Kentucky Derby Doubles Purse to $2 Million
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Churchill Downs has doubled the purse  for the Kentucky Derby to a record $2 million, track officials  said on Tuesday.
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Shug McGaughey has won the Midsummer Derby three times. He waited nine years to saddle another one, and now his horse must run down this yearâs Kentucky Derby winner.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Leave it to D. Wayne Lukas to add intrigue to an appealing Breeders&#39; Cup Classic. By entering Azeri in today&#39;s $4 million Classic, the Hall of Fame trainer is taking a huge gamble that
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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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The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million.
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A quarter of a billion dollars to build the track. Tens of millions in racing fees. More than 150,000 live spectators and a television audience of hundreds of millions.
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In one of the biggest upsets â-nd most controversial finishes â -the year, a 27-1 betting orphan named Better Talk Now won the $2 million Breeders&#39; Cup Turf
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Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise almost $4m (Â£2.2) after a three-day auction in New York.
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Following a big acquisition this year, Freeport's chalked an earnings double.
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No tickets matched all six numbers in the latest WinFall drawing, raising the jackpot for Saturday&#39;s game to $2.9 million. Saturday&#39;s $2.
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DALLAS, United States : Ashado, ridden by John Velazquez, won the two million-dollar, 1 1/8-mile Distaff, the first race on the eight-race, 14-million-dollar Breeders&#39; Cup program at Lone Star Park.
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The total prize money for this year's US Open is nearly Â£10m while the men's and women's champions will win almost Â£700,000 each.
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Favored Saint Liam overcame a rough start and beat Seek Gold by 1\\ lengths Friday in the $558,000 Grade 2 Clark Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at Churchill Downs.
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Three days before its Sept. 27 end date, the 2004 Keeneland September yearling sale became the top-grossing Thoroughbred auction in history when Friday&#39;s 11th session pushed total income to $318,245,700 for 2,819 yearlings.
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Silver Wagon completes the double on Monday, easing out in the stretch to run down leader Ah Day and take the Grade II $300,000 General George Breeders' Cup Handicap by 1 1/4 lengths.
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Two of the largest racetrack owners in North America &#151; Churchill Downs Inc. and Magna Entertainment Corp. &#151; have joined forces in an attempt to reach more fans.
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The luxury hotel manager doubles earnings for the second straight quarter.