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Monday, November 16, 2009

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel dies at 68

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel (File)
By Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Rudy Magana always gets the story straight from the horse’s mouth

By Jeff Miller / The Orange County Register
CYPRESS, Calif. — It is when an assistant needs to hold the patient still by locking down on that patient’s ear and chin like a pro wrestler would... When...

Churchill to acquire Youbet.com

By Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy online wagering site Youbet.com Inc. for $126.8 million. The companies said in a statement...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

4 retired horses have new home, thanks to inmates

Lorita Lindemann, horse trainer at Suffolk Downs, walks Red Miah, a recently retired racehorse, from the stalls to a corral at the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Farm, Tuesday.
By Associated Press
PLYMOUTH — Four retired racehorses from Suffolk Downs have a new home and some...
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Monday, November 9, 2009

Everything ‘Zen’ in ’09

GIRL POWER: Zenyatta celebrates with jockey Mike Smith and trainer John Shirreffs on Saturday.
By Ed Gray
ARCADIA, Calif. - While sipping coffee yesterday morning, trainer Patrick Biancone was asked his impressions of Zenyatta’s...
Sunday, November 8, 2009

Zenyatta quite the lady in win

PERFECT FINISH: Jockey Mike Smith rides undefeated Zenyatta to a dramatic Breeders’ Cup Classic win.
By Ed Gray / Racing Beat
ARCADIA, Calif. - Right up to post time for yesterday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, the defining...

This ‘Gold’ rush twice as nice

GOOD AS GOLD: Jockey Olivier Peslier celebrates aboard Goldikova after winning the Mile yesterday.
By Ed Gray / Notebook
ARCADIA, Calif. - Goldikova made a triumph return to Santa Anita Park yesterday, defending her title in the $2 million...
Saturday, November 7, 2009

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...

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...
Friday, November 6, 2009

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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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