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02/05/2012 01:45 AM
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I'll Have Another wins Lewis Stakes in an upset (AP)
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With trouble unfolding behind him, 43-1 shot I'll Have Another went on to stunning upset in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, surprising his trainer and owner as much as the bettors. The longest shot in the field of eight 3-year-olds won by 2 3/4 lengths Saturday at Santa Anita, with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's two colts finishing out of the money.
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02/04/2012 11:11 PM
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Alpha wins the Withers Stakes at Aqueduct (AP)
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Alpha moved into the Triple Crown picture on Saturday after easily beating Speightscity by 3 1-4 lengths in the $200,000 Withers Stakes for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. Racing wide throughout the 1 1-16 miles, Alpha needed only mild urging from Ramon Dominguez to secure his third win in five starts. The 1-5 favorite trained by Kiaran McLaughlin is a perfect 2 for 2 this season, also capturing...
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02/04/2012 10:15 PM
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Hansen, Union Rags head Triple Crown nominees (AP)
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Hansen and Union Rags, who dueled to a close 1-2 finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and undefeated Algorithms lead the list of 397 early nominees for the Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds. Hansen edged Union Rags by a head in the Juvenile and won the Eclipse Award as last year's top 2-year-old.
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02/03/2012 09:48 AM
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Sport and the British
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Listen again as Clare Balding looks as sport's link with gambling
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02/02/2012 02:11 PM
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Ruby Walsh loses appeal over ban
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Ruby Walsh loses his appeal against a three-day ban incurred for careless riding at Cheltenham.
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02/02/2012 03:33 AM
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Animal Kingdom to return to racing in Florida (AP)
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Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is set to return to racing on Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs after being sidelined for nearly eight months with a hairline fracture to his left hock. Team Valor chief executive officer Barry Irwin says Animal Kingdom will use the 1 1-16-mile turf race as a prep for the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March.
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02/01/2012 04:14 PM
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Dwyer's passage to India
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British jockey Martin Dwyer shuns 'brass-monkey Fridays' for richer pickings in sunny India.
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02/01/2012 05:04 AM
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McCain backs the Grand National
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Grand National winning trainer Donald McCain mounts a spirited defence of the famous race as he outlines plans to enter four horses at Aintree in 2012.
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01/30/2012 10:50 PM
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Rachel Alexandra back at farm (PA SportsTicker)
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A spokeswoman for Stonestreet Farm says Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have returned to their home.
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01/30/2012 06:34 AM
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Hurricane Fly wins Irish Champion Hurdle
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Hurricane Fly is evens favourite to win a second consecutive Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham after a superb comeback win in the Irish Champion Hurdle.
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