Saratoga Day 16: Full Card Selections

By Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer Monday, August 7 Race 1: 6-3-2-8 Race 2: 2-4-12-11 Race 3: 5-3-4-2 Race 4: 8-9-7-3 Race 5: 3-1,1a-2-4 Race 6: 1-2-10-3 Race 7: 2-1-4-5 Race 8: 5-9-8-7 Race 9: 3-12-9-1,1a Value plays of the day: strong> Race 2 – Diamond Lil (6) to hit board Exacta Box...
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Gun Runner all business in impressive G1 Whitney victory

By Heather Pettinger —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimney’s Gun Runner delivered on his reputation as one of the top older males in the country, picking up his second straight Grade 1 with a 5 ¼-length score as the heavy 3-5...
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Saturday, August 5, 2017

By John Heims —- COOP TRIES HARDER SHORTENS UP IN SUNDAY’S TYRO Coop Tries Harder will try to make it two straight wins when he cuts back to one turn in Sunday’s $60,000 Tyro Stakes going five and a half furlongs on the Monmouth Park turf. The 2-year-old son of Gone Astray...
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Saratoga Day 15: Alydar Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 3) Alydar Stakes 4YO & UP 1&1/th Miles Post Time 2:07 EDT Mohaymen (1), McLaughlin/Alvarado; very pricey Tapit colt gets first time blinkers, a solid training angle for McLaughlin. Once promising gray hasn’t been right since his...
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Del Mar Stable Notes Aug 5, 2017

By Dna Smith —- BALTAS HOPEFUL OF BACK-TO-BACK LA JOLLA SCORES Trainer Richard Baltas will be aiming to annex the Grade III $150,000 La Jolla Handicap for the second year in a row when he sends out Pioneer Lad in the 77th running of the event on Sunday. The 2016 La Jolla...
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Saratoga Stakes Recaps: Fasig-Tipton Lure, Fasig-Tipton Waya

By Michael Johnson —- Zennor captures Fasig-Tipton Lure in stakes debut SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Zennor captured the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure in his stakes debut with a perfect stalking trip, kicking away from all competitors in the stretch to hit...
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