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Hierro Overtakes Paynter in Derby Trial

Hierro Overtakes Paynter in Derby Trial

Stonestreet Stables' Hierro broke his maiden over the Churchill Downs main track as a juvenile and returned a winner under the Twin Spires April 28 in the $200,000 The Cliff's Edge Derby Trial (gr. III).

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Bejarano Wins 5 to Steal Gold Rush Spotlight

Bejarano Wins 5 to Steal Gold Rush Spotlight

Grade I winner Willa B Awesome, sent off as a heavy favorite in the $288,000 Melair Stakes, was all out to win by a nose over a determined Starry Skies at Befair Hollywood Park April 28.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Hudson Landing Upsets Jeranimo in SF Mile

Hudson Landing Upsets Jeranimo in SF Mile

Hudson Landing came from off the pace to post an upset in the $150,000 San Francisco Mile (gr. IIIT) April 28, winning his third in a row at Golden Gate Fields since being claimed for $50,000 in February.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Haskin's Derby Trail: Leap of Faith

Haskin's Derby Trail: Leap of Faith

Trainer Mike Harrington bought Creative Cause sight unseen.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Endorsement Puts His Stamp on Texas Mile

Endorsement Puts His Stamp on Texas Mile

Continuing his comeback from an injury that knocked him off the 2010 Triple Crown trail, Endorsement swept past 11-10 choice Canonize in deep stretch to win the $200,000 Texas Mile (gr. III) at Lone Star Park April 28.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
To Honor and Serve Cruises in Westchester

To Honor and Serve Cruises in Westchester

He only defeated three horses in a scratched-filled edition of the $142,500 Westchester Stakes (gr. III), but To Honor and Serve could not have looked any better in his season debut April 28 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Bejarano Becomes United States Citizen

Bejarano Becomes United States Citizen

Some two months after passing his test, jockey Rafael Bejarano was sworn in as a United States citizen April 27.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012

Sky Chai's the Limit...Again?

Trainer and Mike Maker and Thoroughbred owner Harvey Diamond have been down the Derby trail together...but this time they mean it.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Creative Cause, I'll Have Another Arrive

Creative Cause, I'll Have Another Arrive

Santa Anita Derby one-two-finishers arrived in good shape at Churchill Downs April 28.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Done Talking Zips Five Furlongs at Laurel

Done Talking Zips Five Furlongs at Laurel

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contender Done Talking zipped five furlongs in a bullet 1:01 at Laurel Park April 28.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Quick Final Work for Alpha, No Rider Yet

Quick Final Work for Alpha, No Rider Yet

Godolphin's homebred expects to ship to Churchill Downs on April 30. Rajiv Maragh worked Alpha but his rider in the Derby has not been named yet.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Union Rags Sharp in Final Move for Derby

Union Rags Sharp in Final Move for Derby

Chadds Ford Stable's Union Rags turned in a sharp half-mile work April 28 and galloped out so strongly the clockers gave him a five-furlong work in :59 4/5. Jockey Julien Leparoux was aboard the son of Dixie Union.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
And Why Not Fires Oaks Bullet; 4 Others Work

And Why Not Fires Oaks Bullet; 4 Others Work

Helen Groves' And Why Not fired a :46 4/5 bullet in a half-mile drill at Churchill Downs April 28. The daughter of Street Cry was one of five fillies that worked under the Twin Spires for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Dullahan in Maintenance Work at Churchill

Dullahan in Maintenance Work at Churchill

Donegal Racing's Dullahan turned in what trainer Dale Romans called a maintenance work at Churchill Downs April 28, going five furlongs in 1:01 1/5.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Prospective Posts Final Work at Churchill

Prospective Posts Final Work at Churchill

The Tampa Bay Derby winner went five furlongs in 1:01 2/5 at Churchill Downs April 28.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Hansen Works Easy 5 Furlongs in Company

Hansen Works Easy 5 Furlongs in Company

Last year's juvenile champion gets in his final drill for the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) at the Churchill Training Center, working in company with Derby Kitten.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012
Went the Day Well Turns in 'Best Work Ever'

Went the Day Well Turns in 'Best Work Ever'

Went the Day Well turned in "his best work ever" at Churchill Downs April 28, leaving his connections pleased with their hand heading into the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Saturday, April 28, 2012

Black Caviar Coasts to 20-for-20 Record

Black Caviar won her 20th race in as many starts April 28 and in the process, the 5-year-old mare set the Australasian record for consecutive wins.

 Saturday, April 28, 2012

Study: Nanoparticles to Deliver Therapy for Heaves in Horses

Scientists at Ludwig Maximilians University’s Department of Veterinary Medicine in Munich, Germany, are applying nanoscale molecule research in human allergy suppression to horses. In a recent study the team designed and administered a nanoparticleto deliver CpG-ODN (an immunostimulating DNA that has been shown to suppress a...

 Saturday, April 28, 2012

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