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	<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 01:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Zenyatta remains undefeated at 19-0 with win in Lady&#8217;s Secret at Hollywood Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 01:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Zenyatta wins Lady&#8217;s Secret to go 19-0
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Nobody beats the queen on her home track, or anywhere else for that matter.

Zenyatta improved to 19-0 in her stellar career, using her usual come-from-behind move to overtake front-running Switch in the stretch and win the $250,000 Lady&#8217;s Secret Stakes on Saturday at Hollywood Park.
The 6-year-old .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/zenyatta-remains-undefeated-at-19-0-with-win-in-ladys-secret-at-hollywood-park-153601/">Source article &nbsp;: Zenyatta remains undefeated at 19-0 with win in Lady&#8217;s Secret at Hollywood Park</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A leading lady leaves racing&#8217;s stage: Rachel Alexandra is retired after disappointing season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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2009 Horse of Year Rachel Alexandra retired

Rachel Alexandra&#8217;s undefeated season in 2009 won her Horse of the Year honors and electrified a down-on-its-luck industry. Though the sensational filly is leaving racing&#8217;s stage, a future breeding date with another superstar could make things interesting.
Having won only two of five races this year, Rachel Alexandra was retired ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/28/a-leading-lady-leaves-racings-stage-rachel-alexandra-is-retired-after-disappointing-season-152243/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : A leading lady leaves racing&#8217;s stage: Rachel Alexandra is retired after disappointing season</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Real Quiet, winner of 1998 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, dies at 15; missed Triple Crown by nose</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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1998 Derby, Preakness winner Real Quiet dies at 15

Real Quiet came to Bob Baffert&#8217;s barn as an afterthought.
The slightly built colt wasn&#8217;t supposed to be a star. That role was reserved for stablemate Indian Charlie. Real Quiet was too thin, too small to chase history.
He caught it anyway, winning the 1998 Kentucky Derby and Preakness ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/28/real-quiet-winner-of-1998-kentucky-derby-preakness-dies-at-15-missed-triple-crown-by-nose-152197/" title="Real Quiet, winner of 1998 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, dies at 15; missed Triple Crown by nose">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Travers could be breakthrough race for tough-luck First Dude at Saratoga on Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Rosenblatt</dc:creator>
		
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First Dude looking for breakthrough win in Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — First Dude has done just about everything in really big races except finish first.
The strapping 3-year-old bay colt ran second in the Preakness, third in the Belmont Stakes and the Haskell Invitational and has earned more than $500,000 despite only a maiden victory in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/26/travers-could-be-breakthrough-race-for-tough-luck-first-dude-at-saratoga-on-saturday-129990/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Warm is lukewarm Travers favorite over Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Rosenblatt</dc:creator>
		
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A Little Warm is Travers favorite over Super Saver

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — So, Super Saver, what have you done lately?
Four months and two losses after winning the Kentucky Derby, Super Saver has been relegated to a 6-1 co-third betting choice for Saturday&#8217;s $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Jim Dandy Stakes winner A Little .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/25/a-little-warm-is-lukewarm-travers-favorite-over-kentucky-derby-winner-super-saver-129752/">A Little Warm is lukewarm Travers favorite over Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jockey Randy Romero takes a long ride, with a lot of spills, to horse racing&#8217;s Hall of Fame</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Hall of Fame bugle sounds for Romero, Point Given

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Jockey Randy Romero spent a career battered by injuries, with trips to the Breeders&#8217; Cup winner&#8217;s circle aboard Go for Wand and undefeated Personal Ensign.
On Friday, he made it to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.
&#8220;Been a long time waiting for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/13/jockey-randy-romero-takes-a-long-ride-with-a-lot-of-spills-to-horse-racings-hall-of-fame-126950/" title="Jockey Randy Romero takes a long ride, with a lot of spills, to horse racing&#8217;s Hall of Fame">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky rolls to easy Haskell win; Derby winner 4th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Rosenblatt</dc:creator>
		
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Lookin At Lucky is good, too; romps in Haskell

