Dozen to be Inducted Into Hall as Pillars of the Turf
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's Pillars of the Turf Committee has elected 12 members to the Hall of Fame.
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
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| July 2018 | |||||
| Lake George S | $150,000 | 3yo, f | 8.5f T | ||
| Schuylerville S | $150,000 | 2yo, f | 6f | ||
| Diana S | $500,000 | 3&up, f/m | 9f T | ||
| Sanford S | $150,000 | 2yo, | 6f | ||
| Coaching Club American Oaks | $300,000 | 3yo, f | 9f | ||
| Caress S | $200,000 | 4&up, f/m | 5.5f T | ||
| Honorable Miss H | $200,000 | 3&up, f/m | 6f | ||
| A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase H | $150,000 | 4&up, | 16.5f T | ||
| John Morrissey S | $100,000 | 3&up, | 6.5f | ||
| Curlin S | $100,000 | 3yo, | 9f | ||
| Alfred G. Vanderbilt H | $350,000 | 3&up, | 6f | ||
| Amsterdam S | $200,000 | 3yo, | 6.5f | ||
| Bowling Green | $250,000 | 4&up, | 11f T | ||
| Jim Dandy S | $600,000 | 3yo, | 9f | ||
| Shuvee H | $200,000 | 3&up, f/m | 9f | ||
| Coronation Cup S | $100,000 | 3yo, f | 5.5f T | ||
| August 2018 | |||||
| Shine Again S | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 7f | ||
| Birdstone S | $100,000 | 3&up, | 14f | ||
| National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame | $200,000 | 3yo, | 8.5f T | ||
| Fasig-Tipton De La Rose S | $100,000 | 4&up, f/m | 8f T | ||
| Fasig-Tipton Lure S | $100,000 | 4&up, | 8.5f T | ||
| Fasig-Tipton Waya S | $200,000 | 3&up, f/m | 12f T | ||
| Longines Test S | $500,000 | 3yo, f | 7f | ||
| Whitney | $1,200,000 | 3&up, | 9f | ||
| Troy | $200,000 | 3&up, | 5.5f T | ||
| Alydar S | $100,000 | 4&up, | 9f | ||
| New York Stallion S | $100,000 | 3yo, | 8f T | ||
| Quick Call S | $100,000 | 3yo, | 5.5f T | ||
| New York Stallion S | $100,000 | 3yo, f | 8f T | ||
| Tale of the Cat S | $100,000 | 3&up, | 6f | ||
| Adirondack S | $200,000 | 2yo, f | 6.5f | ||
| Fourstardave H | $500,000 | 3&up, | 8f T | ||
| Saratoga Special | $200,000 | 2yo, | 6.5f | ||
| Saratoga Dew S | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 9f | ||
| Bolton Landing | $100,000 | 2yo, f | 5.5f T | ||
| Union Avenue S | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 6.5f | ||
| Skidmore S | $100,000 | 2yo, | 5.5f T | ||
| Alabama S | $600,000 | 3yo, f | 10f | ||
| Lake Placid | $300,000 | 3yo, f | 9f T | ||
| Summer Colony S | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 9f | ||
| Evan Shipman S | $100,000 | 3&up, | 9f | ||
| John's Call S | $100,000 | 3&up, | 13f T | ||
| New York Turf Writers Cup | $150,000 | 4&up, | 19f T | ||
| Riskaverse S | $100,000 | 3yo, f | 8f T | ||
| Albany S | $250,000 | 3yo, | 9f | ||
| Fleet Indian S | $200,000 | 3yo, f | 9f | ||
| Funny Cide S | $200,000 | 2yo, | 6.5f | ||
| West Point Presented by Trustco Bank | $150,000 | 3&up, | 8.5f T | ||
| Yaddo S | $150,000 | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | ||
| Seeking the Ante S | $200,000 | 2yo, f | 6.5f | ||
| Ketel One Ballerina S | $500,000 | 3&up, f/m | 7f | ||
| Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa | $400,000 | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | ||
| Forego | $600,000 | 3&up, | 7f | ||
| H. Allen Jerkens Memorial | $500,000 | 3yo, | 7f | ||
| Personal Ensign | $700,000 | 3&up, f/m | 9f | ||
| Sword Dancer | $1,000,000 | 3&up, | 12f T | ||
| Travers S | $1,250,000 | 3yo, | 10f | ||
| Smart N Fancy S | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 5.5f T | ||
| Better Talk Now S | $100,000 | 3yo, | 8f T | ||
| With Anticipation S | $150,000 | 2yo, | 8.5f T | ||
| P.G. Johnson S | $100,000 | 2yo, f | 8.5f T | ||
| Lucky Coin S | $100,000 | 4&up, | 5.5f T | ||
| September 2018 | |||||
| Glens Falls | $250,000 | 3&up, f/m | 11f T | ||
| Saranac S | $300,000 | 3yo, | 9f T | ||
| Spinaway S | $350,000 | 2yo, f | 7f | ||
| The Woodward | $750,000 | 3&up, | 9f | ||
| Prioress S | $250,000 | 3yo, f | 6f | ||
| Bernard Baruch H | $250,000 | 3&up, | 8.5f T | ||
| Hopeful S | $350,000 | 2yo, | 7f | ||
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Hofburg Enjoying Life at the Spa
There is one horse likely waiting for the Belmont Stakes who is tucked away far from the action, enjoying the tranquility of Saratoga Race Course and unwinding after an eventful trip in the soggy Run for the Roses.
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Reserved Seats on Sale for 2018 Saratoga meet
Single-day reserved seats available via Ticketmaster.com
