Horses Articles

Beholder back in trainer’s fold

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Champion filly Beholder has returned to the barn of her trainer Richard Mandella ahead of the start of her 2014 campaign. Owned by Spendthrift Farm, Beholder was given a vacation after winning last November’s Breeders’ Cup […]

Will Take Charge headlines Donn Handicap

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Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Eclipse Award winner Will Take Charge heads a field of 11 for Sunday’s $500,000 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/8-mile race will be broadcast as part of “The Jockey Club Tour on Fox” […]

Spring stakes schedule set for Churchill Downs

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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The 2014 Spring schedule of stakes races has been finalized for Churchill Downs with the 140th runnings of the $2 million Kentucky Derby and $1 million Kentucky Oaks topping the list. The 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby […]

Up the Backstretch: Game On Dude back for another go-around

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The last two years have been examples of great highs and unexpected lows for the people running the career of 7-year-old gelding Game On Dude. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and owned by several […]

Top Billing – Top pick in Kentucky Derby Futures

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – It took trainer Shug McGaughey an eternity to win the Kentucky Derby. Now it looks as if he could duplicate what only Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas have accomplished over the last 40 years. Baffert […]

Game On Dude goes for third San Antonio win

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Game On Dude, the two-time defending winner, goes for a third straight victory Saturday in Santa Anita Park’s $200,000 San Antonio Stakes. The 7-year-old gelding heads a field of seven older thoroughbreds in the 1 1/8-mile […]

Baffert pair top Lewis Stakes

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will go for a fifth victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park with a pair of 3-year-olds leading the seven-horse field. Baffert, who won the […]

General Challenge euthanized

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Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Santa Anita Derby winner General Challenge was euthanized Tuesday at Golden Eagle Farm. The 18-year-old gelding had been suffering from poor health. “Its with a heavy heart that we announce the great GENERAL CHALLENGE has […]

Penn National and Charles Town cancel

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Grantville, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Penn National and Charles Town Racetracks, both owned by Penn National Gaming, Inc., have canceled their Wednesday night racing programs. Beulah Park is also closed for racing. The Mid-Atlantic region is experiencing a snow and ice […]