Horses Articles

Blood tests show problem for Clubhouse Ride

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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) – Blood tests taken earlier this week from Clubhouse Ride came back with poor results. Saturday morning, trainer Craig Lewis noted poor cell counts for the 5-year- old co-owned by Six-S Racing Stable and Nikolas […]

Laminitis takes life of Rockport Harbor

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Kennett Square, PA (Sports Network) – Top sire Rockport Harbor was euthanized Friday from the effects of laminitis at New Bolton Equine Hospital. “It’s with great sadness that I report that Rockport Harbor has been euthanized due to laminitis,” former […]

Thursday workout for Game On Dude is ‘eventful’

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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) – A loose horse during Thursday morning training caused a bit of a problem for the connections of leading handicap horse Game On Dude. During the 6-year-old gelding’s five-furlong workout, a horse lost its jockey […]

Normandy Invasion back in training at Saratoga

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Saratoga Springs NY (Sports Network) – Normandy Invasion, fourth in the Kentucky Derby, is back in training after missing time due to a foot problem. The 3-year-old colt was being prepped for the Jim Dandy Stakes when he was sidelined […]

Up the Backstretch: Eastern regional of racing at Saratoga

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(Sports Network) – Try and think of thoroughbred racing as the NCAA basketball tournament. There are regional brackets that lead to the championship, in this case the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. More specifically the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Now this year, […]

Whitney features best in handicap division

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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) – Eight of the best older thoroughbreds, including defending winner Fort Larned, have been entered for Saturday’s $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap at Saratoga Race Course. Part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” program, […]

Arkansas Derby highlights 2014 Oaklawn stakes

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Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) – Oaklawn Park announced Wednesday that its 2014 stakes schedule of 31 races will be worth a record $6.1 million. The track’s meet will begin Friday, Jan. 10 and have 57 racing days. “The popularity […]

Overanalyze versus eight in West Virginia Derby

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Chester, WV (Sports Network) – Arkansas Derby winner Overanalyze has drawn the far outside post in a nine-horse field for Saturday’s 44th running of the 1 1/8-mile $750,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park. The colt will try and give […]

Dullahan has Bejarano for Pacific Classic

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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) – Defending Pacific Classic winner Dullahan will be ridden in this year’s race by Rafael Bejarano. Donegal Racing posted the . announcement on its Twitter page. “Leading Del Mar jockey Rafael Bejarano will ride Dullahan […]

Oxbow injury puts Will Take Charge in Travers spotlight

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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) – Trainer D. Wayne Lukas was hoping for two stakes wins last weekend in races for 3-year-olds. Instead, he came up with a second in the Jim Dandy and a fourth plus injury in the […]