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Up the Backstretch: The easy and hard of the Eclipse finalists

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The finalists have been announced for the 2014 Eclipse Awards. Of the 10 major thoroughbred categories, excluding steeplechase, there are some that are slam dunks and others that are toss ups. The easiest winner will be […]

California Chrome and Bayern finalists for 2014 Horse of the Year

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – California Chrome, Bayern and Main Sequence have been named finalists for 2014 Horse of the Year. The announcement came as the finalists for the 2014 Eclipse Awards were revealed Wednesday morning at Santa Anita Park by […]

Media Eclipse Awards announced for 2014

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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – NBC Sports pulled off a daily double by winning two Media Eclipse Awards for 2014. NBC Sports received Media Eclipse Awards for Television – Live Racing Programming and Television – Features. The Blood-Horse won the […]

Longer distances in Bluegrass Singer’s future

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Bluegrass Singer, winner of Saturday’s Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park, is going to be stretching out in distance now that he established himself as a serious 3-year-old. Trained by Marcus Vitali, Bluegrass Singer […]

Up the Backstretch: San Antonio Stakes a rare early season treat

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If every indication is correct, the connections of California Chrome are all anxious to get the 2015 racing season started for the reigning Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion. California Chrome is stabled at Los Alamitos Race […]

Bluegrass Singer goes wire to wire in winning Mucho Macho Man

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Bluegrass Singer, ridden by Javier Castellano, jumped out to the early lead and never looked back to capture Saturday’s $100,000 Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Nine 3-year-olds started the one-turn mile stakes, formerly […]

Albano working toward 4-year-old debut

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New Orleans. LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Haskell runner-up Albano made one final 2014 workout New Year’s Eve day at Fair Grounds ahead of his debut as a 4- year-old. Trained by Larry Jones for former Kentucky governor Brereton Jones, Albano worked […]

Pair of stakes runners-up set for Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Juan and Bina along with Brother Bobo, both second in their last starts, are among nine 3-year-olds entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Formerly the Gulfstream Park Derby, the Mucho […]

Alex Solis gains 5,000th career win

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Hall of Fame jockey Alex Solis reached another milestone on New Year’s Day with his 5,000th career victory. The win came aboard 19-1 longshot Lutine Belle in the Blue Norther Stakes at Santa Anita. “It’s very […]

Borel to again ride favored El Kabeir in Jerome Stakes

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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel will be coming to Aqueduct Saturday to ride 2-1 morning line favorite El Kabeir in the $200,000 Jerome Stakes for 3-year-olds going a mile and 70 yards. Borel, a […]