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January 27th, 2012 
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David Milch had the script for a horse racing drama kicking around in his head for 30 years. The screenwriter and producer was just too busy living it to put words to paper. As a 6-year-old, Milch first accompanied his father to the racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was too young to wager, but Milch’s father worked things out anyway.
Hearts on Fire wins Oaklawn Park feature (AP)
January 26th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
Hearts on Fire edged Quest for Success by a neck Thursday in the $41,000 feature race for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park. Ridden by Alex Birzer, Hearts on Fire ran 6 furlongs in 1:13.92 and paid $14.20, $6 and $5.20. Quest for Success returned $4.40 and $3.40, and Bent Missile paid $3.60 to show.
Rachel Alexandra, new foal doing well in Kentucky (AP)
January 23rd, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
Rachel Alexandra and her first foal are “doing well” a day after the 2009 Horse of the Year gave birth to a bay colt. Stonestreet Farm says on its website Monday that the focus will be on allowing Rachel and her foal to adjust to one another, and farm manager Gary Megibben adds that Rachel is “a natural mother who took to the colt immediately.” The 125-pound colt with a star…
Breeders’ Cup Classic hits prime time with NBC (AP)
January 23rd, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
The Breeders’ Cup Classic is coming to prime time for the first time. NBC Sports Group and the Breeders’ Cup have agreed to a multiyear deal for the network to televise the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships beginning with the 2012 event at Santa Anita Park. This year, NBC Sports Network will televise the Breeders’ Cup races on Nov.
Mr. Bowling wins $175,000 Lecomte (AP)
January 21st, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
Mr. Bowling pulled ahead on the upper stretch Saturday and held off favorite Z Dager by a head to win the $175,000 Grade III Lecomte Stakes for 3-year-olds. Jockey Robby Albarado kept Mr. Bowling just behind the leaders before making his move, pulling out a lead of about a length before holding on to take the first of three races for Kentucky Derby hopefuls held during the Fair Grounds’ winter…
Aqueduct cancels the Saturday card (AP)
January 21st, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
Aqueduct has canceled the Saturday card because of snow in the New York area. The feature, the $75,000 Evening Attire Stakes, has been rescheduled for Jan. 28. Both Aqueduct and Belmont Park remained open for simulcast wagering on out of town races.
Aqueduct cancels the Saturday card (PA SportsTicker)
January 21st, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
Aqueduct has canceled the Saturday card because of snow in the New York area.
Meltarib wins at Santa Anita (PA SportsTicker)
January 20th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
Meltarib defeated Arrivederci Caro by a head to win the $59,050 Hotel California Purse for California-bred or sired fillies and mares on Thursday at Santa Anita.
Royal crackdown on fascinators at Ascot racecourse (AP)
January 18th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
They’re good enough for the former Kate Middleton, but apparently not good enough for her husband’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Fascinators — the delicate, whimsical pieces of headwear favored by the young and posh in Britain and beyond — have been banned from the royal enclosure at Royal Ascot, one of the most exclusive events in Britain’s social calendar.
New Meadowlands operator reaches Hambletonian deal (AP)
January 17th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Horse Racing News rah No Comments
The new operator of the Meadowlands Racetrack has reached an agreement that will keep the Hambletonian at the northern New Jersey harness track. Leaseholder Jeff Gural and the Hambletonian Society, which owns and administers trotting’s most prestigious race, finalized the deal on Tuesday. Under the agreement, there will be changes in the race with a return to the heat format in 2013 and the…
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