Jose Lezcano

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Born:

April, 20, 1985 - Panama,

Hometown:

Plantation, FL USA

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7.55/10

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Preakness Stakes Quotes

Preakness 137 quotes from winning trainer and jockey, Doug O'Neill and Mario Gutierrez, as well as the rest of the field. Read More

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Kentucky Derby 138 Losing Jockey Quotes

MIKE SMITH (Bodemeister, second) – “I’m very disappointed, but at the same time I’m just so proud of him. He’s brilliant. He really is. “He was flying leaving there. He was two in front leaving the gate. “He didn't finish first, but he's still the winner. He's such a free running horse that I couldn...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 15 days ago ·

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notobsessed · I guess we all forgave Mike Smith for his last ride on Zenyatta, so we will also get over JULIEN LEPAROUX's Derby ride on Union Rags? · 14 days ago ·

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Ron The Greek Wins Big Cap

It was all Ron The Greek in the Santa Anita Handicap.Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 78 days ago ·

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And the Thunder Rolls...

Pletcher and Velazquez team up for another big weekend at Gulfstream...Read More

Posted 99 days ago ·

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zatt · Never thought Hymn Book was this good ... my eyes were opened! · 99 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Neither did I, but maybe his pair of second place finishes in the Cigar Mile and the Suburban Handicap should have been a clue. I sure won't underestimate him again. · 99 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Great day for the Toddster. The man's barn is loaded! · 99 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · All of his dirt races were good. He ran a couple very good seconds but he surprised me to even though I had him I didn't think he'd get there. Love that J V · 99 days ago ·

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cpsoren121 · The great Jen Jade picked Hymn Book! Great to see Get Stormy nail another one too! · 99 days ago ·

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JohnNicoletti · Shackelford is one tough horse, who loves to be in front. Not necessarily on the lead, but close. Love that horse. He always gives a giant effort. · 94 days ago ·

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Snow Top Mountain Wins Suwannee River

The sun was shining on Gulfstream Park ‘s turf course, labeled good after a week of thunder showers, for Snow Top Mountain to capture the Suwannee River Handicap (G3). The grey mare completed the 1 1/8 miles stake in 1:52.86, a half length over Hit It Rich and Gold d’Oro.Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 99 days ago ·

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The Sam F. Davis—The First Stop on Tampa Bay’s Derby Trail

The Sam F. Davis kicks off Tampa Bay Downs' Road to the Roses...Read More

Posted 108 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Tough race ...I am leaning to the Canadian, Prospective. Also, I am excited to see the return of Keertana in the race before! · 108 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Not quite sure what to think of this race, it has given us two Derby winners I can name off the top of my head as of recently, but the surface is a very quirky one. Some horses like it and only it, so for now I think i'll just be taking a watch and wait stance on this one. · 108 days ago ·

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Floridaf · As far as winners of the Sam F. Davis go, only Bluegrass Cat has even hit the board in the Kentucky Derby. The only thing I know for sure is that this race will give us a break-out star. · 108 days ago ·

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Winplacsho · I was just looking at this race. I like Battle Hardened if he goes in this spot. He was wide the whole way last out & still fought on. Think he gets a stalking inside trip here, but if runs at GP, I'll lean with Prospective since he has a race over the track, even though he was really grinding to beat a field, in which only 1 other competitor returns in this race. · 108 days ago ·

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JohnSigerson · will team valor repeat with state of play? who knows? Animal Kingdom won coning out of the Spiral stakes, the Spiral Stakes. I'm looking of Howe Great to do a turf to dirt switch and rock the world. · 108 days ago ·

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GQHA2TROT · Considering I'm all-in with Discreet Dancer being my top Derby contender (a/o 02/03/12), I have to like NECK 'N NECK. He was 2nd best to "DD" last out and his speed figs continue to move in the right direction. · 108 days ago ·

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Floridaf · GQHA2TROT, I agree with you about Neck 'n Neck's last race. He couldn't catch DD, but he did beat a few good colts. I think he's moving in the right direction, but he will be facing a couple of graded stakes winners. I expect a good race from him. · 108 days ago ·

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Jinlie01 · Neck'N Neck def has a shot and probably decent betting odds as well. I like NNN and Prospective in the race on Sat. · 108 days ago ·

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Floridaf · NNN's morning line odds are 5-1. State of Play, Ecabroni, NNN, Reveron, and Prospective are the only ones with single digit odds on the ML. · 108 days ago ·

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To Honor And Serve Cruises in Cigar Mile

