During this summer's World Cup, an intriguing story was almost lost amid the carnival. As many as eight Tunisian football players tested positive for Clenbuterol, a drug banned in human sports and regulated in horse racing due to its anabolic properties. The players were stationed in the Mexican city of Monterrey, and the positives have

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After settling into his summer digs at Saratoga Race Course for the last week, Golden Tempo (Curlin) got back to work on Sunday. The GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes champ had his first ever work at the Spa. With jockey Jose Ortiz on his back and under the watchful

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Harry Papaleo's homebred Maida went wire-to-wire to earn her first graded victory in the GII Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga Sunday. The 6-1 shot spurted out to a clear early lead, taking the field through an opening quarter in :22.20. She was under threat from favored Grand Job as the half went up in :44:95.

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Lifesong (Life Is Good) made the most of a sharp break and showed plenty of zip to get up in the late stages to record a debut win at Ellis on Sunday afternoon. Despite a sharp break, Lifesong nonetheless found himself in second behind Arminius (Curlin) who carved out an opening quarter in :22.66.  About

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Cornucopian (Into Mischief) has been euthanized after suffering a severe injury during the GI Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar Saturday, according to a tweet from Tom Ryan of co-owner SF Racing. “Heavy hearts today,” the tweet read. “Yesterday, our brilliant colt Cornucopian sustained a catastrophic injury. We worked very closely with our veterinary team,

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