St Patrick's Day Breaks Maiden, FrontRunner Next
After a 1 1/2-length second to Zatter in his debut, St Patrick's Day was pressed on the lead again Sept. 2 and he gamely held on to break his maiden at Del Mar.
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Cambodia Gets the Jump in John C. Mabee
With jockey Drayden Van Dyke giving her astute handling, Cambodia got the jump on Goodyearforroses (IRE) in the lane and made that difference stand up in the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) to notch her third graded win in her last four starts.
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Soutache Sets Record in FSS Affirmed Division
GoldMark Farm's homebred Soutache rallied from off the pace to capture the $200,000 Affirmed Division of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes in record time Sept. 2 at Gulfstream Park.
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Harmonize Prevails in a Tight Glens Falls Finish
Larkin Armstrong's daughter of Scat Daddy returns to the winner's circle after a graded stakes following a year-long drought.
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Moonshine Memories Speeds to Del Mar Debutante Win
After a one-length debut win Aug. 19, the Malibu Moon filly once again sped to the lead in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1) Sept. 2 and prevailed by a half-length over longshot Piedi Bianchi in a final time of 1:23.61.
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Bold Warrior Gets First Black-Type Winner
Like What I See wired the field in the Colin Stakes at Woodbine Sept. 2 to give Bold Warrior his first black-type stakes winner.
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Gun Runner Much the Best in Woodward
Gun Runner continued his wash, rinse, repeat pattern of excellence Sept. 2 when the chestnut stunner rolled past pacesetter Neolithic on the far turn and drew off to capture the Woodward Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) by open lengths.
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Voodoo Song Makes It Four in a Row With Saranac Win
Barry Schwartz' homebred son of English Channel won his fourth consecutive race at Saratoga and his first black-type stakes in the Saranac Stakes (G3T).
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Lady Ivanka Charges to Spinaway Score
Lady Ivanka put in a bold outside run and made her second start a top-level victory in the $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) Sept. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Pacific Gale is First Black-Type Winner for Flat Out
Tobey Morton's Pacific Gale became the first black-type stakes winner for freshman sire Flat Out when she rallied three-wide into the lane and drew off for a 3 1/4 length victory in the $60,000 Sorority Stakes Sept. 2 at Monmouth Park.
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Australian Stakes Winners Have Eye on The Everest
The Everest is the world's richest 1,200-meter race, set for an inaugural running Oct. 14 at Randwick.
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Ashiana Earns Spot in Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Eckhard Sauren's sophomore filly by Mastercraftsman became the sixth Breeders' Cup Challenge winner to earn a spot in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) when she won the Sept. 2 T. von Zastrow Stutenpreis (G2) at Baden-Baden.
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Vaccarezza, Williams Host Hurricane Harvey Fundraiser
Co-owners of Frank and Dino's restaurant will donate 20% of sales Sept. 3-6.
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Sidney's Candy Bought by Turkish Bloodstock
Grade 1 winner Sidney's Candy has been purchased by Tarik Tekce's Turkish Bloodstock and will be shipped to Turkey in mid-October, where he will stand at Karacabey Stud in 2018 for $8,000.
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Winx Rallies Late to Claim 19th Straight Victory
What was supposed to be routine for Winx in the Chelmsford Stakes (G2) at Randwick Sept. 2 turned into another demonstration of the unique mare's engine and the skill of jockey Hugh Bowman in saddle.
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Run Away Heads Del Mar Futurity for Shah
Owner Kaleem Shah is hoping for a sense of déjà vu Sept. 4 at Del Mar, where his Best Pal Stakes (G2) winner Run Away will head postward as the starting highweight in the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1).
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Record OBS June Horse Rallies to Debut Win at Saratoga
Patience paid off for owner Frank Fletcher Racing Operations and trainer Al Stall Jr. as the high-priced son of City Zip rallied from seventh to post a clear victory in his debut Sept. 1 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Colonelsdarktemper Brings Top Form to Smarty Jones
Colonelsdarktemper, winner of the Aug. 5 West Virginia Derby (G3) last out, will attempt to secure his second graded stakes score when he heads a field of seven entered for the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes (G3) at Parx Racing Sept. 4.
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Handicapping Saturday's Cross Country Pick Four
The final Saturday of racing at the boutique meets offers us a cross country pick four, which kicks off at Saratoga Race Course with the Spinaway and the Woodward stakes, and concludes out West with the Del Mar Debutante and the John C. Mabee.
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NYTHA Preparing for Election of President, Board
This is an election year for the president and board of directors of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association.
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Mind Your Biscuits to Return to Track After Forego Loss
Trainer Chad Summers plans to bring multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits back to the track Sept. 2 for the first time since running sixth to champion Drefong in the Aug. 26 Forego Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
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Trio of Colts Pace CTHS Ontario Sale
A trio of colts shared top billing at the Aug. 31 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Div.) 2017 Canadian Premier Yearling Sale, which saw its gross increase but suffered declines in both median and average compared to its 2016 exercise.
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Trainer Sally Lundy Passes at Age 63
Longtime horsewoman, Sarah "Sally" Ann Lundy, the first woman to saddle a starter in the Belmont Stakes (G1), passed away Aug. 26 after a long battle with cancer. She turned 63 years old the day she died.
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Gulfstream Park West to Boost Purses Average of 30%
Gulfstream Park announced Sept. 1 it will increase purses an average of 30% from last year when the Fall Turf Festival at Gulfstream Park West begins Oct. 4.
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Iquitos Seeks Repeat Win at Baden-Baden
Seven turned out to contest the Sept. 3 Longines Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) at 1 1/2 miles, including last year's winner, Iquitos.
