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Horse Racing Capsules: Pletcher using spread offense to get to Derby (The Brownsville Herald)
March 11, 2010NEW YORK — Todd Pletcher is going to the spread offense. Many of the trainer's top 3-year-olds will be strategically deployed over the next few weeks in a move to win races, earn money and run in the Kentucky Derby on May 1.
Sports briefs: March 9 (Lexington Herald-Leader)
March 11, 2010Horse racingRachel Alexandra's 2010 debut Saturday at the Fair GroundsThe wait is almost ov
MOST POPULAR STORIES (Thoroughbred Times)
March 11, 2010Citing poor weather and the struggling economy, Fair Grounds has decided to cut the purses of three of its stakes races from $400,000 to $300,000.
Delhomme bids a fond farewell (The News & Observer)
March 11, 2010Quarterback Jake Delhomme bids a tearful farewell at a press conference with the Carolina Panthers following his release by the team.
Jake Delhomme 'blindsided' by his release from Carolina Panthers (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
March 11, 2010'I'm always going to be a Carolina Cajun'
Jake Delhomme: No hard feelings toward the Carolina Panthers (The Charlotte Observer)
March 11, 2010A tearful Jake Delhomme just spent 20 minutes talking with reporters about his release, and emphasized —through his halting, emotional speech — that he had no ill will toward the Panthers.
Scoreboard: Mar. 4 (Lexington Herald-Leader)
March 11, 2010Transactions BASEBALL American
Horse Racing: NFA graduate's thoroughbred primed for breakout (The Norwich Bulletin)
March 11, 2010Tom McCarthy enjoys being around New Orleans Saints fans. Like them, he believes in patience. The 1952 Norwich Free Academy graduate hopes to give another demonstration of that virtue when he runs his horse, General Quarters, in Saturday’s $100,000 Mineshaft Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans.
Horse Racing Capsules: Conveyance wins Oaklawn Park SW Stakes in Arkansas (The Brownsville Herald)
March 11, 2010HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — A six-day delay of the $250,000 Southwest Stakes caused trainer Jim Barnes to look for a new jockey, and some new clothes, before the rescheduled race on Saturday.
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup (UPI)
March 11, 2010By ROBERT KIECKHEFER and RICHARD R. GROSS UPI Racing Writer Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
