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Hong Kong Cup Day: John O'Shea & Sea Siren

Australian trainer John O'Shea has Sea Siren in the Hong Kong Sprint.

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McPeek's Pure Fun Toys With Starlet Rivals

Pure Fun, the lone shipper in this year's grade I Hollywood Starlet Stakes, turned in an electric performance in rallying from last at the quarter pole to win by one length Dec. 8 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Lady of Fifty Shows Her Ability in Bayakoa

Lady of Fifty charged down the outside to sweep past the leaders in the stretch, registering her first graded stakes win in the $200,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) Dec. 8 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Heavy On Themister Grabs LA Champions Classic

Heavy On Themister, under an all-out drive from Rosie Napravnik, scored a one-length victory in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Dec. 8 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Dust and Diamonds Cashes in at Gulfstream

Dust and Diamonds produced a quick return on her purchase at auction in November with an easy victory in the $100,000 Sugar Swirl Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Dec. 8.

Baffert Shipper Brigand Wires City of Laurel

Brigand, shipped to Laurel Park from New York by trainer Bob Baffert, responded with a front-running one-length victory in the $104,000 City of Laurel Stakes Dec. 8.

Duke of Mischief to Make Return at Gulfstream

Duke of Mischief, a multiple graded stakes winner of more than $1.9 million, is set to make his return after an absence of eight months in the Harlan's Holiday Stakes Dec. 16 at Gulfstream Park.

Hong Kong Cup Day: Trackwork December 8, 2012

Horses prepping for the Hong Kong Cup Day races including Carlton House, Alcopop, Siyouma, Joshua Tree, Red Cadeux, Dancing Rain, Sea Siren, and Super Easy.

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Hong Kong Cup Day: Marco Botti - Joshua Tree

Trainer Marco Botti, who sends out Joshua Tree in the Hong Kong Vase.

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Hong Kong Jockey Club Pursues New, Young Fans

Even as they welcome the inner circle of racing to the Dec. 9 Longines Hong Kong International Races, local racing officials in that country are busily harnessing digital technology in search of new, young fans.

First Features of UAE Season at Abu Dhabi

The first feature races of the United Arab Emirates season will be conducted Dec. 9 when Abu Dhabi stages its National Day Cup meeting.

Is Home Field Edge at Risk in Hong Kong?

The normal home-field advantage enjoyed by local horses in the Hong Kong International Races may be at risk Dec. 9--because of changes in the home field. Or it could be a smoke screen.

Lopez Triples in Return to Gulfstream Park

Jockey Paco Lopez, who missed two days of riding after a fall Dec. 2 at Gulfstream Park, returned to action Dec. 7 in winning form, capturing three races, including his first two races back.

Hong Kong Cup Day: Mikel Delzangles & Dunaden

French trainer Mikel Delzangles has Dunaden in the Hong Kong Vase.

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Hong Kong Cup Day: Sir Michael Stoute

English trainer Sir Michael Stoute has Sea Moon in the Hong Kong Vase and Carlton House in the Hong Kong Cup.

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Hangin' With Haskin: Vox Populi Gets It Right

Only in Thoroughbred racing can one of the greatest champions in the history of the sport share the same stage with a former $5,000 claimer from Penn National.

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Filly Championship on the Line at Hanshin

The Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (Jpn-I) drew a full field of 18 headed by stakes winners Collector Item and Sound Rihanna, who will square off in Japan's championship race for the division Dec. 9.

Shock Wave Therapy Table Topic (AAEP 2012)

A group of very interactive veterinarians gathered for the table topic discussion on shock wave therapy at the 2012 American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Meeting, held Dec. 1-5 in Anaheim, Calif. Susan Johns, DVM, CVA, of Virginia Equine Imaging, and Scott McClure, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, associate professor of equine surgery at Iowa State Uni...