Tapizar rolls home in Grade 2 San Fernando

Tapizar was allowed to set his own pace in Saturday’s $150,000 San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita, a tactic that essentially dictated the outcome long before the field reached the wire.
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Miss Match back quick for Hollywood Turf Cup

Neil Drysdale sent out Bourbon Bay and Miss Match to work in company Sunday morning at Hollywood Park and was so encouraged by the way both traveled over the grass that he decided to run both this Saturday in the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup.
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Uncle Mo, ‘Grace’ top record 193 BC pre-entries

A tantalizing matchup in the Breeders’ Cup Classic featuring Havre de Grace, the best filly in the United States, and Uncle Mo, the nation’s most compelling 3-year-old.
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Judge grants Dutrow stay of license revocation

Richard Dutrow Jr., facing a 10-year revocation of his trainer’s license, was given a reprieve Monday morning when a New York State Supreme Court judge issued a 30-day stay of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board’s penalty handed down last week.
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NY state senator introduces bill to ban Lasix

New York State Sen. Thomas K. Duane (D-Manhattan) introduced legislation on Tuesday banning the use of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide, commonly referred to as Lasix, on any horse participating in a state-sanctioned race.
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Prayer for Relief wires $500,000 Super Derby

ItZayat Stables’ Prayer for Relief made a strong case for that title when he held off Populist Politics and Awesome Bet in the stretch to win the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby in wire-to-wire fashion Sept. 10 at Louisiana Downs.
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Grassy picks up Grade 2 Bowling Green victory

Grassy took over from Center Divider in mid-stretch and notched his first win of the year in the Grade 2, $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap on opening day of the Belmont Park fall meet Sept. 10.
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Grade 1 winner Sean Avery sidelined with injury

The fast but fragile Sean Avery is sidelined again with a bowed tendon in his right foreleg that will not only end his year, but puts his racing future in doubt, his connections said Thursday.
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Drill gives trainer Baffert another Futurity win

Baffert did it again on Wednesday, winning the Grade 1, $250,000 Futurity for the 10th time in its last 16 runnings, this time with Drill, who survived a bumpy stretch run to prevail in the closing-day feature at Del Mar.
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Majestic City looks to extend streak in Futurity

Jeff Bloom, 47, is hoping his latest venture is his best yet, and, so far, he’s batting 1.000.
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Currency Swap splashes home in G1 Hopeful

Favored Currency Swap handled sloppy conditions at rainy Saratoga better than any of his nine juvenile rivals in the Grade1, $250,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes edging a persistent Trinniberg on closing day of the 2011 season Sept. 5.
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Havre de Grace’s next target will be Beldame

Havre de Grace came out of her victory over males in Saturday’s Grade 1 Woodward Stakes in good order and will more than likely make her next start in the Beldame Stakes against females on Oct. 1 at Belmont Park, trainer Larry Jones said Sunday.
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Havre de Grace beats males in Woodward

Havre de Grace ($6.50) beat the boys in Saturday’s Grade 1 Woodward Stakes, running down pacesetter Rule in midstretch and holding off a late run from Flat Out to win the 1 1/8-mile race by a length and one-quarter under Ramon Dominguez.
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Jockey Baze suspended indefinitely at Del Mar

Jockey Tyler Baze was taken off mounts and suspended indefinitely by Del Mar stewards Sept. 1 after he refused to take a breathalyzer test, several news outlets confirmed.
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State of Play first to wire in With Anticipation

Handled with confidence by Ramon Dominguez, front-running State of Play repelled the onrushing Optimizer to win the Grade 2, $151,000 With Anticipation Stakes on the Saratoga turf Sept. 1.
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Jockey Smith pleads not guilty to DUI charges

Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges resulting from his July 20 arrest hours after winning the opening-day stakes race at Del Mar.
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Jockey Desormeaux charged with misdemeanor

Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux was arrested by Saratoga police Wednesday and charged with reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, after nearly hitting a Pinkerton with his car following the races.
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Havre de Grace to face seven in G1 Woodward

Rick Porter and Larry Jones have made it no secret that they want to take a shot at the Horse of the Year award with Havre de Grace.
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English Channel colts set for With Anticipation

A pair of colts by first-year sire English Channel , Captain Webb and Optimzer, figure to be in the mix in Thursday’s Grade 2 With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga. The 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-olds will be run on the Mellon Turf Course.
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Harness: See You At Peelers’ streak stopped

