Handicapping a Competitive Alabama Stakes
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.
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Saratoga, Del Mar to Offer All-Stakes Pick 4s
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced Aug. 17 an "All-Stakes Pick 4" with a partnership between Saratoga Race Course and Del Mar Racetrack on both Saturday, August 19 and Saturday, September 2.
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Salty Seeks Breakout Win in Alabama
After suffering three straight defeats at the hands of the multiple grade 1 winner Abel Tasman, Salty has a chance to snag a top-level score for herself in the 10-furlong Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
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Champion Classic Empire Back Training in Ocala
With the champion colt's notorious training issues again flaring up at Saratoga Race Course this summer, Classic Empire has been shipped to Winding Oaks Farm in Ocala to prepare for the Sept. 23 Pennsylvania Derby (G1).
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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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Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale: Francis Vanlangendonck
Summerfield Sales' Francis Vanlangendonck talks about the success of the Fasig-Tipton New York bred sale.
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Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale: Meg Levy
Bluewater Sales' Meg Levy talks about the first session of the Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred Yearling Sale.
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Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale: Shack Parrish
A satisfied Shack Parrish of Indian Creek talks about his consignment's first night.
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Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale: Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor talks about the Taylor Made consignment and her optimism about the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Preferred Yearlings sale. Sponsored by Taylor Made.
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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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Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale: Hanzly Albina
Hanzly Albina of Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services talks about his expectations for the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales
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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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Hendrickson Plans to Attract Next Gen to Hall of Fame
John Hendrickson, a successful businessman who is thoroughly immersed in the Thoroughbred world, hopes to modernize the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, making it more accessible to a younger generation.
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Comic-Con, SantaCon, Why Not Equestricon?
When it comes to Thoroughbred racing and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., too much, it seems, is never enough.
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Buy A Piece Of Secretariat, Dr. Fager, Arts and Letters
Why spend a million dollars on an untried yearling when you can buy a piece of history? We're not talking just any piece of history, but items that represent three superstars of The Turf, Secretariat, Dr. Fager, and Arts and Letters.
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McCraken Fires Bullet in Preparation for Travers
McCraken turned in one of his snappier breezes Aug. 10, when he covered four furlongs in :49.03 over the Oklahoma Training Track, the fastest of 31 drills at the distance Thursday.
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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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What's Going On Here: Horses And Horsepower
Auto and equine industries have some similarities
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Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Day 2 Recap
Claire Novak recaps day 2 of the Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sale including comments from Boyd Browning, Kerri Radcliffe, Davant Latham, and Brian Graves. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency.
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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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ABR: Gun Runner Rules on Whitney Day
Horse racing at its best was on display on Whitney Stakes Day at Saratoga. Gun Runner delivered a superstar performance in the Whitney while revelers made memories on another fantastic day at the Spa.
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Neolithic Gets Back to the Winner's Circle
The distance wasn't his preference and the longshot pacesetter wasn't folding up as expected. Nonetheless, Neolithic pressed forward and got his comeback victory over the Saratoga Race Course main track Aug. 5.
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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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Estrechada, Castellano Capture Waya Stakes
Only twice in his career has California-based Mike Puype put one of his charges on his plane to the Spa and both times, they have returned with graded stakes success.
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Bricks and Mortar Stays Perfect With Hall of Fame Win
The powerful turn of foot that carried Bricks and Mortar to victory in his first three starts kept him unbeaten in his toughest challenge to date as he ran by favorite Yoshida (JPN) in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T).
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Litfin: Rain Could be 'X' Factor in Whitney
There is terrific stakes action all over the map Aug. 5, which is Whitney Stakes (G1) Day at Saratoga Race Course and also West Virginia Derby (G3) Day at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort.
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Carina Mia Finds Her Luster in Shine Again
The form from the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) continued to hold up well as Carina Mia became the third next-out winner from that Belmont race when she made quick work of the Shine Again Stakes field at Saratoga for new trainer Chad Brown.
