Horses Articles

Intense Holiday retired with injury

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Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – A broken leg bone has forced the retirement from racing of stakes winning 3-year-old Intense Holiday. Owned by Starlight Racing, Intense Holiday suffered a broken condylar bone in his right front leg over the weekend and […]

Champion colt makes successful return to races

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Berkeley, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – While the world concentrates on the racing career of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome, last year’s champion 2-year-old colt returned successfully to the races at Golden Gate Fields. Eclipse Award winner Shared Belief got […]

Kentucky Derby runner-up posts Belmont Stakes workout

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Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Commanding Curve, second to California Chrome in the Kentucky Derby, had a five-furlong workout Friday at Churchill Downs ahead of the 146th Belmont Stakes on June 7. Trained by Dallas Stewart for West Point Thoroughbreds, Commanding […]

Track renovation upcoming at Santa Anita

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Historic Santa Anita Park will undergo a major renovation of its main track in July. Track superintendent Dennis Moore said that the track will be made up of El Segundo Sand, ensuring proper drainage “during periods […]

No playing possum for California Chrome at Belmont Park

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Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome completed his 1 3/4-mile gallop Friday morning at Belmont Park when an opossum crossed the track. The 3-year-old chestnut colt, with exercise rider Willie Delgado in the saddle, […]

Up the Backstretch: Preakness benefited California Chrome

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The difference between the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes this year was noticeable and should benefit California Chrome in his pursuit of the Triple Crown on June 7 in the 1 1/2- mile Belmont Stakes. The […]

Rafael Bejarano home recuperating from injuries

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Veteran jockey Rafael Bejarano, who suffered multiple injuries in a recent racing accident, is home recuperating after being released from Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. “Grateful to have a new opportunity to live and realize who […]

California Chrome goes galloping at Belmont Park

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Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome galloped for the first time at Belmont Park Thursday morning in spite of a sloppy track. One day after taking a jog over the 1 1/2-mile Belmont track, […]

Derby runner-up targets Belmont Stakes

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Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Last year six horses came out of the Kentucky Derby to compete in the Preakness Stakes. This year five 3-year-olds went to the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown from a start in the Run for […]

California Chrome takes first steps at Belmont Park

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Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome went to the Belmont Park main track for the first time on Wednesday morning as he begins preparation for the 146th Belmont Stakes on June 7. With exercise […]