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Grade I Winner Pool Play Targets Elkhorn

Grade I Winner Pool Play Targets Elkhorn

Pool Play will try to add a graded stakes victory on turf to a career resume that includes graded stakes scores on dirt and synthetic surfaces in the $150,000 Elkhorn Stakes (gr. II) April 25 at Keeneland.

 Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Pool Play Out of Clark

Pool Play Out of Clark

Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) winner Pool Play was scratched from the Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. I) the morning of the race, but not due to tendon issues similar to those he has battled in the past.

 Friday, November 23, 2012
Breeders' Cup Approves Strategic Plan

Breeders' Cup Approves Strategic Plan

The Breeders' Cup board of directors approved core components of the organization's long-term strategic plan Dec. 11 at its December meeting in Lexington, Ky., Breeders' Cup announced.

 Friday, December 11, 2009

Farish, Hubbard Head Breeders' Cup Board

William S. Farish Jr. was unanimously re-elected as Breeders' Cup chairman, and R.D. Hubbard selected as vice chairman, during the third-quarter meeting of the Breeders' Cup board of directors Sept. 5.

 Friday, September 12, 2008

Farish Re-elected Breeders' Cup Chair

William S. Farish Jr. will again serve as chairman of the Breeders' Cup board of directors, an election for which was held July 11.

 Friday, July 11, 2008

Seaside Retreat Confirmed for Derby After Strong Workout

William S. Farish, Jr.'s Seaside Retreat displayed his affinity for the Churchill Downs surface during a strong workout Thursday morning, after which trainer Mark Casse said the colt was confirmed for the May 6 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Thursday, April 27, 2006

King Cugat's First Crop 2-Year-Old Wins

Certain Circles, a member of millionaire King Cugat's initial crop, won July 21 at Bath Racecourse in England in his debut.

 Thursday, July 21, 2005

Farish Returns to Lead 'Horse PAC' Board

William S. Farish Jr. will return as the chairman of the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Political Action Committee, the NTRA announced Feb. 11.

 Friday, February 11, 2005

Grade I Winner Burning Roma to Jubilee in Florida

Harold Queen's Burning Roma, a grade I winner and millionaire, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Tim and Renee Dodd's Jubilee Farm near Sparr, Fla.

 Friday, October 01, 2004