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03/19/2015

Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens dead at 85

Jerkens, known reverently by the racetrack community as "The Chief," was born on April 21, 1929 in Islip, New York, the son of a former Austrian cavalry captain who owned a riding academy. Jerkens' father enjoyed rehabilitating injured race horses and sen

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03/17/2015

12 HORSES VYING FOR POSITION IN TURFWAY’S SPIRAL STAKES

Entries for the 44th running of the Spiral Stakes ended Sunday with the following horses entering the meet: Another Lemon Drop, Big Family, Conquest Typhoon, Dubai Sky, Firespike, Imperia, Magic of Believing, Metaboss, Royal Son, Task Force Glory, Watchyo

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03/17/2015

Wildcat Red Named Florida-Bred Horse of the Year

Bred by Moreau Bloodstock and Winter Racing Enterprise, Honor Stable’s Wildcat Red won three of 10 starts with three seconds, two thirds and $848,600 in purse earnings in 2014, including victories in the Fountain of Youth (G2), Hutcheson (G3) and Qualit

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03/17/2015

Free as a Bird Ready to Fly in Wednesday’s Captiva Island

Elizabeth Valando’s homebred turf star reacted so negatively to the noise of the engines that trainer Ian Wilkes had no other choice than to remove her from the plane. “She’s Free as a Bird,” he said, "but she wouldn’t fly.” Wilkes’ much-ant

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03/15/2015

Gulfstream Today 3.15

The reigning two-time Eclipse Award winner rode Fashion Fund ($4.40) to victory in Sunday’s ninth race to record his 100th win during the current Championship Meet. It was the fourth consecutive winter season in which he has won at least 100 races at Gu

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03/14/2015

Azeri Quotes

Luis Quinonez, winning jockey of Gold Medal Dancer – “We had the perfect trip. I just tried to get her to relax. She came out of the gates relaxed and I just let her do it. I said wait, wait, wait and when that other horse (Untapable) came to her, she

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03/14/2015

Gulfstream Today 3.14

The breeze was Itsaknockout’s second half-mile breeze since his victory by disqualification in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (G2) on Feb. 21. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the 3-year-old son of Lemon Drop Kid launched his career with a late-

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03/13/2015

Oaklawn Barn Notes - March 12

“He’s without a doubt the best horse I’ve ever sat on in my entire life, and I’ve been on some really good ones,” said Mike Johnson, who trains horses for Oaklawn President Charles Cella and doubles as an exercise rider. “He floated over the t

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03/13/2015

Gulfstream Park News & Notes - Fri 3/13

Owned by Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Stables and trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, the sophomore daughter of Distorted Humor opened her season with a one-length optional claiming allowance score Jan. 22 at Gulfstream at the Any Limit’s six-furlong distanc

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03/12/2015

Gulfstream’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Hit for a $1,079,444 Payoff

The jackpot winner invested $336 on the Rainbow 6 through the Portland, Ore. hub. Heading into the 11th race, the last leg of the six-race sequence, there were five unique tickets eligible to take down a $1 million-plus jackpot with No. 1 Forest Funds, No

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