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Coil Spoils Santa Anita Sprint Championship

Coil Spoils Santa Anita Sprint Championship

Coil earned his first stakes win since last year's Haskell Invitational and earned a spot in the XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with his upset victory in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) Oct. 6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Dreaming of Julia Prevails in Close Frizette

Dreaming of Julia Prevails in Close Frizette

Heavily-favored Dreaming of Julia held off My Happy Face in a gritty stretch battle to win the $400,000 Frizette Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park Oct. 6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Champ Musical Romance Wins at Calder

Champ Musical Romance Wins at Calder

Pinnacle Racing Stables and Bill Kaplan's 2011 Eclipse Award-winning female sprinter Musical Romance bid a proper farewell to Calder Casino & Race Course Oct.6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Neck 'n Neck Surges to Indiana Derby Win

Neck 'n Neck Surges to Indiana Derby Win

Already a grade III winner, Neck 'n Neck added a grade 2 score Oct. 6 when he rallied from 10th to win the $513,600 Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Wise Dan Rallies to Win Shadwell Turf Mile

Wise Dan Rallies to Win Shadwell Turf Mile

Morton Fink's homebred Wise Dan showed why he was the odds-on favorite in the $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (gr. IT), rallying five wide to win by a decisive 2 1/4 lengths over 48-1 longshot Willcox Inn Oct. 6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Not Abroad, Ben's Cat Notch Md. Million Wins

Not Abroad, Ben's Cat Notch Md. Million Wins

Not Abroad and his jockey, Nick Petro, took advantage of an opening along the rail and won the $142,500 Maryland Million Classic Stakes Oct. 6 at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Pool Play's Gold Cup Tops Casse's Conquests

Pool Play's Gold Cup Tops Casse's Conquests

Pool Play won for the first time since suffering a tendon tear last year, and picked a good race to do it. The 7-year-old son of Silver Deputy took the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) at Hawthorne Oct. 6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Spring Venture Stays On Course in Mazarine

Spring Venture Stays On Course in Mazarine

Spring Venture, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Patrick Husbands, stayed unbeaten while prevailing under a hand ride Oct. 6 at Woodbine in the featured $205,361 Mazarine Stakes (Can-III).

 Saturday, October 06, 2012

Grace Hall Overpowers Indiana Oaks Field

Odds-on choice Grace Hall took command leaving the final turn and drew out to a dominating 5 3/4-length win over four opponents in the $205,600 Indiana Oaks (gr. II). Oct. 6 at Hoosier Park.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Obviously Proves Best in Arroyo Seco Mile

Obviously Proves Best in Arroyo Seco Mile

Favored Obviously led all the way in winning the $150,000 Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) in a very fast time over the Santa Anita Park turf course Oct. 6 and seems likely for next month's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
King David Rules Jamaica Handicap

King David Rules Jamaica Handicap

Longshot King David upset the $400,000 Jamaica Handicap (gr. IT) Oct. 6 at Belmont Park, benefiting from a crawling pace set by the eventual runner-up as 8-5 favorite Dullahan finished fifth.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Joha Holds Off Rivals in Breeders' Futurity

Joha Holds Off Rivals in Breeders' Futurity

Breaking from the rail, Joha withstood numerous challenges to score a front-running victory in the $400,000 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland Oct. 6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Shanghai Bobby Toasts Champagne Foes

Shanghai Bobby Toasts Champagne Foes

Undefeated Shanghai Bobby, the only stakes winner in this year's $400,000 Champagne Stakes (gr. I), shook loose of pacesetter Goldencents rounding the bend and romped to victory Oct. 6 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Tapitsfly Edges Daisy Devine in First Lady

Tapitsfly Edges Daisy Devine in First Lady

Tapitsfly edged past Daisy Devine in the First Lady Stakes on Oct. 6 on the turf at Keeneland while 7-5 favorite Hungry Island settled for third.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Groupie Doll Much The Best in Keeneland's TCA

Groupie Doll Much The Best in Keeneland's TCA

Groupie Doll put her winning streak on the line at Keeneland and preserved it emphatically Oct. 6, taking the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II) by 6 1/2 lengths while pushing her earnings past the million mark.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012

Churchill to Acquire Riverwalk Casino, Hotel

Churchill Downs Incorporated has agreed to acquire Riverwalk Casino and Hotel in Vicksburg, Miss., for total consideration of approximately $141 million, to be paid in cash, the company announced Oct. 5.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Bridgetown Grinds Out Woodford Win

Bridgetown Grinds Out Woodford Win

Bridgetown earned his first graded stakes win since 2009 when he ground out a one-length advantage in the $150,000 Woodford Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 6 at Keeneland.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012

Harry Vega Reaches 4,000-Victory Plateau

Jockey Harry Vega registered the 4,000th win of his career when he guided favored Moonshot Monkey to victory at Penn National Race Course on the evening of Oct. 5.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012

Cirrus des Aigles Romps to Prix Dollar Win

As a showdown with Frankel looms later this month, European champion Cirrus des Aigles uncoiled an explosive rally a quarter mile out at Longchamp, romping to an easy win in the Oct. 6 Qatar Prix Dollar (Fr-II).

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Nates Mineshaft Out of Hawthorne Gold Cup

Nates Mineshaft Out of Hawthorne Gold Cup

Grade II winner Nates Mineshaft will not run in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II), Hawthorne general manager Jim Miller confirmed Oct. 6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012

Study Examines Most 'Physically Effective Fiber' for Horses

Some owners might be searching for the most cost-effective ways in which to feed their horses, especially as provision prices continue to rise. Recently, a team of German researchers took a different approach to evaluating the effectiveness of horse feeds by carrying out a study establishing which diet--hay and grain or solely forage--consisted of a more ...

 Saturday, October 06, 2012

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