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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Horse Racing

Zenyatta eyes history

HIGH HOPES: Exercise rider Steve Willard takes Breeders’ Cup Classic hopeful Zenyatta for a walk around the track.
By Ed Gray /  / Racing Beat
ARCADIA, Calif. - The presence of Zenyatta in today’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic will make for...
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Horse Racing

Shirreffs’ victory quite ‘Sweet’

By Ed Gray / Breeders’ Cup Notebook
ARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer John Shirreffs didn’t lose anything by bypassing yesterday’s $2 million Ladies’ Classic with Zenyatta in favor...
Auto Racing

Dale Jr.: Nothing new, but Danica Patrick good for NASCAR

By Associated Press
FORT WORTH, Texas — Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there’s nothing new...
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Horse Racing

Aidan O’Brien awakened by Rip Van Winkle

HEADS UP: An exercise rider takes Rip Van Winkle for a workout yesterday at Santa Anita Park.
By Ed Gray / Notebook
ARCADIA, Calif. - Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has high praise for Rip Van Winkle, who is regarded as the strongest...
Horse Racing

Today’s picks

By Ed Gray
$500,000 MARATHON1 - Father Time; 2 - Mastery; 3 - Nite Light. $1M JUVENILE FILLIES TURF1-Lillie Langtry, 2-Smart Seattle, 3-Hatheer. $2M JUVENILE...
Horse Racing

An education in Maram

By Ed Gray / Racing Beat
ARCADIA, Calif. - When Maram scored a triumph in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita last year, her 11-1 upset paid tribute to the...
Auto Racing

After achieving 2009 goals, Brian Vickers aiming higher

Brian Vickers speaks during a news conference at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. , Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
By Anthony Andro / McClatchy Newspapers
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship has been a downright disaster for Brian Vickers. It...
Boxing

Rodney King says boxing is keeping him sober

By Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD — Rodney King says boxing is helping him stay sober. King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police...
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Tennis

US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer banned for 1 year

Yanina Wickmayer.
By Associated Press
BRUSSELS — U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was suspended for one year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal...
General

Hockey player charged with sexual assault

By Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A U.S. marshals task force arrested a minor league hockey player in Connecticut on sexual assault...
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Horse Racing

Man of Iron wins Breeders’ Cup Marathon

Man of Iron, ridden by John Murtagh, right, edges ahead of Cloudy’s Knight, ridden by Rosemary Homeister, Jr. to win the Breeders’ Cup Marathon horse race at Santa Anita Park Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif.
By Associated Press
ARCADIA, Calif. — Man of Iron has won the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon in a photo finish over 9-year-old...
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Horse Racing

All the ‘Talk’ points to Bullsbay

WALK IN THE PARK: Breeders’ Cup horses are led down the track for a workout yesterday morning at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The 26th races begin Saturday.
By Ed Gray / Racing Beat
ARCADIA, Calif. - Graham Motion has been pretty busy preparing three horses for starts in this weekend’s 14-race...
Auto Racing

Jimmie Johnson says chase for Cup title not over yet

Jimmie Johnson.
By Randy Covitz / McClatchy Newspapers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jimmie Johnson is sitting almost exactly where he was at this time a year ago. With three...
Horse Racing

Goldikova ready to go

By Ed Gray  / Notebook
ARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer Freddie Head knows how to win back-to-back editions of the Breeders’ Cup Mile. The 52-year-old trainer, who will saddle defending...
Horse Racing

Collection of European horses expected to be formidable group at Breeders’ Cup

By Alicia Wincze / McClatchy Newspapers
ARCADIA, Calif. — They have produced some of the more memorable performances in Breeders’ Cup history, from champions like Miesque and High Chapparal...

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