OCEANPORT, N.J. — As the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners surged to the lead around the far turn in the $1 million Haskell Invitational, more than 40,000 fans stood and cheered in anticipation of a thrilling stretch duel.
But just like that, with a shake of reins, it ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/01/preakness-winner-lookin-at-lucky-rolls-to-easy-haskell-win-derby-winner-4th-124382/">Original article on  : Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky rolls to easy Haskell win; Derby winner 4th</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With death of Steinbrenner, horse racing loses a prominent owner, breeder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Harris</dc:creator>
		
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Fiery Steinbrenner was patient horse owner

As impetuous as he could be with the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner was downright patient and low-key when it came to horse racing.
He wasn&#8217;t as successful, though.
While the Yankees won seven World Series championships, 11 pennants and 16 division titles under his ownership, Steinbrenner never realized his dream of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/13/with-death-of-steinbrenner-horse-racing-loses-a-prominent-owner-breeder-120263/">With death of Steinbrenner, horse racing loses a prominent owner, breeder</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYRA audit shows continuing financial troubles for the state thoroughbred racing operator</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Audit of NYRA shows continuing financial troubles

ALBANY, N.Y. — An audit shows the New York Racing Association facing financial insolvency next year unless the thoroughbred track operator cuts more spending and begins getting revenue from a casino at Aqueduct that doesn&#8217;t yet exist.
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says Monday that he&#8217;s putting auditors on site ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/12/nyra-audit-shows-continuing-financial-troubles-for-the-state-thoroughbred-racing-operator-120091/">NYRA audit shows continuing financial troubles for the state thoroughbred racing operator</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>I Want Revenge tops field for Suburban in 1st race since being sidelined before 2009 Derby</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Former Derby favorite I Want Revenge to run again

NEW YORK — I Want Revenge is back.
More than a year after being sidelined with an injury the morning of the 2009 Kentucky Derby, the colt is the 7-5 favorite in a field of seven entered for Saturday&#8217;s $300,000 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park.
I Want Revenge won .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/01/i-want-revenge-tops-field-for-suburban-in-1st-race-since-being-sidelined-before-2009-derby-117305/">Read the original article &nbsp;: I Want Revenge tops field for Suburban in 1st race since being sidelined before 2009 Derby</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Goldikova tops males again to win Queen Anne Stakes on opening day at Royal Ascot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Champion mare Goldikova wins at Royal Ascot

ASCOT, England — Champion mare Goldikova won the Queen Anne Stakes on opening day at Royal Ascot, beating Paco Boy by a neck Tuesday for her sixth victory over male horses.
Goldikova held off a late challenge by Paco Boy in her debut at the prestigious meet, enhancing her credentials .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/15/goldikova-tops-males-again-to-win-queen-anne-stakes-on-opening-day-at-royal-ascot-111658/">Goldikova tops males again to win Queen Anne Stakes on opening day at Royal Ascot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zenyatta stays perfect with record 17th consecutive victory in Vanity &#8216;Cap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Zenyatta runs record to 17-0 at Hollywood Park

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Zenyatta did what she&#8217;s always done — fall back to last place, make a late move in the stretch and then win. This time, she made history.
Zenyatta won her 17th consecutive race on Sunday, giving her the longest winning streak by a modern day thoroughbred .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/13/zenyatta-stays-perfect-with-record-17th-consecutive-victory-in-vanity-cap-111272/">Zenyatta stays perfect with record 17th consecutive victory in Vanity &#8216;Cap</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Alexandra snaps two-race losing streak, dominates in return to Churchill Downs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Rachel Alexandra is a winner as 4-year-old

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The fans were chanting &#8220;Rachel&#8217;s back!&#8221;, however jockey Calvin Borel wanted to see for himself.
From his perch aboard Rachel Alexandra during the stretch run of the Fleur de Lis Handicap on Saturday at Churchill Downs, Borel took one look behind him and saw the gap between .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/12/rachel-alexandra-snaps-two-race-losing-streak-dominates-in-return-to-churchill-downs-110754/">Rachel Alexandra snaps two-race losing streak, dominates in return to Churchill Downs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Churchill Downs awarded Breeders&#8217; Cup for a 2nd straight year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Churchill Downs to host 2011 Breeders&#8217; Cup

