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Field Solid Choice as Derby Wager Pool Ends

Field Solid Choice as Derby Wager Pool Ends

Churchill Downs' second Kentucky Derby Future Wager concluded March 3 with the Mutuel Field, or "All Others" garnering much of the attention as the 3-1 favorite.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Went the Day Well Experiences Breathing Issue

Went the Day Well Experiences Breathing Issue

Went the Day Well was a surprise non-factor at 1-2 odds at Aqueduct Racetrack March 3 when he apparently struggled to get his air in his first start since the 2012 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Contessa Mulls Options After Rydilluc Cruises

Contessa Mulls Options After Rydilluc Cruises

Watching his Rydilluc dominate a group of 3-year-old turf runners in his stakes debut in the $150,000 Palm Beach (gr. IIIT) March 3 at Gulfstream Park, trainer Gary Contessa may have come to a conclusion.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Flashback Posts Bullet Move for San Felipe

Flashback Posts Bullet Move for San Felipe

Flashback moved a step closer to his much-anticipated showdown with Goldencents in the upcoming San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) with a five-furlong workout March 3 in a bullet 59 seconds flat under regular rider Julien Leparoux.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Pletcher Works Discreet Dancer, 'Bobby

Pletcher Works Discreet Dancer, 'Bobby

Trainer Todd Pletcher had a busy Sunday morning at Palm Meadows Training Center March 3 with more than a dozen stakes runners from his powerful stable hitting the work tab for upcoming stakes engagements.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Golden Mystery Back With Wolfson After Sale

Golden Mystery Back With Wolfson After Sale

Sold at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale for $625,000 to Regis Farms a day after her win in the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 10, Golden Mystery is back with trainer Marty Wolfson at Calder.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Fort Larned Assigned 124 for Gulfstream 'Cap

Fort Larned Assigned 124 for Gulfstream 'Cap

Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Fort Larned was assigned high weight of 124 pounds for his first of 2013 in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) March 9 in south Florida.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Oliver Tait Resigns from BC Board Over Salix

Oliver Tait Resigns from BC Board Over Salix

Oliver Tait, Darley's chief operating officer, has resigned from the board of the Breeders' Cup following a board decision not to implement a ban on race-day medication for all championship races this year.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Wise Dan 'Ahead of Schedule' for 2013 Debut

Wise Dan 'Ahead of Schedule' for 2013 Debut

Wise Dan, Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year, turned in his second work of the season at Keeneland March 2, a four-furlong move in :49 1/5. Stablemates Turallure and Successful Dan are also training well.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013

Mountaineer Sunday Card Canceled

Wintry conditions, including snow showers and a temperature well below average, have caused the cancellation of the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort card for Sunday, March 3.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Gotham Winner Vyjack Headed to Wood Memorial

Gotham Winner Vyjack Headed to Wood Memorial

Undefeated Vyjack remains on track for the $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I) following his terrific victory in the Gotham Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack March 2.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013

Teofilo Colt Tops First Day of Inglis Sale

A colt by Darley stallion Teofilo sold for the highest price of $250,000 (US$255,175) on day one of the Inglis Melbourne premier yearling sale March 3 at Oaklands near Melbourne.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013

GI Drug Could be Useful for Equine Eye Exams (AAEP 2012)

Occasionally veterinarians stumble across a drug side effect that's more useful than detrimental. Take, for example, the antispasmodic N-butylscopolammonium bromide (NBB), marketed in the United States as Buscopan (Boehringer Ingelheim) to treat horses with colic. As it turns out, this drug could be useful for helping veterinarians examine horses'...

 Sunday, March 03, 2013

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