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Knowing what you don't know
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThe bad thing about being a Breeders' Cup genius was that I didn't know I was one at the time.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2008World-record $14M bid for Better Than Honour
Glenye Cain Oakford, Daily Racing FormFasig-Tipton Kentucky started the 2008 November mixed sales Sunday with a world-record broodmare price of $14 million for 2007 Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2008Leah's Secret pads earnings in Chilukki
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThe rich got richer Sunday when Leah's Secret, the leading earner in the field, got a textbook stalking trip under Rene Douglas before driving clear to capture the Grade 2 Chilukki Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2008Pamona Ball earns her stripes in Sharp Cat
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormA little later than hoped, Pamona Ball has emerged as a promising 2-year-old filly.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2008Godolphin buys 2-year-old star Vineyard Haven
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormVineyard Haven, the winner of the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes and Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes earlier this year, has been sold by owner-trainer Bobby Frankel to the Maktoum family's Godolphin Racing, Frankel said on Sunday.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2008Leah's Secret pads earnings in Grade 2 Chilukki
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThe rich got richer Sunday when Leah's Secret, the leading earner in the field, got a textbook stalking trip under Rene Douglas before driving clear to capture the Grade 2 Chilukki Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2008Synthetics could boost turf sires after Cup success
Glenye Cain Oakford, Daily Racing FormEuropean runners' success at the Breeders' Cup added weight to the conventional wisdom that turf horses adapt more easily to synthetic surfaces than dirt runners do.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008Long Island: J'ray looks daunting off last two
David Grening, Daily Racing FormBased on the results of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, J'ray might have been competitive in that $2 million race had her connections opted to run.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008Good market for bargain hunters at Keeneland sale
Glenye Cain Oakford, Daily Racing FormWhat a difference a year makes. In 2007, a strong yearling auction season preceded good results at the Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland November mixed sales.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008Illinois Champions Day scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comOne of three such festivals presented throughout the year at the Chicagoland racetracks, Illinois Champions day features a six-pack of $100.000 stakes restricted to Prairie Staters.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008Wiggins has two live fillies in Pocahontas
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormIt's been a while since owner Dolph Morrison and trainer Hal Wiggins witnessed the exploits of Morris Code, a filly sprinter who earned more than $700,000 when dominating her division throughout the Midwest in the late 1990s.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008Big Brown's stud fee set at $65K
Glenye Cain Oakford, Daily Racing FormThree Chimneys will stand Big Brown for $65,000 when the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner enters stud at the Midway, Ky., farm in 2009.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008Steeplechase star could emerge from novice ranks
Joe Clancy, Special to ESPN.comBy now, most racing fans have at least heard of the top steeplechaser Good Night Shirt. He won the Eclipse Award in 2007 and is a lock to do so again in 2008 with four Grade 1 victories in as many tries.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008Copper State can enhance sales appeal in Chilukki
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormCopper State has run three races, finishing second every time, since being sold privately to Millennium Farms.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008NYRA beefs up track assistance for injured riders
David Grening, Daily Racing FormThe New York Racing Association has put in place two new initiatives to provide better assistance for jockeys injured at the track.
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