Horses Articles

Bond Holder still hurting from earlier plane ride

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Oldsmar, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Trainer Doug O’Neill reports on Facebook that 3-year-old colt Bond Holder has not fully recovered from his plane ride last month from California to Louisiana and will not race in this week’s Tampa Bay Derby. “Bond […]

Up the Backstretch: Weights don’t lie for Big ‘Cap

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The weight assignments have been announced and preliminary morning line odds have been offered for Saturday’s 77th running of the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap. The top three nominees for the 1 1/4-mile Big ‘Cap — Mucho […]

Gotham trifecta horses headed for Wood Memorial

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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Gotham Stakes winner Samraat and the next two 3-year-ods under the wire are all headed for another meeting in Aqueduct’s $1 million Wood Memorial on April 5. Samraat, who posted a neck victory over Uncle […]

Mutuel field and Cairo Prince lead Future Wager at close

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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The mutuel field of “All Others” closed as the 3-1 favorite among all betting interests in the third Kentucky Derby Future Wager for the 140th Run for the Roses on May 3. The third of four […]

Shared Belief training at Golden Gate

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Arcadia,. CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Eclipse Award winner Shared Belief, sidelined with a quarter crack of his right front foot, is stabled at Golden Gate Fields for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. “He’s doing well. He was training at Golden […]

Samraat fights to win Gotham Stakes

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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Post-time favorite Samraat fought through the stretch versus a pair of rivals and came out on top in winning Saturday’s $500,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. The 1 1/16-mile stakes is the final local prep event […]

Spot on the mark in winning Swale Stakes

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Spot, ridden by Jose Lezcano, came from off the pace to run down No Nay Never and win Saturday’s $200,000 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The seven-furlong Swale was going to be the 2014 debut […]

Santa Anita acquires Gold Cup

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Santa Anita Park announced Friday its stakes schedule for the 40-day summer race meet beginning Friday, April 25. The most significant item is the acquisition from Hollywood Park of its $500,000 Gold Cup. The 1 1/4-mile […]

Bond Holder ‘day-to-day’ for Tampa Bay Derby

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Oldsmar, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for 3- year-old colt Bond Holder. After experiencing a very bumpy flight from California to Louisiana which knocked the colt around so much he had to be scratched from […]

Cairo Prince sold to Darley

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – A majority interest in Holy Bull Stakes winner Cairo Prince has been acquired by Darley Stud. The 3-year-old colt will continue to be trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and race as a part of Sheik Mohammed […]