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I’ll Have Another Goes Straight to Belmont From Preakness
Posted: May 21st, 2012, 2:30pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The plan for I’ll Have Another, who arrived at Belmont Park on Sunday afternoon after winning the Preakness the day before, is to get him acclimated to the racetrack. -
Analysis: In Preakness, Two to Watch Along With Favorites
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 10:18pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister are the Preakness favorites, but neither appears to be head and shoulders above Went the Day Well and Creative Cause, two other Derby horses who endured tough races.
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Clemens’s Lawyer Questions McNamee’s Truthfulness and Memory
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 5:30pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Roger Clemens’s lawyers on Wednesday cross-examined Brian McNamee, who claims firsthand knowledge that Clemens took performance-enhancing drugs.
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I’ll Have Another and Mario Gutierrez Win Kentucky Derby
Posted: May 6th, 2012, 1:49am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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I’ll Have Another, at 15-1 odds, won the 138th Kentucky Derby with a late surge against Bodemeister, who led the pack for most of the race.
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I’ll Have Another and Mario Gutierrez Win Kentucky Derby
Posted: May 6th, 2012, 1:49am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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I’ll Have Another, at 15-1 odds, won the 138th Kentucky Derby with a late surge against Bodemeister, who led the pack for most of the race.
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On Horse Racing: Union Rags, Kentucky Derby Pick, Forged at Saratoga
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 9:45pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Union Rags showed he had what it takes for the Kentucky Derby in a win last August and a loss in November.
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New York Attorney General Sues Foundation for Retired Racehorses
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 9:45pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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New York’s top prosecutor charged that, as a result of the foundation’s failings, more than 1,100 horses in its control failed to receive basic care.
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Breeders’ Cup Moves to Prime Time on NBC
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:40am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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The Breeders’ Cup Classic at the championship thoroughbred races will be shown at night for the first time in November.
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Bill Mott Wins 3rd Award as Racing’s Top Trainer
Posted: January 17th, 2012, 2:10pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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For the third straight year a female horse, Havre de Grace, was named Horse of the Year.
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The Rail: NBC to Televise Kentucky Derby Preps
Posted: November 8th, 2011, 11:10pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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The Jockey Club and NBC Sports Network reach an agreement to televise six Kentucky Derby prep races next spring.
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Drosselmeyer Wins Breeders’ Cup Classic
Posted: November 6th, 2011, 1:47am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Mike Smith and Drosselmeyer rallied in the homestretch to overtake Chantal Sutherland and Game On Dude, winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
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Breeders’ Cup — 18-Year-Old Jockey O’Brien Sets Record
Posted: November 6th, 2011, 1:19am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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The 5-foot-11 Joseph O’Brien, 18, guided St. Nicholas Abbey to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
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The Rail: Prayer for Relief to Miss Breeders' Cup Classic
Posted: November 1st, 2011, 11:25am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Prayer for Relief, a 3-year-old son of Jump Start, developed a fever.
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Uncle Mo Surprise Favorite in Breeders’ Cup Classic
Posted: November 1st, 2011, 2:10am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Uncle Mo was made the morning-line favorite, and not the filly Havre de Grace, in the race Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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NBC Sports to Broadcast From Fall Meet at Keeneland
Posted: August 18th, 2011, 2:10am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Horse racing will get much needed television coverage when the NBC Sports Group will broadcast live from Keeneland for two weekends beginning Oct. 7.
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Postcards From Saratoga Springs: There’s a Doctor in the Paddock
Posted: August 17th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Three years ago, Dr. Gerald Bortolazzo was told he had terminal cancer. He sold his company, but then received a new diagnosis. With a new lease on life, he bought his first racehorse late last year.
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Race-Day Medications Face a Ban
Posted: August 11th, 2011, 1:29am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The debate over race-day medication has focused on furosemide, a diuretic known as Lasix that has been used to treat racehorses since the 1970s.
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Race-Day Medications Face a Ban
Posted: August 11th, 2011, 1:29am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The debate over race-day medication has focused on furosemide, a diuretic known as Lasix that has been used to treat racehorses since the 1970s.
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Postcard From Saratoga Springs : As the Sun Rises, Two Legends Murmur
Posted: August 11th, 2011, 1:24am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Oklahoma training track at Saratoga is a timeless oasis, loved by Hall of Fame trainers like D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert.
