Articles in the Horse Racing Category
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Five new honorees will be inducted into the Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Saturday at Retama Park.
The new members are racing legends Harold V. Goodman and Jeff Carr, plus three horses. In addition, former Texas Sen.... read more
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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won seven times, ran second seven times and finished third five times since Sept. 2. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your be... read more
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Woodrow Wilson was president, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 660 and Sir Barton became the first Triple Crown winner when Belmont Park inaugurated the Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational.
The year was 1919. The winner: Purchase. The purse: $5,850.
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Hold Me Back should be the headliner for Saturday’s Kentucky Cup Classic, a $200,000 Grade II stakes race that is the main event of Kentucky Cup Day of Champions at Turfway Park.
Hold Me Back won this year’s Lane’s E... read more
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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won nine times, ran second three times and finished third three times since Aug. 17. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your be... read more
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Louisiana Downs launched the Super Derby in 1980. It pitted winners of two Triple Crown races: Kentucky Derby champ and Belmont winner Temperance Hill.
Genuine Risk was the second filly in history to capture the Run for the Roses since Regret in ‘15. Temperance Hill defeated Genuine Ris... read more
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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won four times, ran second seven times and finished third six times since Aug. 8. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betti... read more
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The $750,000 Woodward Stakes is named for the breeder and horse owner that chaired the Jockey Club from 1930 to ‘50, the breed registry for thoroughbreds in North America.
William Woodward’s famous Belair Stud... read more
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It will be an all-male field when the 140th Travers Stakes is staged Saturday at Saratoga, featuring Belmont winner Summer Bird and six challengers.
That’s because owners of Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra have other fish to fry.... read more
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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won five times, ran second five times and finished third six times since July 25. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betti... read more
