, returns to the Classic as the likely favorite after finishi...
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Santa Anita: Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Game On Dude among busy group for Baffert
DRF | 212 days ago
Jay Privman
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Benoit & AssociatesGame On Dude, shown last month with jockey Rafael Bejarano at Santa Anita, turned in a solid six-furlong ...
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Byron King: You can bet the Dude – and other Breeders’ Cup thoughts
DRF | 214 days ago
Byron King
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Shigeki KikkawaGame On Dude's only two losses this year came on synthetic surfaces.Next week handicappers everywhere will be ...
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Breeders’ Cup Sprint: Baffert unveils surprise candidate in Fast Bullet
DRF | 219 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Benoit & AssociatesBreeders' Cup Classic contender Game On Dude, shown winning the Awesome Again, worked five furlongs in...
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Crist: I’ll Have Another still out front in race for Horse of the Year
DRF | 228 days ago
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Steven Crist
Barbara D. LivingstonI'll Have Another is still the front-runner for Horse of the Year, but that could change after the Bre...
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Santa Anita: Baffert flaunts strength of his Breeders’ Cup contingent
DRF | 232 days ago
Jay Privman
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Benoit & AssociatesGame On Dude's victory in the Grade 1 Awesome Again sends him to the Breeders' Cup Classic as the likely ...
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Santa Anita: Not even spill slows down Bejarano
DRF | 232 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Benoit & AssociatesJockey Rafael Bejarano and trainer Bob Baffert combined to win three Grade 1 stakes on Saturday's card...
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Game on Dude, Baffert, Bejarano in Santa Anita Spotlight
Michael Compton | 233 days ago
Bob Baffert and Rafael Bejarano teamed up to win three of the five Grade 1 races at Santa Anita on Saturday. In the Awesome Again Stakes (G1), the centerpiece event, Game on Dude won the race by 3 ¼ lengths under Bejarano and earned an automatic berth...
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Santa Anita: Game On Dude dominates Awesome Again
DRF | 233 days ago
Jay Privman
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Benoit & AssociatesRafael Bejarano collects his third of four stakes wins on the day aboard Game On Dude in the Awesome Agai...
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Santa Anita: Baffert has prime contenders in Grade 1 stakes opening weekend
DRF | 239 days ago
Steve Andersen
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Shigeki KikkawaGame On Dude, second behind Dullahan in the Pacific Classic, is projected to be a heavy favorite in Saturd...
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Game On Dude to have Bejarano as rider rather than Sutherland
DRF | 251 days ago
Matt Hegarty
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rafael Bejarano will ride the multiple graded stakes winner Game On Dude in his next start, replacin...
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Del Mar: Dullahan runs down Game On Dude in deep stretch of Pacific Classic
DRF | 267 days ago
Jay Privman
Benoit & AssociatesThe 3-year-old Dullahan, ridden by Joel Rosario, sets a track record for 1 1/4 miles winning the Pacific Classic.DEL MAR, Calif. – Just when it looked like th...
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