Horses Articles

Red Rifle dominates to win Hawthorne Gold Cup

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Stickney, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Red Rifle, ridden by Florent Geroux, went wire to wire versus 10 other distance runners to capture Saturday’s $250,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup at Hawthorne.Race Course. Saddled by Todd Pletcher, Red Rifle had the lead as the […]

Take Charge Brandi to continue racing in 2014

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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Take Charge Brandi will continue to compete in 2014 with division honors still possible. Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas for Willis Horton, Take Charge Brandi won the Delta […]

Wide open Hawthorne Gold Cup draws 11

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Stickney, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – An evenly matched field of 11 distance runners will go to post Saturday in the $250,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup at Hawthorne.Race Course. Getting the call as the 7-2 morning line favorite for the 1 1/4-mile race […]

Albano back in training ahead of 2015 campaign

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New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Albano, second to Bayern in last summer’s Haskell Invitational, has returned to training in preparation for a 2015 campaign. Trained by Larry Jones for former Kentucky governor Brereton Jones, Albano worked three furlongs on Nov. […]

California Chrome odds-on to win Hollywood Derby

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Del Mar, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome has been made the overwhelming 4-5 favorite for Saturday’s $300,000 Hollywood Derby versus five challengers in the 1 1/8-mile turf race. Owned by Steve Coburn and Perry […]

California Chrome faces five in Hollywood Derby

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Del Mar, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome heads a field of six 3-year-olds for Saturday’s $300,000 Hollywood Derby going 1 1/8 miles on the turf. Owned by Steve Coburn and Perry Martin, California Chrome […]

Secret Circle returns in Cigar Mile

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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Secret Circle returns to the races Saturday in the $500,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Just four weeks after dropping a half-length decision in this year’s Sprint, Secret Circle will face […]

Mister Marti Gras takes another crack at Hawthorne Gold Cup

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Stickney, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Mister Marti Gras goes for another shot at the $250,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup Saturday after finishing second in last year’s renewal. Trained by Chris Block, Mister Marti Gras will take on 10 rivals in the 1 […]

Tampa Bay Downs begins meeting Saturday

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Oldsmar, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Saturday marks the opening of Tampa Bay Downs’ 91-day, 2014-2015 meeting. The meet will again he highlighted by the running of the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby for 3-year-old Kentucky Derby hopefuls. “(Racing secretary) Allison De Luca […]

Easter Gift returns for second Clark Handicap

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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Easter Gift, trained by Chad Brown, will give Friday’s $500,000 Clark Handicap another try at Churchill Downs. The 5- year-old was third last year behind Will Take Charge and Game On Dude. Owned by Robert LaPenta, […]