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$165,000 yearlings tops third session at Lexington Selected sale
October 04, 2008
The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale continued Friday night and another 156 yearlings were sold, with the average price of $41,397 a 10.5 percent decline from last year's average of $46,238 for the third session. A total of 151 yearlings were sold in last year's third session.   The average p
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Trace Tetrick wins four, scores training double at Indy Downs
October 04, 2008
Defending leading driver Trace Tetrick had a big night at Indiana Downs Friday, October 3, collecting four wins on the 11-race card. Two of the winners, Koby’s Lass and Ima Parkin Oops, were also trained by Tetrick. Tetrick’s first win of the night came in the third race, as he guided the Jeff Brew
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Trainers say they'll fight EPO positives
October 04, 2008
Four horses at The Red Mile have tested positive for illegal blood-doping agents under the track’s new out-of-competition testing policy, but all four trainers—who are not being named by The Red Mile—have told The Horseman And Fair World magazine that they were shocked to hear they had positives, ar
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Saturday's a $6-million backstretch morning with Gordon
October 04, 2008
It's a $6-million Saturday morning at The Red Mile--I'll explain why in a bit--and as I sit in the press box shooting the breeze with my friend, Dean Hoffman--I first asked him if I could call him Joe but he reminded me his name was Dean--it's just a glorious day in Lexington. Bright sunshine a
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Bruschette wins Allerage Mare Trot
October 04, 2008
Bruschette picked a great time to win her first race since late June as the 4-year-old daughter of Andover Hall was rallied from far back at the top of the stretch to win the $85,500 Allerage for older mare trotters Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile. Ron Pierce, the leading driver during this year'
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Hana Hanover scores in Allerage Mare Pace
October 04, 2008
Hana Hanover, who paced to a world-record equaling 1:49.2 victory last fall at The Red Mile as a 3 year old, equaled that clocking Saturday as a 4 year old in winning the $86,300 Allerage final for mares over that same racetrack. Brian Sears was in the sulky as the daughter of Western Hanover showed
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Prayer I Am springs huge upset in Allerage Open Trot
October 04, 2008
Two-time Kentucky Sire Stakes champion Prayer I Am gave Lexington-based trainer Kevin Thomas an 83-1 upset victory in the $160,000 Allerage Farms Open Trot Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile. Driver David Miller sat patiently on the inside until deep stretch when he tipped his charge to the outside
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Dewey wins first heat in 1:52.3
October 04, 2008
Deweycheatumnhowe overcame post 10 and a trip that put him far behind the pacesetters and rallied five and six wide through the homestretch to finish alongside Clerk Magistrate, but get the slim win in the first heat of the Kentucky Futurity in 1:52.3 on a sunny Saturday afternoon at The R
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Mister Big comes up big in Allerage Open Pace
October 04, 2008
Brian Sears pulled Mister Big from fourth approaching the half to take aim at the leading Won The West and the 5 year old was able to grind his way to a 1:49.4 victory in the $157,000 Allerage Farms Open Pace, surpassing the $3-million mark in career earnings along the way.   Won The West and
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Somebeachsomewhere, Art Official win Tattersalls splits
October 04, 2008
Somebeachsomewhere didn't match his world-record clocking from last week but the 3-year-old colt pacer cruised once again to an impressive victory in the first of two $293,000 Tattersalls divisions Saturday at The Red Mile. Driven by Paul MacDonell, Somebeachsomewhere moved from fourth to first shor
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Celebrity Secret edges Crazed, Dewey third
October 04, 2008
Celebrity Secret held off Crazed and upset Deweycheatumnhowe in the second elimination of the Kentucky Futurity, winning by a neck in 1:52.3, and forcing a two-horse race-off to determine the 116th Futurity.   Deweycheatumnhowe was rough-gaited behind the gate and John Campbell sent Celebrity
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Dewey wins race-off over Celebrity Secret
October 04, 2008
It was Deweycheatumnhowe's day in Lexington as the Muscles Yankee colt sat behind Celebrity Secrety in the race-off for the $684,000 Kentucky Futurity, then in the homestretch sprint pulled alongside his rival and finally put his nose on the wire first in 1:59.3.   Celebrity Secret
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