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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:48:43 +0100
British football, horse racing hit by big freeze
Six more football games and five horse racing meets were called off on Tuesday as freezing temperatures continued to hit sports ... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:38:35 GMT
Freeze hits race meetings again
Tuesday's meeting at Sedgefield and Wednesday's meetings at Fontwell Park and Musselburgh are abandoned because of the cold weather. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:23:23 GMT
Denman lined up for National test
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls confirms Gold Cup winner Denman will run in this year's Grand National. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:08:30 GMT
Delosvientos romps in Big A's Gallant Fox
Delosvientos showed why he's one of the best long-distance runners on dirt, romping to an 11 1/4-length victory in the snow Wednesday in the $84,050 Gallant Fox Handicap at Aqueduct. The 5-year-old gelding won for the fifth time in eight starts in 2008, f... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:56:10 GMT
Ex-Grand National winner retired
The 2006 Aintree Grand National winner Numbersixvalverde is retired after failing to recover from a leg injury. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:59:17 GMT
Spectator dies at Kent racecourse
A spectator dies after collapsing in the betting ring at Folkestone racecourse. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:04:31 GMT
Guyno wins Cup
Another shot at the Melbourne Cup awaits Guyno after the talented West Australian stayer's victory in the Perth Cup on New Year's Day. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:58:00 GMT
Gomez falls short of Bailey's earnings record
Jockey Garrett Gomez won three races Wednesday at Santa Anita, but fell $10,982 shy of breaking Jerry Bailey's season earnings record. Gomez needed a victory in the $76,400 Kalookan Queen Handicap on his fourth and final mount of the day, but Baroness Tha... RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:20:31 GMT
2008 Thoroughbred year saw tragic finish, historic failure
Although the 2008 Thoroughbred racing season provided its share of memorable victories, the year will be remembered more for ... RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:19:30 GMT
Napravnik, Lake, Cole top of heap at Md. tracks
Rosie Napravnik, Scott Lake and Robert Cole wrapped up year-end titles at the major state tracks for 2008 in the jockey, trainer and owner divisions, respectively, after the final card of the season at Laurel Park. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Jockey, 36, dies five days after fall in California
Jockey Sam Thompson Jr. died Christmas Day, five days after he was thrown from a quarter horse after a race at Los Alamitos (Calif.) Race Course. The rider, 36, had been on life support at Los Alamitos Medical Center since the accident last Saturday. Thomp... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Jockey dies five days after he was thrown from horse
Jockey Sam Thompson Jr. died Christmas Day, five days after he was thrown from a quarter-horse named Harems Dynasty after a ... RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:18:00 GMT
Big win for Munce
The career of comeback jockey Chris Munce was given a massive kick along on Saturday when he won a thrilling G2 Villiers Stakes (1600m) aboard Something Anything at Randwick. RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:55:00 GMT
State opens slots license bidding
At its first meeting last night, the commission that will award licenses to run slot-machine casinos in Maryland approved a 150-page request for bids that is expected to be sent to potential operators today. RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Breeders' Cup reverses decision to cut purses
The Breeders' Cup has reversed its decision to cut financial support for certain stakes races at about 40 North American tracks ... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:28:49 GMT
2009 Preakness logo unveiled
O, by the Way: The winter holidays are still in front of us but the Maryland Jockey Club is already thinking balmy, as in Preakness Day, 2009. The next Preakness is scheduled for May 16. Yesterday, five months to the day before Maryland's biggest race day,... RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:03 -0500
Naming a Thoroughbred
Since all Northern Hemisphere racehorses have their official birthday on January 1st, here is a look at the rules for naming and registering a Thoroughbred. It isn't as easy as... RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:03 -0500
Book Review: Tropical Downs
A Novel of Peril and Misadventures in Search of the Elusive Automatic Bet by Mark Cramer. A very entertaining story involving the underworld and creating a new racetrack in... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:03 -0500
Fabulous Strike wins the 2008 Gravesend Handicap
Fabulous Strike (right) ran down pacesetter True Quality in the stretch and went on to win the 2008 Gravesend Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct by 1 3/4 lengths with Good Card... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:03 -0500
2008 Year End Review
As we approach the new year, it is time to take a look back at the 2008 racing season. While the Big Brown's failed attempt to win the Triple Crown... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:03 -0500
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