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Fallon Takes 2005 Gulfstream Debut

Kieren Fallon, the six-time English riding champion, made a splash in his 2005 debut at Gulfstream Park Thursday, riding Cartoonist to victory in the ninth race.

 Thursday, January 06, 2005

Dynever Entered for Sunday at Calder

Four-year-old Dynever, last seen finishing a disappointing eighth behind Horse of the Year candidate Ghostzapper in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), faces eight rivals Sunday in the $40,000 Mel's Hope overnight stakes at Calder Race Course.

 Friday, November 26, 2004

Dominion Day Field Gassed by Mobil

Gus Schickedanz's Mobil ran the race of his life and produced the most dominant performance by any horse at Woodbine this year when crushing six rivals in the $217,220 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) Thursday.

 Thursday, July 01, 2004

Jackpot Hits it Big in Gulfstream Park 'Cap

Jackpot won the first stakes start of his career by two lengths over Newfoundland in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) on Saturday.

 Saturday, April 03, 2004

Seven Go the Distance Saturday in Gulfstream Park Handicap

Seven horses will line up Saturday for the 1 1/4-mile Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II), and none of them has ever won at that distance.

 Thursday, April 01, 2004

Medaglia d'Oro Favored Over Funny Cide for Saturday's Donn

The first major showdown of the 2004 season takes place at Gulfstream Park Saturday as Funny Cide, last year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner, meets Medaglia d'Oro, one of the best older horses in training, in the $500,000 Donn Handicap (gr. I) at 1 1/8 miles.

 Wednesday, February 04, 2004

Southern Image Caps Florida Day in Millions Classic

Grade I winner Southern Image, ridden comfortably by Victor Espinoza, ranged up three wide on the outside, then won a brief stretch battle with Excess Summer to register a commanding three-length victory in the $1 million Barretts/CTBA Classic on Sunshine Millions Day at Santa Anita Saturday.

 Saturday, January 24, 2004

Frankel Entry Favored in Sunshine Millions Classic (See Post Positions Here)

The entry of Peace Rules and Midas Eyes was installed the 9-5 morning line favorite by odds maker Jeff Tufts for Saturday's $1 million Barretts/CTBA Classic, marquee event on Sunshine Millions Day at Santa Anita Park.

 Monday, January 19, 2004

Nominations Down Slightly for Second Sunshine Millions

The second annual Sunshine Milliions, which will be held Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park, drew 309 early bird nominations, down slightly from last year's total of 325.

 Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Best of the Rest Faces Tough Test in Fred Hooper

Bea Oxenberg's 8-year-old Best of the Rest is expected to make the final start of his standout career in Saturday's $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) at Calder, but faces one his biggest challenges as he concedes plenty of weight to several highly accomplished rivals.

 Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Rose Classic is Bitter Sweet for Best of the Rest

The venerable 8-year-old horse Best of the Rest provided a fitting ending to the second annual Florida Million Saturday at Calder Race Course with a gritty victory in the $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic for the second straight year.

 Saturday, November 15, 2003

Bailey Aims at Stakes Mark in Florida Million

Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey can set a new North American single season record for stakes wins by a jockey this weekend when he ventures to Calder Race Course in Miami for five stakes mounts on Saturday's big Florida Million card.

 Friday, November 14, 2003

Florida Million Day Returns Saturday

Calder's second Florida Million day Saturday, with six stakes races totaling $1 million in prize money for state breds, has attracted the top stakes runners stabled in South Florida this year, along with some leading invaders.

 Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Hero's Tribute Leads Balanced Field in Gulfstream Handicap

John Oxley's Grade II winner Hero's Tribute has been installed as the lukewarm 5-to-2 morning-line favorite in a wide-open field of nine older horses set to go 1 1/4 miles in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

 Thursday, March 27, 2003

The Judge Sez Who Wins Fred Hooper Decision

Trainer Milton Wolfson saddled two horses in the four-race Grand Slam II program at Calder Saturday, and both were winners after The Judge Sez Who won the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) for Sez Who Stable.

