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NEWS - Thursday, November 23, 2006
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Four-Bagger Moves Baze to Within 7 of Record
Jockey Russell Baze won aboard each of the first four of his six mounts at Bay Meadows Wednesday and drew within seven of all-time leading jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. Blood-Horse
Baze, Pincay Prepare for Record
Russell Baze, with 9,519 career wins, still needs 11 victories to equal Laffit Pincay Jr.'s record as the winningest jockey of all time. But both riders are already getting geared up for the big moment. Blood-Horse
Thor's Echo 8-5 Choice in De Francis Dash
Thor's Echo, upset winner of the TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) on Nov. 4, is the 8-5 morning line favorite after drawing the outside post among nine entered in the $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (gr. I) at Laurel Park Saturday. Blood-Horse
Ashkal Way Faces Formidable Field in Citation
Irish-bred Ashkal Way, a winner of five of six starts in the U.S., makes his Hollywood Park debut Friday in the $400,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IT) to kick off the 15th Turf Festival. Blood-Horse
New Orleans community rallies around return of Fair Grounds
While racing fans typically have been able to circle the Thanksgiving date as the traditional opening day for Fair Grounds, the reflective holiday promises to hit just the right chord when racing returns to the historic New Orleans track on Thursday. Thoroughbred Times
NYRA Considers Pulling Signal
The New York Racing Association is considering pulling the simulcast signal sent to New York City Off-Track Betting Corp.'s in-home bettors. Blood-Horse
Horse Deaths in Louisiana Attributed to Illegal Clenbuterol
Two sources have verified that there have been an undetermined number of deaths in Louisiana since last week from an illegal clenbuterol product. One report was that six horses are known dead, and approximately 10 more have been severely affected by the illegal product. Reportedly deaths have occurred with only one dose. Blood-Horse
George Washington receives Timeform's highest rating of 2006
Stan James Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-G1) and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-G1) winner George Washington (Ire) was the top horse in Europe this year as judged by England's Timeform ratings. Thoroughbred Times
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