June 5th, 2012 (No Comments)
Belmont race caller readies for history in making http://www.fox11online.com/dpps/news/national/northeast/belmont-race-caller-readies-for-history-in-making-sp12-jgr_4196326 NEW YORK (AP) — If I’ll Have Another becomes horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner and first in 34 years on Saturday in the Belmont Stakes, he’ll take Larry Collmus into the history books with him. The chestnut colt’s attempt to accomplish the feat will be […]
June 5th, 2012 (No Comments)
Pari-mutuel wagering down slightly in May http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/06/04/pari-mutuel-wagering-down-slightly-in-may.aspx If I’ll Have Another has spurred interest in racing with his victories in the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1), it is not showing up in the total pari-mutuel wagering figures. Thoroughbred racing economic indicators for May show wagering dropped slightly in the […]
June 5th, 2012 (No Comments)
A track gets paid to NOT pursue slot machines. Deal Would Give Canterbury $75M for Purses http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70297/deal-would-give-canterbury-75m-for-purses Canterbury Park Holding Corp. and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community struck a 10-year “cooperative marketing agreement” by which the tribe will funnel $75 million in purses to the Minnesota racetrack in exchange for Canterbury Park not pursuing approval […]
June 3rd, 2012 (No Comments)
Fill in your own punch line… President Clinton thinks Dullahan can spoil Another Triple Crown bid – New York Post http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/horse_racing/bill_of_goods_GMoiZumoBTENj8O2B7j4HM What’s better than having Bubba in your corner heading to Saturday’s Belmont Stakes? During a visit to the Meadowlands on Friday night, former President Bill Clinton endorsed Dullahan as the horse that can upset […]
June 3rd, 2012 (No Comments)
O’Neill sharpens strategy for I’ll Have Another http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2012/06/02/oneill-sharpens-strategy-for-ill-have-another.aspx Trainer Doug O’Neill continued to find little wrong with Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another on Saturday as the colt took to a sloppy, sealed track for his morning jog at Belmont Park. O’Neill was pleased with I’ll Have Another’s exercise during the specially allotted time for […]
May 26th, 2012 (No Comments)
Dullahan Breezes at Churchill Downs http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70067/dullahan-breezes-at-churchill-downs Donegal Racing’s Dullahan, the Kentucky Derby third-place finisher who will be seeking to block I’ll Have Another’s Triple Crown bid, breezed a mile at Churchill Downs the morning of May 26. With Tammy Fox aboard for trainer Dale Romans, the son of Even the Score was timed in 1:43 […]
May 26th, 2012 (No Comments)
I’ll Have Another trainer to be suspended after Belmont http://www.suntimes.com/sports/horseracing/12771825-419/ill-have-another-trainer-to-be-suspended-after-belmont.html Despite vigorously denying he gave one of his horses an illegal performance-enhancing mixture, trainer Doug O’Neill was suspended 45 days — a ban that won’t take effect until after his superstar colt, I’ll Have Another, tries to win the Triple Crown. After a nearly two-year […]
May 26th, 2012 (No Comments)
No Nasal Strip, No Problem, O’Neill Says http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70062/no-nasal-strip-no-problem-oneill-says An equipment change for I’ll Have Another will be noted in the program for the 144th Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 9. The son of Flower Alley will attempt to become the 12th Triple Crown winner without the aid of a nasal strip, which he has worn […]
May 23rd, 2012 (No Comments)
Absent rival no worry for I’ll Have Another http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Absent+rival+worry+Have+Another/6659694/story.html NEW YORK – I’ll Have Another will not have to chase down Bodemeister to complete a Triple Crown sweep since his main rival in winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness is skipping the final US horse race classic. But that gives little comfort to I’ll Have […]
May 23rd, 2012 (No Comments)
Just in case the Mayans are right, it would be nice to see another Triple Crown winner before, well, you know… Horse Racing: I’ll Have Another takes aim at history http://isportsweb.com/2012/05/23/horse-racing-2012-preakness-aftermath-looking-ahead-belmont-stakes/ These next two and a half weeks are a very exciting time in the sport of Horse Racing. With I’ll Have Another winning the […]
