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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2015 Saginaw Stakes.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2015 Saginaw Stakes.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2015 Saginaw Stakes.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2015 Saginaw Stakes.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2015 Saginaw Stakes.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2015 Saginaw Stakes.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Saratoga Snacks wins the Alx M Robb Stakes.
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Saratoga Snacks won the 2013 Empire Classic.
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Former claimer Royal Posse will try for his second straight stakes win against other New York-breds and third victory overall when he faces an expected eight rivals in the $300,000 Empire Classic Handicap.
Royal Posse dug in deep and turned back a game rival in pacesetter Saratoga Snacks to win his stakes debut, the $100,000 Evan Shipman Stakes for New York-breds at Saratoga Race Course.
Not seen at the races in 10 months, grade II winner Zivo is set to return Sept. 4 at Saratoga Race Course in the $100,000 Evan Shipman Stakes for New York-breds.
West Point Thoroughbreds' Empire Dreams scored the biggest win of his career when he took the $200,000 Commentator Handicap at Belmont Park May 25.
The New York State Gaming Commission has sanctioned trainer Bill Mott for a pair of medication overages in a single horse last fall, a decision the Racing Hall of Fame conditioner is appealing.
Defending champion Saratoga Snacks takes on eight fellow New York-breds Oct. 18 in the $300,000 Empire Classic Handicap, the main feature on Empire Showcase Day at Belmont Park.
Top female sprinter Groupie Doll nearly won the Cigar Mile (gr. I) a year ago. Now she's back with a new slate of rivals to contend with, including grade I winners Goldencents and Verrazano.
Reigning champion female sprinter Groupie Doll breezed a half mile Nov. 16 on the Belmont Park training track as she prepares for her second career start against males in the Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 30 at Aqueduct.
Saratoga Snacks, owned by Hall of Fame football coach Bill Parcells, took the lead coming into the stretch and held on tenaciously to capture the $250,000 Empire Classic Handicap Oct. 19 at Belmont Park.
Claire Novak and Frank Angst handicap the competitive Empire Classic and the stacked Raven Run stakes this weekend. Will a speed horse win the Empire Classic? Download Brisnet Past Performances for the Raven Run Stakes.
Chad Brown-trained gelding is looking for his eighth consecutive win in the featured $250,000 New York-bred event Oct. 19 at Belmont Park.
Ahmed Zayat hopes to make an early trip to the winner's circle in the Forego Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 31, just before Paynter continues on his comeback trail in the featured Woodward (gr. I).
Saginaw won his fifth straight race Aug. 1 in the $100,000 John Morrissey Purse at Saratoga Race Course, an event he took in 2012 as well.
Defending champion Saginaw squares off against the up-and-coming Saratoga Snacks Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course in a contentious renewal of the $100,000 John Morrissey Stakes for New York-breds, 3 years old and up.
A fresh Saratoga Snacks denied Saginaw his 11th win of 2012 with a powerful victory in the $73,500 Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 26.
Saginaw could win a North American-best 11th race in 2012 when he takes on four other New York-breds Dec. 26 in the $75,000 Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct.
Lunar Victory and Saratoga Snacks were the favorite and second choice, respectively, in the $250,000 Empire Classic at Belmont Park Oct. 20--and they ran that way.
A field of nine, including the 3-year-old filly Haldane, will contest the 1 1/8-mile event in which 5-year-old Lunar Victory is the 8-5 favorite to pick up his fifth win in six 2012 starts for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott.
| Trainer | Gary Sciacca |
|---|---|
| Jockey | John R. Velazquez |
| Owner | Gary Sciacca |
| Breeder | Mrs. Gerald A. Nielsen |
| Saratoga Snacks View Five-Cross Pedigree | Tale of the Cat | Storm Cat |
| Yarn | ||
| Near and Dear | Red Ransom | |
| Deputy Dear |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTNAUG2010 Hip 406 |
Yearling | Gary Sciacca, agent | Summerfield, agent for Sunnyfield Farm | $60,000 |
| Arrogate |
| Cool Catomine |
| Songbird |
| Princess Victoria |
| Always Dreaming |
| Irap |
| Accelerate |
| Tapwrit |
| Abel Tasman |
| Zenyatta |
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