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Black Caviar Runs Unbeaten Streak to 15

Undefeated Black Caviar easily handled three rivals to extend her win streak to 15 in the Schweppes Stakes (Aus-II) Oct. 22 at Moonee Valley.

 Saturday, October 22, 2011
Cost of Freedom Never Looks Back in Underwood

Cost of Freedom Never Looks Back in Underwood

Even-money choice Cost of Freedom rushed to the lead for jockey Joe Talamo and never looked back in taking the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) by 1 3/4 lengths in the Thanksgiving Day feature at Hollywood Park.

 Thursday, November 25, 2010
Cost of Freedom Ready to Soar in Underwood

Cost of Freedom Ready to Soar in Underwood

Fresh from his romp in the California Cup Sprint last month, Cost of Freedom is the 126-pound high weight for his return to graded stakes action in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Hollywood Park.

 Sunday, November 21, 2010

Breeders' Cup Berth Up For Grabs in Morvich

The $100,000 Morvich (gr. IIIT), a six-furlong contest on Hollywood Park's turf course Oct. 11, is a designated "Win and You're In" race for the Nov. 6 BC Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, October 09, 2010

Del Mar Mile: Off 3 Years, Moudez Makes Jump

Moudez, winner of the Joseph T. Grace Handicap on the Santa Rosa turf in his first start in more than three years, takes a big leap in the $250,000 Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) Aug. 28.

 Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Smiling Tiger Earns His Stripe in Bing Crosby

Smiling Tiger Earns His Stripe in Bing Crosby

Smiling Tiger, taking advantage of a terrible break by 3-5 favorite Cost of Freedom, went gate-to-wire in winning the $250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 1.

 Sunday, August 01, 2010
Cost of Freedom Leads Solid Bing Crosby Field

Cost of Freedom Leads Solid Bing Crosby Field

Cost of Freedom, who has looked close to invincible in his two starts this year, heads a solid field of seven sprinters in the $250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 1.

 Thursday, July 29, 2010

Australia's Scenic Blast Headed to U.S.

Gelding will be trained by John Shirreffs in California.

 Monday, December 21, 2009
Centimeter Settles Japan's Sprinters Stakes

Centimeter Settles Japan's Sprinters Stakes

The sixth leg of the Global Sprint Challenge produced one of the closest finishes in Japan's Sprinters Stakes (Jpn-I) history when Laurel Guerreiro edged B B Guldan by one centimeter to prevail in the US$2 million event on Oct. 4 at Nakayama Racecourse.

 Sunday, October 04, 2009

Aussies 'Blast' to Victory in King's Stand

Australia claimed the King's Stand Stakes (Eng-I) for the fourth time in seven years as Scenic Blast produced a superb turn of foot and rocketed to a three-quarters length victory in the five-furlong contest at Royal Ascot June 16.

 Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Two Australian Champs Lose in '09 Debut

Australian Horse of the Year Weekend Hussler and champion sprinter Apache Cat upset by Scenic Blast in their 2009 debuts.

 Saturday, January 31, 2009