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Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 1 day ago
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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 2 days ago
2013 Belmont Stakes hopeful Palace Malice breezed 4f in :47.49 (2/34) at Belmont Park (dirt training) on 5-19. Posted 2 days ago
Coffee Clique romps in the Selene Stakes!Posted 2 days ago
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Preakness 2013: Many Churchill Trainers Like Orb

Several Churchill Downs trainers are picking Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) winner Orb to win Saturday’s Preakness (GI) and are expecting the Malibu Moon colt to head to Belmont with a shot to become racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner. Read More

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Triumph and Song Wins Fair Grounds Feature

Victoria Ashford’s Triumph and Song, away alertly and quickly in command, made the pace throughout in Sunday’s $49,000 allowance and $40,000 optional claiming six-furlong sprint at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and continued willingly late for a 1 1/4-length score.Read More

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Donoharm Extends Win Streak in Essex

Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch’s Donoharm extended his win streak to five by overpowering heavy 3-5 favorite San Pablo in the final strides of Saturday’s $100,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn. Despite having won the Fifth Season Stakes opening day, the winner was dismissed at odds of nearly 8-1 and ret...Read More

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Fair Grounds Horses to Watch in 2013

As all Thoroughbred racehorses officially turn a year older on Jan. 1, fans will begin to focus on the newly turned 3-year-olds and the series of stakes races that lead to the $1 million Louisiana Derby (GII) and the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (GII) on March 30. More so than ever thanks to a new poi...Read More

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KateSinnott · for alyce, albert stall departing · 110 days ago ·

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Summer Applause transferred to Chad Brown

Summer Applause, who had a horrendous trip when sixth in the Houston Ladies Classic, is being sent to Florida to trainer Chad Brown, according to Bret Calhoun, who trained the filly last year and into the race Saturday.Read More

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Jones Happy With Mark Valeski, Smitten

Brereton Jones’s Mark Valeski finished second in Saturday’s $100,000 Louisiana Handicap, and Fox Hill Farms’ Smitten ran third in Saturday’s $125,000 Silverbulletday Stakes. Read More

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Tour Guide on schedule for Lecomte

Gary and Mary West’s Tour Guide for Saturday’s Grade III Lecomte Stakes and Iroquois Racing Club’s Gal About Town for Saturday’s $125,000 Silverbulletday Stakes. That will be trainer Bret Calhoun’s team for each leg of the coming weekend’s sophomore portion of Fair Grounds’ Road to the Derby Kickoff...Read More

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Donoharm Wins Fifth Season at Oaklawn

Two-time leading rider Cliff Berry got the 2013 season off to a good start Friday by guiding Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch’s Donoharm to horse’s fourth consecutive victory in the $75,000 Fifth Season Stakes. A crowd of 19,633 turned out to watch the first of 56 race cards that culminates with the $...Read More

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Gal About Town, Tour Guide Work at FG

Gal About Town, most recently second by a half-length in Churchill’s Grade II Golden Rod Stakes Nov. 24, breezed six furlongs in 1:13.60 Sunday morning for trainer Bret Calhoun and is being pointed for Fair Grounds’ $125,000 Silverbulletday Stakes Jan. 19 as the first leg of Fair Grounds’ three-race...Read More

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Dixie Poker Ace Still Enjoying Retirement

The 100th anniversary edition of the tradition-rich $1 million Louisiana Derby is less than three months away on March 30 and, appropriately, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots began accepting reservations for its Grade II showcase event on Friday morning just days after “Early Bird” nominations to th...Read More

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Cheerleader Scores at Fair Grounds

Martin Racing Stable & Carl Moore Management’s Cheerleader was in control from start to finish and easily prevailed by a half-length over New Phoenix Stable & Coffeepot Stables’ favored Imposing Grace in Thursday’s $49,000 allowance/$40,000 claiming feature at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Read More

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China Returns $74.20 in Bonapaw Stakes

Black Sheep Racing’s China may have been the black sheep as the longest price of the Bonapaw family field, but that didn’t stop him from stealing off early and then holding off the rest for a neck score – lighting up the tote board with mutuels of $74.20, $21.20 and $7.80. Read More

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Can Chamberlain Bridge Turn Back Time?

