British Horse Racing News: June 2005





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Racing: Royal Ascot at York a success Horse racing: Royal Ascot at York was not without its problems but the ambitious relocation of racing's flagship meeting paid off, says Greg Wood. Read More... Horse Racing Matriarch Dies at 90 Waddell Walker Hancock, an owner of Claiborne Farm in Bourbon County and matriarch of the successful racing family, died Friday at her home on the family's farm near Paris, a Claiborne spokeswoman said. She was 90. Read More... HORSE RACING - AAP and Racing and Sports Home - australian homepage Italian Oaks in MIlano on Sunday Fair Nashwan is expected to start favourite here in this 13 horse contest over t... Saturday in Hong Kong Where we hope there will be racing as Wednesday's Happy Valley meeting was raine... Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Sunday, June 19, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 19 June 2005 Partnership between rider, horse key to barrel racing There are always two of them. KC and Brittany or Playboy and Brittany. They never compete solo, spending countless hours at the Lee County Posse Arena in North Fort Myers chasing a passion in a sport called barrel horse racing. Read More... Horse Racing Matriarch Dies at 90 Waddell Walker Hancock, an owner of Claiborne Farm in Bourbon County and matriarch of the successful racing family, died Friday at her home on the family's farm near Paris, a Claiborne spokeswoman said. She was 90. Read More... HORSE RACING - AAP and Racing and Sports Home - australian homepage Italian Oaks in MIlano on Sunday Fair Nashwan is expected to start favourite here in this 13 horse contest over t... Saturday in Hong Kong Where we hope there will be racing as Wednesday's Happy Valley meeting was raine... Read More... Horse-race machines ruled illegal CHEYENNE - A Laramie County judge ruled that machines used to bet remotely on horse racing are illegal, shutting down the machines at one local business. Read More... Horse Racing Matriarch Dies at 90 Waddell Walker Hancock, an owner of Claiborne Farm in Bourbon County and matriarch of the successful racing family, died Friday at her home on the family's farm near Paris, a Claiborne spokeswoman said. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Saturday, June 18, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 18 June 2005 Partnership between rider, horse key to barrel racing There are always two of them. KC and Brittany or Playboy and Brittany. They never compete solo, spending countless hours at the Lee County Posse Arena in North Fort Myers chasing a passion in a sport called barrel horse racing. Read More... Horse Racing Matriarch Dies at 90 Waddell Walker Hancock, an owner of Claiborne Farm in Bourbon County and matriarch of the successful racing family, died Friday at her home on the family's farm near Paris, a Claiborne spokeswoman said. She was 90. Read More... HORSE RACING - AAP and Racing and Sports Home - australian homepage Italian Oaks in MIlano on Sunday Fair Nashwan is expected to start favourite here in this 13 horse contest over t... Saturday in Hong Kong Where we hope there will be racing as Wednesday's Happy Valley meeting was raine... Read More... Horse Racing Matriarch Dies at 90 Waddell Walker Hancock, an owner of Claiborne Farm in Bourbon County and matriarch of the successful racing family, died Friday at her home on the family's farm near Paris, a Claiborne spokeswoman said. Read More... Horse Racing: Giacomo off the track Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo won't race again in 2005 after suffering a bone chip in his left front ankle in last week's Belmont Stakes. X-rays taken upon Giacomo's return to Hollywood Park in Los Angeles revealed the injury. Giacomo's trainer hopes the horse can race next year as a four-year-old. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Friday, June 17, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 17 June 2005 Horse racing-Red Clubs makes Royal Ascot history YORK, England, June 14 (Reuters) - Red Clubs, ridden by Michael Hills for his father Barry, made a slice of racing history on Tuesday when he became the first horse to win a Royal Ascot race away from Ascot. Read More... Another blow for horse racing For roughly 36 hours there was a flicker of hope for horse racing. For 36 hours those who love the game could marvel at Afleet Alex and his smashing victory in the Belmont Stakes. Read More... All is fair on summer horse racing circuit The summer fair racing circuit, leaner and greener than in past years, opens Wednesday with the San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton. Because officials at Cal Expo in Sacramento successfully petitioned the California Horse Racing Board to make its... Read More... Racing season to end with a whimper and an extra date The horse-racing season will end with a whimper instead of a bang, it was disclosed Thursday. To make up for Wednesday's meeting that was abandoned after Happy Valley was drenched in a downpour, Jockey Club stewards have decided to add a replacement meeting on June 29. Read More... Fair racing opens in big way STOCKTON -- The San Joaquin Fair opened its 10-day racing program with no competition Wednesday, and the payoff was in the numbers. The track benefitted from the California Horse Racing Board's new date program, under which the fair was able to race without a Bay Area track in operation. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Thursday, June 16, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 16 June 2005 All is fair on summer horse racing circuit The summer fair racing circuit, leaner and greener than in past years, opens Wednesday with the San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton. Because officials at Cal Expo in Sacramento successfully petitioned the California Horse Racing Board to make its... Read More... Bill would extend season for St. Landry Parish horse track BATON ROUGE, La. The House has decided a horse racing track in Saint Landry Parish should be allowed to extend its season to make up for the days it lost because of track repairs. Read More... A fair deal Manteca woman tries horse racing Knowing full-well that horse racing deals in telephone numbers rather than pocket money, a Manteca woman took a chance and bought a horse -- but not for a telephone number fee. Read More... Bill would extend season for St. Landry Parish horse track A horse racing track in St. Landry Parish should be allowed to extend its season to make up for the days it lost because of track repairs, the House decided on Wednesday. Read More... HORSE RACING - AAP and Racing and Sports Home - australian homepage Ascot Day 3 - Gold Cup Day With the news that Westerner has been entered for the Melbourne Cup, his clash t... Azamour mon amour The smile on the Aga Khan's face said it all when Azamour turned up the heat on ... Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Wednesday, June 15, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 15 June 2005 All is fair on summer horse racing circuit The summer fair racing circuit, leaner and greener than in past years, opens Wednesday with the San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton. Because officials at Cal Expo in Sacramento successfully petitioned the California Horse Racing Board to make its... Read More... A fair deal Manteca woman tries horse racing Knowing full-well that horse racing deals in telephone numbers rather than pocket money, a Manteca woman took a chance and bought a horse -- but not for a telephone number fee. Read More... PREVIEW-Horse racing-Ascot to make history but without Dettori LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Horse racing history will be made on Tuesday when the five-day Royal Ascot meeting with all its thrills and finery moves 350 kilometres from Ascot, south-west of London to the northern city of York. Read More... Horse racing: Ghostzapper is retired because of leg injury At least Ghostzapper gave fans one last race to remember. The 2004 Horse of the Year was retired yesterday because of a fractured sesamoid... Read More... HORSE RACING - AAP and Racing and Sports Home - australian homepage Ascot Day 2. Elvstroem will be Australia's equine representative and Kerrin McEvoy will be th... Ascot Day 1 It was a close call between the French and the Irish as to who had the better of... Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 14 June 2005 All is fair on summer horse racing circuit The summer fair racing circuit, leaner and greener than in past years, opens Wednesday with the San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton. Because officials at Cal Expo in Sacramento successfully petitioned the California Horse Racing Board to make its... Read More... A fair deal Manteca woman tries horse racing Knowing full-well that horse racing deals in telephone numbers rather than pocket money, a Manteca woman took a chance and bought a horse -- but not for a telephone number fee. Read More... PREVIEW-Horse racing-Ascot to make history but without Dettori LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Horse racing history will be made on Tuesday when the five-day Royal Ascot meeting with all its thrills and finery moves 350 kilometres from Ascot, south-west of London to the northern city of York. Read More... Horse racing: Ghostzapper is retired because of leg injury At least Ghostzapper gave fans one last race to remember. The 2004 Horse of the Year was retired yesterday because of a fractured sesamoid... Read More... Horse Racing Ghostzapper Injured, Retires to Adena Springs Farm in Versailles NEW YORK (AP) - Ghostzapper, the 2004 Horse of the Year who was brilliant in winning the Metropolitan Handicap two weeks ago, was retired Monday after the discovery of a hairline fracture of his left front ankle. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Monday, June 13, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 13 June 2005 Horse racing finds 2 new stars ELMONT - There will be no Triple Crown contender in today's Belmont Stakes. But in the three weeks since the Preakness, horse racing fans have embraced two new standouts - Afleet Alex and jockey Jeremy Rose. Read More... BELMONT PARK: The cathedral of American horse racing ELMONT - If Saratoga is a shrine of American horse racing, Belmont Park - scene of today's 137th running of the Belmont Stakes - certainly is the sport's cathedral. Read More... Racing: Divine Proportions takes French Oaks Horse Racing: Star filly Divine Proportions extended her unbeaten run to eight with a decisive three length victory in the French Oaks at Chantilly. Read More... Horse Racing: Zito finally rides into Hall of Fame The announcement that he had been elected to the Racing Hall of Fame stirred a lot of emotions in trainer Nick Zito , who had been eligible for eight years. They included relief, pride, and humility. Read More... Racing: Last chance to nab group-one juvenile race Horse racing is all about pressure. There is an old saying that no one with an unraced 2-year-old has ever committed suicide. Every horse is a champion until proven otherwise and the anticipation can be breathtaking. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Sunday, June 12, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 12 June 2005 BELMONT PARK: The cathedral of American horse racing ELMONT - If Saratoga is a shrine of American horse racing, Belmont Park - scene of today's 137th running of the Belmont Stakes - certainly is the sport's cathedral. Read More... Horse Racing: Zito finally rides into Hall of Fame The announcement that he had been elected to the Racing Hall of Fame stirred a lot of emotions in trainer Nick Zito , who had been eligible for eight years. They included relief, pride, and humility. Read More... On Saturday, the best horse won No doubt about it, the best horse won the Belmont Stakes. By plenty. So racing has a new star and his name is Afleet Alex. Now here's another way to sum up Saturday's final leg of the Triple Crown: A very good horse put away a bunch of very bad horses. Read More... Horse racing: Godolphin big guns doubtful for Ascot Horse racing: Poor form and fast ground respectively could keep Doyen and Dubawi out of Royal Ascot at York. Read More... 'Afleet Alex' Wins Belmont Triple Crown Horse Race Preakness winner "Afleet Alex" has won the third jewel of U.S. horse racing's Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, in New York. Afleet Alex, with Jeremy Rose astride, hung back in the pack until the final turn. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Saturday, June 11, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 11 June 2005 Belmont, Without Triple Crown Horse, Braces for Attendance Drop U.S. June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Belmont Stakes attendance may fall as much as 38 percent from last year's record because none of the colts in the race have a chance of winning horse-racing's Triple Crown. Read More... Two-horse race Giacomo, Afleet Alex top field NEW YORK -- The rematch replaces the Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes. For the first time in four years, and for just the third time in nine years, no horse will attempt to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont and become racing's first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978. Read More... Horse racing: Rakti out to hitch a free ride Horse racing: Michael Jarvis declared Rakti "the best Ive trained in 37 years" ahead of his run in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot at York. Read More... Horse Racing At Fair Meadows And they're, almost off. A summertime tradition starts Thursday in Tulsa as live horse-racing kicks off at Fair Meadows. The season runs through July. News on 6 reporter Steve Berg says horse racing isn't quite what it was. Read More... A battle of 2, or wide open? - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Horse racing - Sports A battle of 2, or wide open? NEW YORK -- There are two ways of looking at today's 137th running of the Belmont Stakes. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Friday, June 10, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 10 June 2005 Horse racing: Rakti out to hitch a free ride Horse racing: Michael Jarvis declared Rakti "the best Ive trained in 37 years" ahead of his run in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot at York. Read More... Horse Racing At Fair Meadows And they're, almost off. A summertime tradition starts Thursday in Tulsa as live horse-racing kicks off at Fair Meadows. The season runs through July. News on 6 reporter Steve Berg says horse racing isn't quite what it was. Read More... Horse racing returns to capital Harness racing returns to a Cardiff park for the first time in eight years, bringing a taste of country life. Read More... Horse racing: Takes Tutu ends two-year losing run Horse racing: A gutsy performance in the Carlsberg Straight-Mile Championship Handicap gave Takes Tutu his first win since Dubai in 2003. Read More... Electronic Gaming Coming Soon To Okla. Horse Tracks OKLAHOMA CITY -- Electronic gaming machines appear to be coming soon to Oklahoma's horse racing tracks. Three state tracks have applied for gaming operator licenses and the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is establishing infrastructure to support those operations. Read More... posted by horse-racing-101 @ 4:50 AM Thursday, June 09, 2005 Horse Racing in the News: 09 June 2005 Horse Racing At Fair Meadows And they're, almost off. A summertime tradition starts Thursday in Tulsa as live horse-racing kicks off at Fair Meadows. The season runs through July. News on 6 reporter Steve Berg says horse racing isn't quite what it was. Read More... Horse racing returns to capital Harness racing returns to a Cardiff park for the first time in eight years, bringing a taste of country life. Read More... Horse racing: Takes Tutu ends two-year losing run Horse racing: A gutsy performance in the Carlsberg Straight-Mile Championship Handicap gave Takes Tutu his first win since Dubai in 2003. Read More... Electronic Gaming Coming Soon To Okla. Horse Tracks OKLAHOMA CITY -- Electronic gaming machines appear to be coming soon to Oklahoma's horse racing tracks. Three state tracks have applied for gaming operator licenses and the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is establishing infrastructure to support those operations. Read More... HORSE RACING - AAP and Racing and Sports Home - australian homepage Naas racing Monday There's a couple of interesting races at Naas today as the racing focus moves to... Asakusa Denen wins Yasuda Kinen However we must start by saying that Silent Witness was gallant in defeat and lo... 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