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Postcard From Saratoga Springs : As the Sun Rises, Two Legends Murmur
Posted: August 11th, 2011, 1:24am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Oklahoma training track at Saratoga is a timeless oasis, loved by Hall of Fame trainers like D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert.
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Coil Extends Bob Baffert’s Domination of the Haskell
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 1:50am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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In a final burst, Coil beat Shackleford by a neck with Ruler On Ice closing to within two and a quarter lengths in third.
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On Racing: Time for a Much-Needed Respite at Saratoga’s Summer Meeting
Posted: July 22nd, 2011, 2:20am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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For the next six weeks, Saratoga Race Course will become a summer Horse Haven, where many horsemen and horseplayers from around the country will look for the emergence of genuine equine stars.
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Sports Briefing | Harness Racing: See You at Peelers Rallies for Victory to Reach 20-0
Posted: July 18th, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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See You at Peelers ran her record to 20 for 20 with a one-length win in the $127,000 Tarport Hap on Saturday at the Meadowlands.
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Filly’s Unbeaten Streak Reaches 19 Races
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 1:50am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Harness racing’s biggest star, See You at Peelers, won a division of the $145,208 New York Sires Stakes on Saturday and set a track record at Vernon Downs for 3-year-old fillies.
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Trotter Trainer’s Winning Ways, Transplanted
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 4:42pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Jimmy Takter fell in love with America when he first came from Sweden as a teenager and has been training winning trotters nearly ever since.
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Officials Suspend Jockey After Incident in Belmont
Posted: June 16th, 2011, 2:09am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Rajiv Maragh was suspended for seven days for careless riding that compromised the Derby winner Animal Kingdom’s chance to win the third leg of the Triple Crown.
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Medication Is Cited in Horse Racing’s Decline in U.S.
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 2:24am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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At an international summit at Belmont Park, racing counterparts explained why the American thoroughbred industry is struggling.
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At Triple Crown Race Known for Its Distance, Familiarity Can Go a Long Way
Posted: June 11th, 2011, 1:48am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Shackleford and Animal Kingdom arrived much earlier than usual to adjust to Belmont’s length and tricky surface.
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The Rail: Joe Drape's Belmont Stakes Picks
Posted: June 10th, 2011, 9:45pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Joe Drape lists the Belmont Stakes field in order of preference.
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The Rail: Animal Kingdom Is the 2-1 Favorite for the Belmont
Posted: June 8th, 2011, 9:10pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is the 2-1 morning-line favorite to become the 12th horse to win both the Derby and the Belmont Stakes on Saturday in the 143rd renewal of the Triple Crown's oldest and longest leg.
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The Rail: Preakness Winner to Race Derby Winner at Belmont
Posted: June 4th, 2011, 7:17pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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After After Shackleford worked five furlongs on Saturday morning, his trainer committed him to a rubber match against the Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom at the Belmont Stakes.
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Tizway Wins Fast Met Mile
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 2:10am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Tizway ended a slump and gave his trainer, H. James Bond, his first Grade I victory since 2002.
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On Horse Racing: With Triple Crown Hopes Dashed, Enthusiasm Grows for a Belmont Rivalry
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 3:00am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Horseplayers and horse lovers can take heart that the camps of Shackleford and Animal Kingdom have indicated they would like a rubber match at the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes.
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Sweating at the Start, Shackleford Finishes the Right Way
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Ridden by Jesus Castanon, Shackleford edged Animal Kingdom, the winner of the Kentucky Derby.
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On Horse Racing: Why Animal Kingdom Is a Triple Crown Threat
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 9:30pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Joe Drape says the Derby champion will also win the Preakness because he is a brilliant and sturdy racehorse.
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At Preakness, Not Everybody’s Idea of Fun
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 11:07am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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In an attempt to bring crowds of young people back to the Preakness, the Maryland Jockey Club has named Kegasus — a half a beer-bellied man, half a horse — Lord of the Infieldfest.
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Tough Talk After Winning the Derby
Posted: May 13th, 2011, 1:50am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Barry Irwin, the loquacious chief of Team Valor, criticized trainers after Animal Kingdom’s victory and has since increased security for the colt.
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Tough Talk After Winning the Derby
Posted: May 13th, 2011, 1:50am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Barry Irwin, the loquacious chief of Team Valor, criticized trainers after Animal Kingdom’s victory and has since increased security for the colt.
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Derby Field Lacks Speed of Horses in the Past
Posted: May 5th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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For the first time in a decade, not a single winner of the six major Kentucky Derby prep races earned a Beyer Speed Figure of at least 100, considered the standard for a high-quality stakes champion.
