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DMTC- News from the Wire —- EIGHT STAKES COULD MAKE FOR A DELICIOUS FINAL WEEK OK, everybody, get ready for the big finish. That’s the expectation around the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club with the 80th summer meeting’s final week upcoming next Wednesday through Labor Day a week...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE — Annals of Time prevails in G1 Sword Dancer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Annals of Time came from far off the pace to capture the 45th running of the Grade 1, $850,000 Sword Dancer and complete his comeback from an injury that sidelined him for almost...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Even after Horologist won her first start by 20¾ lengths last year, doing so against colts, octogenarian trainer John Mazza held off on declaring his filly to be something special. There’s no need to do so any longer. Jersey-bred...

By Jon Forbes —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mind Control made a determined rally to win the Grade 1, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens presented by Runhappy in a four-way photo on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Backed as the 10-1 second choice in the field of nine, Mind...

By Brian Bohl —- Code of Honor; Chelsea Durand/NYRA Photo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Shug McGaughey won his first Travers in 21 years and joined a select group of Hall of Fame conditioners with his fourth “Mid-Summer Derby” triumph when Code of Honor...

By Rick Francis —- SARATOGA Race 9) Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes Post Time 4:12 EDT 3) She’s a Julie (Asmussen/Santana); 4-year-old filly has finished behind a couple of these in her last two starts, including a last out third in the G3 Shuvee; a sneaky quick work...

By Rick Francis —- SARATOGA Race 5) Grade 1 Forego Stakes Post Time 1:48 EDT 5) Bon Raison (Martin/Ortiz, J.); rallied from the rear to win the Tale of the Cat here earlier this month, his second straight strong closing effort. 4-year-old out of Raison d’Etat owns a...

DMTC News from the Wire —- FUENTES KEEPS HIS CAREER PATH MOVING UPWARD HERE The annual earnings numbers provided by Equibase for jockey Ruben Fuentes show a steadily upward trend: $179,087 in 2016, $739,102 in 2017, $1,571,604 last year and $2,170,054 approaching the...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith looking for a fifth Travers win on long shot Chess Chief Not That Brady to try to emulate dam Lisa’s Booby Trap in Albany Preservationist works Thursday for G1 Woodward; stablemate gets ‘Green Light’ for...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday, Sept. 14 at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the $200,000 Iroquois (Grade III) for...