November 2006

11/10/06 Last updated: 11/9/06 7:06 PM HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS NOVEMBER 10, 2006 by Dick Powell Breeders’ Cup XXIII is over and I was lucky to get out on the day. I […]

11/10/06 Last updated: 11/9/06 6:59 PM Several wagering records were set during the 23rd Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs on November 4, including total handle and simulcast handle. Total all-sources handle […]

11/10/06 Last updated: 11/9/06 6:25 PM Saturday’s $150,000 Commonwealth Turf S. isn’t a graded stakes, but most of the 11 sophomores entered in the 1 1/16-mile turf test have been competing […]

11/10/06 Last updated: 11/9/06 4:31 PM Saturday’s $150,000 Red Smith H. (G2) at Aqueduct, the last graded turf stakes of the year in New York, has lured an overflow field of 16, […]

11/10/06 Last updated: 11/9/06 8:44 PM GIACOMO (Holy Bull), winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1), has been retired and will enter stud at Adena Springs near Midway, Kentucky, for a live […]

11/10/06 Last updated: 11/9/06 1:06 PM Aqueduct canceled live racing on Thursday due to poor track conditions. The area received a day-long rain on Wednesday. There were no admission refunds because […]

11/9/06 Last updated: 11/8/06 4:34 PM AQUEDUCT NOTEBOOK NOVEMBER 9, 2006 by Bernard T. Moore Due to the cancellation of recent programs at Aqueduct because of excessive wind and […]

11/9/06 Last updated: 11/8/06 7:51 PM THOROUGHBRED BEAT NOVEMBER 9, 2006 by James Scully The Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) delivered a rousing finish to a great afternoon of racing […]

11/9/06 Last updated: 11/8/06 6:50 PM Saturday’s Florida Million card at Calder will feature eight races worth $1.2 million for Florida-breds, and Grade 1 queen TAKE D’ TOUR (Tour d’Or) is among […]

11/9/06 Last updated: 11/8/06 8:12 PM Godolphin’s multiple Group 1 winner LIBRETTIST (Danzig) has been retired to Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket, England, following his off-the-board appearance in the Breeders’ Cup […]