Horses Articles

Hawthorne’s spring meet commences Friday

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Stickney, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Friday marks the opening day for Hawthorne Race Course’s 37-day 2014 spring racing meet. Although the winter weather has been brutal for the Chicago area, Hawthorne President and General Manager Tim Carey is optimistic about the […]

Bond Holder out of Risen Star after difficult flight

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New Orleans. LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Reddam Racing’s Bond Holder was scratched this morning from Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds by trainer Doug O’Neill. “This morning we scratched Bond Holder from the Risen Star due to the effects […]

Track condition cancels Penn National program

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Grantville, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If it’s not snow then rain and melting ice will cause tracks to cancel racing programs. That’s what happened Wednesday at Penn National The central Pennsylvania track was forced to cancel Wednesday’s card due to poor […]

Tapiture drives to victory in Southwest Stakes

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Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) – Tapiture, ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr., set most of the pace and cruised to victory in Monday’s $300,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16-mile Southwest is a local prep race for the Arkansas […]

Fountain of Youth attracts 13 3-year-olds

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – A sizable field of 13 3-year-olds will start Saturday in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/16-mile race is a prep for the Florida Derby coming up on Saturday, March […]

Full field of 14 to start Risen Star Stakes

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New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – An overflow group of 16 3-year-olds have been entered for Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, guaranteeing the maximum field of 14 will start the 1 1/16-mile race. The Risen Star is the […]

Spiral and Blue Grass next for El Camino Real exacta

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Berkeley, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The first two 3-year-olds across the wire last Saturday in the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields will both be making their next starts in major Kentucky Derby prep races in the Blue Grass […]

Top Billing has Fountain of Youth workout

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Top Billing, rated first in Jeff Frank’s Kentucky Derby “Dirty Dozen,” worked out Monday morning at Payson Park for Saturday’s Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The highly regarded 3-year-old went a half-mile in […]

San Vicente Stakes goes to Kobe’s Back

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Post-time favorite Kobe’s Back came from last to win Sunday’s $200,000 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Trained by John Sadler and ridden by Joel Rosario, Kobe’s Back was making his first start in two […]

Mine That Bird Stakes gets 10 to start

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Sunland Park, NM (SportsNetwork.com) – Saturday’s $120,000 Mine That Bird Stakes has attracted a field of 10 3-year-olds, including one from the stable that campaigned the race’s namesake. The 1 1/16-mile Mine That Bird is the local prep race for […]