Nick Zito

BREEDERS' CUP / Surface keeps many horses away

The track at Santa Anita looks like the race track at Saratoga or Belmont or Churchill Downs. It looks like dirt. But it isn't. Horses running in the 26th Breeders' Cup this weekend will not have to beat only each other in the...

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Trainers cite change from dirt at Breeders' as detrimental

Cynics of synthetics scoff at new tracks Trainers cite change from dirt as detrimental By TIM WILKIN Albany Times-Union THE 26TH BREEDERS' CUP • When: Today, Saturday. • Where: Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. • Breeders' Cup...

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Florida Stallion Stakes winner Jackson Bend sold

Jackson Bend, who swept this year's Florida Stallion Stakes series for 2-year-olds, has a new majority owner and will be trained by National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame member Nick Zito. Fred Brei said Monday that he has...

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Pitino passes first test, but road ahead is likely to be rough

The Big East Conference staged its men's basketball media day in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Villanova was picked to win the title. Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody was voted preseason Player of the Year.

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Biker Boy wins Belmont feature

By Associated Press Sunday, October 18, 2009 - Added 1m ago NEW YORK — Biker Boy, the 3-5 favorite trained by Nick Zito, beat Gold Trippi by 1_ lengths Saturday in the $56,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park. The 4-year-old...

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Nine horses entered in Pennsylvania Derby

Put up $1 million, the big players in racing do notice. Nine horses were entered yesterday for Monday's Pennsylvania Derby. Six of them are trained by major national horsemen - Todd Pletcher (two), Nick Zito, Steve Asmussen,...

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Motion's Bullsbay takes on superfilly

Trainer H Graham Motion will try to prevent powerful 3-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra from making thoroughbred history when he sends out Bullsbay in today's $750,000 Grade I Woodward Stakes at Saratoga.

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Rachel Alexandra is heavy favourite for Woodward Stakes

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - She keeps winning and keeps beating the boys. Rachel Alexandra is ready for new frontiers. And that brings the showpiece of thoroughbred racing to the US$750,000 Woodward S...

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Travers Stakes still compelling despite missing two stars

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Travers Stakes has come down to this: no filly, one Bird and seven colts with a huge opportunity to rise to the head of their three-year-old class. Preakness-winning fi...

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Saratoga race named for Commentator

Commentator will be honored with a race in his name at Saratoga Race Course, where the 8-year-old gelding ended his career. Owner Tracy Farmer decided to retire Commentator after he finished third Sunday in the $750,000 Whitney...

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