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Authentic goes wire-to-wire to capture BC Classic
Authentic, the Kentucky Derby champion and Preakness runner-up, won a 2ΒΌ-length victory over Improbable at the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Tiger Roll becomes five-time Cheltenham champion
Tiger Roll became a five-time winner at the Cheltenham Festival by powering to an 18-length victory in the Glenfarclas Chase on Wednesday.
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Banned trainer's stable has winner at Cheltenham
A horse from the yard of banned trainer Gordon Elliott won a race on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival as the prestigious meeting began Tuesday without racegoers during the pandemic.
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Concert Tour wins Rebel to remain undefeated
Concert Tour won the $1 million Rebel Stakes by 4 1/4 lengths on Saturday to remain undefeated in three career races.
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Fouaad Mirza turns caretaker to protect equine teammate against virus
Having driven 1800 kms to move his mare into quarantine, Fouaad Mirza is closely monitoring her amid the equine virus outbreak in Germany.
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Life Is Good wins San Felipe; Idol takes Big 'Cap
Life Is Good won the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes by eight lengths Saturday for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, affirming the 3-year-old colt's status as the West Coast's top Kentucky Derby hopeful.
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Equestrian events in Europe off due to herpes
A virulent outbreak of equine herpes in eastern Spain has forced European equestrian events to be canceled across the continent.
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Filly is 5th fatality this year at Golden Gate Fields
A 3-year-old filly died Tuesday during training at Golden Gate Fields, making it the fifth thoroughbred fatality at the Northern California racetrack this year.
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Mishriff wins $10 million purse in Saudi Cup
Mishriff powered home to wear down American ace Charlatan on Saturday and win the world's most valuable horse race, the Saudi Cup in Riyadh.
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Favorite Concert Tour wins San Vicente Stakes
Concert Tour won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by a half-length over Freedom Fighter on Saturday at Santa Anita.
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Canani, trainer of 3 Breeders' Cup winners, dies
Julio Canani, who trained three Breeders' Cup winners and thoroughbred racing's 2-year-old Eclipse champion filly in 2004, died Friday after a long illness.
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Anti-inflammatory nets fine, Oaks DQ for Baffert
Gamine has been disqualified from a third-place finish in last year's Kentucky Oaks and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert fined $1,500 after a postrace test showed the filly had an anti-inflammatory in her system.
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326 horses up for Triple Crown's early eligibility
Essential Quality, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and last year's 2-year-old champion, is among 326 3-year-old thoroughbreds made eligible during the early nomination period to compete in this year's Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
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Derby winner Authentic wins Horse of the Year
Authentic, who won this year's Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic, received 224 of 238 first-place votes to win Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night.
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Knicks Go easily wins $3M Pegasus World Cup
Knicks Go went wire-to-wire to easily defeat the other 11 runners in Saturday's $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park.
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Justify's Santa Anita Derby win upheld by CHRB
Justify's win in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby will stand after the California Horse Racing Board voted Friday to let stand a decision by stewards at Santa Anita last month.
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Headley, longtime trainer with 902 wins, dies
Santa Anita officials said Bruce Headley, the famed thoroughbred trainer, died at an Arcadia hospital from the effects of a stroke. He was 86.
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Golden Gate Fields to open after virus outbreak
Golden Gate Fields will resume live racing on Jan. 15 after being closed for over a month due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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- 2 horses die in barn fire on Belmont backstretch
- Super Stock into Ky. Derby with Arkansas win
- Hall of Fame horse breeder Chandler dies at 95
- 72-1 shot Bourbonic scores Wood Memorial upset
- Rock Your World wins Santa Anita Derby
- Viola's Known Agenda prevails in Florida Derby
- Preakness to be run in front of 10,000 fans