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Kauto Star Is Simply The Best IF you don’t fancy getting stuck into Kauto Star with the rent money, alimony, or any money at evens, then please do yourself a favour and don’t oppose the champ.

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Kauto Star wins 2nd straight King George VI Chase title (AP) Kauto Star won his second straight King George VI Chase title Wednesday, capturing the 3-mile jump by 11 lengths. Kauto Star, the 6-4 favorite ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls, easily held off challengers in […]

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South Florida Trainer Gomez Dies South Florida training stalwart Frank Gomez died Dec. 23 at his home in Pembroke Pines, Fla. He was 78.

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Winningest trainer Baird, 72, dies in crash Dale Baird, who posted a record 9,445 wins as a thoroughbred trainer, died Sunday in a traffic accident in Indiana. He was 72.

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South Florida Trainer Gomez Dies South Florida training stalwart Frank Gomez died Dec. 23 at his home in Pembroke Pines, Fla. He was 78.

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Kentucky Derby, Oaks futures pools set Churchill Downs officials announced Friday that the dates for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks future wagers have been set for 2008.

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Kentucky Derby, Oaks futures pools set Churchill Downs officials announced Friday that the dates for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks future wagers have been set for 2008.

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Horses Set to Work at Santa Anita Horses are expected to return to training on the main Santa Anita Park racing surface Dec. 22 following a renovation of the Cushion Track to fix a drainage problem. Rain had delayed the start of the …

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Driver convicted of fixing harness race A harness driver was convicted of trying to fix a race at Cal Expo last year and faces up to three years in prison and a lifetime ban from horse racing. Daniel Maier is to be sentenced next month. A second driver was acquitted by a Sacramento […]

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Santa Anita Spices Up Pick Six Beginning with it’s opening day Dec. 26, Santa Anita’s Pick Six wager will now include the possibility of providing a brand-new Chevrolet Corvette to any person with a single winning ticket that is purchased on-track.

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