A year ago at this time, trainer Bret Calhoun wasn’t quite sure if advancing age might finally have caught up to Chamberlain Bridge. The 2010 Grade II Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint champion owned by Carl Moore Management had lost six races in a row – a string of successive defeats far longer than he’d e...Read More

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Mark Valeski On Comeback Trail

Brereton Jones’ Mark Valeski, absent from active competition since winning the Grade II Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park last May 12, accomplished a bullet three-furlong move in 36.20 Thursday morning at Fair Grounds in his first official work since then and was a perfect picture of health Friday mo...Read More

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wantwoman100 · Mark Valeski could be one to watch out for ,Jone was saying this horse has amazing turn of foot. · 165 days ago ·

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rafirox · I always liked Mark Valeski, I can't wait to see him back. · 165 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · When first impressed with this colt, it was when he was in abstentia. He was scratched from the Kentucky Derby, leaving Rosie Napravnik without a mount for the big race. She rode Believe You Can to victory in the Kentucky Oaks for Larry Jones. Right after the race, I believe Donna Brothers rode an out pony up next to her, and asked her about the thrill of winning and how it had to soften the blow of losing a mount in the Derby. Rosie mentioned that she was thrilled with the victory, and that she looked forward to riding Mark Valeski over the summer. He went on to win the Peter Pan with her in the irons. But, her endorsement of him right after the Oaks, spoke volumes of the potential of this colt. · 165 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · I predict that this horse will make an indelible impact on the older horse division in 2013. Watch out for MV(Mark Valeski, or Most Valuable!!!). · 164 days ago ·

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illhaveanothertriplecrown · I completely agree, he like almost every other 3 yr old had a "if only" or a "what couldve been" year. · 164 days ago ·

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Calhoun Gets Ready for LA Champions Day

Longtime Fair Grounds-based conditioner Bret Calhoun, fourth in the final trainer standings last season at the local oval, got off to an even faster start at this meeting, saddling six winners from his first 11 starters to lead all locally based horsemen in the current session’s initial racing days....Read More

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Seaneen Girl Sets Sights on Kentucky Oaks

Seaneen Girl’s upset victory in Saturday’s Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs had trainer Bernie Flint thinking about the First Friday in May on Sunday morning.Read More

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Seaneen Girl Stuns Golden Rod Foes

Seaneen Girl, the longest shot in a field of nine 2-year-old fillies, rallied from mid-pack to beat 2-1 favorite Gal About Town by a half-length in Saturday’s Grade II, $167,550 Golden Rod at Churchill Downs.Read More

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Gal About Town Heads Golden Rod

Iroquois Racing Club LLC’s Gal About Town, runner-up to Sign in the Pocahontas (Grade II), headlines a competitive field of nine 2-year-old fillies entered for Saturday’s 69th running of the $150,000-added Golden Rod (GII) at Churchill Downs. Read More

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Island Bound Tries to Upset Honorable Miss

Having run at five different tracks in her past five starts, the 5-year-old mare Island Bound is a stakes-seeking mercenary. Last year, she roamed from oval to oval, too, but it?s no longer at the $30,000 claiming level. Read More

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Calhoun Barn Now at Monmouth Park

Trainer Bret Calhoun, perennially ranked among the top 20 trainers in North America, was hands-on in his barn at Monmouth on Saturday morning and will be a familiar sight on the backside from here on. Read More

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Chamberlain Bridge (USA - 2004)

Beat The Blues (USA - 2007)

Summer Applause (USA - 2009)

Mr. Nightlinger (USA - 2004)

Taptam (USA - 2005)

Chief Of Affairs (USA - 2006)

Gran Lioness (USA - 2008)

Euroears (USA - 2004)

Storm Mesa (USA - 2005)

