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Olympic athletes set medal target - Great Britain have been set a target of at least 10 medals at this summer's European Athletics Championships by the national funding body. FA Cup semi-final dates - Saturday April 10: Aston Villa v Chelsea (17:00); Sunday April 11 Fulham/Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth (16:00) Riesch tops Vonn in final World Cup downhill - Lindsey Vonn finished second to Maria Riesch of Germany in the final downhill of the season Wednesday, failing to clinch the World Cup overall title but maintaining a huge lead with three races to go. Clarke included in Test squad - Vice-captain Michael Clarke is named in Australia's Test squad for the tour of New Zealand despite returning home during the current one-day international series due to personal reasons. Southend given debt extension - Southend United given a further 35 days to pay a tax bill of almost £200,000. Chairman Ron Martin manages to win an adjournment and now has until April 14 to settle up. Cardiff given new tax deadline - Cardiff City given a further eight weeks in which to settle their outstanding tax bill following a High Court hearing. The Bluebirds have until May 5 to settle £19m tax bill. Gomez sidelined for up to three weeks - Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez will be out for up to three weeks after tearing a calf muscle in Tuesday's Champions League game at Fiorentina. Southend get High Court extension - Southend United are granted a 35-day extension by the High Court to repay their debts. Benitez hits back at Wigan chief - Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Dave Whelan should concentrate on his own club after the Wigan chairman's claim that the Reds are in a "mess". Riesch wins downhill to deny Vonn title - Maria Riesch hands Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn only her second downhill defeat of the season when she won the final World Cup race in the discipline.

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Deal calls for $1M a day purses at Monmouth Park (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 8:30 pm]
State officials and New Jersey horse racing industry leaders say they have reached an agreement to reduce the number of racing dates at Monmouth Park this summer but boost purses to $1 million a day, tops in the nation. Under the agreement reached Monday, the track will conduct a 50-day meet, racing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, plus three Monday holidays, from May 22 to Sept.

Rachel Alexandra to face 4 rivals in 2010 debut (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 2:15 pm]
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra will face four rivals in her 2010 debut in Saturday's New Orleans Ladies at the Fair Grounds. The 4-year-old filly drew the No. 2 post position Monday. Also entered are Fighter Wing, Zardana, Unforgotten and Clear Sailing. Rachel Alexandra will be making her first start since beating older males in the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga on Sept.

Rachel Alexandra to face 4 rivals in 2010 debut (PA SportsTicker) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 2:10 pm]
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra will face four rivals in her 2010 debut in Saturday's New Orleans Ladies at the Fair Grounds.

Pletcher using spread offense to get to Derby (PA SportsTicker) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 11:59 am]
By RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Sports Writer

Pletcher using spread offense to get to Derby (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 10:24 am]
Todd Pletcher will be sending out many of his 3-year-olds to compete in races over the next few weeks in his quest to win the Kentucky Derby for the first time. Going into this weekend, the trainer has three of the top 6 horses in the AP's Run to the Roses Top 10 list of Derby contenders. They are No.

Rachel Alexandra has final work before 2010 debut (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 8:57 am]
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra has put in a final workout before her 2010 debut in Saturday's New Orleans Ladies at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. The 4-year-old filly breezed 4 furlongs in 49 seconds under regular exercise rider Dominic Terry on Monday morning. Trainer Steve Asmussen supervised the workout and said Rachel "went beautiful ...

Ind., Colo. casino owner files for bankruptcy (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 8:00 am]
The company that owns Indiana's Hoosier Park casino and horse track and a Colorado casino has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Centaur LLC says normal operations will continue at Hoosier Park in Anderson and Fortune Valley Hotel & Casino in Central City, Colo., despite Sunday's filing.

Baffert, Garcia team to win again at Santa Anita (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 7, 2010, 8:57 pm]
A day after they combined to win the Santa Anita Handicap with Misremembered, trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Martin Garcia teamed up to win the $60,350 Joe Hernandez Handicap at Santa Anita with Sangaree. Garcia, whose win in Saturday's Grade I Big 'Cap was the biggest of his career, led Sangaree between horses in the stretch for a half-length, come-from-behind win in a race that was moved...

