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Dream double 'as good as it gets' for Shirreffs

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 12 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Trainer John Shirreffs shrugged off a sleepless night on Sunday and felt as if he was walking on air after celebrating a dream double at the two-day Breeders' Cup. On Friday, Life is Sweet roared to a 2-1/2-length ...

2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships Day 2

Getty Images 12 days ago

ARCADIA, CA - NOVEMBER 07: Winner Mike Smith rides Zenyatta at the back of the pack down the first straight away in the Breeders' Cup Classic race during the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park November 7, 2009 in Arcadia, ...

Zenyatta rules Breeders' Cup with breathtaking win

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Zenyatta cemented her place in racing history with a stirring triumph in the Breeders' Cup Classic, a victory that left the great mare unbeaten in 14 starts. Her last-to-first triumph under jockey Mike Smith in the five million-dollar Classic - highlight of ...

Remarkable Zenyatta takes Breeders' Cup Classic

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Zenyatta franked her stamp as one of the truly great racehorses in history here when she won the Breeders' Cup Classic. Unbeaten in 13 starts prior to this race she came from out of the clouds to beat among others the heavily-fancied ...

Zenyatta, a mare, wins Breeders' Cup Classic

AP News 12 days ago

Zenyatta, a mare, beats the boys in $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic; improves to 14-0 What a gal! Zenyatta overcame early trouble to beat the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, running her record to 14-0 in the ...

Remarkable Zenyatta takes Breeders Cup Classic

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Zenyatta franked her stamp as one of the truly great racehorses in history here when she won the Breeders' Cup Classic. Unbeaten in 13 starts prior to this race she came from out of the clouds to beat among others the heavily-fancied ...

Hopper: All's 'good right now' despite cancer

AP News 12 days ago

Hopper, diagnosed with prostate cancer, doing 'good' at day of races at Breeders' Cup Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday. The 73-year-old actor and artist attended the Breeders' Cup in support of The V Foundation ...

Zenyatta improves to 14-0 with BC Classic win

AP News 13 days ago

Zenyatta rallies in stretch to beat boys in Breeders' Cup Classic, improves to 14-0 Zenyatta has beaten the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, running her record to 14-0 in a race delayed briefly when Quality Road bucked violently in ...

Goldikova wins Breeders' Cup Mile

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

Goldikova swept to victory in the Breeders' Cup Mile for the second straight year Saturday to take her place among racing's greats. Goldikova emulated the feat of Miesque, who captured back-to-back Mile crowns in 1987-88. Her trainer Freddy Head had been aboard ...

French filly Goldikova in Breeders' Mile double

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 13 days ago

ARCADIA, California (Reuters) - French filly Goldikova came from well off the pace to win the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile for the second straight year on Saturday. Goldikova, ridden by Olivier Peslier, was seven lengths behind at the top of the ...

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