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Leroidesanimaux Favored for Atto Mile Crown

Leroidesanimaux puts his seven-race winning streak on the line as the 9-5 morning line favorite against eight opponents in Sunday's $1 million Atto Mile (Can-I) at Woodbine.

 Friday, September 16, 2005

Adreamisborn Takes Eventful Grace Handicap

Adreamisborn, ridden by Russell Baze, bided his time before overtaking Charbonnier in the stretch en route to a 3 1/2-length win in the $98,000 Jospeph T. Grace Handicap at Santa Rosa, which was run for the first time on the Northern California track's new turf course.

 Saturday, August 06, 2005

Emerging Star Castledale Heads Eddie Read

Castledale, just a head short of having a three-race win streak, is the headliner for Sunday's $400,000 Eddie Read Handicap (gr. IT) at 1 1/8 miles over Del Mar's Jimmy Durante Turf Course.

 Friday, July 22, 2005

Meteor Storm Heads Woodford Reserve Cast

Grade I stakes winners Meteor Storm, Sweet Return, and Perfect Drift head a field of ten accomplished turf runners entered for Saturday's $400,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, May 05, 2005

Wiggins Gets Second Grade With Rapid Proof

Rapid Proof, dismissed at odds of 31-1, edged out A to the Z and America Alive in a three-horse photo to win the $500,00 Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Fair Grounds turf course. Local runners dominated the New Orleans track's signature turf event .

 Sunday, March 20, 2005

Eleven Vie in Fair Grounds' Signature Muniz

Eleven older horses passed the entry box for the Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT), the premier grass event on the Fair Grounds calendar. Highweighted California shipper A to the Z, second to grade I winner Star Over the Bay in his last start in the Sunshine Millions Turf at Santa Anita, and the red-hot G P Fleet lead a group of horses most familiar with each other postward with half-a-million dollars on the line.

 Thursday, March 17, 2005

Star Over the Bay Brilliant in Sunshine Turf

The front-running Star Over the Bay enhanced his reputation for being tough to beat in the stretch, holding off a determined A to the Z in a grueling stretch duel to win the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Turf at Santa Anita Park Saturday.

 Saturday, January 29, 2005

Leroidesanimaux Conquers All in Citation

The Brazilian-bred Leroidesanimaux, who set a track record at Saturday's 1 1/16-mile distance on the Hollywood Park turf May 1, proved it was no fluke with a determined victory in the $400,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IT).

 Sunday, November 28, 2004

Cal Cup Report: 'Dream' Nips Yearly Report in Matron

In a spirited stretch duel, Dream of Summer came back on along on the inside to nose out heavily favored Yearly Report and win Saturday's $150,000 TOC/CTT California Cup Matron at Oak Tree at Santa Anita. It was one of several exciting races on the Cal Cup card.

 Saturday, October 16, 2004

Matz Drops Kicken Kris Into Bowling Green

After establishing himself as one of the leading sophomore turf runners in the nation last year, Kicken Kris drops out of grade I company Saturday in search of a much-needed win in the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, July 15, 2004

Maysville Slew Wins Dallas Turf Cup, Tops $1M

Popular 8-year-old gelding Maysville Slew became a millionaire when he rallied from far back to win Saturday's $200,000 Dallas Turf Cup at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

 Saturday, June 19, 2004

Warleigh Favored in Dallas Turf Cup

Warleigh, winner of the $200,000 John B. Connally Breeders' Cup Turf Handicap, was installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday's $200,000 Dallas Turf Cup at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

 Thursday, June 17, 2004