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Two Kentucky Trainers Fined for Positives

A pair of Kentucky trainers were issued fines and suspension after horses in their care tested positive for banned substances following races at Turfway Park and Keeneland, according to John Veitch, chief state steward.

 Thursday, March 09, 2006

Workout Schedule Revised

Here is a revised workout schedule for horses vying for this year's Kentucky Derby.

 Sunday, April 28, 2002

Steve Haskin's Derby Report (4/22): Welcome to Louisville

The state of confusion that has been so prevalent over the past several months has now manifested itself in the form of real live horses.

 Monday, April 22, 2002

Derby Contenders Work; Flying Dash Out of Consideration

It was a busy day Monday at Churchill Downs and Belmont Park for horses pointing toward the Kentucky Derby. In one development, German-bred Flying Dash was taken out of consideration for the Derby after his workout.

 Monday, April 22, 2002

Came Home Ships to Churchill Friday

Santa Anita Derby winner Came Home, a top Kentucky Derby contender, will leave Friday for Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, April 18, 2002

Derby Report: Stevens' Unbridled Admiration For Easy Grades

Gary Stevens discusses his nightmare trip aboard Easy Grades in the Santa Anita Derby, in which a faulty bridle caused him to have little control of the horse.

 Tuesday, April 09, 2002

Mayakovsky Works Toward Santa Derby; Officer Shows Speed

Michael Tabor's Gotham Stakes (gr. III) winner Mayakovsky, set to start in Saturday's Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), worked a half-mile in :48 1/5, breezing, over a fast Santa Anita main track Tuesday morning immediately after the renovation break.

 Tuesday, April 02, 2002

Danthebluegrassman Sizzles in Workout; Other 3-Year-Olds See Action

Danthebluegrassman zipped five furlongs in :58.6 at Santa Anita Park on Monday as he posted the fastest time of the day among the 49 horses working at that distance. His workout was the highlight of a busy workday Monday for 3-year-olds at tracks across the country.

 Tuesday, April 02, 2002

Catching a Sunday Break on Wednesday

Koji Maeda's Triple Crown nominee Sunday Break gets his prep for the April 13 Wood Memorial (gr. I) when he faces vie other 3-year-olds in a 1 1/8-mile allowance test at Aqueduct on Wednesday.

 Tuesday, March 26, 2002

Came Home Back on Course for Santa Anita Derby

If any horse deserves smooth sailing on the Derby trail from here on it's Came Home, who was back on the track Tuesday for a mile and a half gallop.

 Wednesday, March 20, 2002

EASY GRADES

EASY GRADES

 Tuesday, March 05, 2002

Steve Haskin's Derby Report (3/4): Lost Weekend

For a weekend in which we had five races of note for 3-year-olds, we learned very little. Three of the five races were run on sloppy or muddy tracks, and in the highlight event, the San Rafael Stakes, we really didn't learn much more about Came Home than we knew before, other than he can now get a mile with no problem.

 Monday, March 04, 2002

San Rafael Report: Home Alone

Came Home pressed Werblin through moderate fractions then drew away in the stretch to win the $200,000 San Rafael Stakes (gr. II) by three lengths on Saturday at Santa Anita. Under Chris McCarron, Came Home completed the mile in 1:36.24 on a fast track to notch the victory in his first career attempt at a race run around two turns.

 Saturday, March 02, 2002