Blog: Horse Racing

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[h=3]J.J. Hysell's pick of the day for Saturday at Churchill Downs[/h]Race 7: The Debutante Stakes features some promising fillies, led by Teardrop (#8, 2-1 odds). Rank but impressive in her debut, the daughter of Tapit's first start was one of the most impressive juvenile races of the meet.



[h=3]Horse Racing Roundup | 2-year-old fillies take spotlight at Churchill[/h]The road to the 2014 Kentucky Oaks could begin with tonight's $100,000 Debutante on Churchill Downs' Downs After Dark card.

 

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[h=3]'Little bit of dynamite' Ashley Broussard tries to show she's got what it takes to be a jockey[/h]Ashley Broussard was on horseback before she learned to walk: Her parents rode with their baby perched in front as soon as she could sit up. By age 8, Broussard was competing in the family pastime of barrel racing. She was a top-class performer at the state and national level — until in her teens she got hooked on speed. As in thoroughbred racehorses.

 

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[h=3]Ashley Broussard scheduled to make her first career ride Friday at Churchill Downs[/h]When Friday's race card was put together through entries on Sunday, Broussard was named to ride the 4-year-old filly It'snotyouit'sme in a six-furlong conditioned claiming race for fillies and mares with a claiming price of $30,000 down to $25,000.

 

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[h=3]Ashley Broussard scheduled to make her first career ride Friday at Churchill Downs[/h]When Friday's race card was put together through entries on Sunday, Broussard was named to ride the 4-year-old filly It'snotyouit'sme in a six-furlong conditioned claiming race for fillies and mares with a claiming price of $30,000 down to $25,000.

 

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[h=3]Wise Dan entered in Churchill's Firecracker, but will he run?[/h]The reigning Horse of the Year appeared in the entry box for Saturday's Grade II Firecracker Handicap at Churchill Downs. Whether Wise Dan will show up in Louisville for the 1-mile turf race is a decision still weighing on his connections.

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[h=3]Trainer of Wise Dan weighs Firecracker start[/h]Wise Dan could become the highest-weighted winner ever in Churchill Downs' Firecracker Handicap at 128 pounds — but that's assuming the reigning Horse of the Year runs in Saturday night's featured Grade II turf stakes.

 

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[h=3]Young rider Ashley Broussard can add 'jockey' to her resume[/h]Ashley Broussard, a 20-year-old former barrel racer, Friday evening achieved her dream of becoming a jockey. If it wasn’t exactly a Hollywood script, Broussard expressed satisfaction with her first official thoroughbred race after finishing fifth in a field of six aboard the 4-year-old filly It’snotyouit’sme.

 

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[h=3]Downs After Dark | Wise Dan dazzles, prevails in grueling Firecracker at Churchill[/h]On a soggy Saturday night, Churchill Downs' Firecracker Handicap didn't fizzle, even with a short field. On paper, Horse of the Year Wise Dan towered over his four rivals in the $168,450 Grade II turf stakes. The rain-soaked crowd bet accordingly to send him off at 1-5 odds.

 

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[h=3]Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan captures Churchill Downs title[/h]This time Shaun Bridgmohan sealed the deal, winning his first Churchill Downs spring riding title, 53 wins to 45 over Rosie Napravnik after Sunday's closing card.

 

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[h=3]Jennie Rees | Churchill Downs' 2013 spring meet was pretty much a rerun of recent years[/h]Racing at the top remains terrific. For only the fourth time anywhere, reigning winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic (Fort Larned, who won the Stephen Foster) and Ladies' Classic (Royal Delta, who lost the Fleur de Lis) ran on the same card.

• Jul. 1, 2013

 

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[h=3]Horse counts up, purses down at Churchill Downs' spring meet[/h]Field sizes grew slightly while purses decreased during Churchill Downs' 38-day spring meet, the track announced Tuesday in its meet wrap-up.

 

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[h=3]Ellis Park in western Kentucky opens its summer meeting, offers Instant Racing[/h]Ellis Park opens its summer racing season Thursday with its first full season of Instant Racing machines but also meet-long competition from Indiana Downs, which has real slots to augment purses.


[h=3]Kentucky Derby winner Orb back on track[/h]Kentucky Derby winner Orb returned to the track Wednesday for his first official workout since finishing third in the June 8 Belmont Stakes.

 

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[h=3]Favorite Chief Havoc wreaks havoc in Swaps[/h]Chief Havoc took advantage of his clear pace edge, leading throughout as the 2-5 favorite in the $147,000, Grade II Swaps Stakes, the feature of Thursday's holiday program at Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.

 

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[h=3]Little Mike favorite at New Jersey's Monmouth Park[/h]Little Mike tries to regain last year's form that led him to victory in three of America's most prestigious grass races in today's $500,000 United Nations at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

 

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[h=3]1970 Kentucky Derby winner Dust Commander to be buried at Churchill Downs[/h]Connections to 1970 Kentucky Derby winner Dust Commander will celebrate the horse's career Monday before its burial next to four others at the Derby Museum.

• 10:29 AM

 

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[h=3]Competition gets under way at Lexington Junior League Horse Show[/h]The Lexington Junior League Horse Show opened Monday evening at The Red Mile. The 77th annual event, with more than 1,000 riders from the United States and Canada, will continue through Saturday, with competition starting at 6:30 p.m. daily. 2 hours ago

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also KY.com[/h][h=3]Horse Racing Roundup | Boisterous seeks first Grade I win[/h]A year after winning the Grade I Man o' War at Belmont Park with Point of Entry, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and owner Phipps Stable will send out Boisterous in the 2013, $600,000 renewal of the 1-3/8-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and up.

 

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   [h=3]Jockey Ashley Broussard, 20, is off to the races[/h]Friday's first race at Ellis Park for $5,000 claimers who had not won two races was a rite of passage for Ashley Broussard. It was the third career mount for the 20-year-ol
   

 

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Yearling auction season opener sees best price since 2006[/h]The annual kick-off to the thoroughbred yearling auction season saw it's best price in seven years on Monday.