To Honor and Serve made a triumphant return to Aqueduct Saturday, taking command at the top of the stretch and going on to an impressive victory in the Cigar Mile.Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 176 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Bravo Bill Mott! · 176 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · How good will THAS be next year? Look forward to seeing in 2012. · 176 days ago ·

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Calibrachoa Takes Bold Ruler

Calibrachoa captured his fifth race in as many starts at Aqueduct Racetrack with a victory in Sunday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap. Making his first start at the Big A since March, Calibrachoa prompted pacesetter Rule by Night through opening fractions of 22.29 and 45.25 seconds, cl...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 196 days ago ·

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Humble And Hungry Wins Commonwealth

Sagamore Farm’s Humble and Hungry swept to the lead in midstretch and cruised to a 1 1/4-length victory over Wilkinson to win the eighth running of the $111,200 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III) for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs. Trained by Ignacio Correas IV and ridden by Jose Lezcano, Humble and Hung...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 199 days ago ·

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Royal Delta takes on Havre de Grace

Havre de Grace and Royal Delta face off in an exciting renewal of the Beldame Stakes (gr.1) at Belmont Park on Saturday.Read More

Posted 234 days ago ·

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ruffed grouse · Pretty sweet spot for Havre de Grace with her only competition on paper being a 3 year old, kudos to the connections of Ask The Moon for taking the shot when they could have run elsewhere. I hate to do this but this is what happened to Z as it is a grade 1 that has come up light. If you applied the logic that people put on the Z connections Havre de Grace should be in the Gold Cup but once again the trainer does the right thing and puts her in the correct spot. I do not see her getting beat ,her only problem could be a one turn race and the surface, it's called Big Sandy for a reason. That being said Havre de Grace is top notch and should put her younger rival away the last 1/16th · 235 days ago ·

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BrianAppleton · Jones was quoted as saying the Woodward victory took more out of Havre de Grace than he thought it would, so I don't think they're going the easy route so much as making sure they get her to the Breeders' Cup Classic as fresh and fit as possible. · 234 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Royal Delta is a nice 3yo filly, but Grace at about 80% should be good enough in this one. · 234 days ago ·

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BrianAppleton · I agree brian, but I also think Royal Delta is improving by leaps and bounds right now and could run a huge race Saturday...I'm pulling for the upset. :) · 234 days ago ·

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yukichan · HVD! Boy is she a tough competitor who digs so deep for the win .... it will be an exciting race for sure, can't wait! · 234 days ago ·

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yukichan · *should read HDG, Havre de Grace... · 234 days ago ·

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KyOaksRunner · @yukichan - That's for sure, she's extremely tough, especially in a head to head duel, it's going to be a great race to watch. · 234 days ago ·

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boxersdaddy · satan's quick chick is the sleeper pick in this race. since taking 4th behind zen about a year ago she has been picking it up. · 233 days ago ·

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KyOaksRunner · @boxersdaddy - She's been training well, but with the exception of finishing ahead of Ask the Moon in the Sky Beauty Stakes in early July, she really hasn't shown much this year. I think she'll need to improve 100% to make a dent in the top two. · 233 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Too bad that the only horse with the guts to take HDG on was RD. Both IT and ATM's connections played a big time duck card. ATM had no reason to go out west, not with the distance being so short and the purse being lower. They went west because they didn't want to face HDG, not because of any one turn crap. If the one turn made that huge of a difference you would see BD, JP, TS and a few others in the Vosburgh go to the Kelso. IT I don't think has ever lost at Belmont and is a beast in NY over 9fl. She absolutely slammed RD last time going 9f. Parx has much easier competition so her connections opted there instead. The only reason this field is not as strong as it has been recently is because of the monster racing in it. · 233 days ago ·

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To Honor and Serve Impresses

Questions of whether or not he was truly back were answered decisively today as To Honor and Serve dominated the Pennsylvania Derby...Read More

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yukichan · Never gave up on THAS and continued to follow his recovery on his FB. He oozes class. Just how many Bernardinis and Tapits do you think will be in BC races?! · 239 days ago ·

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ScottDick · He's in incredible form right now. AMAZING performance.. looking forward to the future with this colt. · 239 days ago ·

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zatt · Two great sires, that's for sure ... Hansen (for Tapit) looked great today as well. Scott, you sound as impressed as I was ... not sure what American horse would have beaten him today. · 239 days ago ·

