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05/13/2016

Sophomores look to take flight in G2 Peter Pan

The four races comprise an All Graded Stakes Pick 4 that begins with the Ruffian in Race 7 (post time approximately 4:41 p.m. ET). First race post time on Saturday is 1:30 p.m. Trainer Bill Mott will be represented by Lost Iron, a two-length maiden winner

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05/13/2016

Familiar Faces Return to Pimlico with Team O’Neill

Beyond that, most of the names and the faces are the same: owner J. Paul Reddam, O’Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez, assistant trainer Jack Sisterson, exercise rider Jonny Garcia, equine therapist Tyler Cerin. In a sport with many moving parts and where chan

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05/13/2016

O’Neill Feels ‘Positive Energy’ from Nyquist

Nyquist, the first Preakness candidate to arrive at Pimlico, was also reunited with regular exercise rider Jonny Garcia Thursday morning while jogging two miles the ‘wrong way’ around the track. The undefeated colt was accompanied by a pony ridden by assi

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05/08/2016

2016 KENTUCKY DERBY TRAINER QUOTES

Steve Asmussen, trainer of Gun Runner (third)/Creator (13th) – "We tried to win. You know what I mean. We tried to win. A solid pace. Nyquist was the horse to beat. I thought Florent (Geroux) tried to win the race. Creator, he got turned sideways on the t

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05/08/2016

Kentucky Derby Update: Sun 5/8

The trainer was joined his brother Dennis and Tom Knust, the jockey agent for winning rider Mario Gutierrez. Added to the group was Churchill Downs starter Scott Jordan, who dropped by the barn to offer congratulations. Jordan relayed that the NBC crew br

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05/08/2016

Kentucky Oaks Follow Up: Sat 5/7

Harcourt needn’t have worried. The filly, who is owned by Chuck Zackney’s Cash Is King LLC, behaved and then ran an explosive race in Oaks 142nd, winning by 2 3/4 lengths as the second choice in the field of 14. “She got excited a little bit (on the walko

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05/08/2016

2016 KENTUCKY DERBY JOCKEY QUOTES

Florent Geroux, rider of Gun Runner (third) – "When I hit the top of the stretch, the horse was just coasting along. He broke very nice, clear. I thought I had it for a minute. He started pricking his ears back and forth at the top of the stretch." Junior

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05/06/2016

Cathryn Sophia wins Kentucky Oaks in Front of Record Crowd

Wagering from all-sources on the full Kentucky Oaks Day race card was the highest all-time and totaled $49.0 million, an increase of 6% over the previous record 2015 total of $46.1 million. All-sources wagering on the Kentucky Oaks of $15.0 million was 2%

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05/03/2016

Stakes Advance: Tue 5/3/2016 12:32 PM

The Kentucky Oaks will go as the 11th race on Friday’s 13-race program that begins at 10:30 a.m. ET. Post time for the Kentucky Oaks is 5:49. The Oaks is one of six graded stakes on the program that also features the $300,000 La Troienne (GI) and the $400

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04/29/2016

KENTUCKY OAKS NOTES - Update: Friday, April 29, 2016

DREAM DANCE – Stoneway Farm’s Dream Dance, with jockey Brian Hernandez aboard, worked five furlongs in :59.60 after the break. She galloped out six furlongs in 1:12.60 with the move being the eighth fastest of 52. “That was a helluva work,” trainer Neil H

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