Del Mar Stable Notes August 2, 2018

DMTC News – From the Wire DAY 12 LONG FREEWAY JOURNEY LEADS TO SORRENTO FOR SUMMERLAND Trainer Phil Hall loaded his undefeated two-year-old filly Summerland onto a van at Hastings Park, Vancouver, Canada, early in the morning a week ago Thursday and drove to a farm near...
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Big Dollar Bill produces money finish in upset Birdstone win

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Big Dollar Bill rallied from last to overtake three contenders from the outside in the stretch, outkicking 1-5 favorite Hardy Study to win the fourth running of the $100,000 Birdstone for 3-year-olds and up on Thursday at...
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018

By Tom Luicci —- SATURDAY’S COLLEEN AND TYRO STAKES FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS LOOM AS IMPORTANT TESTS FOR PROMISING YOUNG RUNNERS OCEANPORT, N.J. – With 2-year-old stakes races it’s all about finding out if the performance lives up to the potential. That’s exactly the case for...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- • G1 Whitney contender Tapwrit better ‘in the mix’ • St. Lewis taking two shots at Grade 1 glory on Saturday • Voodoo Song out of Lure, possible for G1 Fourstardave • Mott looking forward to added distance in Whitney for Good Samaritan • Asmussen...
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Top New York-breds Diversify, Mind Your Biscuits set to tangle in Grade 1, $1.2 million Whitney

By Heather Pettinger —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – On Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, one of thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious races will come down to a New York-style affair as New York-bred Horse of the Year candidates Diversify and Mind Your Biscuits top...
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Gulfstream: Nancysaidso Out to Make Statement in Saturday’s Desert Vixen

By David Joseph —- Stallion Cajun Breeze Well Represented in Florida Sire Stakes Record-Holder Gold to Saddle 5 Fillies for FSS Kickoff HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Cajun Breeze never won a stakes race during his 32-race career that had shown so much promise when he finished...
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Keeneland Catalogs 4,538 Yearlings for 2018 September Sale

By Amy Owens —- Book 1 covers first four sessions of 13-session auction LEXINGTON, KY (Aug. 1, 2018) – Keeneland announced today that 4,538 yearlings have been cataloged for the 75th annual Keeneland September Yearling Sale, the world’s most important sale of Thoroughbreds,...
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Gulfstream: Fully Loaded Ready to Fire in Saturday’s $100,000 Dr. Fager

By David Joseph —- Undefeated Colt Pinchin’s Latest Florida Sire Stakes Prospect HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Fully Loaded looms as a short-priced favorite in Saturday’s $100,000 Dr. Fager Division of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park on the strength of strong...
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Separationofpowers look to ace Saturday’s G1 Longines Test

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Separationofpowers will look to return to the impressive form she displayed as a juvenile on Saturday when she competes in the 93rd running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Longines Test for 3-year-old fillies...
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Grade 1, $1.2 million Whitney to headline Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing at Saratoga Race Course

NYRA RELEASE —- Enhanced screening protocols to be in place on Whitney Day; Breakfast and tram tour hours slightly modified SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The 91st running of the prestigious Grade 1, $1.2 million Whitney, one of North America’s premier races, will...
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