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Racing commission approves non-race day testing Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:56PMThe Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a rule that will allow for testing horses for prohibited substances on days they aren't racing.
HG 201 pp's, SoCal injuries, Auteuil, Top Kentucky Beyers Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:17PMLet's get to your questions and comments.
County Championship climax - day one as it happened Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:33AMDay one of the penultimate round of County Championship matches as it happened.
Sound Off (Sept. 5) Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:01AMWith the movie about Secretariat coming out, I want to say that I used to think that if you took all the Triple Crown winners and raced them against each other, Secretariat would win.
Tom Braly, owner of Evening Jewel, dies Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:32PMTom Braly, the owner of the multiple stakes winner Evening Jewel, died early Friday of complications of cancer, according to his trainer, Jim Cassidy.
Review: Disney’s Secretariat is no documentary Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:09AMSettling in their seats for a special September 2 screening of the upcoming Walt Disney Co. motion picture Secretariat , due for an October 8 nationwide release, audience members in Saratoga Springs, New York, were reminded that the film was not a documentary, but your regular average movie.
'Goggles' a great name for a talented horse Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:04PMUnbeaten gelding, who races Friday at Del Mar, is named after the first jockey to wear goggles.
Bill Dwyre: Zenyatta is still the first lady Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:25AMShe wins 18th in a row with customary charge before adoring fans at Del Mar on Saturday. In her advancing age, she has become poetry in motion. Johnny Tillotson could sing about her.
Prince George's County offers a fair bargain Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:21AMA view from the Ferris wheel looking down at the 2006 Prince George's County Fair at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro.
Breeeders’ Cup boost for Rachel? Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:04PMAfter completing a “Horse of the Year” campaign in 2010 that rivaled the best year posted by most any champion in American racing history, Rachel Alexandra’s encore season remains a strange journey.
Ride the Rails, sire of Candy Ride, succumbs to colic Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:09PMSouth American stallion Ride the Rails, the sire of Grade/Group 1 winner and prominent young sire Candy Ride (Arg) , died following a severe case of colic on August 12 at Fernando Fossemale’s Haras Don Julio near Montevideo, Uruguay, where he had stood since 2005. He was 19.
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:09PMRachel Alexandra, the reigning Horse of the Year, was unable to handle the classic distance of a mile and a quarter in Sunday's $300,000 Personal Ensign at Saratoga, losing for the third time in five starts this year and casting doubt on a showdown with Zenyatta in November's Breeders' Cup Classic.
DRF: Jockey Rosario proves to be quick thinker Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:47PMDEL MAR, Calif. – Joel Rosario won five races at Del Mar on Saturday, including two stakes, and came back to win another stakes race on Sunday, in the process wresting the lead in the jockeys’s standings from Rafael Bejarano, 43 wins to 41, going into the final seven days of this meet.
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:25AMBy ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action. Thoroughbred horse race - Sports - Racing - Equestrian - Tracks
She won over fans: Despite Personal Ensign upset, Rachel Alexandra raises excitement and figures at Saratoga Race Course Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:12AMSARATOGA SPRINGS — Reigning horse of the year Rachel Alexandra may not have won the Personal Ensign, but her fame brought fans from all over to Saratoga Race Course Sunday.
Jacky Martin returns to horse-racing with a vengeance Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:59PMRUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. -- For several years, Jacky Martin was the king of quarter-horse racing with seven All American Futurity victories and an abundance of other big wins.
Rachel Alexandra fades down stretch in Personal Ensign Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:26PMp until midstretch in Sunday's $300,000 Personal Ensign Invitational, this was the race the Saratoga fans came to see:
Laird's gaffe hands title to Kuchar Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:49PMLaird's gaffe hands Barclays title to Kuchar. Barclays - Business - Martin Laird - Legal - Real Estate
El Brujo holds lead to win Pat O’Brien Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:40AMPutting the capper on Bob Baffert Pacific Classic Day here was the victory by El Brujo, ridden by Joel Rosario in the $300,000 Grade I Pat O’Brien Stakes.
