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DID STAKES ROW CAUSE HUGHES TO LEAVE BC BOARD?
B. Wayne Hughes has stepped down from the Breeders' Cup board of directors less than three weeks after the board…
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"It's hard to get half the people in this industry to agree on what day it is," a Central Kentucky…
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Winter Classic Skates past Breeders Cup
In a case of "build it and they will come" the National Hockey League's regular season New Years Day game…
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The horse of the year this year ran in the Ladies Classic, undefeated Zenyatta deserves the honors. Curlin started the…
December 30 2008, 12:29am | Visit source »
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John Nerud on the Breeders Cup, 2008
On December 16th and 17th, legendary trainer John Nerud spoke with Steve Byk on Byk's outstanding radio show. Over the…
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Most Impressive Filly and Mares Races of 2008—Against Males
The candidates for most impressive performance against male competitors in 2008 are: 1. Eight Belles, in G1 Kentucky Derby, Churchill—May…
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Most Impressive Filly and Mares Races of 2008—Making It Look Easy
Sometimes horses just make it look so easy, effortless. This year, that would have been: 1. Eight Belles, in G3…
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First it was Holy Bull’s rampage in 1994 and then the reign of Cigar. No chronicle of the mid-to-late ‘90s…
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First it was Holy Bull’s rampage in 1994 and then the reign of Cigar. No chronicle of the mid-to-late ‘90s…
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Arrogance, old fashioned haughtiness, of the full-to-the- eyeballs-with-hubris variety, prominently displayed itself this past week, screaming loudly to anybody who…
December 20 2008, 10:39am | Visit source »
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PRIORITY 1: RACING’S BUSINESS MODEL
Fred Pope is one of those rare individuals in racing who does more than identify problems and complain about them;…
December 18 2008, 8:55pm | Visit source »
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BC MEMO OUTLINES INVESTMENT HISTORY
Breeders' Cup chief financial officer Matthew Lutz has responded to recent questions about the organization’s investment fund in a memo…
December 18 2008, 11:32am | Visit source »
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BREEDERS’ CUP STOCK MARKET LOSSES EXCEED BUDGET DEFICIT
While the Breeders' Cup board of directors acted swiftly to reverse last week's suspension of the $6-million stakes supplement program…
December 17 2008, 6:25am | Visit source »
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Money still talks and in the case of the Breeders' Cup versus the breeders over purse supplement money it looks…
December 17 2008, 6:22am | Visit source »
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Unreal. The level of mismanagement never ceases to amaze me. I started to write a post about how sad it…
December 16 2008, 1:37pm | Visit source »
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Unreal. The level of mismanagement never ceases to amaze me. I started to write a post about how sad it was the Breeders’ Cup was…
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Item: According to our friends at the Paulick Report (here), the Washington Post has decided that it will no longer…
December 16 2008, 8:46am | Visit source »
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The first Breeders’ Cup was held at Hollywood Park Nov. 10, 1984. But in January of that year, long before…
December 16 2008, 6:24am | Visit source »
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Because our first Cigar experience brought numerous and passionate comments, we’re going to light up another one.To fully appreciate the…
December 15 2008, 11:24am | Visit source »
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MAJOR BREEDER CALLS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP RESIGNATIONS
Rob Whiteley: The decision by the Breeders’ Cup management to completely drop the supplemental stakes program, totally confirms that the…
December 15 2008, 7:20am | Visit source »
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BREEDERS AND CUP CLASH OVER STAKES PROGRAM
Last week’s decision by the Breeders’ Cup board of directors to suspend the program that put $6 million in purse…
December 15 2008, 4:23am | Visit source »
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What Happens to "The Breeders' Cup" When Breeders Are Cut Out?
A dramatic shift in Breeders' Cup involvement in stakes racing is a disappointment for breeders -- and a bad signal…
December 14 2008, 8:59am | Visit source »
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“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and…
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Pletcher responds to California allegation
Trainer Todd Pletcher on Friday issued this statement subsequent to an announcement by the California Racing Board that the mare…
December 5 2008, 1:22pm | Visit source »
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PLETCHER POSITIVE: DRUG USED WITH PENICILLIN
Procaine, the local anesthetic detected above threshold levels in the Todd Pletcher-trained filly Wait a While when she finished third…
December 5 2008, 11:16am | Visit source »
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PLETCHER CHARGED WITH BREEDERS’ CUP PROCAINE POSITIVE
The California Horse Racing Board has filed a complaint against trainer Todd Pletcher for violation of CHRB Rules 1843.2, 1844…
December 5 2008, 6:53am | Visit source »
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Moment of the year voting underway
Voting is underway at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Web site, http://www.ntra.com, for the tenth annual "NTRA Moment of…
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UP-GRADED: COMMITTEE PROMOTES 18 RACES
By Ray Paulick Is American racing getting better, or is the American Graded Stakes Committee finding it difficult to downgrade…
November 25 2008, 12:27pm | Visit source »
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Turf Sprint Explained - Interview With The Mig At The Big A!
If there was one race that perplexed handicappers at this year's Breeders' Cup, it was the sensational ride by Richard…
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Interesting grist in the rumor mill
Rarely does a day pass without racing’s rumor mill producing some sort of often accurate tale, conjecture or speculation but…
November 18 2008, 6:07am | Visit source »
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... from Dana at Green but Game and Michael at Gathering the Wind. I'm still mulling over the two-hour conversation…
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