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The Rail: It Must Be May
Posted: May 2nd, 2011, 7:00am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Welcome back to The Rail, where information is sought, opinions are valued and the whole enterprise is fueled by passion.
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Often-Sanctioned Trainer Denied Kentucky License
Posted: April 14th, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Rick Dutrow was denied a racing license in Kentucky on Wednesday and may not be able to start horses in the state for the rest of the year.
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Despite Poor Race, Uncle Mo Seems Fine
Posted: April 13th, 2011, 1:48am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Kentucky Derby favorite ran a lackluster third in the Wood Memorial, but his handlers say it was just a bad day at the track.
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The Rail: To Honor and Serve Is Hurt, and Off the Derby Trail
Posted: April 9th, 2011, 1:53pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The trainer Bill Mott, still searching for his first Kentucky Derby winner, loses his best prospect this year to a strained ligament.
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Veterinarian Urges Foundation’s Overhaul
Posted: April 7th, 2011, 11:07pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation was completing its review, saying that Dr. Stacey Huntington’s evaluation of the horses previously under its care was incomplete.
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Thoroughbred Foundation Loses Financing for Care Evaluations
Posted: March 23rd, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s primary benefactor said if the group wants to continue evaluating its herd of more than 1,000 horses, it must do so with its own money.
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Trainer Faces Ban After Latest Violations
Posted: March 5th, 2011, 1:20am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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The New York State Racing and Wagering Board has ordered Rick Dutrow to show it why his license should not be revoked and why he should not be banned from the state’s racetracks.
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Soldat Quiets Doubters in Fountain of Youth
Posted: February 26th, 2011, 8:58pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Soldat, who had previously stood out on the grass, won by two lengths over Gourmet Dinner on Saturday.
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A Competitor on Any Turf
Posted: February 18th, 2011, 1:50am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Mike Repole is the latest in what has become a sort of New York tradition — the person who hits it big in business, then turns his attention to sports.
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Businessman Signals Interest in Mets; Dickey Gets a Deal
Posted: January 30th, 2011, 1:48am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Mike Repole, a co-founder of the company that makes Vitaminwater, said he has asked the Mets about becoming an investor.
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For N.F.L., Lockout Would Be a Risky Strategy
Posted: January 30th, 2011, 1:20am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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With owners and players no closer to a labor agreement, the Super Bowl could be the last N.F.L. game for a while.
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In Second Run as Coach, Lavin Finds Better Way
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 1:30am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Steve Lavin, fired at U.C.L.A. in 2003, has St. John’s improving, just in time for a rugged stretch of games.
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Zenyatta Is Named Horse of the Year
Posted: January 18th, 2011, 1:10am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Zenyatta beat the talented colt Blame, the only rival ever to finish in front of her, and Goldikova for the honor.
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Zenyatta Is Named Horse of the Year
Posted: January 18th, 2011, 1:10am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Zenyatta beat the talented colt Blame, the only rival ever to finish in front of her, and Goldikova for the honor.
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Champion Mare Seeks Perfect Mate (Never Mind the Flirtation)
Posted: January 14th, 2011, 2:30am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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A who’s who of stallions awaits Zenyatta after a thrilling career on the racetrack. But how she will fare as a broodmare is anyone’s guess.
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Champion Mare Seeks Perfect Mate (Never Mind the Flirtation)
Posted: January 14th, 2011, 1:15am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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A who’s who of stallions awaits Zenyatta after a thrilling career on the racetrack. But how she will fare as a broodmare is anyone’s guess.
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Patriot League Puts Off Decision on Football Scholarships
Posted: December 16th, 2010, 2:30am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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The Patriot League delayed a decision for at least two years and will continue to field football teams with a need-based financial aid system.
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Patriot League Set to Vote on Football Scholarships
Posted: December 14th, 2010, 1:33am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Fordham’s decision to give football scholarships last year subsequently forced the hand of the other league members.
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The Quad: How Yankee Stadium Got Ready for Football
Posted: November 20th, 2010, 10:54am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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An upstate New York company helped transform Yankee Stadium into a football stadium.
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Lawsuit Claims ATP Knew Stars Were Tied to Betting
Posted: November 20th, 2010, 1:22am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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A lawyer for players disciplined for wagering on matches said the ATP knew of gambling accounts tied to higher-ranked players but did nothing.
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Zenyatta Is Retired
Posted: November 17th, 2010, 4:48pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Zenyatta was retired on Wednesday after a spectacular three-year racing career in which she won 19 of 20 starts.
