New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Donato Lanni arrived in Lexington, Ky., in 1996 with a lifelong dream but no connections, and made himself one of the most sought-after thoroughbred scouts in North America.
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NYRA Bars Official and Jockeys’ Agents During Investigation
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
A clocker and two jockey agents were told their privileges were revoked until an investigation into allegations of unlawful access to a computer system is concluded.
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Next Stop for California Chrome: Royal Ascot
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
California Chrome, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes last year, is heading to England, having been confirmed as a runner in the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting in June.
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Despite Inexperience, Materiality Wins Florida Derby With Stretch Run
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Materiality, facing graded stakes competition for the first time in his third career race, outslugged Upstart and won by one and a half lengths.
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In Dubai, an American’s Racing Dreams Come True
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Doug Watson rose from mucking stalls in Illinois to become one of the top trainers in Dubai, where on Saturday he will saddle Candy Boy in the $10 million World Cup.
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Modern Track in Dubai Enters an Old-School New Era
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
After American horses stayed away, Meydan Racecourse drops its synthetic surface in favor of dirt for Dubai World Cup.
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In Derby Run-Up, Todd Pletcher Again Has Numbers on His Side
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The trainer is expected to run some talented horses in the Kentucky Derby prep races, but his 1-for-40 Derby history underscores how perilous the month ahead may be.
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Teenage Snowbirds? Just Part of Being a Young Equestrian
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla. draws elite young riders from the New York area.
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Allen Jerkens, ‘Giant Killer’ of Horse Racing, Dies at 85
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Mr. Jerkens, a Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer who was renowned for pulling upsets, trained colts that beat Secretariat twice in 1973 after his Triple Crown victory.
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American Pharoah Wins in Hot Springs
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah, last year’s 2-year-old champion, made his return to the track appear easy, winning the Rebel Stakes in Hot Springs, Ark., by six and a quarter lengths.
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Close Victory for Dodging Bullets
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Dodging Bullets held on for a victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase as Sprinter Sacre, a popular former winner, was pulled up on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in England.
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Cheltenham Festival Starts in England
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The trainer Willie Mullins and the jockey Ruby Walsh combined to win three of four races at the Cheltenham Festival in England, including the Champion Hurdle, the opening day main event.
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Winter Racing Is Staying at Aqueduct, but Not All the Horses Are
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
A prominent owner decided against sending a Kentucky Derby hopeful to Aqueduct Racetrack for the Gotham Stakes in the wake of 14 equine fatalities and 15 cancellations at the track since Dec. 3.
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Dortmund Improves to 5-0
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Dortmund won the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes in Arcadia, Calif., by one and a quarter lengths to improve to 5-0 and solidify his status as a threat for the Kentucky Derby.
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10 Are Finalists for Horse Racing Hall of Fame
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The jockeys Chris Antley, Victor Espinoza and Craig Perret are among the 10 finalists for election to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame.
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Jerry Lambert, Jockey Who Won Over 2,500 Races, Dies at 74
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Lambert was the regular rider of the Hall of Fame gelding Native Diver, and together they won Hollywood Gold Cups in 1965, ’66 and ’67.
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In Derby Warm-Up Race, a Favorite Is Disqualified
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Itsaknockout was awarded a victory in the Fountain of Youth Stakes after Upstart, who had finished first, was disqualified for impeding Itsaknockout during the race.
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Nick Zito Yearns to Revive Stable and Recapture the Glory of the Big Races
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Zito, the Hall of Fame trainer, will learn Saturday whether he has a player for the Kentucky Derby when Frammento runs in the Fountain of Youth Stakes.
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In Home Stretch of Career, A.P. McCoy Leaves Victories, and Carnage, Behind
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Like many champions, A.P. McCoy has little idea what life might bring after he retires.
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Win No. 5,000 for Jockey
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens rode his 5,000th winner in North America in a $58,000 feature at the Santa Anita track in Arcadia, Calif.
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Shared Belief Edges California Chrome in Showdown at Santa Anita Park
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
California Chrome was the people’s choice at the San Antonio Stakes, but the bettors’ choice was Shared Belief, who went off at even money to take his eighth victory in nine starts.
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Owners Delay the Retirement of Top Horses, and Fans Are Grateful
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
All 10 horses in the season-ending National Thoroughbred Racing Association poll for premier 3-year-olds remain in training and are expected to race this year, setting up several appealing events.
