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June 22, 2012 12:48 PM
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On a night of events and fund raising activities for the American Cancer Society, trainer and breast cancer survivor Linda Toscano has something special to look forward to.
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June 22, 2012 12:47 PM
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One of the best-liked men to ever compete at Scarborough Downs, driver John Beckwith secured his 1,500th career victory on Thursday (6/21). With the Beckwith name being well-known from Maryland to Maine, it was fitting that John would secure this milestone in family-style, driving for his brother Tom, with Muzzys Beachnut.
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June 22, 2012 12:47 PM
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Capital Plan appears to be standout in the $100,000 Beverly Hills Handicap (gr. IIIT) as she returns to the 10-furlong distance for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer June 24 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
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June 22, 2012 12:46 PM
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Trainer Larry Jones has decided to turn down the 11 stalls he was granted by the New York Racing Association for the upcoming Saratoga meet and participate only on a ship-in basis.
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June 22, 2012 12:17 PM
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E.K. Gaylord II's Wilkinson, who registered a stunning 44-1 upset in the American Handicap (gr. IIT) last month, came down with colic June 18 and has been ruled out of the Shoemaker Mile at Betfair Hollywood Park June 30.
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June 22, 2012 12:16 PM
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Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield saddled Stella Perdomo’s Musketier to victory in the 2009 and 2011 editions of the Singspiel Stakes (Can-IIIT). Now he’s hoping for a third score in the 1 ½-mile test with the 10-year-old iron horse, who has at least hit the board in graded stakes company every year he’s raced since 2004.
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June 22, 2012 12:16 PM
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Santa Anita Oaks (G1) winner Willa B Awesome seeks her third consecutive victory when she headlines a field of eight three-year-old fillies in Saturday's $150,000 Hollywood Oaks (G2) at 1 1/16 miles on Betfair Hollywood Park's synthetic Cushion Track surface.
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June 22, 2012 12:15 PM
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Lower fees help boost nominations to Meadowlands Racetrack's summer stakes events for two-year-old horses by over 35 percent in 2012.
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June 22, 2012 12:15 PM
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Last year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Animal Kingdom resumed galloping Thursday morning at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland.
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June 22, 2012 12:14 PM
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Eddie Delahoussaye, widely regarded as one of the greatest riders of all time, will be so recognized on opening day of Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet on Sept. 28, as the Great Race Place will card the inaugural Grade III “Eddie D. Stakes” for 3-year-olds and up at 6 ½ furlongs down the Camino Real Turf Course.
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June 21, 2012 1:48 PM
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Eight of the 10 contestants in the Debutante Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs June 23 broke their maidens in their last start.
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June 21, 2012 9:57 AM
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Tony Hall is one of the top drivers in Pennsylvania, yet he always relishes the chance to display his talents at the Meadowlands Racetrack. With several of the Big M regulars at Pocono Downs for stakes action, Hall will be a busy sulky sitter this Saturday, and a television guest on In The Sulky before the races.
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June 21, 2012 9:56 AM
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Jockey Mark Guidry will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Saturday in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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June 22, 2012 12:47 PM
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Sweetasmusic continued her winning ways in the third round of the $30,000 Indiana Gold Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Thursday (June 21). Notching her fifth consecutive win, and third sire stakes win of 2012, the reigning freshman filly trotting champ turned in a gutsy performance to win in 1:58 for driver/trainer Walter Haynes Jr.
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June 22, 2012 12:47 PM
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Black Caviar is set to make her British racing debut taking on 14 challengers and putting her perfect record on the line in the $775,000 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot June 23.
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June 22, 2012 12:47 PM
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Silverton Hill's homebred Havelock returns to Woodbine Race Course for the first time since a 2011 upset in the Play the King Stakes (gr. IIT), heading a field of seven entered in the $250,000 King Edward (Can-IIT) June 24.
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June 22, 2012 12:17 PM
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Joel Rosario has come a long way in a short period of time and is ready to
embark on the next phase of his career when he heads east at the conclusion of
Sunday's races at Hollywood Park.
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June 22, 2012 12:17 PM
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Signature Red, whose only two victories since July 2010 have come in the Highlander Stakes (Can-IIIT), is back to defend his title for a second time in the $200,000 grass event at Woodbine June 23.
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June 22, 2012 12:16 PM
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Jockey John Velazquez will not require surgery on a broken right collarbone sustained in a June 16 riding accident at Churchill Downs, according to a medical update issued June 21 by his wife, Leona Velazquez.
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June 22, 2012 12:16 PM
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On a night of events and fund raising activities for the American Cancer Society, trainer and breast cancer survivor Linda Toscano has something special to look forward to.
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June 22, 2012 12:15 PM
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Daily Racing Form Editor and Publisher Emeritus Steven Crist will deliver the keynote address at the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, August 10 at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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June 22, 2012 12:15 PM
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Strait of Dover, on a three-race win streak for trainer Dan Vella, has been installed as the slight 3-1 morning line favorite for the 153rd renewal of the Queen's Plate, Canada's most famous race.
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June 22, 2012 12:13 PM
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In the interest of having the sport’s leading drivers available, and with the consent of all the connections involved in the race, the Meadowlands has moved the $201,700 Titan Cup final to Friday (June 29).
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June 21, 2012 9:57 AM
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After watching Stormin Normand and Googoo Gaagaa become the only 3-year-old trotters in history to win in less than 1:52 on a five-eighths-mile track in their Earl Beal Jr. Memorial elimination races last week, trainer Jim Campbell was asked whether the world record was in jeopardy again in Saturday’s $500,000 final at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
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June 21, 2012 9:56 AM
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Northeast Pennsylvania will undoubtedly be the center of world harness racing this Saturday night (June 23), as Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs offers a spectacular card, with the $500,000 Earl Beal Memorial Trot Final for 3-year-old colts -- whose eliminations last week spun off the two fastest trotting miles in global harness racing 2012 -- joining up with elimination races for the following Saturday’s Ben Franklin Pace Final (FFA horses), Max Hempt Memorial Pace Final (3-year-old colts), and Jim Lynch Memorial Pace Final (3-year-old fillies).
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