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Champion Hurdle title wide open after Binocular loses focus THE CHAMPION Hurdle market has been pitched into turmoil after Binocular’s flop at Newcastle.

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A Man for all seasons: Denman shows he’s one of the greats It can take a lot to drag Geordie punters out of the bar between races at Newcastle but they were drawn to an epic performance 300 miles away on Saturday. […]

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Fluke wins bittersweet Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park, Humberto Ascanio, Bobby Frankel, Joe Talamo, Cowboy Cal, Blue Chagall, El Gato Malo, Monzante, Ever a Friend, Patricia Bozano, horse racing, horse Fluke’s win in Friday’s $300,000 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park was a milestone that trainer Humberto Ascanio would have gladly postponed indefinitely.

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Who’s Up Gets Down in Smart Generous Victory Who’s Up left the folding odds-on favorite Bridgetown past mid-stretch en route to a 1 3/4-length upset victory in his stakes debut in the $100,000 Generous (gr. IIIT) on the Holywood Park turf Nov. 28.

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Future and past stars collide in G1 Gazelle OZONE PARK, N.Y. — Stardom Bound had already won five Grade 1 races and an Eclipse Award before Unrivaled Belle ever made it to the races. But entering Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Gazelle Stakes at …

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Horse industry closely watches Dubai debt crisis (AP) The debt crisis in Dubai was being closely monitored Friday by buyers and sellers of high-end racehorses, but there was no immediate indication Dubai's ruler would scale back his enormous financial ties to the industry in the United States and elsewhere. […]

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Ira Hanford, Who Rode Winner of ’36 Derby, Dies at 91 Mr. Hanford, known as Babe, was an 18-year-old apprentice jockey when he won the 1936 Kentucky Derby in his only appearance in the race.

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Go Go Shoot toting plenty OZONE PARK, N.Y. - When it comes to Go Go Shoot's last-place finish in the Grade 1 Vosburgh, trainer Bruce Levine says blame it on the rain. The skies over

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Cup Runner-up Bridgetown is Generous Choice Bridgetown, a determined second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) earlier this month after setting the pace, is clearly the one to beat in the Nov. 28 Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park.

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Ira Hanford, rode 1936 Derby winner, dies at 91 (AP)

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