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Breeders&#8217; Cup awarded Churchill Downs one of racing&#8217;s richest events for a second straight year.
Following a two-year run at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., Churchill Downs was picked Friday as the host for the 2011 Breeders&#8217; Cup. This year&#8217;s two-day event is already set for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/11/churchill-downs-awarded-breeders-cup-for-a-2nd-straight-year-110330/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Churchill Downs awarded Breeders&#8217; Cup for a 2nd straight year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zenyatta to face five challengers as she goes for 17th straight victory in Vanity &#8216;Cap</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Zenyatta to take on 5 rivals in Vanity &#8216;Cap

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Zenyatta will have five challengers as she goes for her record 17th consecutive victory in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park.
The 6-year-old mare will try to remain undefeated in Sunday&#8217;s 1 1-8-mile race.
A victory would allow Zenyatta to surpass Cigar, Citation and Mister ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/10/zenyatta-to-face-five-challengers-as-she-goes-for-17th-straight-victory-in-vanity-cap-110140/">Zenyatta to face five challengers as she goes for 17th straight victory in Vanity &#8216;Cap</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Trainer, jock, horse headed to Racing Hall of Fame

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A longtime West Coast trainer, a leading jockey in the 1960s and &#8217;70s, and a champion horse from the 1870s are the new inductees into the National Museum of Racing&#8217;s Hall of Fame.
The hall announced Wednesday that trainer Michael Ernest &#8220;Buster&#8221; Millerick, jockey ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/09/racing-hall-of-fame-to-induct-west-coast-trainer-former-leading-jockey-19th-century-horse-109662/">Racing Hall of Fame to induct West Coast trainer, former leading jockey, 19th century horse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With Drosselmeyer&#8217;s win in Belmont, racing&#8217;s 3-year-old division still lacks a front-runner</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Farrell</dc:creator>
		
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Racing&#8217;s glamour division is lookin for a leader

NEW YORK — Three Triple Crown races. Three different winners.
No clear leader has emerged among the 3-year-olds this season, although that may be sorted out this summer in two $1 million stakes — the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Aug. 1 and the Travers at Saratoga on .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/06/with-drosselmeyers-win-in-belmont-racings-3-year-old-division-still-lacks-a-front-runner-108833/">With Drosselmeyer&#8217;s win in Belmont, racing&#8217;s 3-year-old division still lacks a front-runner</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Zito comes up short in the Belmont
NEW YORK — Nick Zito is a long-shot kind of trainer, it seems.

At least in the Belmont Stakes.
The Hall of Famer who won the 2004 Belmont with Birdstone at 36-1 odds and the 2008 Belmont with Da&#8217; Tara at 38-1 odds, saw his two favorites run second and ninth .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/05/nick-zito-couldnt-buck-the-odds-in-the-belmont-stakes-108607/">Nick Zito couldn&#8217;t buck the odds in the Belmont Stakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Drosselmeyer pulls upset in Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK — An underachiever finally came through in the $1 million Belmont Stakes and gave Hall of Famers Bill Mott and Mike Smith milestones they&#8217;ve been seeking for decades.
Drosselmeyer, left out of the Kentucky Derby because he failed to earn enough money, outlasted a couple of Dudes and held .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/05/drosselmeyer-takes-belmont-in-upset-over-zitos-favorites-108551/">Source &nbsp;: Drosselmeyer takes Belmont in upset over Zito&#8217;s favorites</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Winchester wins the Manhattan at Belmont Park

NEW YORK — Winchester beat Gio Ponti by a half length to give trainer Christophe Clement a 1-2 finish in the $400,000 Manhattan Handicap on the turf, the main attraction Saturday on the Belmont Stakes undercard.
Winchester, ridden by Cornelio Velasquez, outdueled his more heralded stablemate, the 2009 Eclipse Award ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/05/winchester-beats-stablemate-gio-ponti-in-the-manhattan-handicap-on-the-belmont-undercard-108542/">Winchester beats stablemate Gio Ponti in the Manhattan Handicap on the Belmont undercard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Nick Zito in mind come the Belmont: Hall of Fame trainer has a couple of favorites going</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Trainer Nick Zito seeks 3rd Belmont win in 6 years

