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Horse of the Year on the line in Breeders Crown.
Deweycheatumnhowe and Somebeachsomewhere, the dominant 3-year-olds in harness racing and leading contenders for Harness Horse of the Year, make their final appearances Saturday night in the Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Both retire to stud after one last race, having already compiled amazing career records. Hambletonian winner Deweycheatumnhowe has captured 22 of 24 starts. [...]
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Einstein wins Clark Handicap.
Maybe Einstein should get a three-month vacation more often. The 6-year-old horse stormed past heavy favorite Commentator to win the $400,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on Friday, his first race since finishing a disappointing fifth in the Arlington Million in August. That race was on turf, Einsteins surface of choice. But hes shown an [...]
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Zanjero was the morning line favorite for the $350,000 Kentucky Cup Classic.
Zanjero was the morning line favorite for the $350,000 Kentucky Cup Classic. One of five stakes races on the card at Turfway Park on Saturday. The 4-year-old colt trained by Steve Asmussen drew the second post in the six-horse field and has been listed as the 9-5 favorite for the 1 1-8 mile race over [...]
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Santa Anita opened racing at its Oak Tree meeting Wednesday.
Santa Anita opened racing at its Oak Tree meeting Wednesday. On a new synthetic surface that is being closely scrutinized leading up to next months Breeders Cup. Forget sigh, track president Ron Charles said at days end. This was a big `whew. Having a successful month of racing going into the sports richest two days [...]
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Wishful Tomcat and You Go West Girl raced to narrow victories Wednesday.
Wishful Tomcat and You Go West Girl raced to narrow victories Wednesday. In turf stakes for New York breds at Belmont Park. Wishful Tomcat beat Big Truck by a head in the $76,950 Floral Park Stakes for 3-year-olds. Ramon Dominguez was aboard for trainer Gary Contessa as Wishful Tomcat ran the one mile on the [...]
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