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Monday, October 22nd, 2007HRRN ANNOUNCES BREEDERS’ CUP AFFILIATES

Racing fans from coast to coast will be able to hear this years Breeders’ Cup live on the radio. The Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) has partnered with Breeders’ Cup and will provide exclusive live radio coverage of the 2007 Breeders’ Cup. HRRN will broadcast from live from 4-6 p.m. ET on Friday, October 26th, […]

Thursday, October 18th, 2007Keeneland Buzzing With Breeders’ Cup Breezes

TRANSDUCTION GOLD’S WORK CONFIRMS PRE-ENTRY IN BREEDERS’ CUP TURF (G1) Transduction Gold, winner of the opening day Sycamore Stakes (G3), punched his ticket for the John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) with a strong work over the Keeneland turf on Monday morning. Working in company with stablemate New York Dixie, the four-year-old son of Formal […]

Saturday, October 13th, 2007Three Horses to Consider Betting on Sunday

By Jude T. Feld KEENELAND – THIRD RACE Horses who have been racing competitively at Presque Isle Downs have been running like trained pigs at Keeneland. TIDY UP, who was haltered out of a $10,000 key race at PID by sharp claiming trainer Tom Amoss looks tough to beat in this seven furlong $16,000 claimer. […]

Monday, October 8th, 2007Tyler Baze Back on Course, Sets Sights for the Top

By Ed Golden for the Oak Tree Racing Association Super Strut Under Tyler Baze Tyler Baze has overcome physical and emotional issues that might have permanently discouraged a less-determined rider. He now has his sights set with optimism on the future. The Eclipse Award winner as North America’s outstanding apprentice of 2000, Baze is winning […]

Sunday, October 7th, 2007Breakfast at Longchamp…Lunch at Keeneland

By Jude T. Feld LONGCHAMP 5th Race) LIGHT SHIFT has been keeping top company and can handle soft ground. The daughter of Kingmambo from the Henry Cecil stable is already a Group 1 winner, having taken the English Oaks (G1) in June. MAHARA gets a huge rider switch to Frankie Dettori and should be used […]

Monday, October 1st, 200710 Things I Learned on the Weekend

By Jude T. Feld Nashoba’s Key Has Seven Straight WinsBenoit Photo 1. NASHOBA’S KEY is the best turf filly or mare in training. (And her trainer, Carla Gaines, deserves a ton of credit for making her that way.) 2. Trainer Carl Nafzger has a plan with STREET SENSE and he executes it with aplomb. (Poly […]

Friday, September 28th, 2007Notes on the Kentucky Cup Program

By Jude T. Feld All eyes are on Florence, Kentucky this afternoon as Turfway Park hosts the Kentucky Cup races. Always a fun day of racing, Saturday’s card features a “Classic” matchup between the first two finishers in this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1). KADIRA exits two surprisingly strong River Downs races, including her game Pepsi […]

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Nine Horses That Bear Watching Up To The Breeders’ Cup World Championships

By Jude T. Feld After MarketBenoit Photo 1. HARD SPUN – If trainer Larry Jones opts to run him in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Mile (Should be a Grade 1), he is a lock. If Jones opts to run him in the TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) instead, the son of Danzig should be the […]

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Festival of the Sun Preview Card Saturday

Karen Keen’s 2-year-old filly Silk Ridge has emerged as the clear leader of her crop developed at Calder this summer after impressive victories in the $100,000 Desert Vixen and $150,000 Susan’s Girl Divisions of the Florida Stallion Stakes series last out on Sept. 1, and remains on course to bid for a sweep in the […]

Monday, September 10th, 2007Ainslie – Gone But Never Forgotten

By Jude T. Feld For the last 100 years, members of my family have been frequenting racetracks across North America and the Caribbean. I would say that those of us alive as I write this are all if not expert handicappers, more than comfortable reading the past performances. We are “students of the game,” as […]

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