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All Eyes on Gun Runner in Whitney Stakes
With rain in the forecast and a rabbit entered to try and disrupt his rhythm, Gun Runner will no doubt elevate himself should the 4-5 morning-line favorite run to form in the Aug. 5 Whitney Stakes (G1) over 1 1/8 miles.
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What's Going On Here: Upset Minded
So what do we make of the beginning of the second half of the 2017 race season, where in the space of one week we’ve seen the defeats of Arrogate, Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing, Irish War Cry, and Timeline with nary a battle offered?
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Balanced Field Set for Hall of Fame Stakes
On the day a new set of Racing Hall of Fame inductees are installed, a few connections look to add to their resumes in the $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T) going 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4.
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Good Samaritan Springs Jim Dandy Upset
Hindsight proves the racing community should have been ready for Good Samaritan to do exactly what he did in the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course July 29
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El Deal the Real Deal in Alfred G. Vanderbilt
El Deal's first venture into grade 1 company resulted in a performance that was top-level at every point of call.
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Coal Front Continues Streak in Amsterdam
Winning his first two starts by a combined 9 1/4 lengths, Coal Front took another step forward in his short career when he extended his win streak to three races and picked up his first graded score in the $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (G2).
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Keen Ice Puts in Final Drill for Whitney
Donegal Racing and Calumet Farm's grade 1 winner Keen Ice completed his major preparations for the Aug. 5 $1.2 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course with a half-mile work July 29.
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Outplay Outclasses Competition in Curlin Stakes
The few erratic strides Outplay produced down the lane of the 1 1/8-miles test did little to deter from the dominant effort he was in the midst of, as the Todd Pletcher-trainee had little company during his 5 3/4-length win at Saratoga Race Course.
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Queen's Plate Winner Holy Helena Aiming for Alabama
Stronach Stable's homebred Queen's Plate winner Holy Helena has settled in at Jimmy Jerkens' Saratoga Race Course barn and is likely to make her Spa debut in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 19, her trainer said July 28.
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Looking for Longshots at Saratoga
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) and Vanderbilt Handicap (G1) at Saratoga.
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A. P. Indian Seeks Vanderbilt Repeat
A.P. Indian returns to top level company while seeking his first win of the year in a repeat bid for the grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga Race Course July 29 for trainer Arnaud Delacour and Green Lantern Stables.
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Paulassilverlining Shows Her Mettle in Honorable Miss
A brave front-end effort from Finley'sluckycharm ended up for naught over the Saratoga Race Course main track July 26 as multiple grade 1 winner Paulassilverlining just got up at the wire to capture the six-furlong Honorable Miss (G2).
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Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing Head Jim Dandy
In what will be their first starts since the second classic in Baltimore, Always Dreaming will try and make his last outing into an aberration, while Cloud Computing is out to reinforce his late-blooming upside.
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Equine Advocates to Honor Three at Annual Gala
The gala will be held on Thursday, Aug. 3rd at Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs.
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What's Going On Here: Next Up
The summer's two best meets began with buzz, but will they be able to sustain the momentum?
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Awesome Banner Posts Bullet Ahead of Vanderbilt
Awesome Banner had his final breeze, before shipping to Saratoga Race Course for the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1).
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Litfin: No Going Against Arrogate in San Diego
It's opening weekend at Del Mar and Saratoga Race Course, which is sort of like midsummer Christmas for anyone who follows Thoroughbred racing.
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HRRN Plans Race Coverage Saturday From Saratoga
HRRN Plans Race Coverage Saturday From Saratoga
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Saratoga Images from Widener Collection
Images from the Joseph Widener Collection taken at Saratoga Race Course.
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Will Antonoe Upset the Diana Stakes?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Diana Stakes (G1) and Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga.
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Abel Tasman Brings Form to Coaching Club American Oaks
The jump Abel Tasman has on her foes in terms of divisional supremacy can further grow July 23 when the daughter of Quality Road heads up a field of seven entered for the $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
