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Main Sequence completes Breeders’ Cup work

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Elkton, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Main Sequence, undefeated this year, completed his preparations Friday for next week’s Breeders’ Cup Turf. Trained by Graham Motion, Main Sequence worked six furlongs at Fair Hill Training Center in 1:15.40. Last Friday the 5-year-old chestnut […]

Carve and Unbridled Forever complete Breeders’ Cup work

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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Carve and Unbridled Forever each had their final workouts Friday at Churchill Downs for next week’s Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita. Carve, trained by Brad Cox, completed his final work ahead of next Friday’s $1 million […]

Lexie Lou returns in Autumn Miss

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Queen’s Plate winner Lexie Lou is the 5-2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $100,000 Autumn Miss Stakes at Santa Anita. The Autumn Miss has attracted a field of 10 3-year-old fillies going a mile on the […]

Gary Stevens accepts Breeders’ Cup mount

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens will mark his return to race riding in next week’s Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita. The rider announced Thursday he will be aboard Sivoliere in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies […]

Fayette Stakes marks Keeneland debut for Departing

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Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Saturday’s $200,000 Fayette Stakes will mark the Keeneland debut for multiple stakes winning 4-year-old Departing. Trained by Al Stall Jr., Departing is the 5-2 morning line favorite versus seven for the 1 1/8-mile stakes. Departing will […]

Tampa Bay Derby set for early March

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Oldsmar, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The 2015 running of the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby will continue to highlight Tampa Bay Downs’ stakes series on the road to the Kentucky Derby. The 2014-15 racing season gets underway Saturday, Nov. 29 and runs […]

Coltimus Prime to face older horses in Fayette Stakes

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Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Coltimus Prime, one of the top Canadian 3-year-olds this year, will take on older horses for the first time Saturday in the $200,000 Fayette Stakes at Keeneland. Trained by Justin Nixon, Coltimus Prime will be the […]

Breeders’ Cup pre-entries revealed for 31st edition

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Pre-entries for the 13 Breeders’ Cup World Championship races have been announced with a total of 201 horses. The 31st Breeders’ Cup will be held for a third straight year at Santa Anita Park with four […]

Shared Belief re-establishes top position

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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Eclipse Award winner Shared Belief has returned to the top position in the latest NTRA Thoroughbred Poll. Shared Belief, the expected favorite for the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, was put back into first-place over […]

Up the Backstretch: Strange circumstance changes race

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – It was unlike anything most racing fans have ever seen at the track. The favorite in a major stakes race began acting strangely during warm-ups for no apparent reason. Sunday’s $1 million Canadian International at Woodbine […]