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    Pure Clan finds her way

    Special, Wire Reports

    INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Favorite Pure Clan split horses in mid-stretch and outran Satan's Circus in the final sixteenth to win the $750,000 American Oaks by three-quarters of a length under jockey Julien Leparoux on Saturday at Hollywood Park.

  • Ellis Park will return to racing Friday

    Associated Press

    The Ellis Park racetrack in western Kentucky will open after its owner and horsemen reached a deal giving the group a larger share of account wagering revenues.
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  • No bond: Stud deals keep stars, fans apart

    By Maryjean Wall

    This Big Brown stud deal got me thinking about Curlin, and how I'd like to shake the hand of the judge who ordered two of Curlin's owners kept in jail.
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    Mast Track hangs on in Gold Cup upset

    Wire, Special Reports

    Mast Track, a 10-1 shot given a dream trip on the lead by jockey Tyler Baze, hung on in the stretch to post a 2¼-length victory over 2-1 favorite Go Between in Saturday's $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park.

  • These penalties won't deter trainers

    By John Clay

    Fifteen days. That'll show him. That'll make Rick Dutrow think twice the next time he attempts to stretch his consecutive-year streak of drug suspensions/fines to 10 straight. That'll make Big Brown's outspoken trainer more careful around the barn when it comes to hypodermics and syrup bottles and which horse (wink) should get which dosage (wink) on race day.

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    Dutrow: "It's not my fault'

    By Richard Rosenblatt

    NEW YORK — Rick Dutrow is still wondering what went wrong with Big Brown in the Belmont Stakes. He's also wondering why everyone seems to be ganging up on him.

  • Notes

    Gold Cup favorite scratched

    Staff, Wire Reports

    Heatseeker, the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup, is out of the race Saturday because of a left ankle injury.

  • Trainer Asmussen notified of drug violation

    By Alicia Wincze

    Steve Asmussen, trainer of reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, was notified by the Texas Racing Commission Thursday morning that a filly in his barn, Timber Trick, tested positive for the anesthetic lidocaine after winning a maiden race at Lone Star Park May 10.

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