Category: Horse Racing Betting
Street Sense comes up short in final race
By PA SportsTicker
Curlin awaits likely Horse of Year honors after convincing Breeders’ Cup Classic victory
Curlin easily dismissed his toughest rivals in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, beating Street Sense, Hard Spun and Lawyer Ron to virtually crown himself Horse of the Year. Of course, the Eclipse Award won’t be given out until January, but Curlin’s 4 1/2 -length victory left few doubters after he concluded his season in sensational fashion.
Florida A&M law school scandal could turn up at fen-phen trial
A $1 million endowed chair at Florida A&M law school could become central to the trial of three Kentucky lawyers on wire fraud charges that they bilked clients out of millions in a settlement over the diet drug fen-phen. Federal prosecutors said they may use evidence that attorney Shirley Cunningham Jr., a co-owner of Breeders’…
Half of Churchill barn removed from quarantine following tests
Half of a Churchill Downs barn that was put under quarantine last Friday had the restriction lifted Tuesday, allowing the horses to return to regular training. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture imposed the quarantine after a horse in Barn 47 was found to be infected with equine herpes virus. The 40-stall barn is divided by…
Curlin wins Breeders’ Cup Classic (AFP)
Curlin won the five million-dollar Breeders’ Cup Classic in impressive style at Monmouth Park on Saturday, adding the coveted title to his Preakness Stakes triumph.
Horse racing-Breeders’ Cup ends on tragic note (Sports Betting News)
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Breeders’ Cup Notebook for Saturday, October 27
OCEANPORT, New Jersey (Ticker) – Wait a While, Slew’s Tiznow and After Market all were scratched Saturday morning prior to the second day of the Breeders’ Cup at Monmouth Park.
Curlin wins $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic
Curlin answered any questions of who should be Horse of the Year.
Waterways ‘have the golden touch’
The 2012 Olympic Games needs to use London’s waterways if it is to deliver its promise of staging the greenest games in history.
Ang Lee leads Golden Horse race
Ang Lee’s film Lust, Caution leads the nominations for the Chinese language Golden Horse Awards.
C P West captures Big A’s Wild Again Stakes; Velasquez wins 5
Cornelio Velasquez rode five winners Thursday at Aqueduct, including C P West in the $78,700 Wild Again Stakes for 3-year-olds. Velasquez was the fifth jockey this year to win five in one day in New York. He guided C P West to a 1 1/2 -length win over Buffalo Man for the colt’s first win…
Stormin Baghdad wins Churchill feature
Stormin Baghdad edged City Number by a length Thursday in the $55,000 feature race at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old son of Stormin Fever, ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, came after the leaders as he headed into the far turn, then took over before the eighth pole in the 6-furlong test for 3-year-olds and older.