First Winner for Freshman Sire Rattlesnake Bridge
Little Bridge became Rattlesnake Bridge's first winner Aug. 25 at Gulfstream Park in her first start, taking a $50,000, five-furlong maiden special weight by a neck in 1:00.28.
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Former Jockey John K "J.K." Adams Dead
John K. "J.K." Adams, a fixture on the Mid-Atlantic circuit who rode 1981 champion sprinter Guilty Conscience, has passed away at the age of 62.
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RMTC, Horsemen React to Kentucky Court Decision
With a Kentucky judge agreeing with many concerns about equine medication and testing policies raised in recent years by horsemen, the industry group that shapes that policy—the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium—defended its approach.
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Rested Tapwrit Seeks To Land Travers Knockout
For the first time in months, Tapwrit is coming into a race rested. And if the classic winner lands another power punch in the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), it might be the hit that sends the rest of his division sprawling.
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Rachel Thriving Eight Years After Woodward
Rachel Alexandra was led out of her barn, her coat glistening and dappled and a bit lighter than when she was racing. As she stood placidly in the morning sun, she was not bothered in the slightest by the two visitors fawning over her.
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Marsha Catches Lady Aurelia in Nunthorpe Upset
Jockey Frankie Dettori raised an arm in celebration after driving Lady Aurelia past the finish in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) Aug. 25 at York but the jubilation proved premature as the camera found Marsha's closing lunge had her home first.
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British Horseracing Authority Reviews Steward Model
The BHA has launched a formal industry consultation regarding the future model for racecourse stewarding in Britain.
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Paradise Woods Makes Her Return in Torrey Pines
Paradise Woods followed her record-breaking Santa Anita Oaks (G1) victory with a trying effort as the favorite in the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Trio of Graded Winners Entered for Shared Belief Stakes
While the Travers Stakes (G1) will occupy much of the racing world's attention Aug. 26, across the continent another group of 3-year-olds looking to make a bigger splash a couple races down the line will square off in the Shared Belief Stakes.
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CHRB Advances Jockey Suspension Proposal
The California Horse Racing Board Aug. 24 advanced a proposal that would set minimum jockey suspension guidelines for careless riding infractions in the state.
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NYTHA General Nominating Meeting Set for Aug. 29
NYTHA’s General Nominating Meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 29, in the tent behind the Recreation Hall on Union Ave., at Saratoga Race Course.
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Fasig-Tipton Expands October Sale by a Day
The Lexington sale will now be held Oct. 23-26.
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NYRA, FOX Sports Extend TV Deal Three Years
The New York Racing Association announced Aug. 24 a three-year extension of the television programming deal with FOX Sports to broadcast NYRA's flagship TV program Saratoga Live on FS2.
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Looking Back 30 Years to the 1987 Travers
The cast of the 1987 Travers Stakes (G1) rivaled any group that had been assembled to that point, and since, with seven grade 1 winners and the winners of that year's classic races shooting for the Mid-Summer Derby.
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Diplomat Delivers Upset in New York Turf Writers Cup
Kate and Bernie Dalton are a formidable wife-husband, trainer-jockey combination, especially at Saratoga.
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Half Brother to Uncle Mo to Join Climax Stallions
Editorial, a 3-year-old half brother to top sire Uncle Mo, has been acquired by Climax Stallions and will join the stallion roster for the 2018 breeding season. Stud location and fee for Editorial are to be determined.
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Five New Members Elected to The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club today announced the election of five new members: Chester Broman, Louis Cella, Kenny Troutt, Vinnie Viola, and Kevin Warsh.
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Lady Eli Bids Farewell to Saratoga in Ballston Spa
Nearly three years to the day after her debut, Lady Eli will try and end her time at the Spa in the same fashion it began when she breaks from the inside post in a field of six for the $400,000 Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa Stakes (G2T) Aug. 26.
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'Big E' Out for Iselin Conquest
Front-running Conquest Big E figures to have the pace edge Aug. 26 at Monmouth Park in the $100,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3). The 4-year-old stiffest challenge figures to come from Will Farish's classy Eagle.
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A Horse-by-Horse Analysis of the Travers Stakes
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.
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Wonder Woman: Enable Strikes Again in Yorkshire Oaks
Juddmonte Farms' superstar filly Enable (GB) shot straight to the lead in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks (G1) Aug. 24, made all the going and romped home first by five lengths.
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Bridges to Second Careers: Certifying OTTB Trainers
In RRP's recently released annual report, one idea the organization deemed a potential area of future expansion was a trainer certification program for those experienced in retraining OTTBs.
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Look Back: Heavenly Prize Dominates 1995 John A. Morris
This week is a recap of the 1995 John A. Morris Handicap (G1) (now the Personal Ensign Stakes) won by Heavenly Prize.
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Cupid Holds Off Curlin Rules to Win Brubaker
Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, and Derrick Smith's Cupid may not have performed as well as expected at 2-5 odds in the $75,000 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes Aug. 23 at Del Mar, but the stakes try Wednesday was not the goal.
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Danzing Candy Carries Win Streak to Pat O'Brien
Similarly to Collected, Halo Farms and Jim and Dianne Bashor's Danzing Candy has given his Hall of Fame trainer signals that he's more than ready for the $200,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (G2) Aug. 26 at Del Mar.
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Paulassilverlining Brings Best Form Into Ballerina
The pro-tem leader of the female sprint division puts her four-race win streak on the line Aug. 26 when she breaks from post 3 in a field of seven entered for the $500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes (G1) going seven furlongs at Saratoga Race Course.