Letters to the Editor: Aug, 29, 2010 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:00PMHere are letters to the editor from recent Daily News editions.
Love of race horses leads to journalistic career for Randolph man Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:36PMRANDOLPH TWP. - Back in 1976, when the Meadowlands Race Track opened, Philip Sporn got hooked.
Plenty of options for Pathfork Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:40PMI wasn’t hiding the fact that there was a bit of pressure on last weekend and needless to say it was a great relief not to mention a lot of satisfaction when Pathfork made it two wins from two in the Galileo EBF Futurity Group 2 Stakes at The Curragh.
Admiral Perry, Research Report begin careers on Saturday's big stage at Saratoga Race Course Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:31PMToday’s Travers card features five graded stakes and some of the biggest stars of the game. Flying somewhat under the radar will be some of the horses looking to become the stars of tomorrow. Saratoga cards three maiden events as part of the marathon 13-race card, and all fit the high-quality program, drawing promising and regally bred young horses beginning their careers on a very big stage.
Waikikamukau when Thewifedoesntknow Hoof Hearted? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:10AMTHE WRAP
Vuelta 2010: A La Bar! Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:06AMEvery four years the Summer Olympics rolls around again and the mainstream media is suddenly all excited about sports that it has studiously ignored for 48 months.
Battle Between 'My Wife Knows Everything,' 'The Wife Doesn't Know' Comes Down to Wire Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:37PMEvery so often, there's a horse race everyone in the world can enjoy -- but never has a non-Triple Crown race received more attention than a race at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., this past Sunday afternoon.
Emotions run high after Duchossois' entry wins Beverly D. Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:23PMIt was a sight many track veterans said they never have seen. In the wake of Eclair de Lune's stunning victory in the $750,000 Beverly D. on Saturday at Arlington Park, owner and track chairman Richard L. Duchossois, with a tear or two in his eyes, received a standing ovation as he walked down to the winner's circle after his horse won the race that was named for his late wife.''It was wonderful ...
Seems as if summer's surface has only been scratched Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:47PMWhat’s this? The last weekend of August, already? And for some, even the end of summer. That was fast, but it always goes fast, like falling asleep in mid-June and waking up two months later, without a tan.
Veteran trainer Leon Blusiewicz will run Admiral Alex in Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in only his second start Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:38PMSARATOGA SPRINGS — Standing in the grass in the center of the Saratoga stakes barn last Friday morning, owner and trainer Leon “Blue” Blusiewicz couldn’t say enough how much he loved the work that his colt, Admiral Alex, had just turned in, his final major move before the Travers Stakes this Saturday.
Rachel Alexandra to race at Saratoga on Sunday Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:54AMSARATOGA SPRINGS -- The prodigal daughter returns to the scene of her greatest triumph Sunday when Rachel Alexandra runs in the Grade 1, $300,000 Personal Ensign Stakes at the Old Spa. The Personal Ensign concludes a stakes-rich weekend, highlighted by the 141st Travers on Saturday, that the New York...
Because it's there Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:53AMWho should go into space, and why? Bob Clarebrough makes the case for broader participation in space exploration by people who can communicate the experience in a myriad of ways.
Harvey, Come Back Native close out horse races with Humboldt County Marathan Handicap victory Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:53AMFERNDALE -- Defty-rated by jockey Barrington Harvey, Come Back Native controlled the pace throughout then repelled the challenge of favorite Camisado on the final turn to capture the $18,125 C.
Memories abound on annual Mile day Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:07AMI will never forget Aug. 24, 1986. That is the day when probably the greatest horse ever to run in the state of Washington won the Longacres Mile. I will never forget it because I was not there.
Christina Patterson: Why our greatest export is the best cure for boredom we'll get Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:19PMOn Wednesday, I stroked the pages of a book that was 1,000 years old. (I probably shouldn't have, but I did.)
Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:45PMDeer Lake deferred “It seems that a lot of folks in James City would be happy to cut off their nose to spite their face. An age-restricted development wants to add a couple hundred new homes for senior citizens, provide its own roads, police, community center, etc., and bring more residents with steady income, no crime, no schoolchildren, and ample volunteer time. I expect 100 or more ...
GOP dark horses set to finish strong Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:44PMA stable of dark-horse Republican candidates - to the surprise of political handicappers - are seriously threatening veteran Democrats in heavily Democratic states, increasing GOP hopes to reclaim control of the Senate in November. From Washington to Wisconsin and Connecticut, Republican challengers are forcing analysts to revise upward their midterm ...
Penn State Football: QB Battle Still a Three-Horse Race Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:41PMThe quarterback who was supposed to lead the Nittany Lions against the defending National Champions on September 11th checked into his dorm ten days ago and began preparations for his senior year. The problem for Joe Paterno is that Pat Devlin checked into a dorm at the University of Delaware. For a coach who loves the comfort of an experienced quarterback, the 2010 season dawns as a very ...
The Real Truth - Secretariat Movie Seeks to Win Last Horse Race Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:38PMIf you are looking for Secretariat in the picture, I do not think he is there in the flesh. But he is in every horse picture I see. Staring back at me, looking for another who can take his crown and find himself in the image. Not to shortchange fillies. They are also coming along. But the pure size and brute strength of horses at the peak of their athleticism is measured today against ...
Passing time with the ponies Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:16AMMaybe, just maybe, after 18 years of casino gambling in the Chicago area, it's time to rediscover horse racing. With roots that are more than a century old in the region, the sport is the granddaddy of legal, state-regulated betting in Illinois, but it's far from ready for the old folks home.
Canadian Derby field could be best ever Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:53PMSuperlatives are used far too often and much too liberally in horse racing or any sport.
Cloud horses, meteors and crickets fill a summer night Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:45PMWatching a meteor shower can be a treat for the eyes, but using other senses with a healthy dose of imagination can add to the enjoyment as well.
Horse racing needs time to adapt to changes Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:16AMIam Thomas Luchento, president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey. In that capacity, I represent the thousands of drivers, trainers, breeders and caretakers who, because of their passion and skill, are engaged in the sport of harness racing. read more
Caleb takes Punt on beating elite Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:25AMYOUNG trainer-driver Caleb Lewis will take on some of harness racing's greatest drivers in Sunday's Breeders Crown final.
Brookline Booksmith Writers and Readers Series Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 2:04PMAll events begin at 7 p.m., and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. All events are held at Brookline Booksmith , 279 Harvard St., 617-566-6660, unless otherwise noted.
Top 10 Best Restarters In NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 7:09AMFor some drivers, it's the one moment they absolutely grimace at, knowing that their tremendous straightaway leads evaporated into a matter of nil. All that domination fades away into side-by-side, sheet metal action that surely translates into dramatics for both competitors and the fans at the track, who surely have no idea what will happen until the green flag unfurls with a parade of colors ...
Harness Driver, 95, Presses On One Fair at a Time Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 1:32PMA 6-year-old mare, Winsome Wyoming, has given Leo Burns a purpose and helped fill a void left by the death of his wife in 2003.
2010 National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame induction a celebration of the sport’s glorious past Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 4:11AMSARATOGA SPRINGS — Some choked back tears, overcome by the moment, while others entertained listeners with humorous tales from both on and off the track.
Family affair: Family members, friends, and great accomplishments saluted at Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 10:35PMSARATOGA SPRINGS — A question was posed by former jockey Gary Stevens during his keynote address at the start of the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
70-Year-Old Jockey Races to Victory Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:41PM"As long as I’m healthy I plan to continue to ride," says the seasoned rider.
NYRA on track with social media Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 4:11AMSARATOGA SPRINGS — Nearly every morning, New York Racing Association staffers head out with cameras in hand to capture video as the horses at Saratoga Race Course are put through their daily workouts.