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By Blood-Horse Staff Dr. Mark Dedomenico’s Blind Luck, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2010, has been officially retired from racing and booked to Darley stallion Bernardini . Blind Luck arrived Jan. 24 at John Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms near Lexington, Ky. A champion for Dedomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo, and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, Blind Luck was a graded stakes winner all three years she raced. At 2 she won the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) and the Oak Leaf (gr. I). As a 3... Read Full Story

Flat racing is the most common form of Thoroughbred racing. The track is typically oval in shape and the race is based on speed and stamina. Within the general category of Thoroughbred flat racing, there exist two separate types of races. These include conditions races and handicap races. Condition races are the most prestigious and offer the biggest purses. Handicap races assign each horse a different amount of weight to carry based on their ability.[11] Beside the weight they carry, the... Read Full Story

By Bob Ehalt It was former NYRA track announcer Marshall Cassidy who first gave the words meaning and context. While calling the 1989 Whitney, the normally reserved Cassidy became rather exuberant in detailing Easy Goer’s victory and described him as “New York’s Easy Goer.” He wasn’t the nation’s horse. That award, specifically Horse of the Year, went to Sunday Silence. But Easy Goer was indeed New York’s Horse of the Year, especially since he notched his lone victory over Sunday... Read Full Story

Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. The word also applies to the various methods by which the advantage is calculated. In principle, a more experienced player is disadvantaged in order to make it possible for a less experienced player to participate in the game or sport whilst maintaining fairness. Handicapping also refers to the various... Read Full Story

Glenye Cain Oakford, Daily Racing Form Strike the Gold, the 1991 Kentucky Derby winner who became a successful sire in Turkey, died Wednesday after having a heart attack, the Jockey Club of Turkey’s longtime adviser Jean-Pierre Deroubaix confirmed Thursday. Strike the Gold, by Alydar, was 23. He died at the Jockey Club of Turkey’s Karacabey Pension Stud Farm. He had stood in Turkey since 1999. “He collapsed and fell,” Deroubaix said. “The vet succeeded in waking him up. When he fell... Read Full Story

1st 3-Hadrian's Image, -4 - 5 2nd 7-Seaside Fortune, -2 - 1 3th 5-Haydens Hero, -3 - 6 4th 3-Knockout Punch Kid, -2 - 7 5th 9-Billysingssinatra, -6 - 5 6th 3-Eze Does It, -4 - 10 7th 3-Touch Screen, -2 - 7 8th 1-Westover Wildcat, -10 - 8 9th 5-Kat's Hope, -1 - 9 Read Full Story

1 - HEPATOLOGIST, Daucus Carota, Corofin 2 - BRILLIANT AUTUMN, Really Bullish, Marvelous Margaret 3 - HE CAN RUN, Kid Wando, Perfect Trippi 4 - MOB WIFE, Cayman Smile, Raw Moon 5 - TRULEE SCRAPPIN, Hillswick, Mannington 6 - SAUCY JADE, Ready to Party, Cranberry Queen 7 - TIZ THE ARGUMENT, Marion Ravenwood, Ima Jersey Girl 8 - NORMAN ASBJORNSON, San Pablo, Socialsaul 9 - TROPOIN, Launch N Relaunch, Bucky, Adams Rides Again Read Full Story

FREE AQUEDUCT PICKS Friday 12/16/2011 Race 1: 7 Dubai's Connection---SPELL CHECK---R Clever Cat Race 2: 5 Runnin Bayou---RUNNIN BAYOU---Mightylover Race 3: 1 Red's Round Table---Joyous Music---Flying Train Race 4: 7 Digital---JoeFaulkner---Eurosensation Race 5: 7 My Piano Man---WINAHOLIC---Tap Attack Race 6: 5 Mill Branch Millie---TANGLEWOOD TALE---Cameo Lady Race 7: 6 Stealth Missle---ONA FROZENROPE---Call the Ball Race 8: 1 One Last Dance---CASH FOR CLUNKERS---E Z... Read Full Story

Race 1 Claiming Stakes 1m 110yds Guaranteed prize money: $43,000 Declared runners: 12 Turf 1-Stud Muffin 2-Good Prospect 3-Gimme Credit Read Full Story

by Jim Mulvihill, Communications & Pari-Mutuel Marketing Manager | October 13, 2011 Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has added two new handicapping contests to the schedule for its upcoming 140th Thoroughbred Racing Season, including the first-ever Fair Grounds NHC Superqualifier on Dec. 17, with an unprecedented 10 berths to the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship on the line. Fair Grounds will give away a grand total of 12 NHC seats in December, as two additional berths will... Read Full Story