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12/08/2011 - Laurel, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Five-year-old thoroughbred Rapid Redux goes after one of the oldest records in horse racing this coming Tuesday. The Robert Cole-owned gelding will attempt for his 19th victory of the year.
Rapid Redux, trained by David Wells, has won 20 straight starts, including 18 this year. He will start in Tuesday's sixth race at Laurel Park, a $17,000 starter allowance.
The current record of 19 wins in a single year is held by Hall of Fame member Citation who accomplished the feat in 1948 when he swept the Triple Crown.
"Citation is one of the all-time greats, just to be mentioned in the same sentence is unbelievable," Cole said. "The Citation record has stood for more than 60 years so I would like to get a part of that and possibly break it before the end of the month. That record might be more impressive, not that the consecutive record isn't, because how a horse can win 19 races in one calendar year is like going to another galaxy on a space ship. It is beyond imagination."
For Tuesday's race the gelding will again have J.D. Acosta in the saddle and the pair will start from the rail post. The starter allowance will be contested at a distance of 1 1/16-miles with six challengers set to face Rapid Redux on Laurel's main track.
Cole's horse has earned $202,894 this year and $342,229 overall in a career with 26 wins in 40 starts.
<< TCU's Fuente takes over Memphis football program
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Memphis has named Justin Fuente, co-offensive
coordinator at TCU, its next head football coach.
Fuente agreed to a five-year contract and replaces Larry Porter, who was fired
late last month after going 3-21
<< Aston Villa's Jenas to miss six months
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aston Villa midfielder Jermaine Jenas
will be sidelined six months, possibly ruling him out for the remainder of the
season, after undergoing surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Jenas, 28, was inj
<< Rooney's Euro 2012 ban reduced to two games
Nyon, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wayne Rooney's three-match suspension for
the Euro 2012 finals was reduced to two matches by UEFA on Thursday, allowing
the English striker to participate in the final game of group play.
Rooney will not
<< Wild place Setoguchi on IR
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild have placed forward Devin
Setoguchi on injured reserve because of a lower body injury.
The move is retroactive to December 6, when he left after the first period of
the Wild's win over th
Sandusky released on bail >>
Bellefonte, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jerry Sandusky was released from jail on
Thursday after posting $250,000 bail.
Sandusky was arrested Wednesday after two more young men testified to a grand
jury that they were targeted as children fo
Rangers' McCoist angry over Aluko suspension >>
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rangers manager Ally McCoist admitted he
was "absolutely shocked and extremely angry" that winger Sone Aluko's two-game
suspension was upheld Thursday.
"The meeting was chaired by a former referee," he s
Bills place Lindell on IR >>
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Bills have placed kicker Rian
Lindell on injured reserve with a broken shoulder.
Lindell suffered the injury while making a touchdown-saving tackle against the
Jets on November 6. He was initi
Van Marwijk signs extension with Netherlands >>
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk
signed a contract extension through July 2016, the Dutch Football Association
announced Thursday.
Van Marwijk, 59, took over the Dutch national team in July 2008
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