NEW YORK — When Nick Zito walks toward his barn, he passes five signs noting his victories in Triple Crown races: Two Kentucky Derbys, one Preakness, two Belmont Stakes.
&#8220;I like the classics,&#8221; the Hall of Fame trainer said Friday. &#8220;I don&#8217;t train too many fillies. Not .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/04/keep-nick-zito-in-mind-come-the-belmont-hall-of-fame-trainer-has-a-couple-of-favorites-going-108105/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Preakness runner-up First Dude may be ready for breakthrough win in Belmont Stakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Rosenblatt</dc:creator>
		
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First Dude looking for breakthrough at Belmont

NEW YORK — First Dude seems to be building up for a breakthrough victory. Trainer Dale Romans is confident it could happen in Saturday&#8217;s $1 million Belmont Stakes.
&#8220;The Belmont will be this horse&#8217;s race because he wants to go a mile and a half,&#8221; Romans said, &#8220;and he&#8217;ll love ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/04/preakness-runner-up-first-dude-may-be-ready-for-breakthrough-win-in-belmont-stakes-107968/">Preakness runner-up First Dude may be ready for breakthrough win in Belmont Stakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Negotiating the Belmont no easy task for jockeys

NEW YORK — The Belmont Stakes can be cruel to jockeys.
Just ask Kent Desormeaux. Or Stewart Elliott. Or Calvin Borel. Or the dozens of other riders seeking glory in the final leg of the Triple Crown, only to lose their way and come up short at cavernous Belmont .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/03/rare-1%c2%bd-mile-race-makes-belmont-stakes-a-tough-chore-for-jockeys-107760/">Original source &nbsp;: Rare 1½-mile race makes Belmont Stakes a tough chore for jockeys</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New owner Pell has big Belmont with Fly Down thanks to trainer Nick Zito</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Rosenblatt</dc:creator>
		
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Fly Down gives new owner big chance in Belmont

NEW YORK — A horseplayer since his teens while growing up in London, Richard C. Pell could be on the verge of the greatest score of his life — winning the Belmont Stakes.
Just two years after buying his first thoroughbreds, Pell is the proud owner of Fly .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/03/new-owner-pell-has-big-belmont-with-fly-down-thanks-to-trainer-nick-zito-107610/">New owner Pell has big Belmont with Fly Down thanks to trainer Nick Zito</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Without Derby, Preakness winners, Nick Zito&#8217;s Derby runner-up Ice Box is 3-1 Belmont favorite</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Zito has 2 of top 3 choices for Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK — For a change, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito has the favorite for the $1 million Belmont Stakes.
A two-time Belmont winner with long shots Birdstone in 2004 and Da&#8217; Tara in 2008, Zito has two of the top three choices for Saturday&#8217;s final ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/02/without-derby-preakness-winners-nick-zitos-derby-runner-up-ice-box-is-3-1-belmont-favorite-107445/" title="Without Derby, Preakness winners, Nick Zito&#8217;s Derby runner-up Ice Box is 3-1 Belmont favorite">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Ice Box is 3-1 favorite for Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK — For a change, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito has the favorite for the $1 million Belmont Stakes.
A two-time Belmont winner with long shots Birdstone in 2004 and Da&#8217; Tara in 2008, Zito has two of the three top choices for Saturday&#8217;s final leg of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/02/without-derby-or-preakness-winners-derby-runner-up-ice-box-is-3-1-favorite-for-belmont-stakes-107419/" title="Without Derby or Preakness winners, Derby runner-up Ice Box is 3-1 favorite for Belmont Stakes">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Ice Box made favorite for Belmont Stakes
NEW YORK — Ice Box has been made the 3-1 favorite for Saturday&#8217;s $1 million Belmont Stakes.