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On Horse Racing: No Longer Perfect, but Still a Champ in Every Way
Posted: November 8th, 2010, 10:18am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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In the weeks ahead, Zenyatta’s qualifications for the Horse of the Year honor will be pontificated upon with the fractured logic that has helped erode horse racing.
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Breeders’ Cup Opens With Controversy, Including a Fight
Posted: November 6th, 2010, 2:48am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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An altercation between jockeys Calvin Borel and Javier Castellano after the opening race took center stage at Churchill Downs, while filly Life at Ten may have suffered an allergic reaction.
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Zenyatta Is Hard to Beat, and Harder to Ignore
Posted: November 6th, 2010, 2:40am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Competing in her final race at Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, the mare has a chance to retire unbeaten in 20 races.
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The Sweet Tune of Perfection
Posted: November 5th, 2010, 5:00pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The talented and undefeated mare Zenyatta is now the music in owner Jerry Moss and his wife Ann’s life.
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The Rail: Joe Drape's Breeders' Cup Picks, Day 2
Posted: November 5th, 2010, 2:47pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Can Zenyatta beat the boys for a second straight year in the Breeders' Cup Classic and retire 20-0?
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Reality Lags the Football Dream at Rutgers
Posted: October 15th, 2010, 3:00pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Scarlet Knights are once again off to a slow start, despite the New Jersey university’s well-funded ambitions to become a national football power.
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The Quad: High School Raises Cancer Awareness
Posted: October 12th, 2010, 4:15pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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There is a high school football power in Lowell, Mich., however, has been going pink now for three years.
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Big Ten Network Alters Picture of College Sports
Posted: October 2nd, 2010, 1:50am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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A land grab is under way in college athletics and nothing is driving the change more than the Big Ten Network.
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On Horse Racing: With Victory, Zenyatta Would Carry Perfect Mark Into Breeders’ Cup
Posted: October 2nd, 2010, 12:11am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The undefeated Zenyatta carries the weight of the racing world on her powerful shoulders after Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, was retired.
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Agents Bet on Future at the Juniors Tournament
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 2:38pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Junior players audition for agents and sponsorship dollars at the Open.
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Agents Bet on Future at the Juniors Tournament
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 2:38pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Junior players audition for agents and sponsorship dollars at the Open.
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A Memorable Travers for the Winning Trainer, and the Photo Proves It
Posted: August 29th, 2010, 3:10am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Afleet Express gave the trainer Jimmy Jerkens the first Travers Stakes victory of his career by an ever-diminishing nostril over Nick Zito’s Fly Down.
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Looking for Star in Travers
Posted: August 28th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The Saratoga oddsmaker has bunched the morning line tight for the Travers Stakes for a reason: there is no true standout.
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Two Lives Devoted to Horse Racing, With Just a Pinch of Garlic
Posted: August 28th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Allen Jerkens and Bill Higgins, friends and colleagues for more than 30 years, have found different outlets for their time away from the racetrack.
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On Horse Racing: A Legacy to Salvage for Super Saver
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 2:10am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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A victory in the Travers Stakes on Saturday would help Super Saver look more like a classic Kentucky Derby champion instead of a one-hit wonder.
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Blame Shows Potential, Winning Whitney Handicap
Posted: August 8th, 2010, 2:00am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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Blame may eventually have to face Zenyatta, who ran her record to 18-0 by winning her third consecutive Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, by a neck Saturday in Del Mar, Calif.
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On Racing: Horse Racing Needs a Kick-Start From Its 3-Year-Olds
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:45am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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After a lackluster Triple Crown season, racing’s 3-year-olds get another shot in Saturday’s Jim Dandy and Sunday’s Haskell Invitational.
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Trainer Says First Dude Could Give Him First Triple Crown Win
Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 10:00pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The trainer Dale Romans hopes to win the Belmont Stakes and fill the biggest hole on his résumé, a shutout in the classics for 3-year-olds.
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Richard Migliore, a Peerless Horseman, Retires
Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 5:41pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The jockey Richard Migliore announced his retirement on Wednesday.
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On Horse Racing: Derby Favorite Scratched After Leg Injury
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 9:23am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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The 136th running of the Kentucky Derby lost its likely favorite horse when trainer Todd Pletcher announced that Eskendereya was unable to compete.
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The Rail: Monmouth’s Addition by Subtraction
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 11:30pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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In a bold move, beginning May 22, Monmouth Park on the Jersey Shore will offer fewer racing dates but for a lot more money.
