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Pacer Sets World Record for 3-Year-Olds

Art Official set a world record for 3-year-old pacers, and narrowly upset the previously undefeated Somebeachsomewhere in a thrilling Meadowlands Pace.

Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Belmont Stakes

One Horse in the Stable, but He’s One of the Best

The only horse in a one-horse stable, Somebeachsomewhere will be the 2-5 favorite when he races nine harness horses at the Meadowlands on Saturday.

Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Meadowlands (NJ), Nova Scotia (Canada)

In First Test on Grass, Curlin Finishes 2nd

Curlin, an established dirt horse, finished second in a grass race, two lengths behind last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf champion, Red Rocks.

Posted Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Curlin (Race Horse), Grass

Curlin Off Steroid and on Roll Once Again

Jess Jackson is hoping to prove that his horse, Curlin, is not merely a chemically enhanced colt, but a true champion.

Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Curlin (Race Horse)

Curlin Prepares to Face Another Tough Opponent: Turf

When Curlin makes his turf debut Saturday, the goal will not necessarily be to win, but to prove he belongs in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, France’s most prestigious race, on Oct. 5.

Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Curlin (Race Horse)

Horse of the Year Curlin Begins Transition to Turf

Curlin, the winner of the 2007 Preakness and Breeders’ Cup Classic, is training to become the top turf horse in the world.

Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Curlin (Race Horse), Preakness Stakes, New York State Racing and Wagering Board

Dutrow Says Drug Violation Is Overblown

Concerned that he has been unfairly labeled a cheat, Big Brown’s trainer insisted that he did not purposely break any rules.

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 10:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Dutrow, Rick

Horse Tests Positive and Trainer Faces Ban

A horse that finished second in a $100,000 stakes race at Churchill Downs has tested positive for twice the allowable level of a banned medication

Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Doping, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ, Dutrow, Rick, Veitch, John

Did Loose Shoe Hurt Big Brown?

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Big Brown’s co-owner Michael Iavarone rejected the notion Monday that his colt was suffering from steroid withdrawal when he finished last in the Belmont Stakes on June 7.

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 11:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Dutrow, Rick, Iavarone, Michael

Big Brown’s Owners Say Stable to Go Steroid Free

Big Brown’s owners announced Sunday that they would immediately begin withdrawing all steroids and any unnecessary medications from their horses.

Posted Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown (Race Horse)

After Failed Drug Test, Suspicions of Foul Play

Two of the most outspoken critics on the use of drugs in horse racing recently had a colt of their own fail a drug test, a result that they are saying was sabotage.

Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 10:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Jones, Larry

Owner and Trainer Cry Foul Over Horse’s Positive Test

Larry Jones and Jim Squires, two of the most outspoken critics on the use of drugs in horse racing, recently had a colt of their own fail a drug test, a result that they are saying was sabotage.

Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 3:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Horse Racing, Horses, Jones, Larry

Big Brown to Be in Haskell, but Probably Not Travers

The decision to choose Haskell over the Travers was mainly for the timing, said Michael Iavarone, one of Big Brown’s co-owners.

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Iavarone, Michael

House Panel Takes Aim at Horse Racing Practices

Members of a Congressional subcommittee scolded the horse racing industry Thursday for endangering thoroughbreds with lax drug policies and faulty breeding.

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, House of Representatives, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Dutrow, Rick, Schakowsky, Janice D, Whitfield, Ed

Illness Will Keep Dutrow From Attending Hearing

Big Brown’s trainer, the man who put the use of steroids in horse racing front and center, will not testify as expected before a Congressional subcommittee examining the sport.

Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, House of Representatives, Dutrow, Rick

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