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Magic Mecke Rolls to Victory in Axthelm

Magic Mecke won his third consecutive race by taking the$100,000 Pete Axthelm Stakes Saturday at Calder Race Course, breaking the stakes record time in the process.

 Saturday, December 20, 2003

Bailey Takes Stroll on Hedge, Wins Jamaica

Claiborne Farm's favored Stroll won his fourth straight in Sunday's $200,000 Jamaica Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park when jockey Jerry Bailey squeezed through a small opening on the hedge to defeat Kicken Kris and Joe Bear.

 Sunday, September 21, 2003

Canada's Shoal Water Captures Saranac

ader Shoal Water, with leading jockey John Velazquez in the saddle, wore down Sharp Impact in the final furlong to register a 2 1/4-length victory in the closing-day $108,800 Saranac Handicap (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds Monday at Saratoga Race Course.

 Monday, September 01, 2003

Canada's Shoal Water Invades Saranac 'Cap

Canadian trainer Mark Frostad makes a rare trip to upstate New York to saddle Shoal Water for Saratoga's closing-day $100,000-added Saranac Handicap (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds on the turf Monday.

 Saturday, August 30, 2003

Frankel Sends Urban King in Hall of Fame

Trainer Bobby Frankel continues his seemingly insatiable quest for graded stakes wins Monday when he sends John Amerman's Urban King in the $150,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-olds running a mile and an eighth on the turf.

 Saturday, August 02, 2003

Front-Runner Looks Sharp in Lexington Stakes Win

Jockey Richard Migliore implored Sharp Impact for everything he had to hold off second-place Hidden Truth and win the $150,000 Lexington (gr. III) at Belmont on Sunday.

 Sunday, July 13, 2003

Howard's Hidden Truth No Secret in Lexington

Trainer Neil Howard looks forward to Saratoga later this month, but he still has business at Belmont Park with his up-and-coming 3-year-old turf standout Hidden Truth in Sunday's Lexington Stakes (gr. IIIT).

 Friday, July 11, 2003

Most Feared Scares Up Win in Arlington Futurity

Tom R. Durant's Most Feared took the lead approaching the eighth pole and run a drew off for a three-length tally in the $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III)Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, September 28, 2002

Godolphin Pair Head Arlington Futurity

Godolphin Racing's coupling of Sharp Impact and Anasheed headline a field of 10 2-year-olds in Saturday's grade III $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity at Arlington Park.

 Thursday, September 26, 2002

Juvenile Preview (9/25): Candidates on Both Sides of Atlantic

Upcoming events on both sides of the Atlantic could have a significant impact on the field for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).

 Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Godolphin Makes Sharp Impact in Spectacular Bid

Godolphin Racing's Sharp Impact remained perfect in his brief career with a 3/4-length victory in the $75,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, September 07, 2002

Untested Field Vies in Arlington's Spectacular Bid

A wide open field of eight 2-year-olds will battle Saturday in the $75,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at Arlington Park.

 Thursday, September 05, 2002