Elate Dominates Alabama Stakes
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Elate ran down pacesetter It Tiz Well and drew off to a dominant victory in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Girvin, Cloud Computing Work at Saratoga
Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Girvin made his final work for the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) a swift one Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course, where he earned the bullet for five furlongs on the day.
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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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First Day of Equestricon Successful, Productive
The Saratoga Springs City Center was buzzing with activity Aug. 14, as the first convention for Thoroughbred racing enthusiasts opened with more than three dozen events on topics ranging from aftercare, to marketing, to the sport's greatest horses.
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Cairo Prince, Summerfield Top New York-Bred Sale
Airdrie Stud's Cairo Prince, Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck's Summerfield, and Vineyard Ventures were leading sire, consignor, and buyer, respectively, by gross at the Aug. 12-13 Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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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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Buffum, Bridgetown Get First Winners Aug. 9
Buffum. Bridgetown get first winners on debut at Delaware Park and Fingers Lakes Aug. 9. Buff's in Love and Lover's Leap also were the first starters for the sires.
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Two Out of Three Not Bad for Blake-Albina at Saratoga
Ron Blake and Hanzly Albina's consignment sold two fillies for $1.075 million at the Saratoga yearling sale. A third filly, by Pioneerof the Nile, failed to meet its reserve after being bid to $385,000.
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Lothenbach Takes Buying Spree to Saratoga
Owner/breeder Bob Lothenbach bought five yearlings for $1.415 million. Three of his purchases are colts by More Than Ready, the sire of his multiple stakes winner Sonic Boom.
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WV Derby Runner-Up Game Over Likely for Travers
Owner Ron Paolucci could take another run at a big event or two at Saratoga Race Course before the meet is out.
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Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Day 1 Recap
Claire Novak recaps day 1 of the Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sale including comments from Ian Brennan, Craig Bandoroff and Boyd Browning. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency.
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Jacksons Go to $850,000 for Into Mischief Colt
Roy and Gretchen Jackson, who race as Lael Stable, bought Hip 98 during opening night at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale, an Into Mischief colt who is a half brother to graded stakes winners Ami's Holiday and Ami's Mesa.
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Repole, Eclipse Go to $900,000 for Medaglia d'Oro Colt
Mike Repole and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners bought the half brother to Santa Anita Derby (G1) runner-up Battle of Midway. The colt's dam is grade 1 winner Rigoletta, who is a sister to stakes-placed Evening Concerto.
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First Curlin Sold at Saratoga Brings $750,000
Juddmonte Farms, which had already bought two other yearlings, picked up a daughter of Purple Cat (Bluegrass Cat). Second dam produced grade 1 winner Sky Diva and Quick Little Miss.
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Classic Empire Targets Pennsylvania Derby
Champion Classic Empire will target the Sept. 23 Pennsylvania Derby (G1) instead of running in the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes (G1), trainer Mark Casse confirmed Aug. 7.
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Yearlings Out of Grade 1 Winners Stand Out at Saratoga
Seven youngsters entered in the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale carry the distinction of being out of grade 1-winning mares.
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Lone Maclean's Music Hip Showcased in Saratoga Sale
Taylor Made Sales Agency offers the lone Maclean's Music yearling at this year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale.
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Dilger's Yearling Quartet Strong on Firepower
Gerry Dilger brings a small consignment to this year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale through his Dromoland Farm—but he does not lack in firepower.
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Gun Runner Cruises in Whitney
Cruising for home on his lonesome under a confident ride from Florent Geroux, the 3-5 Steve Asmussen-trained favorite continued to draw away en route to a 5 1/4-length win over Keen Ice.
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American Gal Perfect in Test
Kaleem Shah's homebred American Gal landed the grade 1 victory she's been chasing Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Preview
Claire Novak previews the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, including comments from Mark Taylor of Taylor Made Sales and footage of some of the horses to watch at the sale. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
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Ring Weekend, On Leave Head Turf Stakes at the Spa
Ring Weekend will return to the site of his track record-setting effort when he headlines the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure Stakes Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course, while On Leave heads the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton De La Rose.
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Faypien, American Gal Ship East for Test Stakes
Faypien, a Ghostzapper filly, will step to the top level in the Longines Test Stakes (G1) in pursuit of her fourth straight win.
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Bidding on Belmont Land Allowed; NHL Team Interested
A state panel that monitors the New York Racing Association gave its OK for another round of bidding to commence for development of up to approximately 43 acres at Belmont Park.
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Paulassilverlining Tops Honorable Miss Handicap
By the Moon, Paulassilverlining, and Finley'sluckycharm are all seeking to extend their current stakes win streaks in a field of five for the 26th running of the $200,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (G2) July 26 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Lady Eli Runs 'One of Her Greatest Races to Date'
An incident at the start and a stewards' inquiry into the stretch run did not deter Lady Eli from her fifth grade 1 victory
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Retired Trainer Corbellini Dies at Age 84
Bill Corbellini, who piled up wins in New York and Florida as a successful claiming trainer from the late 1960s through the early 1980s, died July 12 at the age of 84 in Dallas.