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Writer Terese Karmel Dies
Writer Terese Karmel, who wrote several pieces for BloodHorse, died Dec. 26.
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New York Racing Association Releases 2018 Dates
The New York Racing Association, Inc. has released its 2018 racing calendar, which calls for 229 days of live thoroughbred action at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course.
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What's Going On Here: The List
Last weekend’s Wall Street Journal featured an article “101 Things to Do Before You Die (At Age 101). In that bent, we’ve thought this through and have come up with a few “Things to Do in Racing Before You Die:”
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What's Going On Here: Something's Missing
The big preps for this year’s Breeders’ Cup have come and gone. Yet, the three biggest names for the upcoming World Championships were conspicuously missing…and missing not just from races in October—but since Labor Day.
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Spa All-Sources Handle Jumps 4.4%
NYRA reports the 2017 Saratoga Race Course meeting handled a record $676 million in all-sources handle, eclipsing last year's mark by 4.4%.
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Pletcher, Ortiz, Dubb take Saratoga Titles
The Saratoga meet titles for 2017 go down the to the wire. Todd Pletcher takes his 13th trainer's title with 40 wins, which ties Chad Brown's mark set last year. Jose Ortiz wins second straight title at the Spa.
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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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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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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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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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Gun Runner the Target in Woodward Stakes
When Gun Runner heads to the starting gate for the Sept. 2 Woodward Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, he will be viewed as the star burning brightest among his peers.
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West Coast is Best in Travers Stakes
One year after champion Arrogate shipped in from California and turned the division on its ear with his win in the Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), West Coast emulated his stablemate when he registered a victory in the 1 1/4-mile test.
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Practical Joke Too Good in H. Allen Jerkens
Practical Joke remains unbeaten around one turn and added another top-level triumph to his resume when he ran down Takaful in the stretch to win the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 26.
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Ramon Dominguez Inducted into Saratoga Walk of Fame
The New York Racing Association welcomed three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez to the Saratoga Walk of Fame Aug. 25.
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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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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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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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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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What's Going On Here: Ring Around Saratoga
Alabama winner Elate's family comes full circle at the Spa
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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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Mind Your Biscuits on Track for Forego Start
Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits is officially on track for the Aug. 26 Forego Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course following his half-mile breeze over the Oklahoma training track the morning of Aug. 18.
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Always Dreaming Confirmed for Travers
Trainer Todd Pletcher saw three of his possible starters in the Travers Stakes (G1) breeze early the morning of Aug. 18, with Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming going four furlongs in company with Outplay, and Tapwrit also working a half-mile.
