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Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview What did we learn when the top two finishers in the Travers were basically turf horses? Not much. Catholic Boy and Mendelssohn hit the front at the start of the mile-and-a-quarter “Midsummer Derby” at Saratoga in upstate New York and...

DMTC News – From the Wire DAY 28 PAT O’BRIEN FIELD IN FLUX WITH STAR SCRATCHES CONTEMPLATED Reigning Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion Roy H and Ransom the Moon, winner of the 2017 and 2018 Bing Crosby Stakes, are potential scratches from Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 P...

By Rick Francis —- Race 6) Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes 3yo 7 Furlongs Post Time 2:23 EDT 1) Promises Fulfilled, (Romans/Saez); dominated the Grade 3 Amsterdam in last, will fire again. o 8) Firenze Fire, (Servis/Ortiz, I); his G3 Dwyer victory last out proved the...

NYRA RELEASE —- Brown’s 1-2 punch of Good Magic and Gronkowski ready to tackle Grade 1 Runhappy Travers Abel Tasman looks to leave her mark in G1 Personal Ensign Travers victory would ‘check all the boxes’ for Tenfold owner Winchell Catholic Boy goes...

By Rick Francis —- Race 11) 149th Grade 1 Travers Stakes 3yo 1&1/4 Miles Post Time 5:44 EDT Good Magic (9), Brown/Ortiz, J; Curlin colt finally found his stride last out drawing clear of six rivals in the G1 Haskell. 2017’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion...

By Ryan Martin —- Mentally Maturing Moonlit Garden Gives Davis First Stakes Win · Hotshot Anna Probable for Grade II Presque Isle Downs Masters MENTALLY MATURING MOONLIT GARDEN GIVES DAVIS FIRST STAKES WIN Moonlit Garden has been somewhat of a work in progress for trainer...

By David Joseph —- Sweetontheladies Looking to Score in Saturday’s Benny The Bull Race Attracts Mr. Jordan, Splash Rules HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Sweetontheladies returns to action at Gulfstream Park in the $75,000 Benny The Bull Saturday after adding ‘Grade 1 stakes-placed’...

By Matt Pappis TSV Staff Writer —- Post Time: (11:35)/10:35/ 9:35/ 8:35 1: 5-6-1 2: 2-4-5 3: 6-1-5 4: 1-7-3-8-9-10-11 5: 1-4-2-8 Race 6) Grade I Allen Jerkens Still Having Fun (7): Should get the same pace set up he got on Belmont day to win vs a few in this group. Firenze...

DMTC News – From the Wire DAY 27 VAN DYKE CONTINUES ON A ROLL TO AGENT’S QUIET DELIGHT Brad Pegram has been a jockey agent for 20 years. He’s booked mounts for Danny Sorenson, Frank Alvarado, Kent Desormeaux, David Flores, Martin Garcia and currently Mike Smith and Drayden...

NYRA RELEASE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes O’Brien trainees Mendelssohn, Seahenge gallop over Saratoga main track for first time since arriving from Ireland Jim Dandy winner Tenfold takes ‘home track advantage’ into G1 Travers Catholic Boy looks to make...