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TOBA July Member of the Month
Joe Appelbaum owns nearly 70 horses, including some in partnership; about 22 of these are broodmares.
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Keen Ice Blows By Shaman Ghost in Suburban
Keen Ice, racing for the first time since his seventh-place finish in the March 25 Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1), overpowered 1-2 favorite Shaman Ghost by three lengths.
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Mind Your Biscuits Tends to Business in Belmont Sprint
The New York-bred took jockey Joel Rosario on a spin around Big Sandy and cruised to an easy $350,000 payday in the Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes (G2).
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Practical Joke Heads Compact Dwyer Group
Set to make his first start since finishing fifth in the May 6 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence's Practical Joke will lead a field of five in the $400,000 Dwyer Stakes (G3) July 8 at Belmont Park.
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Brown Quartet Out to Corner Market in Belmont Oaks
The breadth and depth of trainer Chad Brown's turf distaffers will be front and center this Saturday as his arsenal leads the 12-horse lineup set to go to post in the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T).
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Three Trustees Named to National Museum of Racing Board
Jimmy Bell, Christopher Boehning, and G.D. Hieronymus join the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame board of trustees.
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New York Discusses Race-Day Lasix Rules
With one regulator openly worrying that the racing industry is "breeding bleeders," the New York State Gaming Commission is moving to take a fresh look at possible new rules governing the future use of furosemide.
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F-T Saratoga Offering 12 From Scat Daddy's Last Crop
Select yearling sale cataloged five colts and seven fillies that will sell Aug. 7-8 at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Mind Your Biscuits Emerges Well From Bullet Work
Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits emerged from a June 23 bullet breeze in good shape as he nears his stateside return in the $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship (G2).
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Migliore to Leave Position at NYRA TV
Richard Migliore is leaving his position at NYRA TV following the July 8 card at Belmont Park, the retired jockey and current racing analyst announced June 16.
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The Week in Photos 6/13/2017
Belmont, Mohegan Sun Metropolitan, Woodford Reserve Manhattan, Ogden Phillps, Acorn, Longines Just A Game, New York, Woody Stephens, Brooklyn Invitational, True North, Belmont Gold Cup Invitationals, Jaipur Invitational and more.
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West Coast Best in Easy Goer
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert brought West Coast to the East Coast ready to rumble, and the son of Flatter impressed like a 9-5 choice should June 10 in the $150,000 Easy Goer Stakes at Belmont Park.
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Epicharis Out of Belmont Stakes
Epicharis, who traveled from Japan to contest the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1), was a vet scratch the morning of the race June 10, after he failed to train several days in a row at Belmont Park.
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Red Cardinal Invades for Belmont Gold Cup Score
Australian Bloodstock's Red Cardinal (IRE) invaded Belmont Park June 9 and claimed the $400,000 Belmont Gold Cup (G3T) with a strong turn of foot.
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Pletcher Aims for Second 2017 Classic Win
After capturing the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) with Always Dreaming, trainer Todd Pletcher will try to close out the Triple Crown season with another classic victory when he sends out Tapwrit and Patch in the Belmont Stakes.
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Pompa Primed With Met Mile Duo
Rally Cry will be joined in the Met Mile starting gate by his multiple graded stakes winning stablemate Tommy Macho, making his first start since a third-place finish in the Carter (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack in April.
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Patience Could Pay Off for Team Divisidero in Manhattan
Divisidero has been given significant time off throughout his career, and rewarded his connections for it.
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Celestine Seeks Title Defense in Just a Game
The daughter of Scat Daddy was purchased last year by Moyglare Stud Farm for $2.55 million at the Keenland November breeding stock sale, and is now trained by Christophe Clement.
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West Coast Invades Easy Goer for Baffert
Two starts back, the 3-year-old son of Flatter missed by a neck to Belmont Stakes (G1) contender Senior Investment in the April 15 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3) after drawing clear in the stretch.
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LaPenta Brings New York Flavor to Belmont Stakes
Robert LaPenta, who dethroned Big Brown in 2008 with longshot Da' Tara, hopes to score his second Belmont Stakes victory as one of the co-owners of Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapwrit.
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Irish War Cry, Hollywood Handsome to Belmont
Both Isabelle de Tomaso's homebred Irish War Cry and Mark and Nancy Stanley’s Hollywood Handsome have been confirmed for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) June 10 at Belmont Park.
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Justin Phillip Gets First Winner in a Romp
New York-bred What a Catch wins first start by 5 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park.
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Oscar Performance, Good Samaritan Head Pennine Ridge
Amerman Racing's Oscar Performance looks to recapture his 2016 form as part of a field of eight 3-year-olds in the $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G3T) going 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf at Belmont Park June 3.
