January 2005

1/5/05 Last updated: 1/5/05 3:56 PM ROAD TO THE TRIPLE CROWN JANUARY 5 by James Scully The New Year renews enthusiasm for the Kentucky Derby (G1) as hopefuls ready […]

1/5/05 Last updated: 1/5/05 3:56 PM FAIR GROUNDS NOTEBOOK JANUARY 5 by Brian P. Turner A pair of listed stakes races highlighted the holiday weekend of racing at Fair […]

1/5/05 Last updated: 1/4/05 3:13 PM Churchill Downs has doubled the purse for the Kentucky Derby (G1) to a record $2 million guaranteed, making it one of the richest prizes in American […]

1/5/05 Last updated: 1/4/05 6:08 PM ESPN, NBC, and WAVE 3 TV won Media Eclipse Awards for productions involving this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Smarty Jones. ESPN won the Eclipse […]

1/5/05 Last updated: 1/4/05 7:50 PM Calder concluded its 33rd Tropical meet on Sunday with slight decreases in attendance and handle. Highlights of the 55-day meet included three Grand Slam programs […]

1/5/05 Last updated: 1/4/05 7:12 PM A graded stakes quality field of older fillies and mares will line up for Wednesday’s $75,000 Kalookan Queen H. at Santa Anita, and some of the […]

1/4/05 Last updated: 1/3/05 7:17 PM After just four days of bidding that included a three-day holiday weekend, 20 of the Coolmore stallion nominations donated to aid the International Red Cross […]

1/4/05 Last updated: 1/3/05 8:37 PM The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced the winners of three Media Eclipse Awards on Monday. In the Feature/Enterprise category, Mike Jensen won for his series […]

1/4/05 Last updated: 1/3/05 3:02 PM First race at Gulfstream Park declared no contest; last race canceled The Gulfstream Park 2005 racing season got off to a rough start on Monday […]

1/3/05 Last updated: 1/2/05 8:47 PM Areyoutalkintome earned his first graded win Sunday (Benoit Photo) Ron Manzani & Russell Sarno’s AREYOUTALKINTOME (Smokester) raced with the pace in between Woke Up Dreamin […]