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Amen Hallelujah wins at Gulfstream Park (AP) Amen Hallelujah took the lead from favored Bickersons entering the stretch to win the $150,000 Davona Dale by 6 1/4 lengths Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Ridden by Julien Leparoux and trained by Richard Dutrow Jr., Amen Hallelujah covered the mile over a […]

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Santa Anita cancels racing due to heavy rain (AP) Heavy rain has forced the postponement of the $150,000 Sham Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Track officials said Saturday that heavy overnight and early morning rain was expected to continue throughout the day, causing drainage problems with the synthetic […]

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Aqueduct cancels Saturday card (AP) Aqueduct has canceled its Saturday card due to the heavy snowstorm hitting the New York City area. The track had earlier called off the Friday program. Weather permitting, racing will resume on Sunday. The Stymie Stakes, slated for Saturday, has been postponed to March […]

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Zenyatta drills six furlongs at Hollywood Steve Bailey Two-time champion older mare Zenyatta breezed six furlongs in 1:13.20 on Friday at Hollywood Park as she prepares for her 2010 debut in the $250,000 Santa Margarita Handicap (G1) on Marc…

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Parallels Stakes Out Tricky Spot in the Cloud Parallels, best known for its desktop virtualization software, is betting its future on software for cloud services providers. But despite some high-profile customers, such as Go Daddy, Parallels cust…

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Hold That Prospect wins Big A’s Mommy Dear

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Joey P. wins Big A feature (AP) Joey P. became racing’s newest millionaire with his victory Wednesday in the $45,080 allowance feature at Aqueduct. The 1-length win over Mt. Glittermore was worth $27,600, pushing the 8-year-old New Jersey-bred gelding’s career total to $1,002,267. Chuckie Lopez was aboard for trainer […]

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Emmy Darling wins at Santa Anita (AP)

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Bill looks Racetrack slots, maybe for stadium cash By MARTIGA LOHNASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ST. PAUL, Minn. — Supporters of a perennial proposal to put slots and video gambling in racetracks are promising something for everyone this year, from presc…

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Coleman loses NZ Derby ride to Purton Katie Lee runs in the $2.2 million Telecom Derby and Matamata jockey Michael Coleman has been sacked from Derby ride Corporal Jones. Those were two dramatic Ellerslie carnival announcements yesterday…

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