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Siren Lure Ends Long Skid in Sausalito

Siren Lure snapped a 12-race losing streak Nov. 22 when he charged powerfully down the stretch to score a 1 1/4-length victory over odds-on favorite Indyanne in the $75,000 Sausalito Stakes at Golden Gate Fields.

 Saturday, November 22, 2008

Sherman Gets 10-Day Ban for Milkshakes

Trainer Art Sherman is serving a 10-day suspension and he was fined $7,500 as part of a stipulated agreement with the California Horse Racing Board after two horses in his care were found to have raced with an excessive amount of total carbon dioxide in their systems.

 Friday, April 18, 2008
Lang Field, Daytona Vie in 'Gabriel

Lang Field, Daytona Vie in 'Gabriel

Lang Field and Daytona, both surprise grade I winners on the turf during the recently concluded Hollywood Park autumn stand, square off in the $150,000 San Gabriel Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Park Dec. 30.

 Thursday, December 27, 2007
Lang Field Stuns Citation Rivals

Lang Field Stuns Citation Rivals

The outsider Lang Field produced his first stakes win with an 18-1 upset by a neck over favored Zann in the $400,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IT) on the Hollywood Park turf on Nov. 23.

 Friday, November 23, 2007

San Mateo 4-Bagger Lands Sherman in 2,000-Win Club

Trainer Art Sherman won four straight races Sunday at the San Mateo County Fair and in the process achieved a milestone -- his 2,000th victory.

 Sunday, August 12, 2007
Surf Cat Can Spoil Siren Lure's Triple Bend Repeat

Surf Cat Can Spoil Siren Lure's Triple Bend Repeat

Despite being away from action for more than a year, multiple grade II winner Surf Cat presents a formidable obstacle for Siren Lure, who attempts to defend his title in the $300,000 Triple Bend Invitational Handicap at Hollywood Park Saturday.

 Thursday, July 05, 2007

Sherman, Koriner Draw CHRB Complaints

Trainers Art Sherman and Brian Koriner face California Horse Racing Board complaints for allegedly exceeding regulatory thresholds in post-race medication tests reported by the University of California-Davis' Maddy Laboratory.

 Sunday, June 17, 2007

Siren Lure Gets Second Chance in San Simeon

Siren Lure, third as the 11-10 favorite in last year's $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) on Santa Anita's downhill turf course, has that failure to rectify as the 121-pound high weight on Saturday.

 Thursday, April 19, 2007

Sherman Fined $3,000 for Clenbuterol Violation

Stewards at Golden Gate Fields fined trainer Art Sherman $3,000 for a Class III violation of California rules after a horse in his care, Fargoabargain, tested in excess of the permitted level for clenbuterol.

 Friday, January 26, 2007

Agnes Gold to Lambholm South

Agnes Gold, a stakes-winning son of Sunday Silence, is moving from his native Japan to stand the 2007 breeding season at Roy Lerman's Lambholm South in Reddick, Fla.

 Friday, January 12, 2007

Siren Lure Sounds Breeders' Cup Warning

Sizzling Siren Lure ran down the pacesetting Pure as Gold at the sixteenth pole to win the $298,000 Pat O'Brien Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) by 2 1/4 lengths at Del Mar Sunday. Declan's Moon, the 3-2 favorite, was eased on the turn of the seven-furlong race.

 Sunday, August 20, 2006

Bordonaro, Carthage Clash in Bing Crosby H.

Bordonaro and Carthage, two of the hottest sprinters in the nation, meet in the $300,000 Bing Crosby Handicap (gr. I) at six furlongs on the Del Mar main track Sunday.

 Friday, July 28, 2006

Declan's Moon Nosed by Desert Boom in Return

Champion Declan's Moon fell from the ranks of the undefeated in his first start in more than 16 months when Desert Boom nipped him by a nose at the wire of an optional claiming allowance race at Hollywood Park Sunday.

 Sunday, July 16, 2006

Late Blast by Siren Lure Takes Triple Bend

Favored Siren Lure, ridden by Alex Solis, came flying off the turn to collar the pacesetters Battle Won and Unfurl the Flag, taking command approaching the sixteenth pole to win the $300,000 Triple Bend invitational Handicap (gr. I) by 1 1/2 lengths.