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Strong European Duo Head Sword Dancer Field
Niarchos family homebred Erupt is eyeing three consecutive years of grade/group 1 victories.
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Practical Joke Cuts Back for H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
Perfect in four one-turn races, Practical Joke will try to extend that streak when he cuts back in distance for the seven-furlong H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1) Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Farhh Gets First Black-Type Winner in Group Stakes
Dalham Hall Stud's freshman sire Farhh checked off two milestones at once getting his first stakes winner and first group winner in the same outing when Wells Farhh Go took the Aug. 23 Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (G3) at York in England.
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Songbird Set to Regain Form in Personal Ensign
Owner Rick Porter has a number of reasons in his head as to why Songbird didn't look like Songbird in the Delaware Handicap (G1).
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Lady Aurelia Favored in Nunthorpe at York
Stonestreet Stables, George Bolton, and Peter Leidel's Lady Aurelia is the narrow favorite for the Aug. 25 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) at York's prestigious Ebor Festival, with Battaash close on her heels in the antepost markets.
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Drefong Aims for Bing Crosby Rebound in Forego
Looking to rebound from his last start July 29 in the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1), reigning champion sprinter Drefong will attempt to add another Saratoga Race Course grade 1 to his résumé in the $600,000 Forego Stakes (G1) Aug. 26.
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Contentious Travers Stakes on Tap
With all three individual classic winners set to start, along with six other graded stakes winners in the field of 12, the $1.25 million Travers (G1) could provide that long-awaited moment when the balance of power among the 3-year-old males shifts.
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Rhein, Green Combine to Form Empire Thoroughbreds
The two experienced horsemen have joined together under the banner of Empire Thoroughbreds to offer their bloodstock services for those looking to purchase Thoroughbreds privately or at public auction.
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Ulysses Handles Youngsters in Juddmonte International
A stretch battle between 3-year-old stars Barney Roy (GB) and Churchill (IRE) in the Aug. 23 Juddmonte International Stakes (G1) was eclipsed in the closing yards as Ulysses (IRE) swept by on their outside to left that duo well in his wake.
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Smiling Tiger Colt Tops Washington Yearling Sale
A colt by Smiling Tiger was sold for $67,000 to top the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association's summer yearling and mixed sale Aug. 22 in Auburn, Wash., that saw across-the-board declines.
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NBC Travers Coverage Highlights Busy Radio, TV Week
This week's horse racing television and radio coverage through the week leading up to NBC’s live broadcast of the Travers (G1) and Sword Dancer (G1T) stakes as compiled by America's Best Racing.
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What's Going On Here: Ring Around Saratoga
Alabama winner Elate's family comes full circle at the Spa
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The Week in Photos 8/22/2017
Pacific Classic, Alabama, Del Mar Oaks, Del Mar Mile, Del Mar Handicap, Lake Placid, Darley Prix Jean Romanet, Prix Morny, Play the King, Bob Ingham Warwick, Shadwell Prix De La Nonette, Prix Guillaume E'Orano Haras Du Logis Saint-Germain, and more.
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Juarez Buys Former Mount, Millionaire Valid
Jockey Nik Juarez kept tabs on his former mount, multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Valid, who was sold to new connections in January. Then he purchased the horse and retired him to a farm in Maryland, where he arrived Aug. 22.
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Tapwrit Favored on Travers Morning Line
Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) winner Tapwrit was installed as the 7-2 morning-line favorite in the field of a dozen sophomores entered for the $1.25 million Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1).
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KY Court Overturns Motion's Methocarbamol Positive
A Kentucky court overturned a 2015 methocarbamol positive against trainer Graham Motion, and in doing so called into question Kentucky's adoption of guidelines crafted by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.
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Astrology Colt Tops Minnesota Yearling Sale
Paced by an Astrology colt, the Aug. 21 Minnesota Thoroughbred Association's auction of Minnesota-bred yearlings saw a decline in gross, average, and median prices when compared with the 2016 edition.
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Massive Australian Interest in American Pharoah
The excitement of a glorious June 2015 Saturday in New York is still rippling through the racing world with the arrival of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in Australia.
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Smith to Donate Percentage of Travers Day Earnings
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith has made a pledge of 1% of his earnings from Travers Day Aug. 26, to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
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Top Filly Enable Back for Yorkshire Oaks
Juddmonte Farms' star homebred filly Enable, the dual Oaks winner and early favorite for this fall's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), is the overwhelming pick in the Aug. 24 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (G1) in the north of England.
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Centenary Sprint Cup Upgraded to Group 1 Status
Hong Kong's Centenary Sprint Cup has attained group 1 status ahead of the 2017/18 season and will carry a purse of HK$10 million, a HK$2 million increase that aligns its value with other group 1 events staged at Sha Tin Racecourse.
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Going Commando Fillies Top CTHS Manitoba Yearling Sale
Two daughters of Going Commando shared top billing during the Aug. 20 Canadian-bred yearling sale conducted by the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Manitoba Division), going for CAN$15,000 (US$12,000) each.
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New York-Breds Ready for Six Showcase Day Stakes
More than 100 New York-breds will take center stage at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 25 for New York Showcase Day, featuring an all state-bred card that includes six stakes worth $1.15 million.
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Operation Gelding Gets $10,000 Grant From AAEP
Operation Gelding supports 172 clinics in 33 states.