Understatement wins Big A's Stymie (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 7, 2010, 4:37 pm]
Understatement rolled to a 3 3/4 -length win over National Pride on Sunday in the $65,000 Stymie Stakes at Aqueduct. The Stymie was rescheduled when a snow storm wiped out the Feb. 27 card. The additional time was a boon to trainer Todd Pletcher, who entered a trio in the postponed stakes: Understatement, third-place finisher Nite Light and Atoned, who ran sixth.

Misremembered wins Santa Anita Handicap (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2010, 7:24 pm]
Misremembered won the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap, holding off fast-closing Neko Bay in the final strides. Martin Garcia rode Misremembered in the 1-mile race Saturday. Bob Baffert had reason to smile as the trainer, co-owner and breeder of the horse. Neko Bay was second, followed by Dakota Phone and Jeranimo in the 14-horse field of older horses.

Alphie's Bet wins Sham Stakes at Santa Anita (PA SportsTicker) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2010, 6:13 pm]
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer

Alphie's Bet wins Sham Stakes at Santa Anita (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2010, 5:54 pm]
Alphie's Bet won the $150,000 Sham Stakes by 2 lengths, helping the 3-year-old colt establish his credentials for the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Alex Solis, Alphie's Bet ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:48.72 at Santa Anita on Saturday. Setsuko was second and The Program, trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, was third in the field of 10 colts.

Paddy O'Prado wins Palm Beach Stakes (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2010, 5:45 pm]
Paddy O'Prado picked the perfect time to earn his first career win Saturday in the $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old colt changed his running style to take advantage of a firm turf course that was favoring speed to win the top grass race for sophomores in South Florida.

Paddy O'Prado wins Palm Beach Stakes (PA SportsTicker) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2010, 5:42 pm]
Paddy O'Prado picked the perfect time to earn his first career win Saturday in the $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Awesome Act wins the Gotham (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2010, 4:42 pm]
Awesome Act rallied to beat Yawanna Twist by 1 lengths Saturday in the $250,000 Gotham Stakes for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. It was the second straight race in the United States for Awesome Act, who started his career in England. He ran fourth last November in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita and returned to Britain for winter training.

Tanda wins at Santa Anita (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 5, 2010, 9:10 pm]
Tanda defeated Vanishing Grey to win Friday's $47,600 feature for 3-year-old fillies by 1 lengths at Santa Anita. Ridden by Alex Solis, Tanda covered 6 1/2 furlongs on the turf in 1:13.55 and paid $4.60, $3 and $2.60 as the 13-10 wagering favorite. Vanishing Grey returned $16.80 and $9.20, while Elusive Galaxy was another head back in third and paid $3.40 to show.

St Trinians trying to make Big 'Cap history (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 5, 2010, 6:55 pm]
St Trinians will try to become the first filly or mare to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap in its 73-year history. The 5-year-old mare was the morning line favorite for the 1-mile race Saturday at Santa Anita, which drew a full field of 14. The best finish by a female was Next Move's runner-up showing by a neck to Moonrush in 1951.

La Concerto wins Big A feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 5, 2010, 2:14 pm]
La Concerto, the 1-5 favorite, held off Sneaky Girl by three quarters of a length Friday in the $43,120 allowance feature for fillies and mares at Aqueduct. As expected, La Concerto bounded right to the lead with Chuckie Lopez aboard. They dictated the pace but were hard pressed in deep stretch to hold off a surprisingly strong challenge from Sneaky Girl in her first start for trainer Rudy...

Gotham could be Wow Wow Wow race for trainer Lukas (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 5, 2010, 10:29 am]
Already with one bona fide Kentucky Derby prospect in his barn, D. Wayne Lukas will be looking for another when he sends out Wow Wow Wow in Saturday's Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. Dublin is the Hall of Fame trainer's top Derby hopeful following a runner-up finish in the Southwest Stakes in Arkansas last month.

Value Stream wins Santa Anita feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 4, 2010, 5:39 pm]
Value Stream has ended an eight-race losing streak, rallying from last in a field of seven to win by 2 lengths over Saucey Evening in a $55,920 feature for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Value Stream covered 1 1-16 miles in 1:43.52 on Thursday and paid $18.40, $5.40 and $12.