FRANKEL'S 2003 VICTORY MARK STILL THE STANDARD

November 15, 2008 - T RAINER Bobby Frankel has been working the New York and California tracks for so long - setting records and accumulating awards, titles and money - that he is close to being a legend in his own time. Some of his credits: Hall of Fame, five Eclipse Awards as America's outstanding trainer, 26 training titles at Hollywood Park, Santa Anita and Del Mar, record money winner in 2003 with $19...

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DERBY WINNER SHOULD BE HORSE OF THE YEAR

November 8, 2008 - THE race is on in earnest for the title of America's Horse of the Year, a contest generally thought to be a spirited toss-up between the splendid Curlin and the unbeaten wonder filly Zenyatta...more >
JOCKEY FINALLY FINDS BIG HORSE

November 1, 2008 - WHEN Richard Migliore, a popular jockey staple in New York, pushed Desert Code to the line to record the biggest upset in the 14-race Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita, he had a smile on his face that...more >
CUP RUNNETH OVER WITH MEMORIES

October 27, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - De spite the uncertainties, profanities and controversies leading up to it, the 25th Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita turned out to be a knockout, a sports event of great splendor...more >
SYNTHETIC SURFACE NO EXCUSE

October 26, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - All the worst fears came true. The Curlin dream died in the fake synthetic surface of Santa Anita yesterday. The best horse in the world, with more than a million dollars bet on...more >
BIG FAVORITE MUST OVERCOME SYNTHETIC TRACK

October 25, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - Five races down and nine to go. That's the scorecard before the most unpredictable Breeders' Cup ever rolls to its climax late this afternoon when the greatest horse in the...more >
LONG SHOTS WAY TO PLAY THIS CHALLENGING CUP

October 24, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - D. Wayne Lukas, the winningest trainer in Breeders' Cup history with 18 trophies, stood on Santa Anita's track apron yesterday and summed up the 25th Cup series that begins...more >
LOOK OUT FOR MCGAUGHEY'S HORSES

October 23, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - He may be low key and low profile, but no trainer in the history of the Breeders' Cup has amassed a better winning record than Claude R. McGaughey (known in the trade as Shug)...more >
SADDLE UP WITH BIG 3

October 22, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - Three of the great powerhouses of the American turf - trainers Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert and Bobby Frankel - are mounting a furious assault on this week's Breeders'...more >
CURLIN FACES GREAT UNKNOWN

October 21, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - Looking to certify his billing as the best horse in the world, Curlin coasted through an easy half mile at Santa Anita yesterday in preparation for Saturday's $5 million...more >
25 YEARS LATER, CUP A BONANZA

October 20, 2008 - ARCADIA, Calif. - The biggest shake-up in the 25-year history of the Breeders' Cup is about to hit the American racing establishment when the bugler gets it rolling at Santa Anita Friday. This...more >