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Foster favorites puts in workouts

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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) – Successful Dan and Take Charge Indy, the probable favorites for next week’s Stephen Foster Handicap, had workouts Saturday for the 1 1/8-mile stakes. Successful Dan, trained by Charles Lopresti, had a four-furlong workout at Keeneland. […]

Sutherland returns to riding

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Toronto, Canada (Sports Network) – Chantal Sutherland, who retired from thoroughbred riding last October, has come out of retirement at Woodbine Racecourse. The 37-year-old rode in Friday’s fourth race at Woodbine and finished fifth aboard Solidus. “It felt good,” said […]

Itsmyluckyday trains at Monmouth Park

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Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) – Preakness runner-up Itsmyluckyday put in a workout on a rainy Friday morning at Monmouth Park. Trained by Ed Plesa Jr., Itsmyluckyday worked five furlongs in 1:01 1/5 over a muddy track. “I was going to […]

Belmont Stakes favorite gallops with one day to go

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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) – Belmont Stakes favorite Orb galloped again Friday morning at Belmont Park just one day before attempting the 1 1/2-mile “Test of the Champion.” Trained by Shug McGaughey, Orb galloped 1 1/2 miles on a track […]

Husbands sidelined with broken leg

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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) – Veteran jockey Patrick Husbands underwent surgery Tuesday after suffering injuries Monday at Woodbine. Husbands, who turns 40 years old on Wednesday, suffered a fractured right tibia when his mount, A Tough Buck, collapsed just after […]

Veterans put in solid workouts

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Elmont. NY (Sports Network) – A quartet of stakes winning thoroughbreds posted Tuesday morning workouts ahead of possible starts Memorial Day in the Met Mile at Belmont Park. Flat Out, two-time winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup, went four-furlongs […]

Pletcher pair workout ahead of Met Mile

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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) – Discreet Dancer and Cross Traffic will represent the stable of trainer Todd Pletcher in Monday’s $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (Met Mile) at Belmont Park. Both 4-year-olds, who each had half-mile workouts Tuesday, are coming off close […]

Nobody asked me, but …

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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – How long did it take you? Did the lead horses even make it to the final turn before you reached for the remote? That’s probably a pretty fair assessment for me, too. It was only […]

Orb joined by Oxbow in 3-year-old poll

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New York, NY (Sports Network) – Preakness Stakes champ Oxbow has jumped into second-place behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the current NTRA 3-year-old Poll. Reigning Horse of the year Wise Dan continues to lead the way in the national […]