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Jockeys’ Guild tries to ease financial woes The Jockeys’ Guild has filed a plan to emerge from bankruptcy and says it can expect about $213,000 in income a month. The income would come from dues paid by jockeys and various payments from tracks. Under the plan filed Tuesday, the Guild said it could pay […]

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Show Stoppers Racing: Neptune Lands Second Guinness Gold Cup Four-Timers For Twiston-Davies And Brennan

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Another crowded field expected for Derby The rules say 20 horses can enter the Kentucky Derby, and that’s what we’ll likely see. But how many will really belong?

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Arapahoe Park Names New Racing Secretary Stuart Slagle has been named the racing secretary for the upcoming season at Arapahoe Park, Mile High Racing and Entertainment announced April 21. Thirty-six days have been scheduled for the 2008 meet.

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Allianz raises stakes in jvs with Turkey’s Koc for total 373.2 mln eur UPDATE (Updates to add background) FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Allianz (nyse: AZ - news - people ) SE. said it has signed a share purchase agreement with Turkish company Koc, thereby hiking its stakes in…

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Behindatthebar wins Lexington Stakes Over the course of a week, trainer Todd Pletcher went from having no Kentucky Derby qualifier to having three. The latest, however, likely won’t be joining him at Churchill Downs. Behindatthebar pulled in front of Samba Rooster down the stretch and won the $325,000 Lexington Stakes by a length […]

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Bed o’ Roses Winner Has Perfect Timing VIDEO ) for her third consecutive stakes victory April 19. Owned by Steve Sigler’s Winning Move Stable, Rite Moment was a 1 1/4-length win over the late-closing Lady Marlboro in the six-horse…

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Peach Flambe wins Cicada Stakes (AP) Peach Flambe beat Cat Can Do by 2 lengths Saturday in the $75,000 Cicada Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Ridden by Eddie Castro, Peach Flambe ran the 1 1-8 miles in 1:49.67 and paid $4, $2.80 and $2.40. Cat Can Do returned $4.40 and […]

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Man o’ War vs. Seattle Slew - Vote Now! MARCH INTO MAY Who is the Greatest Thoroughbred of All-Time? We’ve reached the Semi-Finals. Secretariat vs. Citation Man o’ War vs. Seattle Slew Who will advance to the Finals? […]

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Carriage Trail Scores in Doubledogdare Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable’s Carriage Trail broke to an early lead and never gave it up, outlasting six rivals in the $125,000 Doubledogdare (gr. III) to win by 1 1/4 lengths in Keeneland’s April 18 feature. […]

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