Proctor's Ledge, La Coronel Head Lake Placid
Proctor's Ledge and La Coronel head a solid field of six for the $300,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) set for 1 1/8 miles on the turf Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Breeders' Cup, Sentient Jet Plan Flight to KY Sales
Breeders' Cup and Sentient Jet announced Aug. 16 a partnership that will provide horsemen the opportunity to fly directly from the 2017 Breeders' Cup World Championships in San Diego, Calif. to Lexington to attend November Thoroughbred sales.
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Dobson, Phillips Elected Jockey Club Stewards
Everett R. Dobson and John W. Phillips have been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the expired positions of John C. Harris and Dr. Hiram C. Polk Jr.
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Finest City to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton November
Finest City, reigning champion female sprinter, will be offered at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sale Nov. 6 in Lexington. She will be consigned by trainer Ian Kruljac on behalf of owner Seltzer Thoroughbreds.
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China Racing Festival Draws International Sponsorships
Britain's Anglo Hibernian Bloodstock is the latest sponsor and the first European insurance company to sign on.
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Migliore Named Fasig-Tipton NY Field Representative
Former jockey and current XBTV analyst Richard Migliore has been named Fasig-Tipton's New York field representative.
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Tattersalls Releases October Book 1 Catalog
Europe's premier yearling sale numbers 502 lots, all of which are eligible for the £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus.
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Lady Eli to be Offered at Keeneland November Sale
Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency will offer five-time grade 1 winner Lady Eli in its consignment at the 2017 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
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Ward Fillies Head Saratoga's Bolton Landing
The $100,000 Bolton Landing Stakes for juvenile fillies going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Mellon turf course Aug. 16 features a talented field of eight runners at Saratoga Race Course.
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Round Table Transcripts, Video Replay Available
Official transcripts, a video replay, and the slide presentation from the Aug. 13 Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing are now available at jockeyclub.com.
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Gun Runner Returns to Work Tab
Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm's Gun Runner returned to the work tab Aug. 14 after his score in the Whitney Stakes (G1) and is on target for the Woodward Stakes Sept. 2.
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Longtime Horseman Ben Walden Jr. Dispersing All Stock
Walden is leaving the Thoroughbred industry to focus on Christian ministry initiatives. A full dispersal will be held during Keeneland's September and November sales.
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Arrogate Puts in Final Work for Pacific Classic
Juddmonte Farms' Arrogate put in his final bit of major exercise for the Aug. 19 $1 million TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) when he drilled four furlongs in :47 3/5 on a cool morning at Del Mar Aug. 14.
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Songbird to Take on Personal Ensign Field
Songbird will make a much anticipated return to Saratoga Race Course in the $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) on Travers Day, as announced by Fox Hill Farm on social media Aug. 13.
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Teresa Z Flies Late to Take Monmouth Oaks
St. Elias Stable’s Teresa Z stormed down the stretch to best longshot Sine Wave by 1 1/2 lengths in the $100,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3) at Monmouth Park Aug. 12.
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Edgard Zayas Notches Win No. 1,000
Jockey Edgard Zayas rode the 1,000th winner of his career Aug. 12 at Gulfstream Park, guiding Tracy Pinchin's Highborn to victory in the sixth race.
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Divining Rod Makes Winning Return in Polynesian
Lael Stables’ homebred Divining Rod, in his first start since November, made an emphatic return to competition with a 6 1/4-length romp in the $75,000 Polynesian Stakes Aug. 12 at Laurel Park.
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Girvin, Cloud Computing Turn in Half-Mile Breezes
Brad Grady's Girvin, winner of the July 30 betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1), turned in his penultimate work for the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), breezing four furlongs in :50.45 Aug. 12.
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The Jockey Club Projects Decline in 2018 Foal Crop
The Jockey Club is projecting a 2018 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 21,500.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: The Million
Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week we have four grade 1 turf races, headlined by the Arlington Million, and rare graded stops at Ellis Park and Emerald Downs.
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Stallwalkin' Dude Wins Third Straight Tale of the Cat
Stallwalkin' Dude dueled Loose On the Town in the stretch and overtook his rival in the final sixteenth to capture the $100,000 Tale of the Cat Stakes for a third consecutive year Aug. 11 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Pletcher Has Three 'In Play' for Travers Stakes
Trainer Todd Pletcher said the $1.25 million Travers Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) remains a possibility for Always Dreaming, Outplay, and Tapwrit after all three breezed Aug. 11.
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Mind Your Biscuits Leaves Summers Wanting More
On paper, multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits' five-furlong breeze in 1:00.45 under regular rider Joel Rosario was one of the best over the Saratoga Race Course's main track on Aug. 11, ranking third-fastest of 18 horses.
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Brooklynsway Out to Regain Form in Groupie Doll
If the 5-year-old mare Brooklynsway runs to her best form, Ellis Park's $100,000 Groupie Doll Stakes (G3) on Aug. 13 goes through the daughter of Giant Gizmo.
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Strong Jockey Colony Set to Compete at Remington Park
Remington Park's Thoroughbred season will begin Friday, Aug. 25 with a strong jockey colony headed by Ramon Vazquez, who is seeking his fifth straight riding title at the Oklahoma City track.
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Hendrickson New President of National Museum of Racing
John Hendrickson has been named president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame by the museum's executive committee.
