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Grade I Winner Get Stormy to Crestwood

Grade I Winner Get Stormy to Crestwood

Three-time grade I winner Get Stormy by Stormy Atlantic will enter stud at Pope McLean's Crestwood Farm near Lexington.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Miss Empire Battles for Pike Place Dancer Win

Miss Empire Battles for Pike Place Dancer Win

Southern California shipper Miss Empire, the 1-2 choice ridden by Russell Baze, won a stretch-long battle with outsider Butterfly Soul to capture the $100,000 Pike Place Dancer Stakes by a neck Oct. 27 at Golden Gate Fields.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Keeneland Reports Strong Gains in Fall Meet

Keeneland Reports Strong Gains in Fall Meet

Keeneland concluded its 2012 fall race meeting Oct. 27 with strong gains in all-sources handle and an attendance record.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Consistent Lady Ten Aces Autumn Miss

Consistent Lady Ten Aces Autumn Miss

Mercedes Stable homebred Lady Ten had her consistency rewarded Oct. 27 when she inched away from the pack late in the $100,000 Autumn Miss Stakes (gr.IIIT) and held on to win at Santa Anita Park.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Buffum Sprints to Victory in Bold Ruler

Buffum Sprints to Victory in Bold Ruler

Godolphin Racing's Buffum came out running and never stopped as he posted a gate-to-wire score in the $150,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) at Belmont Park Oct. 27.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Action Andy Gets Nod in De Francis Thriller

Action Andy Gets Nod in De Francis Thriller

Action Andy closed relentlessly on the outside to get up in the final strides by a whisker over a game Il Villano in a terrific finish to win the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park Oct. 27.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Afleeting Lady Fleet to the 'Turnback' Wire

Afleeting Lady Fleet to the 'Turnback' Wire

Afleeting Lady had things her way in the Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) at Belmont Park as she raced slightly off the pace set by All Due Respect before drawing clear in the final furlong to win by 3 1/2 lengths,

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Newsdad Shows Extra Gear in Fayette Win

Newsdad Shows Extra Gear in Fayette Win

Newsdad, switching from turf to Polytrack and shortening up for the closing day $150,000 Fayette Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland, swept to a two-length victory under meet-leading rider Julien Leparoux Oct. 27.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Aqueduct Action Returns Nov. 2

Aqueduct Action Returns Nov. 2

New York Thoroughbred racing action moves to Aqueduct Racetrack Friday, Nov. 2, with opening weekend featuring the the simulcast of the Breeders' Cup World Championships from Santa Anita Park.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Dullahan, Others Work for Breeders' Cup

Dullahan, Others Work for Breeders' Cup

On a busy Saturday for Breeders' Cup drills Oct. 27, horses worked at Santa Anita Park, Belmont Park, and several tracks in between.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Shackleford Greets His Fans at Santa Anita

Shackleford Greets His Fans at Santa Anita

Shackleford, the 2011 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and 2012 Metropolitan Mile (gr. I) winner who is preparing to compete in the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I), met about 100 of his fans Oct. 27 at Santa Anita Park.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Kingsbarns Storms to Racing Post Trophy Win

Kingsbarns Storms to Racing Post Trophy Win

Kingsbarns went from debut maiden winner to early favorite for next year's Epsom Derby (Eng-I) with a victory over Van Der Neer in the Racing Post Trophy (Eng-I), Great Britain's final group of the year at Doncaster.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012

Ontario Racing Commission Announces Biosecurity Measures

In response to the deadly outbreak of neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) at Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has put in place biosecurity measures to help stop the spread of disease.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012

Ocean Park Edges All Too Hard in Cox Plate

A long-range plan ended perfectly Oct. 27 when Ocean Park wore down All Too Hard in the closing stages and captured the $3-million Sportingbet W. S. Cox Plate (Aus-I), Australia's premier weight-for-age race.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012

Snakes Linked to Spread of Equine Encephalitis Virus

A horse, mosquito, and snake walked into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, "Is this some kind of joke?" Turns out, the bartender knows those three animals shouldn't be fraternizing because he read a recent article by Thomas Unnasch, PhD, proving snakes can harbor Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) and could play an important role...

 Saturday, October 27, 2012

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