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Snack Stakes Has Special Meaning for Lauer

Snack Stakes Has Special Meaning for Lauer

Mike Lauer would like nothing more than to win the Snack Stakes, which is named after one of the best Indiana-bred 3-year-olds to race. Snack was euthanized in March 2005 in a stakes that might have determined whether he would have participated in Triple Crown events.

 Friday, June 12, 2009

Declan's Moon Still Perfect After 'Catalina

Undefeated Declan's Moon, the early favorite for this year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I), pulled away from challengers Going Wild and Spanish Chestnut in the final furlong to register an impressive victory in the $200,000 Santa Catalina (gr. II) Saturday at Santa Anita.

 Saturday, March 05, 2005

Declan's Moon Ready to Shine in 'Catalina

Last year's juvenile champion Declan's Moon makes his long-awaited 2005 debut in Saturday's $200,000 Santa Catalina Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park.

 Thursday, March 03, 2005

Ellis: Declan's Moon 90-95% Fit For Debut Saturday

Declan's Moon, who was forced to miss a mile work last week due to the bad weather, still is nearly 100% fit for his scheduled 3-year-old debut in Saturday's Santa Catalina Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita, trainer Ron Ellis said Tuesday.

 Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Kentucky Derby Trail: 'Great Bandini' Takes Center Ring

With each big weekend of stakes races, the 3-year-old picture is supposed to get a little clearer. But that doesn't seem to be the case any longer. In fact, over the past several years, the opposite has been true. So it was this past weekend, when we had to turn to non-stakes events to find potential Kentucky Derby (gr. I) contenders.

 Wednesday, February 09, 2005