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Strawberry Tart wins Hollywood Park feature

The Associated Press

Betting favorite Strawberry Tart made a late run and edged Jehan by a half-length to win the $100,000 Flawlessly Stakes at Hollywood Park on Friday.

Backtalk wins Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs

The Associated Press

Backtalk stumbled out of the gate but charged past Flater Than Me and won by a length Saturday in the $110,500 Bashford Manor Stakes for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs.

All expected Haskell favorites at Monmouth

The Sports Network

Two days after Arkansas Derby winner Papa Clem arrived at Monmouth Park for next month's Haskell Invitational. Belmont Stakes champ Summer Bird settled into his stall at the Jersey shore track.

Shane Sellers returns tonight at Evangeline

The Sports Network

Retired jockey Shane Sellers begins his return to the races tonight (Thursday) at Evangeline Downs in Louisiana. Sellers has been away from racing for 4 1/2 years due to a serious knee injury.

Judge closes Jockeys' Guild bankruptcy case

The Associated Press

A federal bankruptcy judge has closed the case of the Jockeys' Guild, ending the long-running court supervision of the riders' trade association.

Borel and Mine That Bird to go separate ways

The Sports Network

The union of jockey Calvin Borel and Kentucky Derby champ Mine That Bird has come to an end. Borel has decided not to ride the three-year-old in the West Virginia Derby.

Arkansas Derby champ hits Monmouth for Haskell

The Sports Network

Arkansas Derby winner Papa Clem is on the grounds at Monmouth Park to begin his preparation for the track's signature event, the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Sunday, August 2. The colt arrived early Wednesday morning from California.

De Francis Dash returning in October

The Sports Network

Following a one year absence the $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Dash is returning to the racing schedule at Laurel Park. The Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association have agreed to the live racing dates and stakes schedule for the remainder of 2009 in Maryland.

The debate of Zenyatta versus "Rachel'

The Sports Network

This past Saturday the top two distaff thoroughbreds in training each took to the track in competition within minutes of each other. That will probably be the closest the two females get to racing against one another.

Whitaker suspended after horse fails drug test

The Associated Press

Four-time Olympic show jumper Michael Whitaker has been suspended after his horse failed a drug test.

Zenyatta improves to 11-0 with Vanity 'Cap win

The Associated Press

Zenyatta improved her record to 11-0 Saturday, coming from off the pace to win the $300,000 Vanity Handicap by 2 1/2 lengths at Hollywood Park.

Saturday wins for Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta

The Sports Network

The country's top two female thoroughbreds, Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, each took to the track Saturday on opposite ends of the United States, minutes apart.

Rachel Alexandra romps to victory in Mother Goose

AP Sports Writer

Rachel Alexandra may need to run against the boys just to find some competition.

Belmont Rachel Alexandra Horse Racing

Rachel Alexandra ready to run in Mother Goose

AP Sports Writer

Jess Jackson wasn't sure how much Rachel Alexandra's stirring victory against the boys in the Preakness took out of her, so he wound up keeping the superstar filly out of the Belmont Stakes.

Breeders' Cup not in "Rachel"'s future

The Sports Network

Jess Jackson, majority owner of Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra, indicated Wednesday that he has no interest in running his filly in this year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park. Santa Anita has a synthetic main track, which Jackson has no love for,

Rachel Alexandra towers over Mother Goose field

The Sports Network

Leading three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra, heads a field of five females for Saturday's $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park. The three-year-old fillies will fight it out over 1 1/8 miles on Belmont's main track.

Owner: Rachel Alexandra to skip Breeders' Cup

AP Sports Writer

The co-owner of Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra doesn't plan to run the star filly in the Breeders' Cup, preventing a potential matchup with champion mare Zenyatta on the synthetic surface at Santa Anita.

Preparations continue for Monmouth's Haskell

The Sports Network

Monmouth Park based three-year-old colts are continuing their preparations for the track's signature event, the $1 million Haskell Invitational on August 2.

Germany Equestrian Doping

Isabell Werth suspended after horse's doping test

The Associated Press

Isabell Werth of Germany, a multiple Olympic dressage gold medalist, has been suspended after her horse tested positive for a banned substance.

Rachel Alexandra reaches Belmont

The Associated Press

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.

Second Chance Horses

And they're off! Retired race horses fight crime

AP Sports Writer

NEWARK, N.J. - Broadway Kevin waited in the auction holding pen, a successful harness horse whose life was now worth less than the cost to take care of him.

Asmussen: Rachel Alexandra 'beautiful' in workout

The Associated Press

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 qualifiers increased for 2009

The Associated Press

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.

"Win and You're In" returns for 2009

The Sports Network

A total of 62 races have been scheduled as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" program for this year. Racetracks in seven countries will participate in the program where winners of designated races gain automatic entry into Breeders' Cup races.

Eye Of The Leopard takes Queen's Plate

The Associated Press

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.

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