Pure Silver looks to come up golden in G1 Spinaway

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ Pure Silver will attempt to stay undefeated, facing a talented field of juvenile fillies in the 126th running of the Grade 1, $350,000 Spinaway on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The winner...
Posted On 30 Aug 2017
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Saratoga: Gun Runner tops field of five in G1 Woodward

By Anthony Affrunti —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward will mark a year and six days since Gun Runner ran third behind Arrogate’s devastating 13 ½-length winning performance in the 2016 Travers. Since then, the 4-year-old son of Candy...
Posted On 30 Aug 2017
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Del Mar Stable Notes Aug 30, 2017

DMTC-NEWS —- EIGHT ENTERED IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I $300,000 DEL MAR DEBUTANTE A field of eight was entered Wednesday in Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Debutante, the race that determines the 2-year-old filly champion and is the penultimate of six Grade I events of the summer...
Posted On 30 Aug 2017
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Lady Aurelia to Train at Keeneland for Next Start in Breeders’ Cup

By Amy Owens —- Lady Aurelia to Train at Keeneland for Next Start in Breeders’ Cup Wesley Ward Recounts Filly’s Narrow Loss in Coolmore Nunthorpe LEXINGTON, KY (Aug. 28, 2017) – Keeneland-based trainer Wesley Ward said this morning that European champion Lady Aurelia would...
Posted On 30 Aug 2017
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Gun Runner Remains in First Position in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll; receives 33 out of 39 first-place votes

By Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- Gun Runner Remains in First Position in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll (receives 33 out of 39 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, August 28, 2017) – True to form, the old adage ‘grave yard of favorites’ reared its ugly head at Saratoga...
Posted On 30 Aug 2017
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West Coast invades Saratoga to give Baffert second straight G1 Travers

By Heather Pettinger —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – West Coast led every step of the way and drew off to a confident 3 ¼-length victory gives Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his second straight win in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers presented by NYRA Bets before an...
Posted On 26 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Day 33: Smart N Fancy Stakes

By Rick Francis —- RACE 9), 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Smart N Fancy S. Purse $100,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 5:40)/ 4:40/ 3:40/ 2:40 Paquita Coqueta (1), after setting quick but sensibly fast fractions, she faded badly here in the Caress;...
Posted On 26 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Race Course Notes August 25th 2017

NYRA RELEASE —- Baffert hopes for another banner day in New York Sadler’s Joy looking for good trip in G1 Sword Dancer Songbird’s connections sing her praises Travers Day can complete strong meet for McLaughlin ‘Grown up’ Gunnevera gunning for G1...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Day 32: 148th Running of the Grade 1 Travers Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 11), 1‚ Mile. Travers S. PRESENTED BY NYRA BETS. Grade I. Purse $1,250,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS Post Time: ( 5:44)/ 4:44/ 3:44/ 2:44 Cloud Computing (1), Brown/Castellano; Preakness winner battled into the Jim Dandy stretch but weakened to finish last...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Friday, August 25, 2017

By John Heims —- EAGLE SOARS INTO ISELIN LOOKING FOR ANOTHER GRADED STAKES SCORE Eagle returns to graded stakes company in search of another Grade 3 victory when he visits Monmouth Park for the first time against four rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Phillip H. Iselin Stakes...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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