TVG and Betfair Ltd. Announce $400K Pledge For Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta Race
Online horse betting sites, TVG and Betfair Ltd., are offering to add $400,000 to the purse of the Beldame Stakes, hoping to entice the Preakness winner filly Rachel Alexandra and Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic winner Zenyatta into running against each other at Belmont Park, home of the Belmont Stakes.
The pledge would create a $1 million purse for the October 3 Beldame Stakes if the 2 female stars are in the starting gate.
Filly Rachel Alexandra’s principal owner, Jess Jackson, has ruled out running in the Breeders’ Cup because he isn’t fond of the synthetic surface at Santa Anita. The connections of Zenyatta have said the Breeders’ Cup 2009 is where a matchup of horse racing’s current glamor girls should be decided.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird Appears Healthy After Surgery
Two days after a minor surgery to repair an entrapped epiglottis, the Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird appeared healthy and happy in his stall at the Saratoga stakes barn and on target for a run next Saturday in the 2009 Travers Stakes August 29.
“We’ll scope him first thing in the morning (6:30 a.m. Friday) and if he’s good we’ll go to the racetrack (at 7:15 a.m.) and jog him a couple rounds,” said race horse trainer Chip Woolley, noting that the gelded son of Birdstone Mine That Bird will only have missed 2 days of training for the Travers if he gets back out on the track Friday.
“The big thing is laying him down, getting him up; the surgery is minimally invasive, no big deal, but the big worry is infection,” race horse trainer Chip Woolley said.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird Had Surgery
The Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird returned to Saratoga Race Course to prepare for the $1-million Travers Stakes 2009 after having throat surgery to free an entrapped epiglottis.
Race horse trainer Chip Woolley said the routine procedure, performed Tuesday morning by Dr. Patricia Hogan at the Ruffian Equine Medical Center across from Belmont Park, went perfectly. He said the 3-year-old gelding will resume training in a couple of days.
The condition, which can interfere with breathing, was discovered during a routine endoscopic examination following a workout at Saratoga Monday. The Travers is on August 29.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird To Have Surgery Tuesday
The Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will have minor throat surgery Tuesday, and trainer Chip Woolley still hopes his race horse can run in the 2009 Travers Stakes on August 29 at Saratoga.
The operation on Tuesday is to clear a breathing passage. Race horse trainer Chip Woolley said the problem was discovered Monday after Mine That Bird returned from a workout at Saratoga Race Course.
The 3-year-old gelding Mine That Bird will be taken to the Ruffian Equine Medical Center near Belmont Park, home of the Belmont Stakes, for the procedure.
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Trainer Bob Baffert Inducted To National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Three-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Friday along with trainer Janet Eliot, jockey Eddie Maple and 3 race horses.
Race horse trainer Bob Baffert, winner of 3 Eclipse Awards as the nation’s outstanding trainer, won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness with Silver Charm, Real Quiet and War Emblem. He has trained the winners of eight Triple Crown races, seven Breeders’ Cup races and developed 10 champions, including Silverbulletday, who was among Friday’s inductees.
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The Breeders’ Cup Expands Its Drug Ban
The Breeders’ Cup is expanding its steroid ban to include all drugs in two classifications for the 2-day Breeders’ Cup 2009 World Championships on November 6-7 at Santa Anita Park.
Trainers of horses that test positive for these drugs at this year’s event will face a one-year suspension from the Breeders’ Cup 2010 at Churchill Downs, and trainers who violate the policy 3 times will face a lifetime ban from participating in the Breeders’ Cup.
“The establishment of these new regulations strengthens our number one priority of preserving the integrity of our competition and protecting the welfare of our athletes at the world championships,” Breeders’ Cup president and CEO Greg Avioli said.
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Commentator Retired After Whitney Handicap
Hall of Fame race horse trainer Nick Zito announced this morning that Tracy Farmer’s two-time Whitney Handicap winner Commentator has been retired after finishing third in Saturday’s $750,000 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course.
“He’s officially retired. We’ll let him go out on a high note,” race horse trainer Nick Zito said.
Commentator first made a name for himself in 2005 when he defeated Horse of the Year and Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Saint Liam in the Whitney Handicap. The 8-year-old New York-bred Commentator finishes his horse racing career with a record of 14-1-4 in 24 starts with earnings of $2,049,845.
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2009 Breeders’ Cup Tickets Now Available
Tickets for the 2009 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 6-7 at Santa Anita Park are now available. General Admission tickets for both Breeders’ Cup days were reduced from last year’s $20 to $10.
The Breeders’ Cup has reduced ticket prices across the board and will offer single and 2-day options throughout the facility. Reserved grandstand ticket prices range from $40-$235 on Breeders’ Cup day Friday and from $55-$335 on Breeders’ Cup day Saturday.
The Breeders’ Cup consists of 14 Breeders’ Cup races with $25.5 million in purses. Horse racing fans can purchase Breeders’ Cup tickets online or by calling 1-877-TIX-4CUP.
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Hialeah Park Could Open Later This Year or Early 2010
HIALEAH, Fla. (AP)–Hialeah Park, a historic Florida racetrack known for its flock of flamingos built in the 1920s and had its last live race in 2001, will begin quarter horse racing in December if possible or in early 2010, said the son of the park’s owner John Brunetti Jr. Monday.
Hialeah Park’s planned reopening is a result of a gambling bill Florida’s governor signed Monday and a change from 2 years ago when the park’s owner said horse racing would likely never return.
“Looks like we’re going to be here for a while,” said Brunetti, Hialeah Park’s vice president.
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Jockey Rene Douglas Likely Not To Walk Again After Accident At Arlington Park
Jockey Rene Douglas may be paralyzed after being thrown from his mount during a race at Arlington Park, his agent Dennis Cooper said.
Dennis Cooper said jockey Rene Douglas spent 7 hours in surgery on Sunday at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital and afterward doctors told him his client could not feel his lower limbs. Cooper said doctors won’t know Douglas’ status for certain until swelling reduces in about two weeks.
“They said he might not walk again … he’ll probably have use of his upper body, but they gave it to me straight that he’s not likely to walk,” Cooper told Bloodhorse.com.
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