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10/23/2015

Empire Showcase Day serves as New York-bred prelude to Breeders’ Cup

Carded as Race 5 on the 11-race program, the Empire Classic is headed by 2013 winner Saratoga Snacks, who finished second in 2012 and fourth last year in the 1 1/8-mile event for 3-year-olds and up. Since trainer Gary Sciacca reacquired the 6-year-old rid

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10/23/2015

Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries Lists Have South Florida Flavor

Triple Crown champion American Pharoah and the 5-year-old mare Beholder were two of 10 horses pre-entered for the richest of the event’s 13 races, the $5 million Classic (G1). Among the horses looking to deny American Pharoah are Honor Code, who edged Bre

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10/23/2015

Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 22

Beholder, who had an elevated temperature Tuesday morning, came on the track at the Beard Course chute and went straight off down the backside. After going once around, she returned to her barn on Rice Road and walked the shedrow under Painter for about 2

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10/21/2015

AMERICAN PHAROAH DRILLS RAPID SIX FURLONGS IN 1:10.80

With jockey Martin Garcia up, American Pharoah, who was accompanied by a stable pony, came on the main track at 7:45 a.m. and jogged straight off down the stretch from the quarter mile chute. Breaking free from the pony as he headed to the Club House turn

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10/21/2015

Sheer Drama Turns in Final Breeze for Breeders’ Cup Distaff

“She went excellent. She did it well and galloped out good. She’s fit. She came back today, and she wasn’t even blowing. It was like she didn’t even do anything. She drank water, which is good, but she wasn’t huffing and puffing by any means,” trainer Dav

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10/21/2015

Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 21

SUNSET GLOW, OSAILA TOP STRONG PIN OAK VALLEY VIEW FIELD OF 14 Ten Broeck Farm’s Sunset Glow and Al Shaqab Racing’s Osaila (IRE), the 2-3 finishers behind the undefeated Lady Eli in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) at Santa Anita, head

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10/21/2015

Riker/Plenty of Can-Con for Breeders’ Cup

He also knew the question was coming in the winner’s circle...Are you going to the Breeders’ Cup? His answer, understandably, was measured on that Sunday afternoon. The veteran conditioner wanted to see how Riker would come out of the Grey before deliveri

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10/19/2015

Beholder Arrives at Keeneland for $5 Million Breeders’ Cup Classic

Mandella said Beholder, a 5-year-old daughter of Henny Hughes, would go to the track Tuesday around 7:15 a.m. for a “simple, short gallop” and would have one work leading up to the 1¼-mile Classic. “It will be four, five or six days out,” Mandella said. “

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10/19/2015

Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 19

GREENPOINTCRUSADER PUTS IN FIRST KEENELAND WORK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE St. Elias Stable, MeB Racing Stables and Brooklyn Boyz Stables’ Greenpointcrusader put in the first of two scheduled Keeneland works for the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup J

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10/18/2015

MARYLAND MILLION LADIES

Ridden by Sheldon Russell, Monster Sleeping traveled the 1 1/8-miles distance in 1:51.37 on firm turf after stalking earlier fractions of 24.30, 49.47 and 1:13.53, before taking over and running a mile in 1:38.84. Sent off at 2-1, the 6-year-old dark bay

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