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Gun Runner Improves, Arrogate Still Tops World Rankings
There is no change to the order of the top three horses in the sixth edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2017, but Gun Runner has improved his rating, while Enable (GB) moves into the fourth spot.
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Sassy Little Lila Takes on Boys in Fourstardave
Sheep Pond Partners and Michael Ryan's Sassy Little Lila will take on the boys as the lone filly in a field of seven entered for the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) Aug. 12 at a mile on the inner turf at Saratoga Race Course.
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Richardson Re-Elected Chairman of TOBA Board
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced Aug. 9 the re-election of Dr. J. David Richardson as chairman of its board of trustees.
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Remington Park Star Okie Ride Dies During Workout
Okie Ride, the winner of four Oklahoma Classics Sprints and multiple other stakes events at Remington Park, died Aug. 9 just seconds after completing a half-mile breeze.
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Godolphin Lands War Front Colt for $995,000
A War Front colt kept the fireworks going late during the Aug. 8 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale when he was purchased by representatives of Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation for $995,000.
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Weber Lands Strong Mandate Filly for $825,000
A Strong Mandate filly from the consignment of Baccari Bloodstock kept the strong returns coming near the end of the Aug. 8 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale when she sold for $825,000.
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Radcliffe Goes to $1 Million for Orb Colt
The seven-figure barrier was breached during the Aug. 8 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale when a colt by Orb sold to Kerri Radcliffe for $1 million.
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Orb Filly Brings $750,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
A dark bay filly by Orb that is a half sister to graded stakes winner Corfu sold to Solis/Litt Bloodstock on behalf of LNJ Foxwoods after bringing a final bid of $750,000 during the Aug. 8 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
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Owner, Analyst Olczyk Diagnosed With Colon Cancer
Hockey great Eddie Olczyk, who also owns Thoroughbreds and serves as an analyst on NBC Sports horse racing broadcasts, released a statement Aug. 8 that he has been diagnosed with a form of colon cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.
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Scat Daddy Filly Brings $800,000 at Fasig-Tipton
A dark bay filly by the late, influential sire Scat Daddy raised the standard during the opening portion of the Aug. 8 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale when she sold to Kerri Radcliffe for $800,000.
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Animal Kingdom Colt Sells to Best for $750,000
A bay colt by champion and Darley sire Animal Kingdom paced the early action during the Aug. 8 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale when he elicited a final bid of $750,000.
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Lady Aurelia Breezes Five Furlongs at Keeneland
European champion Lady Aurelia, based at Keeneland with trainer Wesley Ward, covered five furlongs Aug. 8 on a firm turf course in 1:02 in her final United States work before her next scheduled start in the Aug. 25 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).
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Arrogate Continues Work Toward Pacific Classic
Working on his own with jockey Martin Garcia in the irons, superstar Arrogate clipped off a solid seven-furlong drill in 1:25 1/5 Aug. 8 at Del Mar as trainer Bob Baffert and regular rider Mike Smith looked on from the track's grandstand.
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Four Quarter Horses Fail New Hair Testing in New Mexico
Of the first six Quarter Horses subjected to out-of-competition testing using horse hair analysis in New Mexico, four tested positive for Clenbuterol.
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NTRA Poll Voters Stick With Arrogate
Gun Runner's victory in the Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 5 didn't sway the minds of the NTRA voters with keeping the 2016 Longines World's Best Race Horse Arrogate on top in Week 28 of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
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Gainesway, Whisper Hill Join Partnership in Tapwrit
Gainesway and Whisper Hill will join Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, and Robert LaPenta in racing the son of Gainesway's three-time champion sire Tapit before he eventually retires to stud.
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Dr. William R. McGee Dies at 100
Dr. William R. McGee, the last veterinarian to treat Man o' War who also treated many more of racing's greats, died Aug. 4 in Naples, Fla. He was 100.
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Catch a Glimpse to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton November
Bluewater Sales will offer 2015 Canadian Horse of the Year Catch a Glimpse at the Fasig-Tipton November sale as a racing/broodmare prospect.
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Woodward 'Strong Possibility' for Gun Runner
Gun Runner was in fine fettle Aug. 6, following his 5 1/4-length domination in the $1.2 million Whitney Stakes (G1)—a performance made all the more memorable by a wayward horseshoe that made its way into the chestnut colt's tail.
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Los Alamitos Executive Brad McKinzie Dies at 62
Brad McKinzie, a 30-year executive at Los Alamitos Race Course, a co-founder of the Finish Line Self Insurance Group, and one of the driving forces to bring daytime Thoroughbred racing back to Los Alamitos, died from renal carcinoma Aug. 6.
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Ellis Park Cancels Six Races Because of Weather
Because of adverse weather, Ellis Park canceled the fourth through ninth race Aug. 6, to take every precaution for the safety of jockeys and horses.
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Mike Smith to Receive Laffit Pincay Jr. Award
Mike Smith, the Hall of Fame rider who has handled scores of top horses and won hundreds of major races over a 36-year career, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Laffit Pincay Jr. Award.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Whitney Day at Saratoga
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week a loaded card at Saratoga Race Course, featuring two grade 1 races, highlights the schedule.
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Tom's Tribute Moved to Rancho San Miguel
Grade 1 winner Tom's Tribute has moved to Rancho San Miguel for his third breeding season under the ownership of DP Racing and will stand for an advertised fee of $2,000.
