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78th Del ‘Cap coming in July

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Stanton, DE (SportsNetwork.com) – The 78th edition of the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (Del ‘Cap) at Delaware Park will be conducted on Saturday, July 18. The track announced its complete stakes schedule Wednesday. “The Delaware Handicap has always been an important […]

El Kabeir edges into lead on ‘Road to the Kentucky Derby’

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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – El Kabeir, trained by John Terranova, finished second in Saturday’s Withers Stakes at Aqueduct and picked up four points to move into sole possession of first-place in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” points system. El […]

Castellano reaches 4,000 career victories

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Sunday was another special day in jockey Javier Castellano’s riding career as the Eclipse Award winner achieved his 4,000th career victory. “It’s amazing. I’m so, so happy. I think it’s one of the best moments […]

Far From Over rallies strongly to win Withers

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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Far From Over, ridden by Manuel Franco, overcame a horrible start to capture Saturday’s $250,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct. The 1 1/16-mile Withers is a prep for Aqueduct’s $1 million Wood Memorial on April 4 […]

American Pharoah likely for San Felipe at Santa Anita

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Eclipse Award champion American Pharoah is quickly approaching his 3-year-old debut with a likely start in the San Felipe Stakes on March 7 at Santa Anita. “Either that or the Rebel,” Hall of Fame trainer Baffert […]

Derby Trial renamed to honor Pat Day and moved

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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Churchill Downs announced Friday that the historic Derby Trial has been renamed to honor Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and will be run on the Kentucky Derby program. Churchill Downs’ spring meeting begins Saturday, April […]

Up the Backstretch: ‘Chrome’ and Shared Belief know Santa Anita

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Neither California Chrome nor Shared Belief reside at Santa Anita, but both 4-year-olds know the track located in Arcadia, California and have had success at the oval. California Chrome, trained by Art Sherman, has three wins […]

Lea set to defend title in Donn Handicap

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Defending race winner Lea will take on nine challengers as the 6-year-old goes for a second straight victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park. Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Joel Rosario, […]

Dortmund takes on Firing Line again in Robert B. Lewis Stakes

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dortmund and Firing Line, the first two under the wire in December’s Los Alamitos Derby, renew their rivalry in Saturday’s $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. The 1 1/16-mile Robert B. Lewis has attracted […]

Look for value in Kentucky Derby Pool 2

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – California Chrome won last year’s Kentucky Derby at 5-2 odds. However, the son of Lucky Pulpit was a hefty 30-1 in the first 2014 Future Wager. With the initial 2015 Future Wager starting Friday, it is […]