NEWS - Thursday, September 14, 2006

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Sheikh Mohammed: I Want to Win the Kentucky Derby 'My Own Way'
Before Sheikh Mohammed left Kentucky, he took the time to discuss his huge investment in Keeneland September yearlings, his desire to win the Kentucky Derby, and Bernardini. Blood-Horse

'New Yorker Stops West Virginia in MacArthur
Naughty New Yorker upset odds-on favorite West Virginia in the $105,100 General Douglas MacArthur Handicap for New York-breds Wednesday at Belmont Park. Blood-Horse

New X-rays reveal Barbaro's recovery going well
X-rays of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Barbaro's right hind leg exhibited continued healing, and the colt's left hind foot showed about a quarter-inch of hoof growth as of late August. Thoroughbred Times

Pletcher plots course for Circular Quay, Scat Daddy
Trainer Todd Pletcher has decided on a tentative route to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) for Circular Quay and Scat Daddy, who finished first and second, respectively, in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) on September 4 at Saratoga Race Course. Thoroughbred Times

Arlington Handle, Attendance Fall Sharply
The 95-day 2006 Arlington Park race meet concluded with decreases in handle and attendance compared to track's 2005 meeting. Blood-Horse