Azeri in shock bid to make Breeders&#39; Classic history
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D Wayne Lukas, the most successful trainer of all time at the Breeders&#39; Cup, caused a sensation today when he revealed 2002 Distaff winner and Horse of the Year Azeri will tackle Saturday&#39;s Breeders&#39; Cup Classic.
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Owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey already have two Breeders&#39; Cup starters in Classic contender Roses in May and likely Turf favorite Kitten&#39;s Joy.
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Coinciding with the first Breeders' Cup in 1984, the economics of the horse industry have spiraled to dizzying proportions, and the high end of the thoroughbred world now is largely defined by stud fees measured in hundreds of thousands of dollars, unraced yearling prospects who are auctioned for millions, and stallions who are prematurely retired from racing ...
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Azeri will try to beat the boys again, this time in the $4 million Breeders&#39; Cup Classic. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas made the surprise announcement Tuesday, declaring 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri &quot;all in&quot; for the 1\\-mile Classic on Saturday.
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If the European visitors to Texas for the Breeders&#39; Cup this weekend had anticipated spending some time by the pool in the Southfork style, then the sight that greeted them at Lone Star Park here yesterday morning was probably not quite what they had in
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In the spirit of Texas Hold &#39;Em, The Breeders&#39; Cup is raising the stakes. Horse racing&#39;s richest day is gambling on an untested racetrack tomorrow for the second time
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Maybe Azeri should have run in the Breeders&#39; Cup Distaff, not the Classic. Handlers of the 2002 Horse of the Year opted this week to take on the
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The European contingent for the Breeders&#39; Cup flew into Texas last night to be greeted by increasingly stormy weather and a warning that things could be extremely tough
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From a Texas perspective, it will be the most significant day of horse racing in the state&#39;s history. A crowd of over 50,000 people will pack Lone Star Park today for the Breeders
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Last year&#39;s winner and 5-2 favorite Makybe Diva on Tuesday became the first mare in the 144-year history of the Melbourne Cup to win Australia&#39;s most famous horse race twice.
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Ghostzapper could not have been more impressive while winning the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Lone Star Park Oct. 30. To quote an old racetrack saying: &quot;He went to the front and improved his position.&quot;
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Somewhere among nearly 100 horses getting ready to run in the eight Breeders&#39; Cup races Saturday at Lone Star Park, Jerkens the &quot;Giant Killer&quot; has two contenders.
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Former Horse of the Year Azeri will run against males in the $4 million Breedersâ Cup Classic on Saturday, according to trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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With raw, cold and nasty weather likely, the Breedersâ Cup Classic and seven other Breedersâ Cup races will be determined on uncertain footing.
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By Tom LaMarra and. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said Tuesday that 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri would challenge males in Saturday&#39;s Breeders&#39; Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (gr.
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Jerry Bailey greeted the shift of the champion mare Azeri to the $4 million Breeders&#39; Cup Classic as a double shot of good news.
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Azeri, Horse of the Year in 2002 and a near certainty for the Distaff Race in the Breeders&#39; Cup at Lone Star Park Saturday, is to run instead in the tougher but much more prestigious $4 million Classic.