by Jack Shinar Date Posted: December 11, 2008 Last Updated: December 11, 2008 Peppers Pride will try for win number 19 in the New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap at Sunland Park. Photo: Courtesy Zia Park In what is probably her final race, unbeaten Peppers Pride puts her modern North American record 18-race winning streak on the line in the $125,000 New Mexico State Racing Commissio

by Steve Haskin Date Posted: December 11, 2008 Last Updated: December 11, 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Midshipman is headed for Dubai on Dec 15. Order This Photo Photo: Rick Samuels Following their final breeze at Keeneland on Saturday, Godolphin’s precious cargo of 2-year-olds will depart for Dubai on Monday, Dec. 15, assistant trainer Rick Mettee said. The contingent will be headed

by Jason Shandler Date Posted: November 18, 2008 Last Updated: November 18, 2008 When majority owner Jess Jackson released a statement earlier this week announcing Curlin would be retired after this year, he also left the door open that the reigning Horse of the Year would make one final start before his racing career comes to an end. On Nov. 18, trainer Steve Asmussen ruled out the possibili

by Tracy Gantz Date Posted: November 17, 2008 Last Updated: November 17, 2008 Zenyatta in the Santa Anita paddock prior to the Breeders' Cup. Photo: Tom Hall Unbeaten Zenyatta is getting a bit of a break at trainer John Shirreffs’ barn before a 2009 campaign, but she may parade at Hollywood Park Nov. 30 as part of a special day in her honor. “Vic Stauffer, Hollywood’s announcer, came by an

by Murray Bell Date Posted: November 16, 2008 Last Updated: November 16, 2008 Viva Pataca scores easily at Sha Tin Nov. 16. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club The revenge mission toward this year’s Hong Kong Cup (HK-I) is “full steam ahead” after Viva Pataca won the Nov. 16 HK$3 million Cathay Pacific International Cup Trial (HK-II) in a common canter at Sha Tin, leaving the owner, trainer, and j

by Steve Haskin Date Posted: November 10, 2008 Last Updated: November 10, 2008 Everyone knows by now that Sheikh Mohammed wants to win the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), as evidenced by the amounts of money he’s spending for ready-made Derby horses. But that’s not entirely correct. He wants to win the Kentucky Derby with a horse trained in Dubai. The Thoroughbred Corp’s Pri

Date Posted: November 11, 2008 Last Updated: November 11, 2008 Julien Leparoux after his seventh win at Churchill Downs on Nov. 11. Photo: Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer Photography (From Churchill Downs) Jockey Julien Leparoux equaled Hall of Fame rider Pat Day’s 24-year-old record for most wins on a single card at Churchill Downs when his mount Runaway West ($12) prevailed in the eighth race

Date Posted: October 9, 2008 Last Updated: October 12, 2008 Casino Drive won the Peter Pan at Belmont Park this past spring. Order This Photo Photo: Coglianese Photos (from Oak Tree stable notes) Undefeated Casino Drive has been entered to run at Santa Anita on Oct. 12 in what his connections hope will lead to a start in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I). Casino Drive, to be rid

by Steve Haskin Date Posted: September 28, 2008 Last Updated: September 28, 2008 Evening Attire shown winning the 2007 Queens County (gr. III). Photo: Coglianese Photos The old warrior Evening Attire, a stakes winner at age 10 and earner of nearly $3 million, has been retired due to a suspensory injury, co-owners and breeders Tommy Kelly and Joseph and Mary Grant announced Sept. 28. The so

by Karen Johnson Date Posted: September 27, 2008 Last Updated: October 1, 2008 Curlin and Robby Albarado make history in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Photo: Skip Dickstein Curlin made racing history by winning the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (gr.I) at Belmont Park in New York Sept. 27. Curlin’s victory, which was worth $450,000, made the colt the richest North American-based Tho

by Murray Bell Date Posted: September 16, 2008 Last Updated: September 17, 2008 The new season group races cannot come soon enough for trainer John Moore and jockey Darren Beadman, who believe world-rated stayer Viva Pataca is “better than ever” as he builds up for a revenge tilt at the HK$20 million Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup. Viva Pataca, owned by Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho Hung-sun