The New York Times – Sports:
Baffert was barred from Triple Crown races after Medina Spirit tested positive for a prohibited drug at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. But owners keep sending him expensive horses — and he keeps winning.
Category: Horse Racing
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Rich Strike Is Resting, but He’s Not Done Racing
The New York Times – Sports:
An 80-1 shot who won this year’s Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike is preparing to race as a 4-year-old. “He is twice the horse that he was in May,” his trainer said.
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Farewell to the Horse Who May Have Been America’s Oldest Thoroughbred
The New York Times – Sports:
Rush may have been the longest-lived thoroughbred in American history when he died at 39. For three decades, his owner said, “He would fight for me and I would fight for him.”
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Flightline, Undefeated in Six Races, Romps at the Breeders’ Cup
The New York Times – Sports:
The 4-year-old colt, never seriously challenged in six starts, won by 8 ¼ lengths. His owners must decide whether to keep racing him or retire him to the breeding barn.
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Is Flightline the Greatest Thoroughbred Since Secretariat?
The New York Times – Sports:
The 4-year-old colt is undefeated in five races, winning by an average of more than 10 lengths. The Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday will be his first big moment in the spotlight.
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At Saratoga Race Course, It’s the Summer of the Jockey
The New York Times – Sports:
The accomplished jockeys in upstate New York’s summer racing season rival those from the 1970s heyday of Steve Cauthen and Ángel Cordero Jr.
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Hank Goldberg, Betting Maven and Sports Radio Star, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Sports:
A New Jersey fan of sports and gambling who became one of the country’s top television handicappers: What are the odds?
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Mo Donegal Wins the Belmont Stakes as Rich Strike Finishes Sixth
The New York Times – Sports:
The colt, the favorite at post time, edged out Nest in a close race, becoming the third different horse to win a Triple Crown race in 2022. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was sixth.