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Fierceness bids for 3-year-old title with victory in Jim Dandy at Saratoga

Sports News // 1 month ago

Fierceness bids for 3-year-old title with victory in Jim Dandy at Saratoga

Last year's 2-year-old champion, Fierceness, is firmly back in the running for this year's 3-year-old crown after winning Saturday's Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga over Sierra Leone.

Fourth of July weekend horse racing results promise more fireworks on the way

Sports News // 2 years ago

Fourth of July weekend horse racing results promise more fireworks on the way

Some of horse racing's brightest stars, new and old, were shining brightly enough on the Fourth of July weekend to promise monumental showdowns in the coming months at Saratoga, England and elsewhere.

Super Saturday in Dubai set the scene for World Cup night

Sports News // 3 years ago

Super Saturday in Dubai set the scene for World Cup night

Super Saturday in Dubai, the highlight of weekend horse racing around the world, opened the door to World Cup night for some of the horses who have toiled through seven weeks of the Carnival.

Three Kentucky Derby preps share weekend racing spotlight

Sports News // 3 years ago

Three Kentucky Derby preps share weekend racing spotlight

Three big Kentucky Derby preps, including a West Coast showdown, share the horse racing spotlight this weekend with Super Saturday in Dubai.

Kentucky Derby preps in California, Florida include Spielberg, Tarantino

Sports News // 3 years ago

Kentucky Derby preps in California, Florida include Spielberg, Tarantino

Kentucky Derby preliminaries at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita highlight a weekend horse racing program that includes the biggest weekend of the year at Sam Houston Race Park in Texas.

Ride a Comet earns Pegasus bid in weekend racing

Sports News // 3 years ago

Ride a Comet earns Pegasus bid in weekend racing

Ride a Comet, continuing a dramatic return from injury, earned a Pegasus World Cup Turf bid with a win in the Tropical Turf.

Maximum Security, Enable, Sistercharlie headline weekend horse racing

Sports News // 4 years ago

Maximum Security, Enable, Sistercharlie headline weekend horse racing

Maximum Security in California, Sistercharlie in New York and Enable in England make a tasty trifecta to top weekend horse racing.

Midnight Bisou, Tom's d'Etat win Breeders' Cup berths

Sports News // 4 years ago

Midnight Bisou, Tom's d'Etat win Breeders' Cup berths

Midnight Bisou and Tom's d'Etat won Breeders' Cup berths with victories at Churchill Downs.

Road to Kentucky Derby heads into Ohio

Sports News // 4 years ago

Road to Kentucky Derby heads into Ohio

The Road to the Kentucky Derby winds through the Cleveland area this weekend with an Ohio Derby lineup that includes last year's juvenile champion.

Almond Eye, Authentic are upset in weekend horse racing

Sports News // 4 years ago

Almond Eye, Authentic are upset in weekend horse racing

Almond Eye was defeated in Japan, Quadrilateral and Pinatubo went down to their first defeats in England's Guineas, and Authentic was vanquished for the first time in the Santa Anita Derby.

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I knew how good he was. I was nervous as usual, but I had tremendous confidence
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Feb 08, 2010

He's a major talent; possibly the best horse I've ridden. I thought that after the first time I rode him. I'd have to say that he's my (Kentucky) Derby horse
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Mar 30, 2008

You'd have to talk to the boss but I'd have to say he'd be inclined to go
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Mar 29, 2010

He did not get good trips at Gulfstream. That course has been favoring speed horses all meet so we point for this race and it paid off for us
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Mar 29, 2010

If they'd gone faster, I think he would have won more easily, said winning trainer Tony Millard. And asked if he has concerns about the extra 200 meters of the HKG1 Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby on March 20, he replied:
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Feb 21, 2011