Ice Box finished second in the Kentucky Derby and skipped the Preakness. Ice Box will leave from the No. 5 post for trainer Nick Zito and will be ridden by Jose Lezcano.
A field ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/02/derby-runner-up-ice-box-favored-in-field-of-12-for-belmont-stakes-107402/">Derby runner-up Ice Box favored in field of 12 for Belmont Stakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York racing&#8217;s frazzled financial status takes even more luster off buzzless Belmont</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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New York racing woes overshadowing Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK — The most intriguing five weeks of the thoroughbred racing season come to a close with Saturday&#8217;s 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown and New York&#8217;s premier horse race.
While there&#8217;s not much buzz surrounding the lackluster field lining up for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/31/new-york-racings-frazzled-financial-status-takes-even-more-luster-off-buzzless-belmont-106941/">Original article &nbsp;: New York racing&#8217;s frazzled financial status takes even more luster off buzzless Belmont</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescue deal in the works, but NYRA still warns workers they could face layoffs in June</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Rescue in the works, but NYRA warns of layoffs

ALBANY, N.Y. — Despite a deal in the works to save the state&#8217;s thoroughbred racing season, the New York Racing Association is still warning employees they could face layoffs as early as June 9 if it has to shut down.
NYRA said Friday a legally required notice was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/21/rescue-deal-in-the-works-but-nyra-still-warns-workers-they-could-face-layoffs-in-june-103826/">Source &nbsp;: Rescue deal in the works, but NYRA still warns workers they could face layoffs in June</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belmont Stakes field continues to shrink, with New Madrid the latest to be pulled</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 15:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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New Madrid won&#8217;t run in Belmont
NEW YORK — New Madrid is the latest horse to be pulled out of what has become a shrinking field for the Belmont Stakes.

In a tweet on Friday race officials announced that the Tim Ice-trained colt would not appear in the third leg of the Triple Crown on June 5. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/21/belmont-stakes-field-continues-to-shrink-with-new-madrid-the-latest-to-be-pulled-103822/">Belmont Stakes field continues to shrink, with New Madrid the latest to be pulled</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 15:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Bailout in the works, but NYRA warns of layoffs

ALBANY, N.Y. — A deal is in the works to save the thoroughbred racing season in New York. The New York Racing Association, however, is still warning employees they could face layoffs as early as June 9 if it has to shut down.
NYRA says the legally required .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/21/bailout-deal-in-the-works-but-nyra-still-warns-workers-they-could-face-layoffs-in-june-103819/">Source &nbsp;: Bailout deal in the works, but NYRA still warns workers they could face layoffs in June</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 17:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Paterson: NYRA, Saratoga meet will be saved

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson says a proposed state bailout will pass and New York thoroughbred racing at Belmont and Saratoga race tracks will go on as scheduled.
Paterson says he expects the Legislature to approve a $17 million loan to keep the New York Racing Association .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/18/paterson-says-nyra-will-get-its-17-million-bailout-saratoga-meet-wont-be-threatened-103072/">Paterson says NYRA will get its $17 million bailout, Saratoga meet won&#8217;t be threatened</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 09:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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New York horse racing threatened by money woes

NEW YORK — The New York Racing Association says it is running out of money and may have to shut down thoroughbred races after the Belmont Stakes in less than three weeks.
NYRA president Charlie Hayward says the state must give financial help or Belmont Park won&#8217;t be able .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/18/down-to-the-wire-new-york-racing-is-strapped-for-cash-might-have-to-shut-races-after-belmont-102854/">Source &nbsp;: Down to the wire: New York racing is strapped for cash, might have to shut races after Belmont</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Baffert&#8217;s smiling after Preakness; horse racing not so lucky, with Triple Crown dashed again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 17:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Horse racing is still lookin&#8217; for a Triple Crown

BALTIMORE — Bob Baffert was still smiling and laughing the morning after winning his first Triple Crown race in eight years.
As Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky prepared to walk onto a van leaving Pimlico on Sunday, Baffert petted the bay colt on the neck and told him, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/16/bafferts-smiling-after-preakness-horse-racing-not-so-lucky-with-triple-crown-dashed-again-102368/">Baffert&#8217;s smiling after Preakness; horse racing not so lucky, with Triple Crown dashed again</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Baffert breathes deep in rarified air back atop racing world: &#8216;I&#8217;m just glad to be up here.&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 01:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Baffert plays traffic cop _ in winner&#8217;s circle

