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Portobello Road at Stud in Arkansas

Freddy Anderson plans to stand Portobello Road at his Anderson Farms near Malvern, Ark., next year.

 Thursday, July 02, 2009
Ascot Knight Pensioned

Ascot Knight Pensioned

Ascot Knight, one of Canada's top stallions for years, has been pensioned after 19 years at stud because of declining health.

 Monday, January 28, 2008

Gomez Hoping to be on Friday Mounts After Belmont Incident

Garrett Gomez, the leading jockey in the nation by purses earned, was scheduled to return to riding Oct. 4 but took off his mounts another day after an Oct. 3 incident at Belmont Park resulted in his hospitalization.

 Thursday, October 04, 2007

A Day At The Spa: Aug. 13, This Game's Not Easy

This morning on the backside near the clockers' stand, Ron Anderson and Doc Danner are shooting the breeze, taking a break from the normal routine of lobbying trainers and chatting up owners in the hopes of scoring winning mounts for their riders. Anderson represents Garrett Gomez, currently fifth in the standings at Saratoga. Danner's jock is Shaun Bridgmohan, who ranks tenth.

 Monday, August 13, 2007

Delightful Kiss Smacks Iowa Derby Rivals

Delightful Kiss proved his 3 1/2-length victory in the Ohio Derby (gr. II) at odds of 24-1 earlier this month was no fluke when he rallied six wide in the stretch to capture the $250,000 Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows Friday night.

 Saturday, June 30, 2007

Delightful Kiss Plants Ohio Derby Upset

Hobeau Farm homebred Delightful Kiss, overlooked at odds of nearly 25-1, charged to his first stakes victory from the outside under a patient Jeffrey Sanchez, winning the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) for 3-year-olds by 3 1/2 lengths Saturday at Thistledown.

 Saturday, June 02, 2007

Grade II Winner Lexicon's First Winner

Grade II sprint winner Lexicon was represented by his first winner when his son Frezacon won Aug. 31 at Woodbine.

 Thursday, September 01, 2005

Bailey Gets Stitches After Being Thrown at the Spa

Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, who ranks third among riders for the 2005 Saratoga meet, was thrown before the fourth race on Monday afternoon when his mount, Performing Diva, threw back her head and hit the rider in the face.

 Monday, August 08, 2005

Rowdy Ruckus to Bar 17 in Alberta

Stakes-placed Rowdy Ruckus (Bold Ruckus--Lovalar, by Avatar) will stand the 2005 breeding season and Ken and Maxine Anderson's Bar 17 Stable near Huxley, Alberta, Canada.

 Friday, December 03, 2004

Back in the Saddle: Bailey to Return Next Week

Jockey Jerry Bailey, who has been sidelined since early September due to a fractured left wrist, expects to ride competitively again on Oct. 13 at the Keeneland meet in Lexington, Ky.

 Thursday, October 07, 2004

Royal Cat Colt Tops CTBA Yearling Sale

A colt from the first crop of Royal Cat, a winning son of Storm Cat, was purchased by trainer Jeff Bonde for $47,000 to top Tuesday's Northern California Yearling Sale conducted by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Sales.

 Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Study: Heavy Bute Use May Cause More Harm Than Good

An Ohio State University study indicates that chronic use of phenylbutazone, or Bute, in horses with joint problems could be causing more problems than it's preventing.

 Friday, March 22, 2002