Maryfield, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint last month, was sold for $1.25 million Sunday at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Fall Mixed Sale. The 6-year-old mare was purchased by Southern Equine Stables LLC, based in Lafayette, La. The stables are owned by Michael Moreno, who co-owns Better Than Honour, the dam of back-to-back Belmont Stakes winners Jazil and Rags to Riches.
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Maryfield sold for $1.25 million at Fasig-Tipton Sale
Maryfield, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint last month, was sold for $1.25 million Sunday at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Fall Mixed Sale. The 6-year-old mare was purchased by Southern Equine Stables LLC, based in Lafayette, La. The stables are owned by Michael Moreno, who co-owns Better Than Honour, the dam of…
Bold Chieftain wins Cal Cup Classic; Baze family dominates
Bold Chieftain won the $250,000 Classic by a half-length Saturday, when Russell Baze led racing’s first family to six California Cup victories at Santa Anita. Lava Man, racing’s richest claiming horse with earnings of $5.2 million, faded to sixth as the 8-5 wagering favorite in the Classic. Baze, thoroughbred racing’s winningest jockey, was aboard Bold…
Valenzuela rides 2 winners in racing return in New Mexico
Patrick Valenzuela returned to racing for the first time in nearly a year Saturday, riding two winners at Zia Park. Valenzuela hadn’t ridden since sustaining a rib injury in a paddock accident at Hollywood Park on Nov. 26. The 45-year-old jockey won a pair of claiming races Saturday aboard Devil Action and Must Be a…
Jockeys refuse to ride; Aqueducts cancels racing
JAMAICA, New York (Ticker) – Aqueduct Racetrack canceled its horse racing card Saturday afternoon when jockeys refused to ride due to strong winds.
They’ve got the horse right here: New owners have Curlin up for sale
Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin is up for sale, with a new group of more than 400 owners interested in a payday for the best thoroughbred in the country. Details haven’t been worked out about where and when the likely Horse of the Year will go on the block, but lawyers involved with the horse’s…
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Maple Leafs D Kubina out indefinitely
TORONTO — Defenseman Pavel Kubina is out of the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup indefinitely because of a ligament injury to his right knee. Kubina injured his medial collateral ligament during Toronto’s 3-2 loss to New York on Saturday night, when he was slammed into the boards by Blair Betts of the Rangers.
Stastny’s big night lifts Avs over Wild
A good friendship off the ice has turned into great chemistry on it. Paul Stastny and Wojtek Wolski were in perfect step in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Stastny scored twice and assisted on Wolski’s empty-net goal with a second left. “I think we’ve built a pretty good…
Porter sparks No. 12 Oregon over Pacific
Tajuan Porter is picking up right where he left off last season. Porter, the diminutive point guard for 12th-ranked Oregon, scored 28 points to lead the Ducks past Pacific 80-64 in the World Vision Invitational tournament on Sunday. “Today, I felt like I needed to take on the scoring load,” Porter said.
Chargers survive wild finish, top Colts
Peyton Manning was poised to turn one of his worst games into one of his most memorable. Then Adam Vinatieri missed a 29-yard field goal attempt with 1:31 left, and the San Diego Chargers held on for a wild 23-21 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Colts on Sunday night. Manning, who set a…
Ilgauskas, James get Cavs past Clippers
Everybody knows the Cavaliers are LeBron James’ team. He loves it, though, when other guys call some of the shots. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 25 points, James added 22 and Cleveland rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-95 on Sunday night. Drew Gooden added 18 points and 17 rebounds for the defending Eastern Conference champions,…
Pistons drop Sonics to 0-7, win 107-103
This early in the season, Richard Hamilton understands it’s tough not to have lulls in the course of a game. Hamilton and his Detroit teammates just happened to be very good at the right times on Sunday night — the beginning and end. Hamilton scored 10 of his season-high 32 points during a torrid first…