Torre's filly packs a `Punch' in win
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Sugar Punch, a 3-year-old filly owned in part by New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, held off Beautiful America by a neck yesterday afternoon to win the inaugural running of the $66,500 Union Avenue for New York-bred fillies and mares at 6 furlongs.
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Taking control from the start, the 5-year-old daughter of Distant View turned on the power at the top of the stretch and stretched a one-length lead to six by midstretch, then cruised to a 23/4-length victory in the $750,000, Grade I Beldame Stakes
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The five-year-old gelding broke at the final turn and ran strongly down the stretch to claim a 1Â¾-length victory in the $1-million Atto Mile turf race Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack.
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Dixie Talking flies down the track to win the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship on Thursday at Pimlico.
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Rail Link claims a surprise victory in the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.
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Jockey John Velazquez set a Saratoga record with his 62d win at the meet when Willard Straight came from behind with a strong late run from the outside in yesterday's $66,800 Troy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
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A story in celebration of the breed, which won 'Best in Show' Tuesday at Westminster.
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Birdstone won the Travers Stakes on Saturday and solidified his credentials as the top 3-year-old in training.
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Majestic Warrior went from last to first to win the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes on Monday at Saratoga Race Course.
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NEW YORK -- Don Six led throughout to win the $108,800 Gravesend Handicap by 1 1/4 lengths in an upset at Aqueduct yesterday.
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Oprah Winney turns in a tenacious performance, leading from gate to wire to win the Grade II $300,000 Barbara Fritchie Breeders' Cup Handicap on Saturday.
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Sport: Horse racing: Kauto Star takes the plaudits with a stunning victory at Kempton
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Carlos Zambrano had an easy time becoming the NL's first 12-game winner. For Dontrelle Willis, victories have been tough to come by.
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Festival, who was soundly beaten in her last 10 starts in Japan and the United States, scored an upset in Monday&#39;s $150,000 Dahlia Handicap at Hollywood Park.
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Unbeaten Orlando Hernandez pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to win his eighth straight decision, and the New York Yankees beat Sidney Ponson and the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Saturday.
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Aggadan beat Personal Touch by three-quarters of a length to win yesterday's $60,000 allowance feature for older horses at Belmont Park.
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NEW YORK -- Joe Torre offered a simple explanation for his team's recent turnaround. "Looseness. These guys are having fun with each other," the Yankees manager said yesterday after New York's sluggers broke loose in a 13-6 victory over the Pirates.