http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/index Latest Horse Racing news from ESPN.com en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:36:03 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Tremendous field of 11 set for G1 Donn H. at Gulfstream Park]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:15:46 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555879/shackelford-ruler-ice-headline-g1-donn-h http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555879/shackelford-ruler-ice-headline-g1-donn-h Silver Medallion has found a home on grass since arriving at Todd Pletcher's barn last fall, but he'll face the toughest test of his career in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap Feb. 11.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:30:19 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7558752/silver-medallion-get-tough-test http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7558752/silver-medallion-get-tough-test Ever So Lucky hopes to advance on the Kentucky Derby trail in Saturday's G2 Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:33:34 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555945/gonna-get-lucky-hutcheson http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555945/gonna-get-lucky-hutcheson As legendary as he has become, Barbaro was something of an outsider at 19-1 in Pool 1 of the 2006 Kentucky Derby Future Wager before going on to win.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:19:59 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555180/field-heavy-favorite-algorithms-8-1-morning-line http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555180/field-heavy-favorite-algorithms-8-1-morning-line Sanagas was sold following his victory in the Grade 1 Hollywood Turf Cup on November 19 and will be pointed toward the Melbourne Cup later this year by his new connections.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:22:23 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7558717/sanagas-seeks-third-straight-win-san-marcos http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7558717/sanagas-seeks-third-straight-win-san-marcos Mother Nature has blessed Oaklawn with much better weather this season, and as a result the track is raising overnight purses $5,000 per day beginning with Thursday's nine-race card.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:52:02 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555401/oaklawn-announces-purse-increase http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555401/oaklawn-announces-purse-increase Del Mar Thoroughbred Club outside of San Diego has sent an informational package to Breeders' Cup expressing interest in hosting a future edition of the organization's year-end event, the Breeders' Cup's chief executive said on Tuesday.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:34:57 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555328/del-mar-interested-hosting-breeders-cup http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7555328/del-mar-interested-hosting-breeders-cup With regular exercise rider Peter Brette aboard, Union Rags came by the finish line the first time in an open gallop, going at better than a two-minute lick around to the half-mile pole.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:15:55 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7550700/union-rags-does-little-extra-workout-fountain-youth http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7550700/union-rags-does-little-extra-workout-fountain-youth Game On Dude wins G2 San Antonio Stakes]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:02:02 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7545123/game-dude-overcomes-trouble http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7545123/game-dude-overcomes-trouble Just as he did when winning the Count Fleet Stakes a month earlier, Alpha easily defeated an overmatched field to take the $200,000 Withers by 3 1/4 lengths Feb. 4 at Aqueduct.]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:55:38 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7540822/alpha-easily-passes-withers-test http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7540822/alpha-easily-passes-withers-test Flags of the United States as well as California fly atop the grandstand at Santa Anita, but on Saturday, after a shocking upset by 43-1 outsider I'll Have Another in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, the audible gasp in the stands was "Oh, Canada."]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:11:35 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541195/another-connects-43-1-lewis http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541195/another-connects-43-1-lewis Mr. Commons took another step on what his connections hope will be a special campaign when he rallied from off the pace to win the $150,000 Arcadia Stakes on turf Feb. 4 for his second graded win of the Santa Anita meet.]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:18:00 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7540902/mr-commons-looks-special-arcadia-win http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7540902/mr-commons-looks-special-arcadia-win After a dip in early nominations to the Triple Crown last year, the numbers came roaring back this year, with 397 3-year-olds -- led by champion 2-year-old colt Hansen -- announced on Saturday as nominees to the 2012 Triple Crown.]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:04:18 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541049/triple-crown-nominations-spike http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541049/triple-crown-nominations-spike Jockey Martin Pedroza tried to coax Ultimate Eagle into a patient trip in the first half of Saturday's $200,000 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita.]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:13:39 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541386/ultimate-eagle-dominates-opponents-strub http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541386/ultimate-eagle-dominates-opponents-strub Battle Hardened, given a patient ride by Julien Leparoux, earned the first win of his career when he defeated a big field in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:41:58 PST http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541013/maiden-battle-hardened-gets-sam-davis http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7541013/maiden-battle-hardened-gets-sam-davis