November 2011

11/23/11 Last updated: 11/22/11 12:32 PM HOLLYWOOD NOTEBOOK NOVEMBER 23, 2011 by John Mucciolo  A standout performer picked up his first Grade 1 win this week at Hollywood Park. […]

11/23/11 Last updated: 11/22/11 5:43 PM Two days after a testing work over a Tokyo turf course with plenty of ease in it, Mission Approved, the one-time claimer who upset champion Gio […]

11/23/11 Last updated: 11/22/11 3:58 PM Clark has championship implications for Flat Out, Ruler on Ice Friday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs offers Flat Out and […]

11/23/11 Last updated: 11/22/11 3:28 PM Bob Holthus, a prominent fixture among the Midwest training fraternity for nearly six decades, died Tuesday at his home in Louisville, Kentucky. He was 77. […]

11/22/11 Last updated: 11/21/11 6:10 PM A colt by Montjeu provided the highlight of the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale in Newmarket Monday when selling for 150,000 guineas. The yearling was one […]

11/22/11 Last updated: 11/21/11 7:52 PM Never Retreat, an Eclipse and Sovereign Award candidate, comes off a stakes record-setting win in the First Lady (Matt Wooley/EquiSport Photos) […]

11/22/11 Last updated: 11/21/11 7:58 PM Winchester notched his fourth career Grade 1 score in the Sword Dancer (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com) Saturday’s Grade […]

11/22/11 Last updated: 11/21/11 5:38 PM by Vance Hanson Saturday’s Grade 2, $150,000 W.L. McKnight Handicap, among the traditional highlights of Calder’s Tropical meeting, has attracted a solid field led by […]

11/22/11 Last updated: 11/21/11 5:45 PM Fans of turf racing will savor a post-Thanksgiving feast as Hollywood Park begins its three-day Autumn Turf Festival on Friday. The Grade 3, $100,000 Miesque […]

11/22/11 Last updated: 11/21/11 5:39 PM Saturday’s Grade 2, $150,000 W.L. McKnight Handicap, among the traditional highlights of Calder’s Tropical meeting, has attracted a solid field led by multiple Grade 1 […]