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Rain Forces Schedule Changes at Kentucky Downs, Ellis
Because of heavy rain, Kentucky Downs has rescheduled the Saturday, Sept. 2 opening card to Wednesday, Sept. 6. The fields for the 10-race all-grass card will remain the same, with no redrawing of entries or post positions.
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Equine Sales Company Reports Strong Yearling Sale
Perhaps increased sire power in the group of horses offered accounted for an Equine Sales Company consignor select yearling sale Aug. 31 in Opelousas, La. that saw its numbers increase across the board.
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Bonus Increase for Maryland-Breds by Maryland Stallions
Beginning with the 2017 fall meet at Laurel Park, a 50% breeder bonus (the regular 30% plus an additional 20%) will be paid to breeders of registered Maryland-breds by Maryland stallions who win a maiden race in Maryland.
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Just Be-Cause
First Samurai, as is the case for most of the other sons of Giant's Causeway, is a bit different from his sire phenotypically in that he is imbued with a good deal more power in his make-up.
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Sharp Samurai, Glatt Can Continue Rise in Del Mar Derby
First Samurai gelding has a chance to punctuate a standout summer meet at Del Mar for his trainer in the $250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2T) Sept. 3.
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Orbolution First Black-Type Stakes Winner for Orb
With a 4 3/4-length victory over Saratoga Race Course's inner turf in the $100,000 P.G. Johnson Stakes for 2-year-old-fillies Aug. 31, Orbolution became freshman sire Orb's first black-type stakes winner.
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Vertical Oak Heads Field of Nine in Prioress
Kirk and Judy Robison's Vertical Oak will head a field of nine 3-year-old fillies in the $250,000 Prioress Stakes (G2) Sept. 3, going six furlongs at Saratoga Race Course.
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Songbird
Looking back at Songbird's racing career.
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Lukas Has Sporting Chance in Hopeful Stakes
Sporting Chance will aim to give trainer D. Wayne Lukas his eighth win in the $350,000 Hopeful Stakes when he breaks from post 6 in a field of eight for the 113th edition of test on the closing day of the Saratoga Race Course meeting.
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Black-Type Winners for Smiling Tiger, Cold Harbor
Planting milestones on both coasts, North American freshman sires Smiling Tiger and Cold Harbor each earned their first black-type winners Aug. 30 at Del Mar and Woodbine Racecourse, respectively.
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Old Friends' Come On Flip Dies After Laminitis Bout
Come On Flip, winner of the 1996 Hawthorne Cup Handicap (G2), has died.
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Harmonize Seeks Glens Falls Rebound
Larkin Armstrong's Harmonize, bred by Jack Swain III, seeks to rebound off a fourth in the July 22 Diana Stakes (G1T) at the Spa in the Sept. 2 Glens Falls Stakes (G3T) at 1 3/8 miles. Swain is also represented by his grade 3-placed homebred Lottie.
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Unified Retired to Lane's End
The multiple graded stakes winner Unified, a precocious grade 1-placed son of Candy Ride trained by Jimmy Jerkens, will stand for $10,000 in 2018 at Lanes End.
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The Pizza Man to Parade Sept. 16 at Arlington
The Pizza Man, winner of the 2015 Arlington Million XXXIII Stakes (G1T), will say his final farewell to Chicagoland racing fans Sept. 16 at Arlington International Racecourse.
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Will Bricks and Mortar Win Again in the Saranac?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Saranac Stakes (G3T) and Glens Falls Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga
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Champion Songbird Retired
Two-time Eclipse Award champion Songbird has been retired from racing after recent X-rays revealed damage to her hind suspensories and a bone chip, owner Rick Porter announced Aug. 31.
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Winx Aims to Match Zenyatta's 19 Straight Wins
While Winx lost some races earlier in her career in 2014-15, she could match Zenyatta's run of 19 straight wins with a victory in Saturday's Chelmsford.
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Churchill Downs Adds European Path to Derby
Churchill Downs is eager to stimulate added international interest in next year's Kentucky Derby through the creation of a path to gain a berth for horses based in Europe and the expansion of its current series for Japan's top dirt horses.
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Look Back: Tomy Lee Cruises to Del Mar Futurity Win
In conjunction with Tom Hall's Throwback Thursday features in BloodHorse Daily, BloodHorse.com each Thursday will present corresponding race stories from the pages of the magazine. This week is a recap of the 1958 Del Mar Futurity won by *Tomy Lee.
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California Takeout Increase Falls Short
Since California lawmakers approved a takeout hike effective for the 2011 racing season, the price increase on horseplayers has failed to deliver projected purse increases and has been followed by reduced handle and race days.
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Grade 1 Winner Decked Out Returns in John C. Mabee
How Decked Out handles a nine-month layoff remains to be seen in the $200,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) at Del Mar, with potential runs in the Rodeo Drive (G1T) and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) in her future.
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Keeneland September Book 1 Showcase
Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale features a selection of outstanding international pedigrees
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An Abbreviated History of Absolute Insurer Rule
Bob Heleringer, a Louisville, Ky., attorney and former racing official who has taught equine regulatory law at the University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, looks at the legal history of Absolute Insurer rule.
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Pure Silver Looks to Stay Perfect in Spinaway
Pure Silver will try to extend her unbeaten record when she takes on four other juvenile fillies in the $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Sept. 2.
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Catholic Boy Prevails in With Anticipation
In his second start, Robert LaPenta's Catholic Boy posted a 12-1 upset, rallying from midpack to take the $150,000 With Anticipation Stakes (G3T) for 2-year-olds by one length Aug. 30 at Saratoga Race Course.
