Archive for January, 2010

Stidham proceeds slowly with Four Gifts – Daily Racing Form (registration)

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Stidham proceeds slowly with Four Gifts
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3 Delta Princess at the end of 2008 with two Grade 3 victories last year, the Eight Belles in May at Churchill, and the Charles Town Oaks in August.

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Retirement treating Larry Jones just fine – Albany Times Union (blog)

Friday, January 29th, 2010


Albany Times Union (blog)
Retirement treating Larry Jones just fine
Albany Times Union (blog)
Jones has trained some fine horses in the past, like the ill-fated Eight Belles, Proud Spell, Hard Spun and Friesan Fire. He said he is still involved with

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Three Years Later, the Legacy Lives On – BloodHorse (blog)

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Three Years Later, the Legacy Lives On
BloodHorse (blog)
Oh and by the way, to all those animal rights activists out there who made such vicious claims against the Jacksons and Larry Jones with Eight Belles,

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Sabini says surface debate a non-issue for New York – Thoroughbred Times

Friday, January 29th, 2010
Sabini says surface debate a non-issue for New York
Thoroughbred Times
The issue rose to prominence following widely publicized breakdowns to high-profile horses such as Barbaro and Eight Belles. Recently, Santa Anita Park in

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Serious Colts Begin Long Road to Louisville – HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Serious Colts Begin Long Road to Louisville
HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)
Probably best known for ill-fated Eight Belles, he also owned G1 winning females Round Pond and Jostle, and Friesan Fire, also a winner on Saturday.

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Winchester racehorse retirement facility managing in tough economy – Southwest Riverside News Network

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Winchester racehorse retirement facility managing in tough economy
Southwest Riverside News Network
Arguably, the biggest blow came during the 2008 Kentucky Derby, when millions of television viewers watched as a big gray filly named Eight Belles crossed

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Poll: Which Horse Sounds Like the Next Derby Winner? – BloodHorse (blog)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Poll: Which Horse Sounds Like the Next Derby Winner?
BloodHorse (blog)
I would give honorable mention to Winslow Homer, That would be a fitting tribute to Eight Belles if he wins the Derby… Of all the names I've seen so far,

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Kentucky Derby Trail: Battle Stations! – BloodHorse

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Kentucky Derby Trail: Battle Stations!
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name of Fox Hill Farms, finished second in the 2007 and '08 runnings of the Kentucky Derby with Hard Spun and the ill-fated Eight Belles, respectively.

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Willingboro duo in mat tourney – phillyBurbs.com

Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Willingboro duo in mat tourney
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"We didn't think we'd win," said Porter, who owned Hard Spun and Eight Belles, second in back-to-back runnings of the Kentucky Derby in 2007 and 2008.

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Winslow Homer takes Holy Bull stakes for Wrightstown’s Dutrow – phillyBurbs.com

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

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Winslow Homer takes Holy Bull stakes for Wrightstown's Dutrow
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"We didn't think we'd win," said Porter, who owned Hard Spun and Eight Belles, second in back-to-back runnings of the Kentucky Derby in 2007 and 2008.
Winslow Homer enters Derby picture in Holy BullBrisnet.com

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