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Baffert’s Gentle Approach Has a Derby Contender Soaring
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 11:59am EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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On Saturday in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Lookin at Lucky showed that the trainer’s gentle handling was working.
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On Horse Racing: Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta Showdown Is Off, and It’s a Wise Move
Posted: March 14th, 2010, 8:00pm EDT by By JOE DRAPE
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After Rachel Alexandra finished second in the New Orleans Ladies Stakes on Saturday, her camp said she would not run against the unbeaten Zenyatta next month at Oaklawn.
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Rachel Alexandra Loses to Zenyatta’s Stablemate Zardana
Posted: March 13th, 2010, 10:53pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Rachel Alexandra, the reigning Horse of the Year, lost the New Orleans Ladies Stakes to Zardana, the stablemate of Zenyatta, who ran her record to 15-0 just a half hour later.
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Rachel Alexandra Loses to Zenyatta’s Stablemate Zardana
Posted: March 13th, 2010, 10:53pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Rachel Alexandra, the reigning Horse of the Year, lost the New Orleans Ladies Stakes to Zardana, the stablemate of Zenyatta, who ran her record to 15-0 just a half hour later.
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Rachel Alexandra’s Security Guard Is Also Pursuing Ph.D.
Posted: March 13th, 2010, 1:34am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Amy Kearns spends 15 hours a day with Rachel Alexandra as her security guard, and her previous job, for 18 months, was as a bodyguard for Curlin, the 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year.
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Rachel Alexandra’s Security Guard Is Also Pursuing Ph.D.
Posted: March 13th, 2010, 1:34am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Amy Kearns spends 15 hours a day with Rachel Alexandra as her security guard, and her previous job, for 18 months, was as a bodyguard for Curlin, the 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year.
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The Rail: From a Small Stable, Big Derby Dreams
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:11pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Alexis Barba, who has six horses in her stable, has two colts on the Kentucky Derby trail.
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The Rail: From a Small Stable, Big Derby Dreams
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:11pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Alexis Barba, who has six horses in her stable, has two colts on the Kentucky Derby trail.
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Bets Are Hedged For a Racing Showdown
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:04pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Will Rachel Alexandra, the Horse of the Year, and Zenyatta, the Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, show up for the Apple Blossom Invitational on April 9?
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Bets Are Hedged For a Racing Showdown
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:04pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Will Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, indeed, show up for their race on April 9?
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Breeder’s Animal Cruelty Trial to Resume
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:45am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Ernie Paragallo has denied that he starved and neglected his horses; he faces up to two years in prison and $35,000 in fines if found guilty.
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The Rail: Dreaming of the Derby in the Dead of Winter
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 12:17am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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The horses may change, but there are some familiar faces among Triple Crown-minded trainers, led by Todd Pletcher.
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Rachel Alexandra Won’t Race at Oaklawn
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 11:04am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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The trainer of Rachel Alexandra said his filly would not be ready to face her rival, the undefeated mare Zenyatta, in the Apple Blossom Handicap on April 3.
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Williams Outlasts Henin, Taking Australian Open
Posted: January 31st, 2010, 2:17am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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A three-set thriller showcased Serena Williams’s big serve and ballistic forehand as she turned back Justine Henin.
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Murray Is One Left to Test Federer
Posted: January 30th, 2010, 12:18am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Pretournament talk suggested Roger Federer would be distracted and vulnerable at the Australian Open. Instead he has breezed into the final against Andy Murray.
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Federer, Making Quick Work of Tsonga, Will Face Murray in Final
Posted: January 29th, 2010, 6:50pm EST by By JOE DRAPE
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It took the world’s top player less than 90 minutes to reach his 22nd Grand Slam final.
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Williams to Face Henin in Final; Murray Advances
Posted: January 28th, 2010, 10:04am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Serena Williams is looking for a fifth championship at Melbourne Park. Andy Murray earned just his second appearance in a Grand Slam Final.
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NBC Will Televise Major Triple Crown Prep Races
Posted: January 11th, 2010, 2:03am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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An announcement is expected Monday that NBC and USA Network will televise six top races for 3-year-olds leading up to the Kentucky Derby.
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The Unbeatens: Crushing the Competition, and Boosting a Sport
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 4:08am EST by By JOE DRAPE
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Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra reminded the casual horse enthusiast why the game is magical and gave committed horseplayers an excuse for their obsession.