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Entries from June 2009

Decelerator overcomes objection to win Debutante Patrick Reed

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Decelerator overcomes objection to win Debutante Patrick Reed Decelerator battled Wild Forest Cat stride for stride through the Churchill Downs stretch before posting a neck win in the $111,300 Debutante Stakes (G3) on Saturday (

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Sportsmail’s guide to when Premier League clubs return

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Sportsmail’s guide to when Premier League clubs return for pre-season

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The Data Bank - all the best bets

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

The Data Bank - all the best bets for Monday, June 29 Sam Turner and the rest of Sportsmail’s crack team of racing tipsters have been studying the form and bring you the best bets from across the nation.

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Fame and Glory Gives O’Brien 7th Irish Derby

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Fame and Glory Gives O’Brien 7th Irish Derby Fame And Glory justified being the odds-on favorite with a commanding five-length victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-I) at the Curragh June 28.

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Mary’s Follies wins Monmouth Park feature (AP) Mary's

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Mary’s Follies wins Monmouth Park feature (AP) Mary's Follies held off Kiawah Kat in the final strides to win the $150,000 Boiling Springs Stakes by half a length at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Trained by John Forbes and ridden by Stewart Elliott, the 3-year-old filly covered the 1 1-16 […]

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‘Rachel’ Faces Only 2 After Pair of Scratches

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

‘Rachel’ Faces Only 2 After Pair of Scratches The field for $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) today was reduced to three with the scratches of Don’t Forget Gil and Hopeful Image, leaving Preakness (gr. I) heroine Rachel Alexandra to face only Flashing and Malibu Prayer.

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Sea The Stars in historic bid for G1

June 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Sea The Stars in historic bid for G1 Irish Derby Sea The Stars goes after a rare classic triple at the Curragh on Sunday in the $2.1 million Irish Derby in which Aidan O’Brien will throw up a wall of seven horses attempting to beat him in the 13-run…

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Rachel Alexandra ready to run in Mother Goose

June 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Rachel Alexandra ready to run in Mother Goose (AP) Jess Jackson wasn't sure how much Rachel Alexandra's stirring victory against the boys in the Preakness took out of her, so he wound up keeping the superstar filly out of the Belmont Stakes. Three weeks later, Jackson will finally see […]

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Prairie Meadows, Iowa Derby, horse racing, horse, Uno

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Prairie Meadows, Iowa Derby, horse racing, horse, Uno Mas, Soul Warrior, Terrain, His Greatness, Proceed Bee Terrain’s 2009 resume includes only Grade 1 and Grade 2 races, his last-out seventh-place finish in the Preakness Stakes was the product of a difficult trip, and he may be favored to win the Iowa Derby on Friday night […]

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Boiling Springs: 8 Seek First Graded Stakes Dell

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Boiling Springs: 8 Seek First Graded Stakes Dell Ridge Farm’s Bluegrass Princess, third in her two graded stakes starts this season, may be in prime position to pick up her first black-type victory when facing seven rivals in the $150,000 Boiling Springs Stakes (gr. IIIT) June 27 on the Monmouth Park turf.

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