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420 Offered at OBS Fall Mixed Sale Oct. 16-17

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2012 Fall Mixed Sale begins Oct. 16 with a total of 420 horses cataloged for the two-day event which is scheduled t

Well Spelled Springs Gallant Bob Ambush

GSP Racing Stable's Well Spelled ambushed Trinniberg in the final strides of the $300,000 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx Racing Sept. 22, closing from dead last to claim the victory by half a length over the top sprinter.

Currency Swap, Trinniberg Head Gallant Bob

Currency Swap and Trinniberg will go at it again Sept. 22 in the $300,000 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx Racing, but both seem vulnerable nearing the end of a long 2012 campaign.

Alpha, Questing Top Pair of $1M Parx Stakes

Godolphin Racing will send out the favorites in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) and $1 million Cotillion Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 22 at Parx Racing.

Willy Beamin Shoots to King's Bishop Surprise

Bouncing right back from a restricted stakes romp just three days earlier, Willy Beamin closed with a rush to capture the $500,000 Foxwoods King's Bishop (gr. I) in his graded stakes debut Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.

King's Bishop Pits Trinniberg, Currency Swap

Trinniberg and Currency Swap, two of the nation's best 3-year-old sprinters, square off once again in the $500,000 Foxwood King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.

Currency Swap Keeps Spa Streak in Amsterdam

Currency Swap showed his affinity for Saratoga Race Course July 29, making his first start since winning the 2011 Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) a profitable one when he dashed to victory in the $200,000 Amsterdam (gr. II).

Currency Swap Back at Spa for Amsterdam

Three Chimneys Hopeful (gr. I) winner Currency Swap returns to the scene of last year's great triumph at Saratoga Race Course as the 5-2 favorite in a field of seven for the $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (gr. II) July 29.

Woody Stephens Belongs to Trinniberg

The son of Teuflesberg wired a 10-horse field in the grade II Woody Stephens Stakes.

Trinniberg Cuts Back in Woody Stephens Stakes

Shivananda Racing's Trinniberg will cut back to a more favorable distance June 9 in the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park, but he could have his hands full.

Wide-Open Illinois Derby Draws 14

In what is easily the most wide-open field of all the final Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) preps, the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III) drew a full field of 14 for the April 7 event at Hawthorne Race Course.

Gemologist Sparkles in Gulfstream Triumph

Undefeated Gemologist got his 3-year-old campaign underway in sharp fashion at Gulfstream Park March 16, pulling away from grade I winner Currency Swap to win an allowance race by seven lengths.

Currency Swap, Gemologist Clash at Gulfstream

Unbeaten 3-year-old colts Currency Swap and Gemologist will make their respective 2012 debuts in the third race March 16 at Gulfstream Park.

Animal Kingdom in Easy Turf Workout

Team Valor International's Animal Kingdom worked an easy five-eighths of a mile on turf in 1:04 4/5 at Palm Meadows Training Center March 10 as he preps for the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) on March 31.

The Perfect Trip - Week Seven Nominees

This week's nominees: State of Play, Ben's Cat, Currency Swap.

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Saratoga Diary: Time to Get On with It

End of a great race meet casts eyes on a bright future

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Currency Swap Splashes Home in Hopeful Stakes

Favored Currency Swap handled sloppy conditions at rainy Saratoga better than any of his nine juvenile rivals in the $250,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I), edging a persistent Trinniberg on closing day Sept. 5.

Quick Juvenile Colts to Battle in Hopeful

Two-year-old males will be in the spotlight in the Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 5 when Saratoga brings the curtain down on its 2011 meet.