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General a Rod works for Florida Derby start

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – General a Rod, runner-up in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, put in his final Florida Derby workout Sunday morning at Gulfstream Park. Trained by Mike Maker, General a Rod covered five furlongs in 1:01.54. “He […]

Saturday workouts for Florida Derby contenders

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Probable favorite Cairo Prince has his final workout on Saturday for next week’s Florida Derby. Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, Cairo Prince, with exercise rider Rob Massey, worked four furlongs at Palm Meadows Training Center in […]

We Miss Artie early favorite for Queen’s Plate

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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The winterbook odds for this year’s 155th Queen’s Plate at Woodbine have been released with We Miss Artie installed as the 4-1 favorite. The 1 1/4-mile Queen’s Plate will go off on Sunday, July 6. We […]

Up the Backstretch: All Tied Up to do just that in Spiral

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dogwood Stable had an excellent 2013 racing season highlighted by Palace Malice emerging as one of the leading 3- year-olds by winning the Belmont and Jim Dandy Stakes. For the 2014 Kentucky Derby season, Cot Campbell’s […]

Stablemates to meet again in Spiral Stakes

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Florence, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Stablemates Solitary Ranger and Poker Player, both trained by Wayne Catalano, head a field of 12 3-year-olds for Saturday’s $550,000 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park. The 1 1/8-mile Spiral is an important race on the road […]

Baffert pair highlight Sunland Derby field

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Sunland Park, NM (SportsNetwork.com) – Midnight Hawk and Chitu, both trained by Bob Baffert, top the nine-horse field for Sunday’s $800,000 Sunland Derby at Sunland Park. The winner of the 1 1/8-mile race receives 50 qualifying points to the 2014 […]

Game On Dude and Cairo Prince lead respective polls

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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The second week of voting in the National Thoroughbred Association polls offered little change from the first week. Game On Dude, winner of the Santa Anita Handicap, remains solidly atop the national rankings and the […]

Tamarando to start in Saturday’s Spiral Stakes

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Florence, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Tamarando, winner of the El Camino Real Derby, will make his way to Turfway Park on Wednesday for Saturday’s $550,000 Spiral Stakes. “The horse will van to Santa Anita (Monday) and then fly to Cincinnati Wednesday,” […]

Close Hatches rolls to victory in Azeri Stakes

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Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) – Post time favorite Close Hatches set the pace and rolled to victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Azeri Stakes for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park. Seven females left the starting gate in the 1 1/16-mile stakes […]

Goldencents puts in workout

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Goldencents posted a four-furlong workout Saturday at Santa Anita Park as the 4-year-old continues to prepare for his 2014 debut. Trained by Doug O’Neill. Goldencents, with exercise rider Humberto Gomez, covered […]