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TODAY 09.03.2010
By Steve Andersen
The Oak Tree Racing Association will run its annual fall meeting at Hollywood Park in both 2010 and in 2011, the racing association and racetrack announced late Friday. The announcement, subject to the approval of the California Horse Racing Board, ...
By David Grening
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Here’s a tip for handicapping next year’s With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga. Bet the maiden. For the fourth time in the six-year history of the With Anticipation, a maiden won. Friday, it was Soldat, second in a ...
By Dan Illman, Mike Beer, and Harvey Pack
Dan Illman and Mike Beer are joined by Harvey Pack to take a look at Saratoga's Saturday pick four. Stay tuned for new videos every Friday throughout the meet and find more in DRF's Saratoga section. Part one: Part two:
By Ron Hale
Racing in the spring and summer at the same time as tracks such as Arlington Park, Saratoga, and Del Mar, River Downs gets limited attention. But over the years, the track, located on the banks of the Ohio River near downtown Cincinnati, has welcomed ...
By Glenye Cain Oakford
Raising the takeout always leads to lower handle and unhappy customers and is the last resort for struggling track operators. The increases that the California legislature has approved and that will become effective Dec. 26 once the bill is signed into ...
By David Grening
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – For Mike Repole, it’s one goal down, one to go. After going winless with 36 runners at Saratoga in 2009, it was Repole’s mission to be leading owner at this year’s meet. Entering the final three days of ...
By Steve Andersen
DEL MAR, Calif. – Legislation passed last Tuesday that raises the takeout on exotic wagers placed on California races will result in an overnight purse increase of 20 to 25 percent this winter, if signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, according ...
By David Grening
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. _ Todd Pletcher already had the strongest crop of 2-year-olds of any trainer on the grounds. Then he got arguably the most impressive juvenile filly winner of the meet sent to him. Valiant Passion, who overcame traffic trouble ...
By David Grening
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Ever since his dazzling 12-length maiden win at Belmont Park nine weeks ago, a lot of people have been waiting for Boys At Tosconova to run back. The wait ends Monday, when Boys At Tosconova faces six rivals in the Grade ...
By Steve Andersen
DEL MAR, Calif. – Wednesday’s closing day of the Del Mar meeting will be an awkward afternoon for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. When the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity is run, Baffert will be reduced to an expert spectator. Baffert has won ...
By Brad Free
DEL MAR, Calif. – The fall racing season is about to get a lot more interesting for undefeated Twirling Candy, the likely odds-on favorite Sunday in the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby. Six entered the 1 1/8-mile grass race for 3-year-olds, in which lone ...
By Mike Farrell
OCEANPORT, N.J. – It defies logic, but Get Serious seems to be getting stronger in the eyes of trainer John Forbes. A 6-year-old New York bred gelding, Get Serious has already had four demanding races at Monmouth Park this meet. He could easily ...
By Mike Welsch
MIAMI – Lisa’s Booby Trap has been one of the feel-good stories of the summer up at Saratoga, but she’s not the only bargain purchase to have come out of Ocala, Fla., this year.
By Marty McGee
Jockey Robby Albarado said Friday that he is healing on schedule from injuries suffered in a spill at Saratoga and that he expects to be 100 percent when the Keeneland fall meet begins Oct. 8. Albarado suffered a fractured right collarbone and a ...
By Chuck Dybdal
Monday’s scheduled Rosie the Riveter Stakes at Golden Gate Fields was cancelled when only two runners entered the race. The $50,000 race for 2-year-old fillies was slated to be contested at 1 1/16 miles. Entered in the race were the Jerry ...