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HRRN to Air Breeders' Cup Challenge Races

HRRN to Air Breeders' Cup Challenge Races

Thirty-six Breeders' Cup Challenge races leading up to this year's World Championships will be broadcast on the Horse Racing Radio Network.

 Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Summit of Speed on Radio, TV

Calder's $1.45 million "Summit of Speed" July 11 will be carried live by HRTV and the Horse Racing Radio Network.

 Thursday, July 09, 2009
Diamondrella Sparkles in Just a Game Upset

Diamondrella Sparkles in Just a Game Upset

Diamondrella and jockey Rajiv Maragh thundered down the stretch to overpower last year's champion turf filly, Forever Together, to win the $400,000 Just a Game Stakes (gr.IT) at Belmont Park June 6.

 Saturday, June 06, 2009

HRRN to Have Exclusive Breeders' Cup Rights

The Breeders' Cup and Horse Racing Radio Network announced an agreement for HRRN to become the exclusive national radio network for the 2009 and 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Thursday, May 14, 2009
Chatain to Lane's End Texas

Chatain to Lane's End Texas

Multiple graded stakes winner Chatain has been retired from racing and is entering stud this year at William S. Farish's Lane's End Texas near Hempstead, Texas.

 Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Champion Christmas Past Dead

Champion Christmas Past Dead

Christmas Past, a homebred champion filly for the late Cynthia Phipps, was euthanized Dec. 13 at age 29 because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

 Wednesday, February 04, 2009
HRRN to Broadcast Breeders' Cup on Radio

HRRN to Broadcast Breeders' Cup on Radio

The Breeders' Cup announced June 30 that it has reached an agreement for Horse Racing Radio Network to become the exclusive national radio network for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Monday, June 30, 2008
Chatain Shoots to Hal's Hope Repeat

Chatain Shoots to Hal's Hope Repeat

Favored Chatain made it back-to-back wins in Gulfstream Park's $100,000 Hal's Hope Handicap (gr. III) with a devastating kick for home Jan. 6.

 Sunday, January 06, 2008
After Market Seeks Fifth Straight Win in Kelso Handicap

After Market Seeks Fifth Straight Win in Kelso Handicap

Coming off a four-race win streak in California, Pam and Martin Wygood's After Market seeks a fifth straight victory and a ticket to the Breeders' Cup Mile when he leads the field of 11 in the Sept. 29 Kelso Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, September 27, 2007
Remarkable News Makes Firecracker Headlines

Remarkable News Makes Firecracker Headlines

Favored Remarkable News, given a judicious ride by Ramon Dominguez, controlled the pace of Saturday's $232,000 Firecracker Handicap (gr. IIT) and drove to a measured 2 3/4-length win on the Churchill Downs turf.

 Saturday, June 30, 2007

Remarkable News Wins Accident-Marred Dixie Stakes

Remarkable News won the Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT) at Pimlico after Mending Fences sustained an injury while racing on the lead.

 Saturday, May 19, 2007

Keeneland Race Coverage on HRRN

The Horse Racing Radio Network will provide exclusive live coverage of Keeneland's feature throughout the spring meet.

 Friday, April 06, 2007

Penna-trained Chaibia Dangerous in Athenia

Malcolm E. Parrish's 3-year-old, Irish-bred Chaibia finished a respectable fourth in last month's Garden City Breeders' Cup (gr. IT) at Belmont Park. Sunday, she'll tackle older horses for the first time in the 29th running of the $100,000 Athenia Handicap (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/16 miles.

 Friday, October 13, 2006

Remarkable News Leaves Artie Far Behind

Holly Rincon's Remarkable News took the lead at the start of the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) and never looked back, notching a convincing victory while leaving the 3-5 favorite Artie Schiller a well-beaten fourth at Saratoga Sunday.

 Sunday, August 06, 2006

Penna Hopes to Spread the 'News' in Poker H.

Remarkable News, a 4-year-old Venezuelan-bred trained by Angel Penna Jr., seeks his second stakes win in the $100,000 Poker Handicap (gr. III) Sunday on the turf at Belmont Park.

 Friday, June 30, 2006

'News Has Nose for Connaught Cup Victory

Odds-on choice Remarkable News, Javier Castellano in the irons, fought off two stubborn rivals to capture the $150,000 Connaught Cup Stakes (Can-IIIT) by a nose in dramatic fashion Sunday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, May 28, 2006

Mr. Light Shows Way in Poker Handicap

Argentine-bred Mr. Light found a lightning pace to his liking in Sunday's $100,000-added Poker Handicap, sweeping past the field in mid-stretch and holding off the late closer Willard Straight on the Belmont Park Widener turf course.

 Sunday, July 03, 2005

Que Puntual Overcomes All in Taking Nassau

Earle Mack's Que Puntual survived a rough trip and two claims of foul to win the featured $357,200 Nassau Stakes (Can-II) for fillies and mares on the turf Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, June 04, 2005

Macaw Loops Field to Take Fifth Third Elkhorn

Irish-bred Macaw drew in from the also-eligible list for Keeneland's Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes (gr. IIIT) with the scratch of morning line favorite Magistretti, then looped the entire field to win Friday's $200,000 closing-day feature by 2 1/2 lengths.

 Friday, April 29, 2005

Late-Running Mr. Light Surges in Appleton

Argentine-bred Mr. Light swooped past Host just before the wire to win Saturday's one-mile Appleton Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park by a half-length.

 Saturday, February 12, 2005

Former Rider David Penna Dies in Canada

Former jockey David Penna, who won 1,772 races during a 19-year career that began in 1978, died on Tuesday in Victoria, British Columbia, at the age of 46.

 Friday, January 16, 2004

South American-Breds Take Both Divisions of Athenia

Brazilian-bred Verruma tracked the early pacesetters, then rallied through the stretch to win her division of the $137,875 Athenia Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park Friday. Chilean-bred Babae, who Verruma beat in a June allowance race at Belmont, won the second division.

 Friday, October 26, 2001