December 2008

12/24/08 Last updated: 12/23/08 3:44 PM

12/23/08 Last updated: 12/22/08 6:49 PM Malibu highlights Santa Anita winter/spring meet opener A small but select group of seven will get Santa Anita’s winter/spring meet rolling Friday in the $250,000 […]

12/23/08 Last updated: 12/22/08 5:49 PM Officials of Churchill Downs Inc. and representatives of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association have come to an agreement on the distribution of live […]

12/23/08 Last updated: 12/22/08 2:08 PM HOLLYWOOD NOTEBOOK DECEMBER 23, 2008 by John Mucciolo A pair of marquee graded races capped the fall meet at Hollywood Park. […]

12/23/08 Last updated: 12/22/08 5:30 PM Grade 1 star FABULOUS STRIKE (Smart Strike) is the top draw in an exceptional renewal of Saturday’s $100,000 Gravesend H. (G3) at Aqueduct. Named in […]

12/23/08 Last updated: 12/22/08 11:53 AM Hollywood Park, fighting the declining economy and an Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) dispute which curtailed wagering by players residing outside of California for 17 racing […]

12/22/08 Last updated: 12/21/08 8:21 PM Bejarano has guided numerous runners into the winner’s circle in 2008 (Benoit Photo) Jockey Rafael Bejarano, who did not […]

12/22/08 Last updated: 12/21/08 8:11 PM On the weekend that legendary horseman Maurice Zilber, who conditioned Dahlia, passed away, it was somewhat fitting that the winning trainer of the race that […]

12/21/08 Last updated: 12/20/08 7:23 PM Maurice Zilber, who conditioned international star Dahlia and was a four-time winning trainer of the Washington, D.C. International, has died at the age of 88. […]

12/21/08 Last updated: 12/20/08 5:23 PM AMERICAN GRADED STAKES PREVIEWS DAHLIA H. (G2), 8TH-HOL, $150,000, 3YO/UP, F/M, 1 1/16MT, 4:05 P.M. PST, 12-21   1 VACARE, 5, m, by Lear […]