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Breeders' Cup to Honor Eight Celebrity Fans

Breeders' Cup to Honor Eight Celebrity Fans

Ambassadors include Bobby Flay, Bo Derek, Elizabeth Banks, Toby Keith, Jim Rome, Joe Torre, Laure Bell Bundy, Rick Pitino, Rob Dyrdek, and Wes Welker.

 Thursday, October 25, 2012
Castaway Rolls in Southwest First Division

Castaway Rolls in Southwest First Division

Castaway, the least experienced of two Bob Baffert trainees shipped to Oaklawn Park for the two divisions of the Southwest Stakes (gr. III), rolled to a convincing 3 3/4-length triumph in the first division.

 Monday, February 20, 2012
Toby Keith on 'Reckless' Path to Derby

Toby Keith on 'Reckless' Path to Derby

Country music star has talented 3-year-old pointing for Southwest Stakes.

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 Friday, February 10, 2012
Reckless Jerry on Target for Southwest

Reckless Jerry on Target for Southwest

After a less-than-perfect trip in the Smarty Jones Stakes last month, Reckless Jerry looks as if he's on track to rebound in the $250,000 Southwest Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 20 at Oaklawn Park. He worked five furlongs Feb. 5.

 Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Toby Keith Brings New Sherriff to Town

Toby Keith Brings New Sherriff to Town

Sherriff Cogburn takes on Iowa Derby for country music star Toby Keith.

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 Friday, June 24, 2011

Cactus Ridge to Vinery for 2010

Cactus Ridge, who ranks among the leading third-crop sires of 2009, will stand the 2010 breeding season at Vinery near Lexington. The 8-year-old son of Hennessy previously stood at Walmac Farm.

 Friday, November 06, 2009
F-T Ky. Fall Yearling Sale Rebounds

F-T Ky. Fall Yearling Sale Rebounds

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale bucked the prevailing negative trends in the Thoroughbred marketplace to post increases of 9.1% in median price and 5.7% in gross revenue during its three-day run that ended Oct. 28 in Lexington.

 Thursday, October 29, 2009

Hartley Trying Training in California

Florida pinhooker Randy Hartley is training a string of horses in Southern California, but he will continue to be involved in reselling juveniles purchased as yearlings or weanlings though Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds.

 Friday, July 24, 2009

Singer Toby Keith Joins the Race for Education

Country music superstar Toby Keith has joined the Race for Education by nominating two of his race horses to the organization's Race Horse Nomination Program. By nominating TK's Whiskey Girl and an unnamed filly by Behrens, Keith agreed to donate a percentage of their future earnings to the national nonprofit.

 Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Keith's Harriett Lane Taking Honeymoon Stroll

Harriett Lane, a game second behind the red-hot Foxysox two months ago, carries country western singing star Toby Keith's hopes in Sunday's $175,000-added Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies on the Hollywood Park turf Sunday.

 Friday, June 02, 2006

Harriett Lane Takes Stakes Debut in La Habra

Favored Harriett Lane rallied five wide coming across the dirt and overtook pacesetter Bettarun Fast in mid-stretch to win the $109,450 La Habra for 3-year-old fillies on the Santa Anita hillside turf course Sunday.

 Sunday, March 05, 2006

Cactus Ridge to Stand at Walmac International

Country music superstar Toby Keith's undefeated homebred Cactus Ridge will enter stud in 2004 at John T.L. Jones' Walmac International. The son of Hennessy will stand for $6,500.

 Thursday, November 06, 2003

Unbeaten Cactus Ridge Retired

Country singer Toby Keith's unbeaten Cactus Ridge has been retired from racing because of an injury to his right front knee that was discovered following a workout in preparation for the Oct. 25 Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).

 Thursday, October 30, 2003

Cactus Ridge Out of Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Country music star Toby Keith's homebred Cactus Ridge has been declared out of the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) due to a knee injury, according to a release from Hawthorne Race Course. Cactus Ridge and trainer Bret Calhoun are based at the Chicago-area track.

 Sunday, October 19, 2003

Cactus Ridge, Zosima set Arlington Stake Marks

A pair of stakes records were set during Arlington Park's closing-day card Saturday, with victories by juvenile Cactus Ridge in the $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity and by juvenile filly Zosima in the $100,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie (both gr. III).

 Saturday, September 27, 2003

Cactus Ridge Heads Field in Arlington Washington Futurity

Undefeated Cactus Ridge, who races in the colors of Dream Walkin Farm of country music superstar Toby Keith, puts his three race win skein on the line when he heads a field of six juvenile males in the $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III) on Saturday's closing day card at Arlington Park.

 Thursday, September 25, 2003

Toby Keith (Cont.)

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 Thursday, July 31, 2003

Toby Keith: How Do You Like Him Now

Country music star and Thoroughbred horse owner and breeder Toby Keith gets the same thrill onstage and in the winner's circle.

 Thursday, July 31, 2003