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Champion Big Drama Elected to Calder HOF

Champion Big Drama Elected to Calder HOF

Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Big Drama, south Florida riding stalwart Eduardo Nunez, and top-five, all-time Calder trainer Dan Hurtak were among the nine new members elected to the Calder Hall of Fame.

 Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Jackson Bend Won't Stand in 2013

Jackson Bend Won't Stand in 2013

Jackson Bend, a multiple grade I winner who was retired from racing in October, will not stand his first season at stud in 2013 after it was determined that he would require more time to recover from a training accident.

 Monday, January 28, 2013
Awesome Feather Going for Ninth Straight Win

Awesome Feather Going for Ninth Straight Win

Stronach Stable's Awesome Feather, the 2010 champion 2-year-old filly, will be center stage as she takes on five rivals in Saturday's $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff.

 Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Jackson Bend Wins Hal's Hope With Late Burst

Jackson Bend Wins Hal's Hope With Late Burst

With a patient John Velazquez guiding him, Jackson Bend opened up his 2012 campaign in style with a sharp victory in the $100,000 Hal's Hope (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, January 14, 2012
Uncle Mo Tops Experimental at 128 Pounds

Uncle Mo Tops Experimental at 128 Pounds

Uncle Mo, last year's champion 2-year-old male and undefeated winner of the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), received the high weight assignment of 128 pounds on the 2010 Experimental Free Handicap.

 Thursday, January 27, 2011
Brown to Train Awesome Feather

Brown to Train Awesome Feather

Adena Springs, owned by Frank Stronach, has chosen Chad Brown as the new trainer of Awesome Feather, the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) winner it bought for $2.3 million.

 Monday, November 08, 2010
Mad Flatter Coasts to Win in Spend a Buck

Mad Flatter Coasts to Win in Spend a Buck

Mad Flatter took a commanding lead after three-quarters of a mile and coasted to a 6 1/4-length victory over defending champion Mambo Meister on Oct. 16 in the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) at Calder.

 Saturday, October 16, 2010
Krypton Upsets Nordic Truce in Hill Prince

Krypton Upsets Nordic Truce in Hill Prince

Harvey Clarke and Ron Winchell's Krypton took over from 3-5 favorite Nordic Truce rounding the turn and held off his rival to win the $100,000 Hill Prince Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a neck June 4 at Belmont Park.

 Friday, June 04, 2010

First Winner Sired by Hear No Evil

Stakes winner Hear No Evil was represented by his first winner when his son Jackson Bend won June 4 at Calder Race Course.

 Saturday, June 06, 2009
Anasheed's First Winner

Anasheed's First Winner

Anasheed, a graded stakes-placed runner, was represented by his first winner when his daughter Garter Belt won May 17 at Calder Race Course.

 Monday, May 19, 2008

Awesome of Course, Smooth Jazz Sire First Winners

Stakes winners Smooth Jazz and Awesome of Course were represented by their first winners.

 Sunday, May 13, 2007