Harness racing’s most celebrated winning streak came to an end Monday afternoon as See You At Peelers was finally beaten.
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Acclamation proves best in Pacific Classic

Already proven on turf, Acclamation added California’s richest race for older horses to his list of accomplishments with a front-running win in Sunday’s $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
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The Factor looks sensational winning Pat O’Brien

Trainer Bob Baffert spent most of August admiring The Factor as the colt prepared for a comeback after a four-month break.
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Stay Thirsty wins Travers Stakes

Stay Thirsty wrested command from Shackleford nearing the quarter pole, edged away to a clear lead in midstretch, and held off a late run from 14-1 Rattlesnake Bridge to win the $1 million Travers Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths.
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Uncle Mo draws post 7 for King’s Bishop Stakes

Saturday is Travers day at Saratoga, but even a race as prestigious as the Travers may have to share some of the spotlight on this particular Saturday with the Grade 1 King’s Bishop.
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Stay Thirsty morning line favorite for Travers

As expected, a field of 10 was entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 142nd running of the $1 million Travers, the cornerstone event of the Saratoga season which this year is likely to decide leadership in the 3-year-old division.
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Coil to run in Travers after fast Tuesday work

Trainer Bob Baffert said he was looking for a way out of the Travers. But after watching Coil breeze a fast half-mile Tuesday morning over Saratoga’s main track, Baffert and his 3-year-old appear to be all in for Saturday’s $1 million Midsummer Derby.
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Calder: Four arrested after fatal shooting Sun.

Four people have been arrested by the South Florida Violent Crimes Task Force in connection with the fatal shooting of a Brinks security guard at Calder Racecourse and Casino on Sunday afternoon, the FBI announced Monday.
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Four arrested after fatal shooting at Calder

Four people have been arrested by the South Florida Violent Crimes Task Force in connection with the fatal shooting of a Brinks security guard at Calder Racecourse and Casino on Sunday afternoon, the FBI announced Monday.
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Jockey Tyler Baze out after failing breathalyzer

Jockey Tyler Baze, who has been off his mounts at Del Mar since Friday, failed a breathalyzer test ordered by the track physician that day and will not be allowed to ride until meeting with the stewards Wednesday.
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NYRA, Breeders’ Cup working toward 2013 deal

The New York Racing Association, which was unhappy Breeders’ Cup chose Santa Anita Park over Belmont Park to host the 2012 World Championships, already is in discussions with the organization to be the 2013 host of the event.
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St. John’s River could roll in G1 Alabama

St. John’s River may not have the resume that It’s Tricky and Plum Pretty do, but she has the talent, late kick, and pedigree to suggest she could upset those two in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.
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Blind Luck, Havre de Grace weighing options

On opposite sides of the nation Wednesday, Blind Luck and Havre de Grace had workouts as their owners and trainers contemplate options.
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Rahy’s Attorney retired after minor leg injury

Rahy’s Attorney, best known for his upset win in the 2008 Woodbine Mile, has been retired from racing with a career record of 14-10-4 from 41 starts.
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Union Rags runs away with Saratoga Special

Union Rags, coming off a late-rallying debut win at Delaware Park in mid-July, shook off three early-pace rivals off one by one and drew off to win Monday’s Grade 2 Three Chimneys Saratoga Special despite racing greenly in the stretch.
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Arlington Million dominated by Cape Blanco

A yielding turf was just fine with favored Cape Blanco, who registered his second straight grade I score on North American turf in fine style for Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien in the Arlington Million (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at rainy Arlington Park.
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Hollendorfer among new Hall of Fame inductees

Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was the man of the hour on Aug. 12 at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s induction ceremonies, the only human on a list of contemporary honorees that included fillies Open Mind, Safely Kept, and Sky Beauty.
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Saratoga: Opening day gets hot season going

Literally and figuratively, the heat is on the New York Racing Association as it prepares to open the doors Friday for the 143rd Saratoga meeting.
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Baffert, Rosario take Hollywood Park meet titles

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert won his first spring/summer meet title at Hollywood Park with 36 wins at the just-concluded stand.
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Hollywood Park: Majestic City remains perfect

Majestic City is unbeaten in three starts and is proving to be much more than a 2-year-old speedball.
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Breeders’ Cup to ban all race-day medications

All horses who are entered in the five Breeders’ Cup races for juveniles in 2012 will be prohibited from using the diuretic Lasix on race day to treat bleeding in the lungs under a policy adopted by the Breeders’ Cup on Thursday.
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