 Sunday, July 02, 2006

Carthage Outlasts 'Trevor in Meadows Sprint

Carthage, who knocked off champion sprinter Lost in the Fog in April, continued to climb the ranks of the nation's top sprinters with his victory in the $108,125 Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap (gr. III) Sunday for his fifth successive win.

 Sunday, June 04, 2006

Grade I Winner Buddha's First Winner

Grade I winner Buddha's first winner came when his daughter, Lenaro, won June 3 at Churchill Downs.

 Sunday, June 04, 2006

Carthage, 'Trevor Tough in Meadows BC Sprint

Carthage, coming off an upset victory over 2005 Eclipse Award winner Lost in the Fog, is the 120-pound high weight among five entered in Sunday's $125,000 Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. III).

 Friday, June 02, 2006

Solis Sweeps With Siren Lure in L.A. Handicap

Jockey Alex Solis completed a sweep of the three graded stakes races on the Hollywood Park program Saturday when he guided the former claiming horse Siren Lure to an unlikely victory in the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III).

 Saturday, May 13, 2006

Hot Siren Lure Seeks Grade in L.A. Handicap

The former claimer Siren Lure carries top weight of 120 pounds when he faces seven opponents in the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III), a six-furlong test at Hollywood Park on Saturday.

 Thursday, May 11, 2006

Carthage Crashes Lost in the Fog's Party

Carthage crashed Lost in the Fog's welcome back party. The former claimer defeated last year's champion sprinter by three lengths Saturday in the $100,000 Oakland Tribune Golden Gate Fields Sprint.

 Saturday, April 22, 2006

Siren Lure Seeks 4th Straight in San Simeon

Siren Lure, carrying top weight of 122 pounds, seeks his fourth consecutive win in Saturday's $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) at about 6 ½ furlongs on Santa Anita's hillside turf course.

 Thursday, April 20, 2006

Lost in the Fog Carries 125 in 2006 Debut

Lost in the Fog, the nation's champion sprinter last year, will carry 125 pounds when he faces four rivals Saturday in his 2006 debut in the $100,000 Oakland Tribune Golden Gate Fields Sprint.

 Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Sherman Sends Out 5 Winners at Bay Meadows

Art Sherman equaled the Northern California record for most wins on a single card by a trainer Friday at Bay Meadows when his starters won five races at the San Mateo County Fair.

 Saturday, August 13, 2005

Desert Bloom Sizzles in Berkeley Handicap

Desert Bloom, coaxed to the front soon after the start by jockey Roberto Gonzalez, was able to dictate the pace and held on through the drive to post a mild upset in the $100,000 Berkeley Handicap (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields Saturday.

 Saturday, June 11, 2005

Florida Stallion Fortunate Prospect Pensioned

Fortunate Prospect, a 24-year-old son of Northern Prospect, has been retired from the breeding shed and pensioned at Farnsworth Farms near Ocala, Fla.

 Monday, February 14, 2005

Graded Winner Adcat's First Winner

Swift Mercedes, from the first crop of graded turf stakes winner Adcat, became his sire's first winner when winning Oct. 23 at Calder Race Course.

 Sunday, October 24, 2004

Radke Dethrones Baze as Golden Gate's Leading Rider

Kevin Radke celebrated the greatest accomplishment of his riding career Sunday when he finished atop the jockey standings at the 2003-2004 Golden Gate Fields meeting.

 Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Pedigree Profile: Will Imperialism's Pedigree Mean Coronation in May?

At first glance the success of Imperialism, the son of a $4,500 mare, appears flukish, but after delving into the thought process that produced the two-time grade II winner, it replays a common refrain in breeding: stamina, plus speed, equals success.

 Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Heavenly Miss Sweeps to J J's Dream Win at Calder

Heavenly Miss caught favored Crimson and Roses in the stretch to win the $100,000 J.J.'s Dream Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Calder Race Course Saturday.

 Saturday, June 29, 2002