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No Standout in Wide-Open Obeah Stakes

No Standout in Wide-Open Obeah Stakes

Taptam, runner-up to Zenyatta last out, and Peruvian-bred Morena, who finished third behind runner-up Rachel Alexandra recently and second in this race a year ago, are among a field of 10 entered for the Obeah Stakes.

 Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Zenyatta Makes it 16-for-16 in Apple Blossom

Zenyatta Makes it 16-for-16 in Apple Blossom

Zenyatta tied Citation and Cigar with her 16th consecutive win April 9 in the $500,000 Apple Blossom Invitational (gr. I), blowing past her four rivals under Mike Smith at Oaklawn Park for another easy victory.

 Friday, April 09, 2010
Zenyatta Faces Only Four in Apple Blossom

Zenyatta Faces Only Four in Apple Blossom

Compared to what it was supposed to look like, the field for the April 9 Apple Blossom Invitational Handicap (gr. I) is a major disappointment. A field of only five, led by undefeated two-time champion Zenyatta, was drawn.

 Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Front-Running Freedom Star Dominates Azeri

Front-Running Freedom Star Dominates Azeri

In a race likely to produce a couple of contestants for the much-anticipated Apple Blossom Invitational (gr. I) April 9, front-running Freedom Star dominated the $149,750 Azeri Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park March 6.

 Saturday, March 06, 2010
Gone Astray Sets Sights on Razorback

Gone Astray Sets Sights on Razorback

Gone Astray will make his season debut March 6 in the $150,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park and face a good field that includes 8-year-old Jonesboro, who won the 1 1/16-mile event back in 2008.

 Thursday, March 04, 2010
Super Saturday at Fair Grounds Gets Boost

Super Saturday at Fair Grounds Gets Boost

The Santa Super Saturday program at Fair Grounds Dec. 19, originally scheduled as a five-stakes package, will have four more stakes added.

 Thursday, December 17, 2009
FG Oaks: 'Alexandra to Face Short Field

FG Oaks: 'Alexandra to Face Short Field

A field of only four or five opponents is shaping up to face Golden Rod (gr. II) winner Rachel Alexandra in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II), which is scheduled for March 14 at Fair Grounds.

 Friday, March 06, 2009
Stardom Bound Heads KY Oaks Nominees

Stardom Bound Heads KY Oaks Nominees

IEAH Stables, Paul Pompa Jr., Michael Dubb, and Golden Goose Enterprises' Stardom Bound, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2008 and winner of the Las Virgenes (gr. I) at Santa Anita in her 2009 debut, heads an impressive roster of 170 horses nominated to compete in the 135th running of the $500,000-added Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), which will be run at Churchill Downs May 1.

 Friday, February 27, 2009
War Echo Rallies to Take Silverbulletday

War Echo Rallies to Take Silverbulletday

Winchell Thoroughbreds' homebred War Echo passed stablemate Four Gifts inside the sixteenth-pole and went on to win the $150,000 Silverbulletday (gr. III) by 1 1/2 lengths Feb. 7 at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, February 07, 2009
Silverbulletday to be a Showdown

Silverbulletday to be a Showdown

For the third time in nine weeks, Cindy Jones' Just Jenda and Heiligbrodt Racing Stable's Four Gifts will have a showdown as they head a field of eight 3-year-old fillies in the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 7 at Fair Grounds.

 Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Rachel Alexandra Wins Golden Rod

Rachel Alexandra Wins Golden Rod

Rachel Alexandra exacted revenge on rival Sara Louise in winning the Golden Rod Stakes (gr. II) in gate-to-wire fashion Nov. 29 at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, November 29, 2008
Golden Rod Features Two Graded Victors

Golden Rod Features Two Graded Victors

Accomplished juvenile fillies Dream Empress and Sara Louise are both looking to add another graded stakes victory to their already impressive resumes in the Nov. 29 Golden Rod Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs. The race is part of the "Stars of Tomorrow II" card that features races limited exclusively to 2-year-olds.

 Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sky Diva Soars Past Frizette Foes

Sky Diva Soars Past Frizette Foes

Jeffrey Puglisi's Sky Diva won the $400,000 Frizette Stakes (gr.I) Oct. 4 at Belmont Park and earned herself a starting berth to the $2 million Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr.I) Oct. 24 at Santa Anita.

 Saturday, October 04, 2008
HRTV: Pursuit of the Cup Sept 12 (Video)

HRTV: Pursuit of the Cup Sept 12 (Video)

HRTV's weekly series analyzing each division of the Breeders' Cup. This episode includes an preview of the Monmouth Stakes, a Recap of the Woodbine Mine, previews of the Futurity and the Arlington-Washington Futurity, and much, much more.

 Friday, September 12, 2008