 Saturday, December 28, 2002

Booklet, The Judge Sez Who Top Hooper

John Oxley's Booklet and Sez Who Racing Stable's The Judge Sez Who, major 3-year-old stakes winners this season, face off against Bea Oxenberg's 7-year-old Best of the Rest and other older stars in the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III). The race is one of four stakes with a total $600,000 in purses on the Grand Slam II program at Calder Racecourse on Saturday.

 Monday, December 23, 2002

Strong Fields Set for Calder's Axthelm, Genter

The $100,000 Pete Axthelm Stakes and $100,000 Frances A. Genter Stakes to be run Saturday at Calder, companion events for 3-year-olds at 7 ½ furlongs on turf, have attracted strong fields, including a number of graded stakes runners.

 Thursday, December 19, 2002

'Florida Million' Launches Saturday

Arthur Appleton's venerable turf star Forbidden Apple was accorded highweight of 120 pounds for the $150,000 Bonnie Heath Turf Cup, one of six stakes races to be run on Saturday's inaugural Florida Million program at Calder Racecourse. Trainer Christophe Clement said Monday that the Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park will be Forbidden Apple's next start.

 Monday, November 11, 2002

Stubborn Union Place Ekes Out Calder Derby

Union Place, ridden by Eibar Coa, successfully battled favorite Miesque's Approval in a stirring stretch duel for a neck victory in Saturday's $200,000 Calder Derby (gr. III).

 Saturday, October 12, 2002

TVG to Televise Calder's Festival of the Sun

TVG will present live coverage of tomorrow's 11th annual Calder "Festival of the Sun" from Calder Race Course in Miami.

 Friday, October 11, 2002

Nominations Strong for Calder's Festival of the Sun

The $1.65 million "Festival of the Sun" day program at Calder on Saturday, Oct. 12 will feature nine stakes races, highlighted by the $400,000 In Reality and My Dear Girl division finales of the track's signature Florida Stallion Stakes series.

 Thursday, October 03, 2002

Super Frolic Wins Calder's Foolish Pleasure

Super Frolic, with substitute rider Abel Catellano Jr. aboard, overwhelmed favored Trust N Luck in the stretch run of the $100,000 Foolish Pleasure Stakes at Calder Saturday, winning by 4 1/2 lengths.

 Saturday, September 21, 2002

TVG to Carry Super Derby Live

Super Derby XXIII (gr. II) will air live on the TV Games Network at 6:05 p.m. EDT Saturday.

 Friday, September 20, 2002

Super Derby Field Taking Shape

A potential field of eight is taking shape for Louisiana Downs' Super Derby XXIII (gr. II), to be run Sept. 21. For the first time the race will be run at 1 1/8 miles instead of the traditional classic distance of 1 1/4 miles.

 Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Order in the Court: The Judge Sez Who Wins Oklahoma Derby

After two near misses in recent derbys, The Judge Sez Who came up with the right answer to take Sunday's grade III, $295,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park.

 Sunday, August 25, 2002

Oklahoma Derby Report: The Judge Says, That's Who

The Judge Sez Who proved definitively he belongs in graded stakes company when he defeated a hard-charging and talented field to win the Oklahoma Derby (gr. III).

 Sunday, August 25, 2002

Easyfromthegitgo Looks to Oklahoma Derby for First Graded Win

Louisiana Derby (gr. II) runner-up Easyfromthegitgo is the morning line favorite for the $250,000 Oklahoma Derby (gr. III) at Remington Park on Sunday.

 Friday, August 23, 2002

West Virginia Derby Report: Ferry Ride

Wiseman's Ferry wins the West Virginia Derby, the richest and first graded race at Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort.

 Sunday, August 11, 2002

Wiseman's Ferry Hopes to Sail in West Virginia Derby

Wiseman's Ferry and The Judge Sez Who, the second- and third-place finishers in the grade II Ohio Derby at Thistledown in July, are among a field of nine 3-year-olds entered for the $600,000 West Virginia Derby, a grade III event to be held Aug. 10 at Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort.

 Wednesday, August 07, 2002

Political Attack Defeats 'Judge' in Tropical Park Derby

Political Attack, a 3-year-old colt owned and bred by a former governor of Kentucky, posted a front-running 4 1/2-length victory in Tuesday's $100,000 Tropical Park Derby at Calder Racecourse.

 Tuesday, January 01, 2002