Cougar II Handicap Will Test Stamina Wednesday at Del Mar

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Stamina will be the order of the day Wednesday when Del Mar Thoroughbred Club presents the 69th running of the Grade III $100,000 Cougar II Handicap at a mile and one-half over the main dirt track. Woodford Racing’s Campaign, proven at the...
Posted On 23 Jul 2019
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MAXIMUM SECURITY CRACKS NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 22, 2019) – After withstanding oppressive heat and surviving an inquiry to prevail in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 20, Maximum Security gained another leg up on his sophomore male counterparts by...
Posted On 23 Jul 2019
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- • Gaffalione enjoying first taste of Spa life with ‘very special’ War of Will • War of Will dazzles in final breeze for G2 Jim Dandy presented by NYRA Bets • No hassle for the ‘Hof’: Hofburg makes a winning return at Saratoga •...
Posted On 20 Jul 2019
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Owner, breeder and philanthropist Marylou Whitney dies at age 93

By Pat McKenna —- Marylou Whitney; NYRA Photos SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Marylou Whitney, whose philanthropic initiatives and contributions to racing earned her the nicknames “Queen of Saratoga” and “Grand Dame of Saratoga” among other honors,...
Posted On 20 Jul 2019
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Handicapping the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational

By Rick Francis —- As neighboring tracks have cancelled their Saturday race cards due to excessive heat, the 51st running of the Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Invitational will go to post. MONMOUTH PARK Race 12) 1&1/8th Mile TVG.com Haskell Invitational S. OM HASKELL...
Posted On 19 Jul 2019
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Saratoga: My Italian Rabbi prevails in Stillwater thriller

By Najja Thompson —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Gold Square’s My Italian Rabbi won a stretch-long duel with post-time favorite Fierce Lady to capture Thursday’s $100,000 Stillwater, a six-furlong sprint for New York-bred juvenile fillies at Saratoga Race...
Posted On 18 Jul 2019
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- McGaughey leaning toward G1 Runhappy Travers with Code of Honor Argonne and Rinaldi stepping up for Bond Sky of Hook rebounding well; Not That Brady set for New York Derby Pacific Gale looking to blow away competition in G2 Honorable Miss Casse...
Posted On 18 Jul 2019
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Del Mar Stable Notes July 18, 2019

DMTC News – From the Wire —- CATAPULT FACES FIVE RIVALS IN EDDIE READ DEFENSE SUNDAY Woodford Racing’s Catapult, whose victory in the Grade II $250,000 Eddie Read Stakes secured the 2018 Top Grass Horse of the Meeting title, will take on five rivals in defense of the...
Posted On 18 Jul 2019
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Saratoga Friday Day 7: Grade 3 Lake George Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 9) 1 Mile. (Inner Turf) Lake George S. Grade III. Purse $150,000 INNER TURF FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD Post Time 5:51 EDT Trainer Chad Brown sends out a trio of sophomore fillies in the running of the Grade 3 Lake George Stakes, contested at a mile...
Posted On 18 Jul 2019
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Stronach 5: Three on the Turf for Friday’s Stronach 5

By David Joseph —- Three on the Turf for Friday’s Stronach 5 $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, 12-Percent Takeout Free Past Performances, All-Star Ticket LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will have another $100,000 guaranteed pool with races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park....
Posted On 18 Jul 2019
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