Stronach 5: $100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5 – All-Star Ticket

By David Joseph —- $100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5 All-Star Ticket¬¬, Free Past Performances, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park, will once again have a guaranteed pool of...
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ARLINGTON: SIMPLY BREATHLESS LOOKS TO MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW IN THE GIII MODESTY HANDICAP

By Grant LaGrange —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 11, 2019) – Cloros Bloodstock’s Simply Breathless will look to extend her win streak, which began last September at Ascot, to four wins in a row as she takes on nine others in the GIII Modesty Handicap at Arlington on...
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NYRA releases Belmont fall meet stakes schedule

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Belmont at the Big A from October 11 through October 27 Eight Breeders’ Cup qualifiers on tap for Belmont Fall Championship Meet ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced race dates for the 37-day Belmont...
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EL PICARO AIMS FOR FIRST NORTH AMERICAN WIN IN GIII ARLINGTON HANDICAP

By Grant LaGrange —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 11, 2019) – El Picaro, who is a multiple time GI winner in his native Chile, will be making his second start in the U.S on Saturday in the GIII Arlington Handicap which will be run at 1 3/16th-miles over the Arlington turf...
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Saratoga Day 2: Grade 3 Forbidden Apple Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Day 2 of the 2019 Saratoga race meet features a contest formerly run downstate at Belmont, the Grade 3 Forbidden Apple. A field of ten four-year-olds and up will test the inner turf for a one mile go; let’s take a look at the contenders. Race 9)...
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Brown seeks fifth G1 Diana win with strong foursome

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown finished off the Belmont meet with 18 stakes victories, three of which came in Grade 1 events. On Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, Brown will look to capture the first Grade 1 of the prestigious meet when...
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Romans hoping Everfast continues his upward trend in July 20 Haskell Invitational

By Tom Luicci —- DALE ROMANS HOPING EVERFAST’S LATE-RUNNING STYLE PROVES A GOOD FIT IN SPEED-LOADED HASKELL INVITATIONAL OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Dale Romans knows the TVG.com Haskell Invitational represents a significant challenge for Everfast. But it’s not as if ...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Mott gearing up to kick off Saratoga meet with Mitchell Road in G1 • War of Will could target G2 Jim Dandy; G1 Runhappy Travers remains possible • Mr Havercamp to the fore front in G3 Forbidden Apple • Listentoyourheart to target Rick Violette; Gucci...
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ECLIPSE AWARD WINNER GAME WINNER HEADS FIELD IN LOS ALAMITOS DERBY

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Game Winner, the champion 2-year-old of 2018, will make his first start since an extremely wide journey in the Kentucky Derby in the $150,000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Derby Saturday. Restricted to 3-year-olds and scheduled for 1 1/8...
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