Monthly Archives: September 2009

The atmosphere was electric at Laurel Park Racecourse on Saturday, 26 September 2009, and spectators were scrambling to get their bets in and seats secured. The main race of the day was the Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic, and almost twenty thousand members of the public waited patiently to see their favorite horses in live horse racing action. Speculations and predictions were given on what most believed would be the out come of the race, but one horse had other ideas, and shocked racing fans with a magnificent victory, namely Sumacha’hot.

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There are many people who mourn the loss of the great stallion, Summer Squall. He did not only make a great impact on horse racing, but touched the lives of so many. He was not the biggest horse on the track, but the athlete with the most courage. Summer Squall took each loss in his stride and saw it as an opportunity to learn and perform better in his next event, which led to the great horse being retired from racing with thirteen victories off twenty starts and career earnings of over $1.8 million.

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Each year, the Woodbine Mile is held at the Woodbine Racecourse in Canada, and is one of the prestigious Grade 1 horse racing events of the year. It is for horses that are three years old and older and has a purse amount of $1 million. This year, the Woodbine Mile was held on Sunday, 20 September 2009. To everyone’s surprise, the race that has always been dominated by the male contenders, took an unexpected turn as the filly, Ventura, crossed the finish line in first position and made Woodbine Mile history.

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On the third and forth of October 2009, the entire horse racing community will have their attention turned to the prestigious Qatar Prix l’Arc de Triomphe weekend, where sixteen thoroughbred horse races will the held. Longchamp Racecourse in Paris will once again stage a horse racing extravaganza that will lure the best equine athletes from across the globe and with millions of euros in purse money, it is one of the most anticipated events on the racing calendar. And to celebrate its eighty eight year of racing, a new trophy has been revealed that has been designed specifically for this years’ event.

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While the horse racing community mourns the loss of one of their most beloved jockeys, it also gives everyone the opportunity to reflect on a spectacular racing career, the determination to succeed and the love of a father to create a world far greater than his own, for his children. The life of Ismael “Milo” Valenzuela, tell a tale of a man who grew up in poverty, overcame the obstacles of being uneducated and rose to be a Hall of Fame jockey, riding some of the most famous horses and showing a true natural talent for the art of horse racing. Ismael “Milo” Valenzuela became a legend.

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