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July 26, 2012
Tuley: Vegas books get no shot at gold from Olympics
By Dave Tuley
“Where are the Olympic odds?” That’s sure to be the most common question asked in the sports books here over the next fortnight. Betting on the Games is not allowed in Nevada sports books.
July 25, 2012
Hovdey: Baze knows what's fair is fair
By Jay Hovdey
In terms of a well-aged vintage you can’t do much better than Russell Baze, who will be turning 54 on Aug. 7 while in the midst of competition at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa.
July 23, 2012
Crist: Saratoga off to a good start, but uncertainty looms
By Steven Crist
The 144th summer of racing at Saratoga could be the best one yet. The daily purses, enhanced by revenue from the Aqueduct racino, are the highest for any track in the history of American racing, and that has led to full and competitive fields at every ...
July 20, 2012
Hovdey: Bill Currin is slowing down at 75 - sort of
By Jay Hovdey
There was a time when Bill Currin would have taken the bows as breeder, owner, and trainer. But a heart scare two years ago reordered his priorities.
July 19, 2012
Hovdey: Callaghan hopes real Slim Shadey shows up in Eddie Read
By Jay Hovdey
Just to be perfectly clear, Del Mar management means no disrespect by sticking one of its signature events in the throwaway third-race position on the first Saturday program of their hotly anticipated summer meet. Anyway, running the feature at three ...
July 16, 2012
Belmont Park: Mott pair of Royal Delta and Ron the Greek work for Saratoga stakes
Royal Delta and Ron the Greek, two of trainer Bill Mott’s stars, put in workouts Sunday morning over Belmont’s main track.
Hovdey: Del Mar brings out the West Coast's big guns
By Jay Hovdey
For those unfamiliar with what California racing is up against these days, before the hotly anticipated summer season at Del Mar could open its doors Wednesday the track first had to wait for the Crossroads of the West Gun Show to clear out of Pat ...
July 12, 2012
Hovdey: Matz soldiers on with Colonial Flag in American Oaks
By Jay Hovdey
Trainer Michael Matz is diving right back into the deep end of the pool Saturday with the upwardly mobile Colonial Flag in the $350,000 American Oaks at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saratoga, Del Mar start-ups trigger flurry of Las Vegas contest activity
By Dave Tuley
Race book directors jockey for position to attract those horseplayers eager for action at Saratoga and Belmont. Here are a few to whet the appetite for locals and those coming to town during the next two months.
Del Mar's greatest hits: The unforgettable horses and moments
As Del Mar celebrates its 75th year, Bill Christine ranks the 10 horses who had the greatest impact on the track's history.
July 11, 2012
Hovdey: Herrera's death raises emergency care issues
By Jay Hovdey
If you’re a jockey who has just broken a finger or sprained an ankle an EMT usually can do the job and then some. But sustain possible head trauma or internal damage with diminished pulse and respiration, and a paramedic is about your only chance until ...
2013 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club meet, highlighted by the $1 million G1 TVG Pacific Classic on Sunday, August 25.
July 09, 2012
Velazquez getting back on horses in morning at Saratoga
Jockey John Velazquez, sidelined since suffering a broken collarbone in a spill at Churchill Downs on June 16, will begin getting on horses in the morning next week at Saratoga.
2013 Saratoga Race Course Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Saratoga Race Course Meet, which starts on Friday, July 19 highlighted by the G1 $1 Million Travers Stakes on Saturday, August 24.
July 06, 2012
Beyer: Horse racing thrives in Turkey, but it's a tough bet
By Andrew Beyer
During a period when the world’s Thoroughbred business has suffered, and betting totals in the United States have dropped year by year, there is at least one nation where racing has prospered: Turkey.
Crist: So You Think certainly one for the books
By Steven Crist
The retirement last week of So You Think closed the book on one of the most extraordinary racing careers in recent years, one that is likely to look remarkably ambitious and sporting a generation from now when other, more conventionally campaigned ...
Hovdey: A jockey's death - swift, sudden, unforgettable
By Jay Hovdey
You wonder in this age of instant communication how long it took for word to dribble out to unsuspecting eyewitnesses at Pleasanton that the jockey who fell from a gray horse in Thursday's eighth race, 33-year-old Jorge Herrera from Jalisco, Mexico, ...
July 05, 2012
Del Mar limiting field sizes
Maiden races for 2-year-olds at Del Mar this summer will have a maximum of 10 starters, director of racing Tom Robbins said on Thursday.
Hovdey: Game On Dude can gain some redemption in Hollywood Gold Cup
By Jay Hovdey
The Hollywood Gold Cup gives the game a chance to appreciate one of those old-timey racehorses who transcends all the woes swirling around him. Game On Dude is his name, and he has become one of those utterly honest professionals whose entertaining ...
July 04, 2012
Hovdey: Moreno going for Gold again
By Jay Hovdey
Henry Moreno is hardly shy about taking a swing at the Hollywood Gold Cup with a longshot.