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Doubledogdare: No Catching Ice Cream Silence

Doubledogdare: No Catching Ice Cream Silence

A resolute Ice Cream Silence withstood pace pressure throughout to prevail by a neck over Sisterhood for jockey Rosie Napravnik in the Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) at Keeneland April 19.

 Friday, April 19, 2013
Inglorious Heads Doubledogdare at Keeneland

Inglorious Heads Doubledogdare at Keeneland

Donver Stable's Inglorious, winner of the 2011 Queen's Plate against males, heads a field of eight entered for the $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) April 19 at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Doubledogdare: Embur's Song Sets Track Record

Doubledogdare: Embur's Song Sets Track Record

Embur's Song shot to an early lead and never looked back, as she held off a late bid from Check the Label to win the $125,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (gr. III) in track record time April 22 at Keeneland.

 Friday, April 22, 2011
Doubledogdare Draws Large, Diverse Field

Doubledogdare Draws Large, Diverse Field

Check the Label, who jumpstarted her four-race win streak on the Keeneland turf last year, makes her season debut in Lexington as the 121-pound high weight in the $125,000 Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) April 22.

 Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Haka Holds On In Doubledogdare

Haka Holds On In Doubledogdare

Claiborne Farm's homebred Haka wore down pacesetter Funny Moon in the stretch and held on for a one-length victory in the $100,000 Doubledogdare (gr. III), as trainer Christophe Clement ran one-two in Keeneland's feature.

 Friday, April 16, 2010
Doubledogdare: Striking Dancer in Good Form

Doubledogdare: Striking Dancer in Good Form

Stevestan Stables' Striking Dancer, winner of the La Canada (gr. II) in February and fourth behind Zenyatta in the Santa Margarita Handicap (gr. I) in her most recent start, will carry top weight in the Doubledogdare

 Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Trainer Fined $1,000 for Kentucky 'Milkshake' Positive

In the first carbon dioxide overage announced since random tests were instituted in Kentucky in the spring of 2005, a horse trained by Reynaldo Abreu turned up positive in a pre-race blood sample taken April 18 at Keeneland. Subsequently, the trainer was fined $1,000.

 Thursday, June 07, 2007

Colony Band Marches Into Keeneland's Winner's Circle

Wertheimer and Frere's homebred Colony Band took an early lead and never trailed en route to a 3 1/4-length win in Wednesday's featured $109,700 Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Ender's Sister Records Bullet Work

Trainer Rusty Arnold sent Green Lantern Stable's Florida Oaks winner Ender's Sister out for a four-furlong work Friday morning at Keeneland. The daughter of A.P. Indy recorded a bullet work at that distance in :47.80.

 Friday, April 08, 2005

Mayo On the Side Tasty in Doubledogdare

Jockey Pat Day and Mayo On the Side skimmed the rail to take the lead in midstretch and pulled away to a two-length victory in the $100,000 Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland Friday afternoon.

 Friday, April 16, 2004

Cat Fighter Moves East to Try Doubledogdare

The $100,000 Doubledogdare Stakes isn't a graded event, but a number of its entrants have earned that status, giving the race a strong dose of class. Of the 11 entrants, three of them are grade II winners, and five others have won added-money races.

 Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Reason to Talk Earns Doubledogdare Win

Jockey Pat Day sent Reason to Talk to the lead soon after the start and she was never seriously threatened while winning the $105,439 Doubledogdare Stakes Wednesday at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, April 16, 2003