Owner says Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra to skip Breeders’ Cup; cites synthetic surfaceLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Horse racing fans eager to see filly Rachel Alexandra run in the Breeders’ Cup will have to wait until next year. Rachel Alexandra reaches Belmont for Saturday’s Mother Goose StakesELMONT, N.Y. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra has arrived at Belmont Park for Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Rachel Alexandra works half mile at Churchill Downs in final prep for return in Mother GooseLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra has put in a final workout before her next start in Saturday’s Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park. Breeders’ Cup adds more automatic qualifying races, total now at 62 in 7 countriesNEW YORK — The Breeders’ Cup Challenge has added more races to its program of automatic qualifiers, bringing the total to 62 races in which the winner clinches a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Championships in November. Eye Of The Leopard earns victory at the Queen’s PlateTORONTO — Eye Of The Leopard took the lead in the deep stretch and went on to win the 150th running of the Queen’s Plate thoroughbred race on Sunday. Eddie Castro ties Monmouth Park jockey record by winning 6 racesOCEANPORT, N.J. — Jockey Eddie Castro tied a Monmouth Park record by riding six winners on Sunday, including At the Disco in the $60,000 Bernie Dowd Handicap. Horses meet happy hour as Churchill Downs hosts first races under the lightsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Put on the evening gown. Take off the sunglasses. For the first time in the 135-year history of Churchill Downs, the horses charged down the stretch under the lights. Delaware Park receives NTRA safety approval; 4th racetrack to be designatedSTANTON, Del. — Delaware Park has received safety accreditation from a newly formed consortium, making it the fourth race track to be approved this year. Jockey Calvin Borel, Kentucky governor among hundreds at Capitol rally to support video slotsFRANKFORT, Ky. — Two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel is urging lawmakers to legalize video gambling at horse racing tracks in the state. Rachel Alexandra to return to races in Mother Goose Stakes against fillies at Belmont ParkLEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra is heading to Belmont Park after all. US tourist destinations bank on travelers staying close to home as economy clips big tripsLAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Steve Puricelli admits he couldn’t have picked a worse day to buy a motel — Sept. 15, 2008. Woolley says Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to run in West Virginia Derby, TraversLOUISVILLE, Ky. — The trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird says the horse will run next in the West Virginia Derby before eventually pointing to the Breeders’ Cup Classic later this year. Belmont Stakes runner-up Dunkirk needs surgery for leg injury but expected to return to racingNEW YORK — Belmont Stakes runner-up Dunkirk needs surgery for a leg injury but is expected to return to racing this fall. Preakness winning filly Rachel Alexandra works out; next race not setLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra has had another workout at Churchill Downs, but the filly’s next race is not yet set. Top 4 in the Belmont Stakes are in good shape the morning afterNEW YORK — Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird and the next three finishers in the final leg of the Triple Crown came out of the race in good shape and will be rested before coming back for a summer season. A Belmont for the Birds! Summer Bird upsets Mine That Bird, jockey Calvin BorelNEW YORK — This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stretch and won the final jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday. Summer Bird rallies past Mine That Bird, jockey Calvin Borel to win Belmont StakesNEW YORK — Summer Bird has won the Belmont Stakes, rallying past Mine That Bird to spoil jockey Calvin Borel’s attempt at winning all three legs of the Triple Crown. Reunited with Mine That Bird, jockey Calvin Borel seeks own Triple Crown in Belmont StakesNEW YORK — Calvin Borel taped the “Late Show with David Letterman” early in the week, attended a Madison Square Garden news conference another day and rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange two days ago. Report: Necropsies not performed on euthanized horses in New YorkNEW YORK — A New York Times report says two agencies that oversee horse racing in the state have not asked for tests following the deaths of 20 racehorses who have been euthanized in racing or training accidents at Aqueduct and Belmont Park this year. Keep Laughing takes to the mud, wins Belmont feature by 3 lengths over Drift KingNEW YORK — Keep Laughing, running on a wet track for the first time, splashed through the mud Thursday to beat Drift King by 3 lengths in the $49,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park. Tex Cauthen, farrier and father to Hall of Fame jockey, dies at 77WALTON, Ky. — Ronald “Tex” Cauthen, a Hall of Fame racetrack farrier and father to three sons prominent in the thoroughbred business, has died. He was 77. Trainer hoping Charitable Man not in giving mood against Mine That Bird in Belmont StakesNEW YORK — Kiaran McLaughlin hopes Charitable Man isn’t in a giving mood on Belmont Stakes day. Derby winner Mine That Bird the 2-1 favorite to beat 9 rivals in Belmont StakesNEW YORK — What a perfect contrast in this soap opera of a Triple Crown season: The trainer hobbles up to the podium to talk about the horse who streaked to victory in the Kentucky Derby and is looking to add Saturday’s Belmont Stakes to his record. Irish trainer Vincent O’Brien dies in Ireland at 92 after a half century in racingLONDON — Vincent O’Brien, one of horse racing’s great European trainers during a career that lasted more than a half century, died Monday. He was 92. Jockey, trainer: Derby winner Mine That Bird happy and ready for BelmontLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Calvin Borel is back on Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and everyone in the thoroughbred’s camp is happy about it. Irish racehorse trainer Vincent O’Brien dies in Ireland at 92 after 51-year careerLONDON — Irish racehorse trainer Vincent O’Brien has died after a 51-year career in which he won 16 English and 27 Irish classics. He was 92. Derby winner Mine That Bird works out with jockey Calvin Borel aboard ahead of BelmontLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird has worked out at Churchill Downs with jockey Calvin Borel back on board ahead of the Belmont Stakes. Torvald Palema finishes strongly to win Elitloppet harness race, give Svanstedt 2nd victorySTOCKHOLM — Torvald Palema finished strongly on the final straightaway to win the Elitloppet trotting classic on Sunday. Hightap wins Dogwood Stakes over LusterLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hightap turned back favored Luster to win Saturday’s $111,500 Dogwood Stakes feature race for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs. Borel to ride Mine That Bird in bid to be 1st jockey to win Triple Crown on different horsesNEW YORK — And on Belmont Stakes day, the filly will rest. Frank Stronach: the man behind the auto parts empire as he expands into EuropeTORONTO — Frank Stronach, the Canadian owner of auto parts maker Magna International Inc., once referred to himself as “king” at one of his shareholder meetings. He’s now added another property to his business empire: General Motors Corp.’s Opel unit. Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra won’t run in Belmont; Borel planning to ride Mine That BirdLEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in his quest for a personal Triple Crown. Rachel Alexandra out for Belmont, clearing way for Calvin Borel to return to Mine That BirdLEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in his quest for a personal Triple Crown. Jess Jackson, Rachel Alexandra’s co-owner, said Friday the spectacular filly “deserves a well-earned vacation.” Rachel Alexandra is ready for her close-up: Preakness-winning filly has photo layout in VogueLOUISVILLE, Ky. — She is a clotheshorse without the clothes: Rachel Alexandra has posed for a photo spread in Vogue. Rachel Alexandra out for Belmont, clearing way for Borel to return to Mine That BirdLEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in his quest for a personal Triple Crown. |
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