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Bedanken, Pettinger Team up to Win Modesty

Pin Oak Stable's odds-on favorite Bedanken made it two straight over the Arlington Park turf course with a pace-forcing three quarters of a length victory in the $150,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT) Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, July 24, 2004

Round Table Trip Doesn't Faze Cryptograph

An outside draw and a wide trip could not keep favored Cryptograph from getting to the winner's circle following the $100,000 Round Table Stakes Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, July 17, 2004

Bedanken Queen of Bayou Breeders' Cup

Bedanken turned in another monster performance in capturing the $125,000 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Fair Grounds' Stall-Wilson turf course Saturday.

 Saturday, February 28, 2004

Bedanken Sets Stake Mark in Fair Grounds Return

It's not every day that a horse returns from a year layoff and turns in a stakes record performance. But then again, Bedanken, the winner of Friday's $60,000 Furl Sail Handicap at Fair Grounds, is not your average filly.

 Friday, December 26, 2003

Bien Nicole Stars in WinStar Galaxy

Kristine and John Richter's homebred Bien Nicole jumped to the lead and never looked back in a dominating performance to win the $500,000 WinStar Galaxy (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares at Keeneland Sunday.

 Sunday, October 05, 2003

Norman Sweeps Lone Star Graded Races with Eagle Lake

Cole Norman earned his third stakes win of the day and swept both graded stakes events on the Lone Star Million program when Eagle Lake wired the field in Monday's $300,000 WinStar Distaff (gr. III).

 Monday, May 26, 2003

On Turf or Dirt, Bien Nicole Proves She's Good

Proving she can handle the dirt as well as the turf, Kristine and John Richter's homebred Bien Nicole won Saturday's $200,000 Oaklawn Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) Saturday for fillies and mares in a surprise.

 Saturday, March 15, 2003

Bedanken Spanks Them in Pago Hop Stakes

Favored Bedanken demolished 11 rivals in winning the $100,000 Pago Hop Stakes Saturday at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, December 21, 2002

Churchill Downs Racing Report: Caught by Surprise

Ron Perozzi's Caught in the Rain pulls off a 32-1 upset in the Mrs. Revere Stakes.

 Saturday, November 16, 2002

Bedanken Nips Marienskly in Valley View

Bedanken edged Mariensky by a nose Saturday at Keeneland to win the $115,700 Valley View Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies.

 Saturday, October 19, 2002

Bien Nicole Beats the Boys in DeBartolo Cup

Kris & John Richter's 4-year-old filly Bien Nicole, the only female taking part in Sunday's $147,750 Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. Memorial Breeders' Cup at Remington Park, did her gender proud, winning the 1-1/8 turf event by 3 1/4 lengths.

 Sunday, September 29, 2002

Lost at Sea Shows How She Runs in Singapore Plate

John Franks & Peter Abruzzo's Lost At Sea overtook favored See How She Runs entering the stretch en route to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $100,000 Singapore Plate (gr. III) Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, August 10, 2002

See How She Runs Favored in Arlington's Singapore Plate

Pin Oak Stable's See How She Runs, whose five-race undefeated streak was snapped when narrowly defeated in the $150,000 Iowa Oaks last time out, is the likely favorite among seven 3-year-old fillies entered for Saturday's $100,000 Singapore Plate (gr. III) over 1 1/8 miles at Arlington Park.

 Thursday, August 08, 2002

Undefeated See How She Runs in Iowa Oaks

Pin Oak Stable's undefeated See How She Runs will return to action July 3 as the short-priced favorite for the $150,000 Iowa Oaks at Prairie Meadows.

 Tuesday, July 02, 2002

Mr Ross Joins Millionaire Ranks With Maxxam Gold Cup Win

Mr Ross entered the prestigious ranks of racing's millionaire row as he won the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup, a handicap for 3-year-olds and upward on the main track at Sam Houston Race Park Saturday night.

 Sunday, January 20, 2002