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Grade I Winner Sean Avery to Old Friends

Grade I Winner Sean Avery to Old Friends

Sean Avery, a grade I winner at Saratoga, has been retired from racing and will reside at Old Friends near Georgetown, Ky.

 Thursday, February 14, 2013
Grade I Victor Sean Avery Wins Comeback Race

Grade I Victor Sean Avery Wins Comeback Race

Grade I winner Sean Avery returned to action following a 13-month layoff to capture the minor Affiliate Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths on opening day of the fall meet at Belmont Park Sept. 8.

 Saturday, September 08, 2012
Ben's Cat Claws Out Turf Monster Repeat

Ben's Cat Claws Out Turf Monster Repeat

Favored Ben's Cat surged from third in the final furlong to nip Chamberlain Bridge by a head, winning the $350,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT) for the second year in a row Sept. 3 over soft going at Parx Racing.

 Monday, September 03, 2012

Magical Feeling Wins; CT Sets Handle Records

Grade II winner Magical Feeling, a winner of more than half of her starts, added another victory to her record by taking the $200,000 Sugar Maple Stakes for fillies and mares at Charles Town Races April 14.

 Sunday, April 15, 2012
Magical Feeling Pulls 27-1 Fritchie Shocker

Magical Feeling Pulls 27-1 Fritchie Shocker

Making her graded stakes debut, Magical Feeling split the two favorites in deep stretch to pull off a 27-1 stunner in the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, February 18, 2012
Sean Avery Just Holds on in Tight Vanderbilt

Sean Avery Just Holds on in Tight Vanderbilt

Front-running Sean Avery, under all-out pressure from jockey Joe Bravo, nosed odds-on choice Trappe Shot to produce a 17-1 stunner in the $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 7.

 Sunday, August 07, 2011
Little Mike Runs Big Again to Win Appleton

Little Mike Runs Big Again to Win Appleton

Speedster Little Mike played the bully once again on the Gulfstream Park turf, tallying in the $100,000 Emirates Airlines Appleton Stakes April 3 for his third grade III win of the meet.

 Sunday, April 03, 2011
Little Mike Sneaks Away in Canadian Turf

Little Mike Sneaks Away in Canadian Turf

For the second time during the meet, Little Mike went gate to wire to win a graded stakes on the Gulfstream Park turf, turning back a solid field in the $150,000 Canadian turf Stakes (gr. IIIT) Feb. 27.

 Sunday, February 27, 2011
Little Mike, 12-1, Hangs on in Ft. Lauderdale

Little Mike, 12-1, Hangs on in Ft. Lauderdale

Sent off at 12-1 in a wide-open field of 11, Little Mike broke sharply from the outside and never looked back, going wire-to-wire to win a thrilling edition of the $100,000 Ft. Lauderdale (gr. IIIT) Jan. 9 at Gulfstream Park.

 Sunday, January 09, 2011

Sort It Out Spoils Grocer's Return in Whirlaway

Preferred Pals Stable's outsider Sort It Out spoiled the sophomore debut of odds-on favorite Galloping Grocer on Saturday, winning the $84,150 Whirlaway for 3-year-olds at a 1 1/16 miles by a neck over Naughty New Yorker.

 Saturday, February 12, 2005

My Snookie's Boy Tops Discovery Line-Up

My Snookie's Boy, who spent most of the summer chasing Lion Heart in the Long Branch (gr. III) and Haskell Invitational (gr. I) at Monmouth, returns after a freshening for Wednesday's $100,000 Discovery Handicap (gr. III) at 1 1/8 miles for 3-year-olds, the season-opening stakes at Aqueduct.

 Monday, October 25, 2004

Gill Back at Delaware after Settling Lawsuit

An antitrust lawsuit filed last year by owner Michael Gill against Delaware Park has been settled, which paves the way for the nation's leading owner in 2003 to return to action at the track when its live meet opens Saturday.

 Thursday, April 22, 2004

All Goes Right for Austin's Mom in Affectionately

Austin's Mom needed some time to be ready for the right opportunity, and Saturday afternoon, everything fell into place in the $109,600 Affectionately Handicap (gr. III) for fillies and mares at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, January 17, 2004

Unbeaten Vogue Girl Shows Polish in Blue Hen

Stan Stefanski's homebred Vogue Girl stayed unbeaten with her victory in the $100,000 Blue Hen Stakes at Delaware Park Saturday.

 Saturday, November 01, 2003

Dashboard Drummer Pounds Home in Sapling

Dashboard Drummer made a sweeping move on the turn and ran down the front-runners in the stretch to capture the $100,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park on Saturday by 2 1/2 lengths.

 Saturday, August 09, 2003

Bigger Races Ahead for Obeah Winner Devon Rose

Richard Englander's Devon Rose raced herself into the Delaware Handicap (gr. II) with an impressive score in the $100,000 Obeah Handicap for fillies and mares at Delaware Park Saturday.

 Saturday, June 21, 2003

Windsor Castle Takes Shot at Brandywine

Frank Alexander's Windsor Castle, the recent winner of the William D. Schaffer Handicap (gr. III), tops a field of seven for the one-mile $100,000 Brandywine Handicap at Delaware Park Saturday.

 Thursday, June 05, 2003

Gill Files Another Lawsuit, This Time In Delaware

Attorneys for Michael Gill, one of the leading Thoroughbred owners in the country, filed a federal lawsuit in Delaware May 1. They claim Delaware Park officials unlawfully conspired to prevent Gill from racing his horses at the track, which opened April 26.

 Friday, May 02, 2003

Gill to Refile Action Against Delaware Park

Thoroughbred owner Michael Gill says he is planning to refile a lawsuit against Delaware Park after a New Hampshire federal judge refused to issue a temporary restraining order against the track for denying the horseman stall space.

 Saturday, April 19, 2003

Time, and Perhaps Medication Rules, Stymie Magna Series

The first of two rounds in Magna Entertainment's "Super Track Racing Series" has been canceled because of a lack of time to prepare and possibly complications tied to medication rules. The first round of the series -- six $100,000 races at Santa Anita Park March 3 -- has been scrapped, the Magna-owned California track announced Tuesday. The second round, scheduled for March 10 at Gulfstream Park, Magna's Florida track, will go as planned, officials said.

 Tuesday, February 27, 2001

Filly Dies in Saratoga Starting Gate Accident

A 2-year-old filly died after severing an artery in a starting gate accident at Saratoga Race Course on Monday.

 Monday, August 21, 2000