Grade 1 Alabama, Saratoga Derby Invitational Previews

By Ryan Martin —- Swiss Skydiver seeks first Grade 1 win in $500K Alabama SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver has established herself as one of the leading 3-year-old fillies in the country. On Saturday, she will attempt to build on her form...
Posted On 13 Aug 2020
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PNEUMATIC LOOKS TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN SATURDAY’S TVG.COM PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK

Monmouth Park Media Release —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – There may be a starter or two in Saturday’s TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park whose connections are coming down with a late case of “Derby fever” but Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen isn’t among them – at least not...
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‘Mucho’ Tops 7 Saturday in Del Mar’s Solana Beach

By Mac McBride —- George Krikorian’s homebred Mucho Unusual, who has been facing high-line graded stakes company for the past year, drops into a seemingly ideal spot against state-bred runners in Saturday’s $125,000 Solana Beach Stakes. Naturally, she figures to be a solid...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA Media Release —- Dr Post continues Saratoga work in hopes of potential G1 Kentucky Derby start; Moretti eyes G1 Woodward G1 Kentucky Derby hopeful Ny Traffic, G1 winner Math Wizard breeze Canada’s HOTY Starship Jubilee to return to the Spa for G1 $500K Diana...
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Keeneland to Offer 18 Stakes during 2020 Fall Meet in Lead-Up to Breeders’ Cup World Championships

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (Aug. 12, 2020) – Keeneland will be the focus of Thoroughbred racing this autumn when the track presents 18 stakes worth a total of $4,775,000 during its 2020 Fall Meet, to be held Oct. 2-24 ahead of the 37th Breeders’ Cup World Championships...
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CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO KENTUCKY DERBY HEALTH AND SAFETY OPERATIONS PLAN

By Darren Rogers —- Attendance Will Be Less Than 14% of Total Capacity from Event Record, Maximum of 40% of Seated Capacity; No General Admission; Infield Closed Temperature Checks, Medical Screenings, Physical Distancing, Face Coverings Mandated LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday,...
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KELLY BREEN TAKING AIM AT ANOTHER TRAINING TITLE AS MONMOUTH PARK MEET HITS MIDPOINT ON FRIDAY

Monmouth Park Media Release —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – In some ways, Kelly Breen is as surprised as anyone that he will reach the midpoint of the Monmouth Park meet atop the trainer standings and as the favorite to win the title. That’s because he originally thought he was too...
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Tiz the Law’s dominant Travers win secures top Derby contenders spot

on Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- If Tiz the Law stays healthy there is not a 3-year-old in the country that will beat him in this year’s Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. He proved that on Aug. 8 when he destroyed the...
Posted On 09 Aug 2020
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G1 Longines Test proves no challenge for Gamine

By NYRA Press Office SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The brilliant Gamine asserted her class once again on the NYRA circuit with a dominant performance in the Grade 1, $300,000 Longines Test on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, where she prevailed over Venetian Harbor in the 95th...
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Tiz the Law gives command performance in G1 Runhappy Travers

By NYRA Press Office SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Six horses lined up late on a picturesque summer afternoon Saturday at Saratoga Race Course to fight the law, and the Law won. Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law further entrenched himself as the leading 3-year-old in the...
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