Saratoga Race Course Notes August 25th 2017

NYRA RELEASE —- Baffert hopes for another banner day in New York Sadler’s Joy looking for good trip in G1 Sword Dancer Songbird’s connections sing her praises Travers Day can complete strong meet for McLaughlin ‘Grown up’ Gunnevera gunning for G1...
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Saratoga Day 32: 148th Running of the Grade 1 Travers Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 11), 1‚ Mile. Travers S. PRESENTED BY NYRA BETS. Grade I. Purse $1,250,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS Post Time: ( 5:44)/ 4:44/ 3:44/ 2:44 Cloud Computing (1), Brown/Castellano; Preakness winner battled into the Jim Dandy stretch but weakened to finish last...
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Friday, August 25, 2017

By John Heims —- EAGLE SOARS INTO ISELIN LOOKING FOR ANOTHER GRADED STAKES SCORE Eagle returns to graded stakes company in search of another Grade 3 victory when he visits Monmouth Park for the first time against four rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Phillip H. Iselin Stakes...
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Saratoga Stakes Picks – Grade 1’s Forego and Sword Dancer

Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer Race 9) 7 furlongs, Forego G1, $600,000 for three-year-olds and up Post Time: ( 4:12)/ 3:12/ 2:12/ 1:12) Sleepwalkin’ Dude (1), Jacobson/Bravo; millionaire winner now seven years old; small piece is likely topside finish for him. Ross (2),...
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Del Mar Stable Notes: Danzing Candy Suffers Injury, To Be Retired

DMTC NEWS —- Danzing Candy, the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes, suffered a career-ending fracture to an ankle Friday morning during a routine gallop on the eve of the race. “Just took a bad step,” owner Ted Aroney, said by...
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Saratoga: Travers Day Full-Card Selections

By Matt Pappis, TSV Staff Writer —- Race 1: 8-6-2-5 Race 2: 1-3-8 Race 3: 9-10-8-5 Race 4: 8-4-3 Race 5: 10-7-8 Race 6) Grade I Personal Ensign Songbird (2): Her numbers don’t stack up to what she ran last year but she is the champ and they have to beat her. Forever...
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Arlington Barn Notes: Friday, August 25, 2017

By Bailey Gallison —- Postulation Proves a Winner for Runnymede Racing  What’s Up Dude Targets Next Synthetic Start  Arlington Adds Overnight Stakes to Schedule POSTULATION PROVES A WINNER FOR RUNNYMEDE RACING Three years after capturing the 2014 Grade I Arlington Million...
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