BALTIMORE — It&#8217;s not like Bob Baffert isn&#8217;t already doing everything he can to save horse racing.
But that didn&#8217;t stop the trainer with the shock of white hair and the most recognizable mug in the sport from adding one more task to his list — playing traffic cop .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/15/baffert-breathes-deep-in-rarified-air-back-atop-racing-world-im-just-glad-to-be-up-here-102242/">Original article &nbsp;: Baffert breathes deep in rarified air back atop racing world: &#8216;I&#8217;m just glad to be up here.&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Super Saver defeated, but Borel has no complaints about ride or horse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 00:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ginsburg</dc:creator>
		
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Borel laments coming up &#8216;empty&#8217; in Preakness

BALTIMORE — Calvin Borel made no excuses.
Before he was even out of the saddle at the Kentucky Derby, he predicted a Triple Crown for Super Saver and here he was at the Preakness, finishing eighth.
&#8220;He run so hard in the Derby, and he&#8217;s not a big horse,&#8221; Borel said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/15/super-saver-defeated-but-borel-has-no-complaints-about-ride-or-horse-102234/">Original article on  : Super Saver defeated, but Borel has no complaints about ride or horse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lookin at Lucky wins Preakness;Super Saver&#8217;s Triple Crown bid ends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 22:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Lookin At Lucky wins Preakness, Super Saver fades

BALTIMORE — Change of jockeys, change of fortune.
Five years ago, Martin Garcia was working in a deli making sandwiches. He couldn&#8217;t name even one of the Triple Crown races. But the 25-year-old jockey stole one of them Saturday, giving trainer Bob Baffert a Preakness win with a trouble-free ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/15/lookin-at-lucky-wins-preaknesssuper-savers-triple-crown-bid-ends-102205/">Lookin at Lucky wins Preakness;Super Saver&#8217;s Triple Crown bid ends</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lured by an unlimited beer supply, thousands gather in Pimlico infield to get their &#8216;Preak On&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 18:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ginsburg</dc:creator>
		
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Endless beer supply fills infield for Preakness

BALTIMORE — The best thing about paying for an endless supply of beer is that it doesn&#8217;t matter if you spill a cup.
Enticed by the prospect of refilling their souvenir beer mugs from morning until dusk, thousands flocked to the Pimlico infield Saturday for the Preakness.
One year ago, after ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/15/lured-by-an-unlimited-beer-supply-thousands-gather-in-pimlico-infield-to-get-their-preak-on-102163/" title="Lured by an unlimited beer supply, thousands gather in Pimlico infield to get their &#8216;Preak On&#8217;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Super Saver connections get their final say before resuming Triple Crown chase in Preakness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 08:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ginsburg</dc:creator>
		
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Borel anticipates &#8217;super race&#8217; from Super Saver

BALTIMORE — A year ago, Calvin Borel jumped from the Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird onto Rachel Alexandra and won the Preakness.
This month, after winning his third Derby in four years, the standout jockey decided to stay aboard Super Saver for the Preakness and take a shot at .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/15/super-saver-connections-get-their-final-say-before-resuming-triple-crown-chase-in-preakness-102101/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Super Saver connections get their final say before resuming Triple Crown chase in Preakness</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping out of well-worn groove, Borel plots new route to winner&#8217;s circle in the Preakness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 21:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Litke</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;A great rider keeps a good horse out of trouble.&#8217;

BALTIMORE — A jockey can change what he does from race to race, but not who he is.
Even before Calvin Borel knew how to ride a horse, he knew exactly where he planned to ride nearly every one of them — along the rail, if only ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/05/14/stepping-out-of-well-worn-groove-borel-plots-new-route-to-winners-circle-in-the-preakness-101957/" title="Stepping out of well-worn groove, Borel plots new route to winner&#8217;s circle in the Preakness">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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