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  • Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 19 hours ago
  • Verrazano will make his next start in the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth on 6-16. Posted 20 hours ago
  • Dreaming of Julia will make her next start in the Mother Goose at Belmont on 6-22. Posted 20 hours ago
  • Game On Dude worked 4f in :50.60 (28/36) at Santa Anita on 5-20. Posted 1 day ago
  • Overanalyze, breezing for Belmont Stakes 2013, went 4f in :47.50 (3/34) at Belmont (dirt training) on 5-19.Posted 1 day ago
  • 2013 Belmont Stakes hopeful Palace Malice breezed 4f in :47.49 (2/34) at Belmont Park (dirt training) on 5-19. Posted 1 day ago
  • Coffee Clique romps in the Selene Stakes!Posted 1 day ago
  • Royal Delta breezed 4f in :52.03 (15/23) at Belmont Park on 5-19. Posted 2 days ago
  • Oxbow and Gary Stevens wire the Preakness!Posted 2 days ago
  • Skyring goes all the way in the Dixie! Posted 2 days ago

Charlie Whittingham, Rachel Alexandra, Laffit Pincay Jr. - August 29th

Charles Whittingham became the first trainer to surpass 500 stakes wins when he sent Ferdinand to victory in the Cabrillo Handicap at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. ~1987
 
Rachel Alexandra ran her last race, the Personal Ensign(G1) at Saratoga, where she was beaten one length by Persistently.  Her race records stands at 13 wins and 5 seconds from 19 starts, with $3,506,730 in earnings. ~2010
 
Laffit Pincay Jr., 46, became the second rider in North American racing history to ride 8,000 winners when he rode El Toreo to victory in the seventh race at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Bill Shoemaker was the first to hit 8,000, a feat he accomplished in 1981 at age 49. ~1993

 

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