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Glens Falls: Emerald Beech Wins 4th Straight

Glens Falls: Emerald Beech Wins 4th Straight

Emerald Beech overhauled pacesetter Dynaslew past mid-stretch to register her fourth consecutive victory by 1 1/2 lengths in the $102,000 Glens Falls (gr. IIIT), the final stakes event of the 2011 Saratoga season Sept. 5.

 Monday, September 05, 2011
Ten Diana Entrants Seek Grade I Win

Ten Diana Entrants Seek Grade I Win

Aviate and Aruna, who ran one-two at Churchill Downs earlier this year, will square off again in a competitive edition of the $500,000 Diana (gr. IT) July 30 at Saratoga.

 Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Giants Play Breaks Through in NY Stakes

Giants Play Breaks Through in NY Stakes

Giants Play took advantage of an unpressured lead in the early going and had just enough to hold off Zagora to notch her first stakes victory in the $150,000 New York (gr. IIT) June 25 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, June 25, 2011
Familiar Rivals Do Battle in New York Stakes

Familiar Rivals Do Battle in New York Stakes

Hibaayeb and Giants Play, the top two finishers in the Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT), will square off again in $150,000 New York Stakes (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park June 25.

 Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Classy Hibaayeb Wins Sheepshead Bay

Classy Hibaayeb Wins Sheepshead Bay

Grade I winner Hibaayeb used her class edge to help secure her first victory of the season, as she defeated five rivals to take the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) May 28 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, May 28, 2011
Clement Has Three Chances in Sheepshead Bay

Clement Has Three Chances in Sheepshead Bay

Christophe Clement, already a four-time winner of the event, has three of the six betting interests entered in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) May 28 at Belmont Park.

 Wednesday, May 25, 2011
La Luna de Miel Shines Brightest in Orchid

La Luna de Miel Shines Brightest in Orchid

German-bred filly La Luna de Miel, making just her second start in the United States, collared Giants Play at the sixteenth pole and held on to win the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park grass March 20.

 Sunday, March 20, 2011
Clement Eyes Seventh Orchid Victory

Clement Eyes Seventh Orchid Victory

Christophe Clement has won the Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) six times dating back to 1994 and on March 20 he will have another solid chance when sending out a trio of contenders in the 1 1/2-mile turf event at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, March 18, 2011