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$1M Payday for Game On Dude in CT Classic

$1M Payday for Game On Dude in CT Classic

Game On Dude earned $1 million the evening of April 20, but he had to work hard for it in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

 Saturday, April 20, 2013
Game On Dude Delivers Gritty Native Diver Win

Game On Dude Delivers Gritty Native Diver Win

Game On Dude put his disappointing Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) behind him with a gritty front-running win in the $250,000 Native Diver Stakes Presented by the Oak Tree Racing Association Dec. 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

 Saturday, December 01, 2012
Breeders' Cup to Honor Eight Celebrity Fans

Breeders' Cup to Honor Eight Celebrity Fans

Ambassadors include Bobby Flay, Bo Derek, Elizabeth Banks, Toby Keith, Jim Rome, Joe Torre, Laure Bell Bundy, Rick Pitino, Rob Dyrdek, and Wes Welker.

 Thursday, October 25, 2012
Game On Dude Aces Awesome Again Test

Game On Dude Aces Awesome Again Test

Game On Dude maintained his unbeaten record at Santa Anita Park with a smooth victory in the $250,000 Awesome Again Stakes (gr. I) Sept, 29, a perfect tuneup for his return to the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).

 Saturday, September 29, 2012
'Dude' On His Game in Californian Comeback

'Dude' On His Game in Californian Comeback

Showing he's happy to be back in California, Game On Dude romped to victory in the $147,000 Californian Stakes (gr. II) June 2 in his first start since a nearly tragic trip to the Dubai two months ago.

 Saturday, June 02, 2012
Game On Dude Looks Super in San Antonio

Game On Dude Looks Super in San Antonio

Game On Dude may have caused his backers a bit of concern when he trailed the field in the San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) after a tardy start, but it all worked out for the 3-10 favorite, who romped to victory at Santa Anita.

 Sunday, February 05, 2012
Homeboykris in Final Kentucky Derby Breeze

Homeboykris in Final Kentucky Derby Breeze

Homeboykris breezed a half-mile in :48 2/5 at Churchill Downs April 28 as he continued to work up to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Homeboykris Has First Churchill Work

Homeboykris Has First Churchill Work

Homeboykris, currently the No. 20 horse in terms of graded earnings for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), worked six furlong in 1:14 4/5 April 21 at Churchill Downs with Julien Leparoux aboard.

 Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Derby Field Still a Work in Progress

Derby Field Still a Work in Progress

Homeboykris is on his way to the Kentucky Derby, while Backtalk's status is up in the air for the May 1 classic

 Thursday, April 08, 2010
Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel Dies at 68

Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel Dies at 68

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who had been battling leukemia for most of the year, died peacefully at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif., early Nov. 16. He was 68.

 Monday, November 16, 2009
Vineyard Haven Sold to Godolphin

Vineyard Haven Sold to Godolphin

Vineyard Haven, winner of the grade I Champagne and Hopeful Stakes, has been sold to Godolphin for an undisclosed price by Bobby Frankel, who was majority owner of the colt, in partnership with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre and Louis Lazzinnaro.

 Saturday, November 01, 2008

Wild Desert to Miss Travers Due to Suspensory Injury

Queen's Plate winner Wild Desert, who had been training sharply in preparation for the $1-million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 27, will miss the "Mid-Summer Derby" and likely be out the rest of the year due to a suspensory injury, according to trainer Richard Dutrow.

 Thursday, August 11, 2005

Talented Sis City Seeking Ashland Glory

After a successful winter in Florida, Sis City is in Kentucky looking for greater glory. Winner of the Davona Dale Stakes (gr. II) by 16 lengths, the daughter of Slew City Slew is among seven 3-year-old fillies scheduled to compete in Saturday's Ashland Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland.

 Thursday, April 07, 2005

Stonerside Purchases Majority Interest in Sis City

Janice and Robert McNair's Stonerside Stable has purchased a controlling interest in the 3-year-old filly Sis City from the partnership of Sanford Goldfarb, New York Yankees' manager Joe Torre, Michael Dubb, and Ira Davis.

 Thursday, February 24, 2005

Sis City Long Gone in Davona Dale

Under a cool front end ride from John Velazquez, even-money favorite Sis City hit the stretch six lengths in front and drew way off for an eye-raising 16-length win in the $150,000 Davona Dale (gr. II) for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 05, 2005

Front-Running Sis City Rolls in Demoiselle

After two worthy but losing efforts in grade I company, Sis City found the competition in Saturday's Demoiselle (gr. II) Stakes to her liking, rolling to a 3-3/4 length front-end victory for Aqueduct's leading trainer, Richard Dutrow Jr.

 Saturday, November 27, 2004

Claimer Sis City Heads Demoiselle Field

Sis City, owned in part by New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, is the filly to beat in Saturday's $200,000 Demoiselle (gr. II) for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles.

 Friday, November 26, 2004

Sugar Punch Sweetens Torre's Tough Week

IEAH Stable's and Joe Torre's favored Sugar Punch knocked her rivals out of contention with a big move on the turn to easily win the $125,000 Iroquois Handicap for fillies and mares going seven furlongs at Belmont Park Saturday.

 Saturday, October 23, 2004

Sugar Punch Drops Cologny in Schenectady

Favorite Sugar Punch won her fifth consecutive race when she overcame frontrunner Cologny in midstretch of the $107,700 Schenectady Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares at Belmont Park on Sunday.

 Sunday, September 26, 2004

Buffy, Atlantic Ocean to Battle in San Clemente

Led by multiple graded stakes winners Buffythecenterfold and Atlantic Ocean, a field of nine 3-year-old fillies go to the gate for Saturday's $250,000 San Clemente Handicap (gr. IIT) at one mile on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.

 Thursday, July 31, 2003