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medlocke · To Honor and Serve was just a ton the best horse in the Pennsylvania Derby today!! I'd imagine that Jose Lezcano's ecstatic that he ended up with the mount on To Honor and Serve. Because Johnny Velazquez had first choice to ride either To Honor and Serve or Rattlesnake Ridge in the race, and chose Rattlesnake Ridge!! To Honor and Serve went through a rough stretch earlier in the season. When finished a pretty well beaten 3rd in both the Fountain of Youth of Florida Derby at Gulfstream, then went to Saratoga and ran a flat out stinker in the Amsterdam Stakes. But he didn't look anywhere near that horse today. The kind of form this horse is in right now. It might be worth supplementing him in the BC Classic? He'll get a big weight for age break for being a 3yr.old, and the way he handled 9f with relative ease today leads me to believe that 10f wouldn't have been a problem for him either? Especially with that Bernardini pedigree in him!! JMO. · 239 days ago ·

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BayRoan · I've been praying for H&S to come back big. Philly Park is outside of Bill's usual "lines of racing", so when it was confirmed, I knew! And I couldnt believe that John V had taken off of him either! I wish I could have told him myself what a foolish move he was making...oh well, guess he learned the hard way. · 239 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Very imprsessive run. He beat a solid field and proved he is back. This race should really be given a grade one status with the horses that have run here recently. It like the DE Cap draws some of the top horses in it's division and still remains a grade two. Back to the point, i'm very glad this horse proved me wrong, I have like him for a while, but questioned his heart. He came up big yesterday and i'm extremely happy he did. · 239 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · To Honor and Serve gets a 103 Beyer for his Pennsylvania Derby victory. · 239 days ago ·

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Paladin · Nice win but he was giving 10lbs to Ruler On Ice who was closing like a freight train on a super fast track · 239 days ago ·

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lindafinchdavis · He was my original pick for the Kentucky Derby. I thought he was one of our best three year olds then... Bill Mott never lost Faith in him and I am so thrilled to see him come back and prove to everyone that our Faith was well founded. · 238 days ago ·

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CraigBradshaw · impressed with his time in this event. roi is a very late closer who needs at least 10f to get going. bc marathon, maybe. · 238 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · To Honor and Serve has the WOW factor! · 238 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · The Gallant Bob S. 6 fur. in the prior race went in the following Times in 5ths: :21/2 :43/2 :54/4 1:07/2. Either we have two really fast horses in consecutive races or a fast race track. · 238 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · I think we have both, icyhotboo. · 238 days ago ·

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zxswordxz · Rule on Ice had a bad position. He should have never position they horse so far back. If that horse was around the 5 position. He would have won. · 238 days ago ·

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To Honor And Serve Dusts PA Derby Foes

To Honor And Serve cruised to a strong prominent throughout tally over Belmont Stakes hero Ruler On Ice in Saturday's Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx. Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 239 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · Brian Zipse: I don't know if you recall, but four weeks ago, you named Stay Thirsty the Horse Of The Week, and I had made a suggestion that To Honor And Serve was deserving IMO. He proved me right today. Hope you give me consideration. · 239 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · Correction: Give him, not me, consideration. · 239 days ago ·

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Velazquez Chooses Rattlesnake Bridge Over To Honor and Serve

It’s nice to have choices, unless you make the wrong one...Read More

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BayRoan · I'm not liking him much these days. · 240 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · Maybe, it's a situation where Mott said that if you do ride my horse, you have to commit all the way to the BC. Maybe Velazquez is already committed on another horse, and Mott said, "Adios. I'll find someone that will go with me to the BC" · 240 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · Isn't it also ironic, that there are two trainers in this race that have yet to name a jockey to ride their horse(Rush Now & Isn't He Perfect)? · 240 days ago ·

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kaless · Not so big a fan of Velazquez. My choice for PA Derby is THAS, and RB as my second choice. Velazquez didn't exactly do the best job steering AK in all the Triple Crown races, and I would have picked THAS. · 240 days ago ·

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zatt · I really can't say anything bad about Velazquez in the Triple Crown ... I mean he won the Derby, and was knocked and squeezed sideways in the Belmont. Did he move a tad too late in the Preakness? I'm not sure that was due to Velazquez. There is a reason he has been one of the top riders in the nation for the better part of the last ten years. · 240 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · Velazquez does as much for a horse as any rider ever has. He certainly has equals, but none better. · 240 days ago ·

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annmatt · I'm not excited about Lezcano being on To Honor and Serve, would prefer Castellano or Gomez or nearly anyone else. · 240 days ago ·

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boxersdaddy · I would have to venture rb, as he looks like he is coming off of more consistently better performances. If i recall correctly his recent ragozin #'s are better than THaS'. · 240 days ago ·

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Cold Winter Memories

Joe DePaolo recaps the stunning defeat of Winter Memories in Sunday's Lake Placid stakes (G2).Read More

