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Unbeatens to meet in Gotham Stakes

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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – In Trouble and Samraat, a pair of unbeaten 3-year-olds, top the 11-horse field for Saturday’s $500,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. The 1 1/16-mile stakes comes five weeks before the $1 million Wood Memorial on April […]

Florida Derby possible for Top Billing

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Top Billing, third in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth Stakes, is a possible starter in next month’s $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. Trained by Shug McGaughey, Top Billing was a late running third as […]

Santa Anita welcomes Mucho Macho Man

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man safely arrived at Santa Anita Park Sunday ahead of a start in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap on Saturday, March 8. Trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man was […]

Sweet Swap runs to victory in Joe Hernandez

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Sweet Swap, ridden by Joe Talamo, pressed the pace before moving to the front and claiming Sunday’s $75,000 Joe Hernandez Stakes at Santa Anita. Sweet Swap was sent off as the 3-1 second pick in the […]

Bond Holder nominated to Tampa Bay Derby

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Oldsmar, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Bond Holder, scratched from Saturday’s Risen Star Stakes, has been nominated and will make his 3-year-old debut in the Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs. The colt is one of 57 3-year-olds nominated to the […]

Intense Holiday shines in claiming Risen Star

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New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Intense Holiday, the 5-1 fourth pick, came from off the pace in a 14-horse field to win Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. The Risen Star is the final local prep for the […]

Mine That Bird Stakes goes to Proceed

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Sunland Park, NM (SportsNetwork.com) – Post-time favorite Proceed pulled away down the stretch to capture Saturday’s $120,000 Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park. The 1 1/16-mile Mine That Bird is the local prep race for the $800,000 Sunland Derby […]

Wildcat Red gets nod in Fountain of Youth

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Hutcheson Stakes winner Wildcat Red got the head bob at the wire over General a Rod to win Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Part of the Kentucky Derby points system, Wildcat […]

Bond Holder to return to Santa Anita

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Air travel for thoroughbred horses has become quite routine. Load the horse onto the plane at one location to arrive unharmed at another location. However, that’s not what happened earlier this week for trainer Doug O’Neill’s […]

Havana gets started in Swale Stakes

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Havana, second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, will make his 3-year-old debut next Saturday in the $200,000 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The colt is trained by Todd Pletcher for the partnership of Susan Magnier, […]