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Orb trainer Shug McGaughey has Triple Crown reminders 'every day'
BALTIMORE — Wednesday morning at Pimlico race track was similar to most mornings for Claude McGaughey III. Except there were lots of reporters around, which made it different. McGaughey is a thoroughbred horse trainer, currently the one in the...
Tags: Churchill Downs, Sports Illustrated, Equestrian, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Preakness Stakes
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Hollywood Park's ghost of a chance casts pall on Southland racing
With its announcement Thursday, Hollywood Park did little to refute the theory that horse racing is a sport in need of hospice. They raced at the Inglewood track Friday, but it wasn't business as usual. Nor will it be the rest of this meeting and the...
Tags: Churchill Downs, Michael Jackson, Horse and Harness Racing, Los Angeles International Airport, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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As Kentucky Derby nears, these two already have won
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the Kentucky Derby approaches, consider Dennis O'Neill and Tom Knust as Twin Spires for racehorse Goldencents. The backstretch barns at Churchill Downs were celebrity central Wednesday morning, led by the current biggest...
Tags: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Vietnam, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Cancer, Ocala
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Horse deaths are troubling to Bob Baffert
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With nary a thought to Hamlet, trainer Bob Baffert is currently suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. In his current situation, and in a world where oft-misinformed social media stirs the rumor pot to a boil,...Tags: Churchill Downs, Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Kentucky Derby
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John Shirreffs' move east is sad sign for Southern California racing
John Shirreffs should not depart the Southern California thoroughbred racing scene without a salute. So cup your right hand to your forehead and read on. There will be no brass bands playing when Shirreffs leaves. That's partly because it will be...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Los Angeles International Airport, Kentucky Derby
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Strategy will be the focus in Santa Anita Derby
It will take less than 110 seconds to decide the winner of Saturday's $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, but if you pay attention to the bettors, they are almost certain to place their trust in the combination of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and two-time...
Tags: Julien Leparoux, Equestrian, Garrett K. Gomez, Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby
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Doug O'Neill hopeful about Goldencents in Santa Anita Derby
It was a year ago that trainer Doug O'Neill's fortunes began to turn, by a nose, at the Santa Anita Derby. He hopes to duplicate that magic this weekend. His horse, I'll Have Another, edged the favorite, Creative Cause, to win the Santa Anita Derby in...Tags: Mario Gutierrez, Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby
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Game On Dude puts on a big show in Big 'Cap
A Ferrari made the rest of the field look like go-karts Saturday in the Santa Anita Handicap. As the 6-5 favorite, Game On Dude was expected to be impressive, but he went well beyond that. He was dazzling, awe-inspiring. For the crowd of 26,901 at the...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Heart Attack
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In Santa Anita Handicap lore, Bobby Frankel lives on
This is a column about two big deals in Southern California horse racing, the Santa Anita Handicap and Bobby Frankel. One will be run Saturday and the other is no longer with us. Neither will ever be forgettable. If it seems odd to talk about a live...
Tags: Belmont Stakes, Horse and Harness Racing, Joe Torre, Edgar Prado
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Midnight Lute produces three winners at Santa Anita this weekend
If anything was learned at Santa Anita this weekend, it's that the $15,000 stud fee for Eclipse Award winner Midnight Lute needs to be raised. There were three horses from the first crop of foals by Midnight Lute that won Saturday and Sunday, all trained...
Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Government, Awards and Prizes, Kentucky Derby
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Way past his prime, jockey Gary Stevens can still ride like a winner
It was late in the day Saturday at Santa Anita, when grandpa Gary Stevens decided to show the young'uns a thing or two about horse racing. The starting gate was almost full for the ninth race, the $150,000 Grade II featured San Marcos Stakes. Eleven...
Tags: YouTube, Julien Leparoux, Broken Bones, Luck (tv program), Equestrian
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Back in the saddle again for Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, out of racing since his retirement in November 2005, will begin what he hopes to be a comeback Sunday in the sixth race at Santa Anita. Stevens, 49, will ride Jebrica in a $50,000 claiming race. "My passion is still...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Luck (tv program), Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown
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