Triple Crown-tested Hofburg stands tall in Friday’s Curlin

NYRA RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte Farm’s Hofburg could strike an imposing figure in the $100,000 Curlin at Saratoga Race Course as he looks to use Friday’s stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles as a springboard to next month’s Grade...
Posted On 24 Jul 2018
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Navy Commander Ready For Big Test in Sunday’s Haskell

By Tom Luicci —- NAVY COMMANDER TO FACE HIS TOUGHEST TEST YET IN SUNDAY’S BETFAIR.COM HASKELL INVITATIONAL OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Robert “Butch” Reid knows exactly what he’s up against in sending Navy Commander to his first graded stakes test in Sunday’s betfair.com...
Posted On 24 Jul 2018
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Saratoga Race Course Notes: July 23, 2018

NYRA RELEASE —- • Monomoy Girl has trainer Brad Cox excited for future landing spots • Midnight Bisou exits G1 Coaching Club American Oaks in good order • Rain won’t deter Manitoulin from G2 Bowling Green; Hawkish aimed at fall campaign • Australian import Sarrasin...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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Experience a trackside tradition during Breakfast at Saratoga, presented by CDTA

NYRA RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will invite racing fans to continue a summer tradition during Breakfast at Saratoga, presented by the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA). Breakfast at Saratoga welcomes...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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Del Mar: Hoppertunity Packs Highweight of 125 Pounds in Cougar II Handicap

DMTC News – From the Wire Hoppertunity, who at the relatively advanced Thoroughbred age of seven continues to win races in top company while adding to his bankroll of almost $4.7 million, will carry highweight of 125 pounds Wednesday in the Grade III $100,000 Cougar II...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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Pick 6 carryover of $69k at Saratoga Race Course on Monday

NYRA RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Sunday’s Pick 6 sequence went unsolved on Sunday when Quaff (No.1, $18.40) rallied late in the stretch Sunday at Saratoga Race Course, triggering a carryover of $69,580 when live racing resumes on Monday. Sunday’s...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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Gulfstream: Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Swells to $449,228

By David Joseph —- Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Swells to $449,228 Tyler Gaffalione Rides Three Winners HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved at Gulfstream Park Sunday, producing a $449,228 carryover jackpot for Thursday’s 10-race twilight...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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OHIO DERBY WINNER CORE BELIEFS HEADED TO HASKELL TO TAKE ON GOOD MAGIC AND BRAVAZO ON JULY 29

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – As much as trainer Peter Eurton would have liked to have found a softer spot as the next start for Ohio Derby winner Core Beliefs, owner Gary Broad had other ideas. So Eurton announced today that the colt is heading East for the...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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Del Mar Stable Notes: Espinoza Suffers Fractured Vertebra in Training Spill

DMTC News —- DAY 5 ESPINOZA INJURED, BOBBY ABU DHABI DIES IN WORKOUT ACCIDENT Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital with undetermined injuries after his mount, Bobby Abu Dhabi, suffered an apparent heart attack and died on the track...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Sunday, July 22, 2018

By Ryan Martin —- • E.T. Baird Returns to Winner’s Circle • Platinum Warrior Pointing for Grade I Secretariat • DiVito in California State of Mind, Ships Seven to Del Mar E.T. BAIRD RETURNS TO WINNER’S CIRCLE After a year and a half hiatus from race riding, jockey E.T....
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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