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Marquetry, Festin head Rock Classic
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SALEM, N.H. -- It appears as if a field of five will be drawn
today for Saturday's $500,000 New England Classic, but it's really a
two-horse race.
Who do you like? Determined closer Festin, who won the Nassau
County Handicap at Belmont in his last start, or quick front-runner
Marquetry, who took the Hollywood Gold Cup his last time out?
Expected to complete the field for the seventh leg of the
American Championship Racing Series are Silver Survivor, Sunny Serve
and Montubio. ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Marquetry Gold Cup Choice
Chicago Sun-Times
; It's likely that Marquetry, fourth in the $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic, will be a heavy favorite in the 57th $400,000 Budweiser-Hawthorne Gold Cup Nov. 20. Other than the local star, Evanescent, figuring to start in the 1 1/4-mile race, Marquetry figures to have a soft touch. Because only eight
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Racing: PILLAR OF FIRE; I'm a Marlborough man for the big Gold Cup trial.(Sport)
Sunday Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: ALASTAIR DOWN DEEP in the Gold Cup jungle, things are about to stir. The phoney war of early-season performance, general hype and unjustified hopes come to an end with the reality blast of the Pillar Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday. Hot on the heels of the Pillar come two other pivotal Gold
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Marquetry Won't Need Excuse in Gold Cup
Chicago Sun-Times
; Losers have excuses; winners walk off with the trophies. Said trainer Bobby Frankel about his horse Marquetry, a heavy favorite in Saturday's $400,000 Budweiser-Hawthorne Gold Cup: "If I didn't have Bertrando in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Marquetry wouldn't have finished worse than second." Said
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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Horse Racing: IN OUT O'Brien blow as he runs out of time to prepare Compliance for Gold Cup.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England)
; Byline: By Tony O'Hehir KAUTO STAR yesterday became an even hotter favourite for the Gold Cup with sponsors Totesport, following confirmation that In Compliance will not be lining up at Cheltenham a fortnight today. Totesport cut Kauto Star to 6-4 (from 7-4) in the wake of trainer Michael O'Brien
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Racing: Size of Gold Cup field may result in eliminations.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England)
; Byline: By Lee Mottershead THE Gold Cup is set to have its biggest field for almost a quarter of a century after two outsiders were revealed as being on course for the race, for which the elimination of horses remains a possibility. Royal Emperor and Limerick Boy, quoted at 50-1 and 150-1
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