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Jockeys on Screens Only at Aqueduct
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Aqueduct canceled the Saturday card because of cold temperatures and high winds in the New York area.
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Raced to Death at the Big A
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
New emergency measures are in place at Aqueduct Racetrack. More may be needed.
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Horses’ Deaths at Aqueduct Prompt New Rules
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
At the racetrack’s current winter meet, the breakdown rate has been more than four times the national average.
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California Chrome Is Named Horse of the Year
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
California Chrome, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes last year, picked up two Eclipse Awards, including horse of the year.
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California Chrome Is Finalist for Horse of the Year Award
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
California Chrome, Bayern and Main Sequences are finalists for the honor, which will be unveiled when the Eclipse Awards are announced Saturday.
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Trainers Cleared in Cruelty Case
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission said Steve Asmussen and Scott Blasi did not abuse horses as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals had charged.
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Aqueduct Cancels Card
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Aqueduct canceled the Saturday program, the fourth straight card affected by the cold snap in the New York area.
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Eclipse Finalists Include California Chrome and Bayern
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
California Chrome, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner; Bayern, the Breeders’ Cup Classic winner; and Main Sequence, the Breeders’ Cup Turf winner, are the finalists for horse of the year at the Eclipse Awards.
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Photographs at Aqueduct Racetrack: Where Horses Race, but No One Wins
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
When the photographer Theo Zierock looked beyond the excitement of horse racing at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, he found a building populated by lonely old men.
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In a Position Beyond His Control
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
A flight attendant’s mishap foils the usual early-morning flight plan for the chief operating officer of the Breeders’ Cup.
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Close Finish at Welsh Race
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Emperor’s Choice, trained by Venetia Williams, won the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow.
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Reno Rebel Earns Victory at Los Alamitos
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Reno Rebel led for most of the race and won on the closing day of the winter meet at Los Alamitos by a length and a half to earn the $48,406.
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Tom Durkin, Retired Announcer, to Receive Eclipse Award
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The retired track announcer Tom Durkin will receive the Eclipse Award of Merit given by the thoroughbred industry.
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What’s Age Got to Do With It?
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The 8-year-old Cirrus des Aigles, the leading European-trained money-earner ever, has become a yardstick by which other racehorses are measured.
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John Moore, an Accidental Kind of Trainer
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Mr. Moore is the most successful horse trainer in Hong Kong history, by victories and earnings. He was there from the start, when the city’s professional era began in October 1971.
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No Longer Fearful, a Trainer Presides Over an Empire
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Ron Burke inherited his father’s training business and became the first harness racing trainer to earn $100 million in purses won.
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California Chrome to Race on Turf
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome will try turf racing for the first time in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby on Saturday at Del Mar.
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No Shame in Giving Thanks for Some Sports Story Lines
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Though misconduct and violence dominated much of the sports landscape this year, a select few stood above the fray and provided reasons to be thankful.
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California Chrome Will Race as a 4-Year-Old
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
California Chrome, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner who finished third in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, will race rather than retire to stud.
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Texas Red Wins in Upset in Juvenile Race
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The colt pulled a 13-1 upset in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
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Rainout at Meadowlands Racetrack
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Rain forced the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J., to cancel its six-race thoroughbred card scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
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Breeders’ Cup 2014: In Classic, Bayern Bumps the Favorite, Shared Belief, Then Wins in a Wild Finish
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
After a contentious start, Bayern turned back California Chrome and held off Toast of New York down the stretch to give the Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his first Classic victory.
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Breeders’ Cup Picks: Day 2
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Win, place and show selections for Saturday’s races at Santa Anita Park.
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Fluid, Plucky and Injury-Free, a Gelding Faces a New Test
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The undefeated Shared Belief is a 9-5 favorite in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, and it could be a defining race for the three-year-old gelding.
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Favored Untapable Rallies to Win Breeders’ Cup Distaff
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The three-year-old filly completed an undefeated season against mares and other fillies when she took the Breeders’ Cup Distaff by a length and a quarter at Santa Anita Park.
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Breeders’ Cup Picks: Day 1
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Win, place and show selections for Friday’s Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita Park.
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Young Trainer Set to Grow His Standing
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Chad Brown has built a powerhouse stable that will be showcased when he sends out 11 starters in the 13-race Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday and Saturday.
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NBC Extending Breeders’ Cup Deal
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The Breeders’ Cup will stay on NBC and NBCSN through 2025, the NBC Sports Group was to announce Thursday.
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