Bernardini a Heavy Favorite for Jockey Club Gold Cup
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The way Bernardini has been humbling the competition, there's not much more for trainer Tom Albertrani to say about his 3-year-old star thoroughbred.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas threw a jolt into Saturday&#39;s Breeders&#39; Cup XXI at Lone Star Park yesterday with the electrifying announcement that champion
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With airport fire trucks blasting water cannons in salute, the crew of the Americaâs Cup champion Alinghi returned to Switzerland yesterday and was hailed by the countryâs president as a symbol of Swiss pride and diversity.Ernesto Bertarelli, the billionaire head of Alinghi, hoisted the silver trophy at the aircraft door. He was applauded by fans and a government delegation. âIâm enormously proud to be here in Geneva with you for the second time,â said Bertarelli, who made Switzerland the first European nation to successfully defend the title in yachtingâs premier event. Switzerland scored a major upset in 2003 by taking the Cup from the Kiwis, bringing sportâs oldest international trophy to Europe for the first time in more than 150 years. On Tuesday, Alinghiâs dramatic one-second win over Emirates Team New Zealand in Valencia, Spain, ended the closest Americaâs Cup regatta in 24 years, a 5-2 Swiss victory. Bertarelli declined to say whether the next Cup would be held in two or four years and whether it would be contested in Valencia.
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In an Olympic marathon marred by a bizarre intrusion, Italy&#39;s Stefano Baldini surged ahead with more than three kilometres to win the gold yesterday.
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Russell Baze became racing's winningest jockey Friday when he broke Laffit Pincay Jr.'s record with a victory aboard Butterfly Belle at Bay Meadows.
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No stranger to brash statements, jockey Corey Nakatani has a firm goal for Saturday&#39;s Breeders&#39; Cup program at Lone Star Park.
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Azeri trainer D Wayne Lukas has no regrets about moving the filly to the Breeders&#39; Cup Classic even though the 2002 Horse of the Year came home fifth.
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Throw together eight premier races featuring many of the top thoroughbred race horses in the world, and it would seem that no single theme could dominate an event such as today&#39;s 21st Breeders&#39; Cup.
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Marty Ciresa and his horse Presidentialaffair came close last year at the Maryland Million Classic at Pimlico, getting nosed out at the finish. This time, Ciresa wants the win.
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Craig Bellamy received a vote of confidence from Birmingham chairman David Gold who has no doubts manager Steve Bruce would bring the best out of him following his spectacular fall-out with Newcastle boss Graeme Souness.
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A LEGEND will be fondly farewelled and another will gallop into history in today&#39;s $3 million Cox Plate. Record crowds are expected at Moonee Valley to watch the weight-for-age championship of Australasia.
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Bernard Hopkins has been called the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He is boxing&#39;s first undisputed middleweight champion since &quot;Marvelous&quot; Marvin Hagler in 1987 and has won an unprecedented 18 consecutive title defenses.
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Jockey Stewart Elliott made a successful visit to Aqueduct as he swept both stakes on the Election Day card. Elliott, who came to prominence as the regular jockey of 2004
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The wheel has made a full revolution, and Perfect Drift is back in the Hawthorne Gold Cup. He runs like one of the best horses in the country, and has earned more than a half-million
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Thirteen horses were pre-entered yesterday in the Oct. 30 Breeders&#39; Cup Classic, topped by the defending champion, Pleasantly Perfect; Birdstone, the Belmont and Travers winner; Ghostzapper
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TODAY'S RACES   JEFF BOB JACK JERRY MIKE       SIEGEL IKE KARLIK ANTONUCCI SUPERSTEIN CONSENSUS PTS  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   Best bets are in bold.
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Willie Carson gives his verdict on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.