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Master of Hounds Revives Euro/Belmont Angle

Master of Hounds Revives Euro/Belmont Angle

Nearly an annual event back in the 1990s, Susan Magnier's Master of Hounds is the first colt in a decade to ship from Europe to run in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).

 Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Baletti, Dynaslew Win Turf Stakes at Belmont

Baletti, Dynaslew Win Turf Stakes at Belmont

Baletti took the Fort Marcy (gr. IIIT) and Dynaslew set all of the fractions to score in the Beaugay (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares in front of a crowd of 9,405 on Kentucky Derby day at Belmont Park May 1.

 Saturday, May 01, 2010
Grade I-Winning Quartet Heads Masters' Field

Grade I-Winning Quartet Heads Masters' Field

Four grade I winners -- Diamondrella, Flashing, Game Face, and Informed Decision -- are part of an overflow field entered for the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. III) on tap Sept. 12 in Erie, Pa.

 Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Chatain, Commentator Top Richter Scale

Chatain, Commentator Top Richter Scale

Seven rivals will look to knock off Lazy F Ranch's red-hot Chatain March 8 in the $200,000 Richter Scale Sprint Handicap (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Prep Under Belt, Chatain Pointed to Cigar Mile

Prep Under Belt, Chatain Pointed to Cigar Mile

Chatain, the winner of the Nov. 3 William Livingston Stakes at Meadowlands, will run next in the $300,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 24, according to trainer Angel Penna Jr.

 Monday, November 05, 2007
Chatain Looks for Ink in Sport Page

Chatain Looks for Ink in Sport Page

Chatain, whose foot problems are behind him, seeks his second stakes win of his career in the Sport Page Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Oct. 27. The $150,000 Sport Page drew a field of five.

 Friday, October 26, 2007
Remarkable News Makes Firecracker Headlines

Remarkable News Makes Firecracker Headlines

Favored Remarkable News, given a judicious ride by Ramon Dominguez, controlled the pace of Saturday's $232,000 Firecracker Handicap (gr. IIT) and drove to a measured 2 3/4-length win on the Churchill Downs turf.

 Saturday, June 30, 2007

Chatain Charges to Gulfstream Track Mark

Lazy F Ranch's lightly raced Chatain surged past heavily favored Sweetnorthernsaint in deep stretch to grab the lead and hold off an extremely game Sir Greeley to win the $100,000 Hal's Hope Handicap (gr. III) by a nose in track record time at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

 Saturday, January 06, 2007

Remarkable News Leaves Artie Far Behind

Holly Rincon's Remarkable News took the lead at the start of the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) and never looked back, notching a convincing victory while leaving the 3-5 favorite Artie Schiller a well-beaten fourth at Saratoga Sunday.

 Sunday, August 06, 2006

Penna Hopes to Spread the 'News' in Poker H.

Remarkable News, a 4-year-old Venezuelan-bred trained by Angel Penna Jr., seeks his second stakes win in the $100,000 Poker Handicap (gr. III) Sunday on the turf at Belmont Park.

 Friday, June 30, 2006

'News Has Nose for Connaught Cup Victory

Odds-on choice Remarkable News, Javier Castellano in the irons, fought off two stubborn rivals to capture the $150,000 Connaught Cup Stakes (Can-IIIT) by a nose in dramatic fashion Sunday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, May 28, 2006

Macaw Loops Field to Take Fifth Third Elkhorn

Irish-bred Macaw drew in from the also-eligible list for Keeneland's Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes (gr. IIIT) with the scratch of morning line favorite Magistretti, then looped the entire field to win Friday's $200,000 closing-day feature by 2 1/2 lengths.

 Friday, April 29, 2005

Late-Running Mr. Light Surges in Appleton

Argentine-bred Mr. Light swooped past Host just before the wire to win Saturday's one-mile Appleton Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park by a half-length.

 Saturday, February 12, 2005