ARCADIA, Calif. - One day after firing Nick Cosato as his agent, jockey Patrick Valenzuela had yet to name a replacement, though it appeared Bob Meldahl was the front-runner.
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - The odds just got better that Buckram Oak Farm will be represented on Kentucky Derby weekend by a 3-year-old by Unbridled's Song.
That's because even if Eurosilver - the Unbridled's Song colt who is one of the early Derby favorites for the May 1 Derby at Churchill Downs - somehow fails to make it to the Derby, the farm still might have an Unbridled's Song filly who could run a day earlier in the Kentucky Oaks.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - After finishing a good third behind odds-on favorite Buju on opening day, Belichick would have been among the favorites for Thursday's $34,000 allowance feature at Gulfstream Park regardless of the outcome of Sunday's AFC championship game.
But now that his namesake, coach Bill Belichick, has led the New England Patriots to their second Super Bowl appearance in the last three years, it is likely Belichick the horse will receive a little additional attention in Thursday's main event.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Trainer Pat Reynolds will give Peeping Tom another chance to prove that Father Time hasn't caught up to the Grade 1-winning gelding when he sends him out in Saturday's $75,000 Paumonok Handicap at Aqueduct.
The 7-year-old Peeping Tom, who has banked more than $1.2 million since being claimed for $40,000 by Flatbird Stable nearly four years ago, has lost his last three starts, including an optional claimer here on Jan. 7. He finished third that day behind the razor-sharp Spooky Mulder, who is also likely to run in the six-furlong Paumonok.
Sometimes, very late at night, a horse trainer might lie awake imagining a barn full of Mr. Eds. Yes, the constant chatter from stalls might include an endless litany of complaints and requests. But how great would it be to have a horse actually tell you what hurt, how things were feeling out there on the racetrack?
Take . His trainer, Hal Wiggins, could tell Rapid Proof was losing his form last summer. Also, there was the issue of why Rapid Proof kept running up to horses in the stretch of his races, but not going past them.
The Grade 3 Lone Star Derby has been moved from spring to the fall this year, one of several changes Lone Star Park has made to its stakes schedule to accommodate the 2004 running of the Breeders' Cup World Thorough-bred Championships.
Lone Star, located near Dallas, will run two Thoroughbred meets this year instead of just one in the spring. The Grade 3, $300,000 Texas Mile on April 24 and Lone Star Million Day on May 31 will headline the 63-date spring season, which runs from April 15 to July 11.
Magna Entertainment Corp. has withdrawn Laurel Park's signal from Youbet.com, expanding Magna's policy to restrict access to its signals at competing account wagering companies.
Officials at Youbet said that Magna informed the company about the Laurel Park decision last week, and that the withdrawal became effective Jan. 17. Magna officials told Youbet that the decision was "beyond appeal," according to Michael Veitch, Youbet's chief marketing officer.
Ticket applications for the 2004 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Lone Star Park were made available on Wednesday. Seats range in price from $25 to $125. The Breeders' Cup will be held on Oct. 30.
Seating for 50,000 is being made available. Tickets cost $25 for a festival reserved seat, $50 for a clubhouse turn bleacher seat, $75 for a clubhouse turn stadium seat or an upper-stretch stadium seat, $100 for an upper-stretch field box seat, and $125 for a pavilion lawn stadium seat or pavilion lawn box seat.