Horse Racing News Blog

Pyro takes top spot in Derby rankings Move over, War Pass. Pyro’s win in the Risen Star has vaulted him to the top of the Kentucky Derby rankings.

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

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This time, Candy Ball gets it done at Fair Grounds Late last month, the Marie Krantz Memorial Handicap was rained off turf and onto dirt, Candy Ball set a slow pace, and Autobahn Girl made a late run to catch her at the wire.

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Tampa: Cosmonaut returns with a win Cosmonaut, the heavy favorite, made his 2008 debut a winning one in the $150,000 Tampa Bay Downs Stakes, taking the 1 1/16-mile turf race by three-quarters of a length.

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Kentucky Derby 134 Update - Friday, February 22 (PA SportsTicker) www.kentuckyderby.com - www.churchilldowns.com

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Runway Rosie wins Rare Treat Handicap at Aqueduct (AP)

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Santa Anita’s San Luis Obispo figures wide open The absence of division leader Champs Elysees from Saturday’s $150,000 San Luis Obispo Handicap at Santa Anita has left the turf race without a standout.

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Fountain of Youth Full of Stars A star-studded field of 12 3-year-olds, highlighted by a pair of starters for trainers Bill Mott and Nick Zito, will contest the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park.

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On the Acorn Makes ‘Obispo Comeback Two-time grade II winner On the Acorn returns from an absence of more than nine months in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Handicap (gr. IIT) at 12 furlongs on the Santa Anita turf course Feb. 23.

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On the Acorn Makes ‘Obispo Comeback On the Acorn, a two-time grade II winner last spring after being claimed by trainer Mike Mitchell for $40,000, returns from an absence of more than nine months in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Handicap…

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