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Ny Horse Breeders Warn Of Risk If Otb Funds Cut
NEW YORK - New York state will lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and the state's horse breeding industry will be destroyed if the funding provided by New York City's bankrupt Off-Track B…

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Huge rally gives Annihilation win at Santa Anita (AP)
Annihilation rallied from eighth to beat favorite Czechers by a neck and win the $64,050 Clocker’s Corner Handicap on Sunday at Santa Anita. Czechers sat second in the field off 11 fillies and mares for most of the race and appeared perfectly poised for a win, but Annihilation and jockey Alex Solis, still eighth at the top of the stretch, staged a furious rally and passed the favorite in the…

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Solwhit gets Champion Hurdle green light after recovering from cough

Solwhit, one of the leading fancies for Tuesday’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, will travel over to England after scoping clean on Saturday morning.

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Warbling never headed in G2 Inside Information
A better start led to a better finish for Warbling in Sunday’s Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

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John Motson and Sir Alex Ferguson hooked on the Cheltenham Festival

The lure of the Festival will be too strong for Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and commentator John Motson despite it being the hectic part of the football season.

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Velazquez Picks Up Dubai World Cup Mount
John Velazquez has picked himself up a Dubai World Cup ride in the shape of Crowded House. Velazquez will replace Jamie Spencer on the colt, a Rainbow Quest 4-year-old who was most recently a half-len…

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Lookin At Lucky Experimenting In Rebel Stakes
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — The Kentucky Derby is seven weeks away, but horseplayers will get a sneak peek at three of its highest-profile candidates when Lookin At Lucky, the champion 2-year-old of 2009, an…

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Jockey James Lopez Gets Win No. 1,000
Jockey James Lopez earned his 1,000th career win when he guided Dance Hall Darlin to her maiden score in the ninth race at Turfway Park March 11.

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Champion jockey Tony McCoy reunited with Denman ahead of Gold Cup run
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Tight Schedule Adds A Hurdle For Rachel
NEW ORLEANS - As any handicapper knows by now, Daily Racing Form keeps detailed trainer statistics. First-time starters, claimers, blinkers on, so on and so forth. The shorthand for one category is +1…

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