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Analysis: Zenyatta Shines Brightest in Sparkling Breeders’ Cup

ARCADIA, Calif. What was there not to like about this edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships? The San Gabriel Mountains, haloed in rouge, were a perfect backdrop for the majesty of thoroughbred racing. Every horse came home safely, and the ...

From JOE DRAPE, International Herald Tribune,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Zenyatta,  Churchill Downs,  Ladbrokes,  Bob Baffert

Zenyatta Wins the Breeders Cup

ARCADIA, Calif. Take that, Rachel Alexandra. Zenyatta, the rugged race mare, improved her record to 14-0 in spectacular fashion Saturday, running down some of the most accomplished racehorses in the world to win the $5 million Breeders Cup Classic by a ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Zenyatta,  Mike Smith

Analysis: A Sign, Perhaps, In a Filly’s Victory

ARCADIA, Calif. Horseplayers ignore omens at their own risk. And the ones who had been on the fence about the chances of the tough old mare Zenyatta beating a stout field of boys Saturday in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic shivered with goose ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Zenyatta,  Bob Baffert

Breeders’ Cup Picks for Saturday

The Breeders’ Cup concludes Saturday at Santa Anita Park with eight races. Here are Joe Drape’s selections for Friday’s card, which will be shown on ESPN/ABC. All times are eastern. Pounced (9-2) showed promise winning in England and is bred to relish ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: ESPN,  Queen Elizabeth II

Although Critics Remain, Synthetic Tracks Show Progress

ARCADIA, Calif. The number of thoroughbreds in California who had fatal breakdowns has fallen by 40 percent since the state switched from dirt to synthetic surfaces, according to a study compiled by state regulators. But no matter how dramatic this ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: California Horse Racing Board,  Kentucky Horse Racing Commission,  Richard Mandella,  Bob Baffert,  Zenyatta

Breeders’ Cup Picks for Friday

The Breeders’ Cup kicks off on Friday at Santa Anita Park with six of the 14 races held over two days, worth a total of more than $25.5 million. Here are Joe Drape’s selections for Friday’s card, which will be shown on ESPN2, all times eastern. ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Life Is Sweet,  Jewel

Cup trainers not saddled by drug suspensions

ARCADIA, Calif. - In 2007, Kentucky racing officials found cobra venom, a powerful painkiller, in the barn of Patrick Biancone, a horse trainer with prestigious victories from Hong Kong to France. He was barred from the sport for a year. Steve Asmussen, ...

From JOE DRAPE, Boston Globe,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Christophe Clement,  Kentucky Horse Racing Commission,  Jess Jackson

Breeders’ Cup Organizers Plan More Reforms

ARCADIA, Calif. Organizers of the Breeders’ Cup said this week that they intended to redouble their efforts to catch drug cheats as well as keep any trainer with serious drug violations out of its world championships next year and beyond. At its board ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Barred for Drugs, Trainers Find Easy Return to Track

Both, however, will saddle horses in the Breeders’ Cup, which begins Friday here at Santa Anita Park and will bring together horses from around the globe to compete in 14 races worth more than $25.5 million in purse money. Biancone and Asmussen are ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Kentucky Horse Racing Commission,  Christophe Clement,  Jess Jackson

Analysis: Zenyatta’s Chance to Dazzle in Cup Classic

ARCADIA, Calif. Team Zenyatta got together the other night: the mare’s owners, Jerry and Ann Moss; her trainer, John Shirreffs, and his wife, Dottie, who manages the Mosses’ stables; and her rider, Mike Smith. They asked each other if they really ...

From JOE DRAPE, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Zenyatta,  Mike Smith,  Herb Alpert,  Madonna

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