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Saratoga Notebook: Another Sick Horse for Pletcher; About Zavata's Name; Hook and Ladder Returns; Rice is Hot

Trainer Todd Pletcher said Saturday morning that Warners is responding to treatment for an illness at a veterinary clinic in Saratoga Springs.

 Saturday, August 17, 2002

Del Mar Race Report: High Five

Azeri takes her fifth straight, the Clement L. Hirsch Handicap, and sets her sights on Arlington Park.

 Sunday, August 11, 2002

Icecoldbeeratreds Romps in Graduaton Stakes

Mike Pegram's Icecoldbeeratreds broke alertly and was never headed in winning the $125,000 Graduation Stakes for 2-year-old California breds Wednesday in stakes-record time at Del Mar.

 Wednesday, July 31, 2002

Bear Fan Impressive in Del Mar Stakes Win

Heavy favorite Bear Fan cruised to victory in the $100,000 Fleet Treat Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar Sunday, winning by a widening seven lengths.

 Sunday, July 28, 2002

Arbiter Rockets to Set Del Mar Turf Mark

Asadurian And Asadurian's Arbiter tracked the early pacesetter for 10 furlongs, then forged to the front for the 11th and final panel as he raced to a record-setting, two-length victory in the $65,05 Kobuk King Stakes Thursday afternoon at Del Mar.

 Friday, July 26, 2002

Smith Guides Came Home to Easy Victory in Swaps

Came Home had a different rider in Sunday's Swaps Stakes (gr. II) at Hollywood Park, but the results were the same as they have been in eight of his 10 previous starts: a comfortable victory.

 Sunday, July 14, 2002

Smith Replaces McCarron on Came Home in Swaps

Trainer Paco Gonzalez Thursday expressed confidence that Came Home would live up to his expected favoritism in the $500,000 Swaps Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles Sunday.

 Friday, July 12, 2002

Formal Gold's Dam, Ingoldsby, Dead

Ingoldsby, dam of grade I winner and millionaire Formal Gold, died June 17 of colic at the veterinary clinic of Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Associates near Lexington.

 Tuesday, June 25, 2002

McCarron Takes All-Star Jockey Championship

Chris McCarron captured the NTRA All-Star Jockey Challenge Championship title Friday night at Lone Star Park as if destiny demanded it.

 Saturday, June 22, 2002

Baffert to Alberts: Just Have Fun

Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner War Emblem, said on a national teleconference Thursday he is going to try to enjoy his third attempt at a Triple Crown sweep, and advised Magic Weisner's trainer Nancy Alberts to do the same.

 Thursday, May 30, 2002

Snow Ridge is Tops in Maryland Breeders' Cup H.

Snow Ridge got back on the winning track with a smashing 7 3/4 –length annihilation of the $200,000 Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. III) on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico.

 Saturday, May 18, 2002

Snow Ridge Draws Seven For Carter

Snow Ridge, unbeaten in three starts in 2002, drew post seven as the 120 pound highweight in the 11-horse Carter Handicap (gr. I) field at Aqueduct Saturday.

 Thursday, April 11, 2002

Holdthehelm out of Spiral Stakes; Smith to Ride Azillion

Holdthehelm, who was scheduled to ship from California for Saturday's $500,000 Lane's End Spiral Stakes, will be forced to miss the race after popping a quarter crack.

 Tuesday, March 19, 2002

Stevens Hires New Agent; Beach Also Handles Mike Smith

Jockey Gary Stevens on Tuesday hired agent Brian Beach to handle his book effective opening day of the Santa Anita Park meeting Dec. 26. Beach also books mounts for Mike Smith.

 Tuesday, December 04, 2001

Darling My Darling Returns Victoriously

Darling My Darling, who had not started since finishing sixth in the Churchill Downs Distaff (gr. II) last November, returned victoriously to racing with a 1 1/4-length win in Gulfstream Park's eighth race Monday.

 Monday, February 12, 2001

Jostle Upsets Secret Status in Alabama

Fox Hill Farms' Jostle earned her second consecutive grade I victory Saturday, beating Secret Status to the wire by 3 3/4 lengths in the $750,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.

 Sunday, August 20, 2000

Scatter the Gold Denied in Breeders' Stakes

Scatter the Gold's bid to follow in his mother's footsteps by sweeping the Canadian Triple Crown fell a little over three lengths short Saturday as the Sam-Son Farm's homebred finished third in the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine. The Todd Pletcher-trained Lodge Hill earned the win, completing the 1 1/2-mile turf race, run over firm turf, in 2:28.97.

 Saturday, August 12, 2000

Jockey Velazquez Injured in Saratoga Spill

Jockey John Velazquez was involved in a spill in the fifth race at Saratoga Saturday, injuring his left shoulder, and was taken to Saratoga Hospital for X-Rays.

 Saturday, August 05, 2000

Jostle Upsets Secret Status in CCA Oaks

Fox Hill Farms' Jostle led at every call en route to an upset victory over heavily favored Secret Status in the $350,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I) Saturday at Belmont Park.

 Sunday, July 23, 2000
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