Horse Racing News Blog

Another victory on dirt for Curlin SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Curlin won the $500,000, Grade I Woodward Stakes to move a step closer to defending his Horse of the Year title, beating long-shot Past the Point by 11/4 lengths yesterday at…

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Buffalo Man Rallies For Red Bank Score Ol Memorial Stable and Clint Glasscock’s Buffalo Man earned his second graded stakes score of the season Aug. 30 in the $150,000 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT), as he split horses in deep stretch and inched clear for a narrow victory on […]

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Solario star our Cheka mateThe cheka can build on the promise of a debut win at Ascot to land the Group 3 betinternet.com Solario Stakes (2.35) at Sandown Park.

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Saranac: Turf experiment for Ready’s Echo Having run third in the Peter Pan and the Belmont Stakes, Ready’s Echo has already proven himself a quality horse. Trainer Todd Pletcher is hoping that a move to turf helps Ready’s Echo become a top-quality animal.

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Peppers Pride gets post 2 for record attempt Peppers Pride will break from post 2 in a field of eight on Sunday at Ruidoso Downs in the $67,500 Lincoln Handicap, a race in which she will attempt to set a North American Thoroughbred record of 17 …

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Punters put their faith in Frozen Fire THE St Leger finally burst into life with a fair old plunge on Aidan O’Brien-trained Frozen Fire, who is totesport’s new 4-1 favourite for the race.

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Benny the Bull Retired Millionaire Benny the Bull, a grade/group I winner and one of the nation’s top sprinters, has been retired from racing after suffering an ankle chip.

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Eight Belles laid to rest at Churchill Downs The remains of Eight Belles have been buried at Churchill Downs. A wooden box containing the filly’s remains was buried at the Kentucky Derby Museum during a quiet ceremony Monday. Eight Belles was the only filly to run in the 134th Kentucky Derby in May, […]

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Fout’s pair facing a possible threat in Be Certain Given the lack of success winners of the A.P. Smithwick have had in the New York Turf Writers Cup, it’s a good thing trainer Doug Fout is running two horses in Thursday’s Grade 1 steeplechase feature at Saratoga.

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Trophy Saved Hamilton Will Play Rbs Final Again

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