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Coco for Conan, but not the elves
Santa Anita Park announced that Conan O’Brien will be announcing a race Friday to get attention for the Arcadia track and the upcoming Breeders’ Cup. O’Brien’s resume includes writing for my beloved...
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John Veitch gets partial win in Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling
John Veitch’s suspension is already served, but the fallout of the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Courier-Journal file photo Ladies Classic goes on and on in the courts. Here’s our story about Thursday’s ruling...
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Do television networks get involved in Breeders’ Cup site selection?
Amid the endless debate over when the Breeders’ Cup might return to Churchill Downs, there have been rumblings (a “backstretch rumor,” is a force far more powerful than even “urban legend.”) that NBC...
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Breeders’ Cup picks for Friday
Here is the first installment of picks for Breeders’ Cup races. The Breeders’ Cup Distaff (a cheer goes up from the turf writer crowd as “Ladies Classic” is jettisoned to the trash-heap of history,...
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Breeders’ Cup Distaff proves to be a ladies’ classic
The Breeders’ Cup Distaff is what it’s former appellation said: a ladies classic. This race has it all on Friday (for earlier race picks, see this earlier posting) and might be the most competitive...
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Breeders’ Cup Picks for Saturday
The Breeders’ Cup Classic picks will post tomorrow, but today’s posting of all the other races should be enough to cause my hanging once these all run in reverse order. Race 4 | Juvenile Fillies: 1....
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Classic Breeders’ Cup Classic picks
Without further ado, here are my picks for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Picks for the rest of today’s cup races were made in a previous post. Race 12 | Classic: 1. Game on Dude 2. Fort Larned 3....
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Better Breeders’ Cup, but not better than Churchill Downs in attendance, handle
Without an eastern seaboard hurricane to hurt results again, the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park rebounded in betting and attendance. But the numbers were short of what was seen at Churchill Downs in...
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Breeders’ Cup Classic television rating falls
NBC’s primetime broadcast of the Breeders’ Cup Classic Saturday received a 1.4 overnight rating, down from the 2.2 overnight rating a year ago, according to Neilsen Co. numbers released by the...
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A dissent in the international chorus of opposition to raceday medication
The international drumbeat against U.S. medication rules has been fairly consistent. And Golfer Gary Player in a 1958 Courier-Journal file photo from a tournament at Seneca Park golf course in...
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