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Curlin wins 2008 debut (PA SportsTicker) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Ticker) — Curlin, the reigning Horse of the Year, won his 2008 debut Thursday in the $175,000 Jaguar Trophy at Nad Al Sheba racecourse.

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Magna reports loss of $113M in 2007 Magna Entertainment Corp., the largest owner and operator of racetracks in North America, lost $113.8 million in 2007, including $43.0 million in the fourth quarter, according to financial documents the company released on Friday morning.

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Whitfield Criticizes Drug Policies U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky opened a Feb. 27 congressional hearing on the use of steroids in sports by claiming leaders of horse racing have repeatedly failed on promises to self-regulate medic…

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Artiste Royal Shortens Up in Kilroe Artiste Royal, winner of Oak Tree’s Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. IT) on the Santa Anita lawn last fall, kicks off his 2008 campaign for trainer Neil Drysdale in the $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (gr. IT) March 1. […]

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Arrests and violence at Munich derby Bayern Munich s players celebrate after their German Cup quarter final derby match against TSV 1860 Munich. Bayern Munich s dramatic German Cup quarter-final win over bitter rivals 1860 Munich was m…

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Stakes Winner Reuben to TNL Farms Reuben, a stakes-winning son of Rubiano, has been bought by Tandy and Debra Walker’s W Bar 3 Running Horses for stallion duty at TNL Farms near Bosque, N.M. His fee is $1,000. Eleven-year-old Reube…

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Rarin’ To Go Racing: Jack The Giant Will Miss The Ryanair Chase Now Mccoy Must Await Festival Nod

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Vitek suffering from leukemia Speaking from his hospital room, Vitek said yesterday that he went to the doctor Feb. 15 because he had been suffering from headaches since being in a Dec. 20 spill at Turfway Park.

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Fair Grounds Barn Notes - Monday, February 25 (PA SportsTicker) www.fgno.com

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Curlin Faces Five in Dubai Horse of the Year Curlin will face five challengers when he makes his debut at Nad Al Sheba on Thursday, Feb. 28.

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