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annmatt · Reluctant to blame the jockey, but, in this case, it looked like he gave her no chance by keeping her stuck in the midde of the pack. Have to ask why he didn't steer her to the outside. She certainly has the turn of foot to handle that. She was totally stopped down in her Lake George and yet she lost hardly a step, went around and headed for home, winning going away. If it were my horse, I would start looking for the likes of Martin Garcia or Garrett Gomez. WM deserved a better ride. Really admire her connections, though, totally first rate, in sharp contrast to the recent bitter aftermath of the Delaware. · 273 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Joe, have fun at the Spa. · 273 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · She shall return! · 272 days ago ·

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ScottDick · Could of been many reasons for the out-come. She had room late but no kick. I believe, without a doubt, she's the most talented turf filly in America, she's not a machine. She'll bounce back strong · 272 days ago ·

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gocashking · It is VERY possiblle that rapidly-improving Hungry Island IS the better horse, period. Strange no one even mentions that. Has anyone looked at HI's PPs for her last couple of wins? · 272 days ago ·

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Zenyatta-Perfection Personified · All the attention is on Memories, but Hungry Island ran a great race too. Closing into a s-l-ow pace is not easy, but she did it easily. She may be one to watch. · 272 days ago ·

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footlick · Shug is very high on her. · 271 days ago ·

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tiznow · Still think Winter Memories is a top quality turfer, but Hungry Island is in full blossom. · 270 days ago ·

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Royal Delta Surges Home in Alabama

Royal Delta denied It’s Tricky a sweep of the TVG Triple Tiara with a runaway victory in the 131st running of the Grade 1, $500,000 TVG Alabama on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 274 days ago ·

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yukichan · Wow, how impressive she was! Good for Bill Mott--she will bring in the BIG bucks as auction this fall. Inglorious never looked comfortable · 274 days ago ·

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yukichan · Wow, how impressive she was! Good for Bill Mott--she will bring in the BIG bucks as auction this fall. Inglorious never looked comfortable. · 274 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · Inglorios sure never fired... Nice win by Royal Delta!! · 274 days ago ·

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mrsmaryzinke · She did it! Thank goodness it was not such a sweltering hot day as for the CCAO. My Royal Delta won! Nice move to get clear in the stretch. · 274 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Inglorious is now 0 for 3 on the dirt. Enough said. · 274 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · I guess so .. Synthetics is her thing. · 274 days ago ·

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MichaelPavelick · All I know is I picked her in a HRN contest on Friday evening at the btoom of the hompage. Does anybody here have input on that contest, and what it means? · 274 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · MichaelPavelick : I believe if you pick the winner of the race in which the contest is held you win a $50 bet in the next contest race. If there are multiple winners then it goes into a lottery where the winner is drawn from a lottery type of thing. Best I can do. Hope it helped. · 274 days ago ·

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MichaelPavelick · Thanks icyhotboo. That actually "rings a bell" of memory. Is that $50.00 of real money? · 274 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · yes the $50 is real but I think you have to bet it and win again to collect. You better check that as I'm going from memory · 274 days ago ·

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Winter Memories Scintillating in Lake George

Winter Memories inhales her rivals in Wednesday's Lake George at Saratoga. Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 298 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Two great performances today--Winter Memories and Frankel · 298 days ago ·

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St. John's River Gets Up in Delaware Oaks

St. John's River has been knocking on the door of a major stakes win all year and now she got one.The 3-year-old daughter of Include out of Adventerous Di, by Private Account, captured the $300,700 grade II Delaware Oaks July 9 with a dazzling stretch run that put her a head in front at ...Read More

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Banned gets job done in Jefferson Cup

Glen Hill Farm’s Banned became the fifth horse in Churchill Downs history to sweep the track’s pair of stakes events for 3-year-olds on turf when he drew clear of Benergy in the stretch to win Saturday’s 36th running of the Grade III, $106,215 Jefferson Cup Presented by Abu Dhabi by two lengths. The...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 337 days ago ·

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Belmont Stakes 2011 Quotes

BELMONT STAKES (G1) QUOTES Kelly Breen, winning trainer of Ruler On Ice (No. 3): “He wouldn’t grow up. We were trying to see if with time he would mature without having to put blinkers on him. We were disappointed in the Tesio because we were looking at the Preakness, but maybe it was a bless...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 344 days ago ·

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Mott Scores With Courageous Cat, Birdrun

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott swept Friday’s graded stakes at Belmont Park, finishing first and second in the Grade 2, $150,000 Brooklyn Handicap Presented by Ram with Birdrun and Drosselmeyer and capturing the Grade 3, $100,000 Poker with Courageous Cat. Birdrun seized the lead entering the...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 345 days ago ·

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