Trainer W. Bret Calhoun - Race Results & Past Performances

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Horse

Fin

Jockey

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Race

Cnd

1st

2nd

3rd

Time

05/12/13

Bid's Reward

9th

L Taylor

5 1/2 f

Claim

3+ M

Isa My Love

Charlie and Chris

1:05.54

05/11/13

Fine Lookin Lady

7th

S Martinez

1 1/16 m

AlwOC

3+ F

Cave Creeker

Ann of the Dance

Mourette

1:47.76

05/04/13

Western Elegance

2nd

E Esquivel

6 f

MSW

3+ M

Card

Western Elegance

Seventh Son

1:10.49

05/04/13

Chamberlain Bridge

2nd

M Mena

5 f

Twin Spires Turf Sprint-G3

4+ M

Berlino Di Tiger

Chamberlain Bridge

Southern Dude

0:57.01

05/04/13

Rich Hero

9th

D Cohen

Bel

6 f

Claim

3+ M

Ambassador Bridge

Crushin Rock

Willy Pay

1:10.78

05/03/13

Heaven's Saint

10th

M Mena

1 1/16 m

MSW

3 F

Profetiza

Plenty O'toole

Kansas

1:44.19

05/02/13

Union Hall

2nd

M Mena

4 1/2 f

MSW

2 M

He's Got Talent

Union Hall

Me Commanche

0:52.06

05/01/13

Grind

1st

R Santana

1 mile

Claim

3+ M

Grind

Shadow Warrior

High Stakes

1:37.27

05/01/13

Miss Nightlinger

2nd

R Napravnik

4 1/2 f

MSW

2 F

Sweetmarys Success

Miss Nightlinger

Lemon Cookie

0:51.04

04/27/13

Minesave

3rd

M Mena

1 mile

AlwOC

3+ F

Wine Princess

Distorted Legacy

Minesave

1:35.80

04/27/13

Horned Frog

1st

J Rosario

1 1/16 m

Str

4+ M

Horned Frog

Biker Boy

Gallant Eagle

1:44.73

04/27/13

6th

1 mile

3+ M

1:36.01

04/26/13

Big Lucky

6th

S Bridgmohan

Kee

1 1/16 m

Allow

4+ M

Forecon

Grand Arch

Paroled

1:43.41

04/26/13

Heavenly Lioness

4th

C Montalvo

Haw

1 1/16 m

Claim

4+ F

Run Mama Beare Run

Queen Of Scioto

I Turned Outlaw

1:49.02

04/25/13

Cheerleader

4th

M Mena

Kee

6 f

AlwOC

4+ F

Judy The Beauty

Livi Makenzie

Queen's Award

1:10.50

04/21/13

Darlin' Diane

2nd

M Allen

Tam

1 mile

Claim

4+ F

Lady Samuri

Darlin' Diane

Just Me N You

1:35.49

04/17/13

Quest For Candy

8th

R Morales

Kee

5 1/2 f

Claim

4+ F

Costly

Credit Crunch

Original Kitten

1:05.31

04/14/13

Jungle Juice

7th

J Ortiz

Aqu

6 f

Claim

4+ F

Smarty Bull

Skiddles n' Bob

Wise Choice

1:11.72

04/14/13

Horned Frog

2nd

J Castellano

Kee

1 1/16 m

Str

4+ M

Niederzel

Horned Frog

Gallant Eagle

1:45.79

04/14/13

1st

7 f

3 F

1:26.92

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W. Bret Calhoun Biography

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Full name William Bret Calhoun • Born: Grand Prairie, Texas • Residence: Grand Prairie, Texas • Education: Attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock • As of July, 2012 - Ranked 17 trainers nationally, 23% win, 55% WPS • Racing Background: Launched his training career with horses bred by his father, William (Buddy) Calhoun, a school teacher who owned and trained at Louisiana Downs … Prior to becoming a trainer, he worked as an exercise rider and also spent five years selling print advertising for a chain of Dallas-area newspapers • In the span of two days, won his first two Breeders' Cup races in his second appearance at the event ... On Friday, Dubai Majesty won the Filly & Mare Sprint and on Saturday, Chamberlain Bridge won the Turf Sprint ... Dubai Majesty was sold two days after the Breeders' Cup for $1.1 million at the Fasig Tipton November sale to Shunsuke Yoshida's Northern Farm in Japan ... Chamberlain Bridge is still in training and looking to defend his title. • Has enjoyed particular success with Chamberlain Bridge, winner of the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G2) at Churchill Downs at age six … In five starts in 2011 through Oct. 1, the gelding won a stakes at Sam Houston Race Park in February and was third in the Turf Monster Handicap (G3) at Parx Racing on September 5 … • Other graded stakes winners include Mr. Nightlinger, his