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CHRB Seeks Reality Check on Jockey Weight

How much weight does a horse actually carry in a race? No matter what the program says, nobody seems to know for sure. The California Horse Racing Board hopes an ad hoc committee can help revamp pre-race weigh-in practices.

 Thursday, October 06, 2005

Santa Anita Derby Winner Buzzards Bay Sells for $725,000

Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Buzzards Bay was purchased by Gary and Wendy Broad for $725,000 Monday at the conclusion of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky yearling sale in Lexington, Ky.

 Monday, July 18, 2005

CHRB Reviewing Sweet Catomine's Activities, Condition

Comments made by Sweet Catomine co-owner Marty Wygod after her flop as the odds-on favorite in the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) April 9 spurred an investigation into the champion filly's pre-race activities and condition.

 Monday, April 11, 2005

Saratoga Sale Topper to Stand in Oklahoma

Distinction, who topped the 2000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale at $4.2 million, has been retired and will stand in Oklahoma.

 Friday, November 05, 2004

CHRB Responds to Trainer Concerns; Will Consider Security Measures

California racing regulators hope they can head off a widely-held suspicion on the backside that some trainers are cheating before that perception becomes the assumption on the front side.

 Thursday, December 04, 2003

View Tremendous for Ocean Terrace

Ocean Terrace stamped himself as a leading Kentucky Derby contender when he scored an impressive victory in the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.

 Saturday, March 08, 2003