Travers gets evenly matched field of 12
A dozen evenly matched three-year-olds have been entered in Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, led by Jim Dandy Stakes winner Macho Again and Jim Dandy runner-up Pyro.
The "Mid-Summer Derby" is a 1 1/4 mile race with all 12 starters carrying 126 pounds.
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01:06:04 PM Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008
Exercise rider injured at Saratoga diesAn exercise rider for trainer Steve Asmussen has died after being injured in a riding accident at Saratoga Race Course.
01:24:21 PM Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008
Exercise rider injured at SaratogaAn exercise rider for trainer Steve Asmussen was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a head injury in a riding accident at Saratoga Race Course.
05:50:02 PM Monday, Aug 18, 2008
Former champion Genuine Risk deadFormer Kentucky Derby winning filly Genuine Risk passed away at Newstead Farm in Virginia on Monday. The mare was 31 years old.
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12:35:28 PM Monday, Aug 18, 2008
Genuine Risk, 1 of 3 fillies to win Derby, diesGenuine Risk was a fabulous filly who dared to take on the boys in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, and wound up in the winner's circle draped in a blanket of roses.
By HANK KURZ Jr.
07:05:11 PM Monday, Aug 18, 2008
Jockey Club calls for Kentucky Derby field studyA Jockey Club panel will study whether the number of horses allowed into the Kentucky Derby poses a safety risk.
02:52:22 AM Monday, Aug 18, 2008
Proud Spell edges Music Note in Alabama StakesProud Spell got the best of 2-5 favorite Music Note to capture Saturday's $600,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. The two fillies are considered two of this year's best three-year-old females in training.
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03:37:35 PM Saturday, Aug 16, 2008
Proud Spell and Music Note highlight Alabama StakesProud Spell and Music Note, two of this year's leading three-year-old fillies, top a field of six for Saturday's 128th running of the $600,000 Alabama at Saratoga Race Course. The 1 1/4-mile race is the companion event for the following week's Travers.
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12:36:50 PM Thursday, Aug 14, 2008
Kentucky horse racing group proposes steroid banKentucky racing officials have pushed forward a steroid ban for racehorses they're calling the toughest in the country.
12:31:20 PM Thursday, Aug 14, 2008
Let's settle arguments on the trackTrash talk is not a common feature in horse racing. The humans involved in the Sport of Kings don't usually bad- mouth the other people in the sport. They talk about their horses and find reasons, respectfully, why they won or lost a particular race.
By Don Agriss, Sports Network
07:08:06 AM Thursday, Aug 14, 2008
Big Brown owner declines 'invite' to Woodward03:23:36 PM Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008
Curlin's owner goes after Big Brown08:24:43 AM Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008
Eight Belles to be interred Sept. 7 in Kentucky10:52:39 AM Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008
French horse captures Arlington Million XXVI03:41:36 PM Saturday, Aug 9, 2008
Curlin not avoiding tough competitors08:47:31 AM Thursday, Aug 7, 2008
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