first Breeders' Cup starter who was 11th in the 2008 Turf Sprint, Chief of Affairs, Jody Slew, Baghdaria, Storm Mesa, and Janeian (NZ). • He reached the national scene in 2003 with undefeated graded stakes-winning 2-year-old colt Cactus Ridge, who was considered one of the prime prospects for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile before going to the sidelines with a career-ending knee injury. Cactus Ridge was owned by country music superstar Toby Keith's Dream Walkin' Farms. • Racing Career: Leading trainer at the 2010/2011 Lone Star Park spring/summer meeting … and finished the summer meet in 2012 with top earnings of all trainers with more than $600K. Current stable star is Chamberlain Bridge, winner of three consecutive races, including Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Cup Handicap at Penn National Race Course and a repeat victory in the $250,000 Turf Monster Handicap at Parx Park (formerly Philadelphia Park), Jody Slew, who took the Silver Bullet Day Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds and Dubai Majesty, winner of the Winning Colors Stakes (G3) in May at Churchill Downs and the Incredible Revenge Stakes at Monmouth Park in August … Claimed Chamberlain Bridge for owner Carl Moore Management for $35,000 on March 23, 2008 at Fair Grounds … • Breeding/Racing Operation: Calhoun's racing stable of 120 horses stretches from the Southwest to the East Coast ... His key assistant trainers are Dennis Geier (Churchill), Jill Parrot (Louisiana Downs and Fair Grounds), Jay Stevens (Remington Park) and Kristen Crawford (Delaware Park). • Calhoun said he has always loved horses and that his favorite part of training is developing young horses and improving horses he claims

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Preakness 2013: Many Churchill Trainers Like Orb

Several Churchill Downs trainers are picking Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) winner Orb to win Saturday’s Preakness (GI) and are exp...

Triumph and Song Wins Fair Grounds Feature

Victoria Ashford’s Triumph and Song, away alertly and quickly in command, made the pace throughout in Sunday’s $49,000 allowance and $40,000 optional ...

Donoharm Extends Win Streak in Essex

Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch’s Donoharm extended his win streak to five by overpowering heavy 3-5 favorite San Pablo in the final strides of Saturda...

Summer Applause transferred to Chad Brown

Summer Applause, who had a horrendous trip when sixth in the Houston Ladies Classic, is being sent to Florida to trainer Chad Brown, according to Bret...

Jones Happy With Mark Valeski, Smitten

Brereton Jones’s Mark Valeski finished second in Saturday’s $100,000 Louisiana Handicap, and Fox Hill Farms’ Smitten ran third in Saturday’s $125,000 ...

Tour Guide on schedule for Lecomte

Gary and Mary West’s Tour Guide for Saturday’s Grade III Lecomte Stakes and Iroquois Racing Club’s Gal About Town for Saturday’s $125,000 Silverbullet...

Donoharm Wins Fifth Season at Oaklawn

Two-time leading rider Cliff Berry got the 2013 season off to a good start Friday by guiding Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch’s Donoharm to horse’s four...

Gal About Town, Tour Guide Work at FG

Iroquois Racing Club’s Gal About Town, most recently second by a half-length in Churchill’s Grade II Golden Rod Stakes Nov. 24, breezed six furlongs i...

Dixie Poker Ace Still Enjoying Retirement

Back in the early 1990s, Dixie Poker Ace won the first three editions of the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Turf.Today, at the ripe old age of 26, D...

Fair Grounds Horses to Watch in 2013

As all Thoroughbred racehorses officially turn a year older on Jan. 1, fans will begin to focus on the newly turned 3-year-olds and the series of sta...

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