Saratoga Day 26: Grade 1 Alabama Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 9), 1‚ Mile. ™Alabama-G1 Alabama S. Grade I. Purse $600,000 FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD. Post Time: ( 5:40)/ 4:40/ 3:40/ 2:40 ADVANCED FORECAST: Isolated Thunderstorms, High 83 Low 62. New Money Honey (1), 4-time Graded Stakes winner on the turf...
Posted On 19 Aug 2017
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Del Mar: Arrogate to rebound in G1 Pacific Classic

By Rick Francis —- Race 8) 1‚ Mile. PacifcCl-G1 $1 Million TVG Pacific Classic S. Grade I. Purse $1,000,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: 8:45/ 7:45/ 6:45/( 5:45) ADVANCED FORECAST: Increasing Clouds, High 74 Low 6 Royal Albert Hall (1),claimed to the Mulhall...
Posted On 19 Aug 2017
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Friday, August 18, 2017

By John Heims —- TRICKY ESCAPE REVISITS MONMOUTH TURF IN VIOLET Tricky Escape returns to graded stakes action in her second try over the Monmouth Park turf against eight fillies and mares in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Violet Stakes, going a mile and an eighth. The...
Posted On 18 Aug 2017
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New Money Honey looks to cash in on switch to dirt in G1 Alabama

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ New Money Honey will look to parlay her success on the turf to the main track when she makes her dirt debut in the 137th running of the $600,000 Alabama for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at...
Posted On 18 Aug 2017
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Friday, August 18

By Bailey Gallison —- · Oscar Performance Writes Part for Breeders’ Cup Sequel · Valdivia Scores 100th Win of the Season Thursday OSCAR PERFORMANCE WRITES PART FOR BREEDERS’ CUP SEQUEL Amerman Racing’s homebred Oscar Performance cemented his standing as one of the top...
Posted On 18 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- Pletcher triumvirate beats the rain in final G1 Travers preps Gunnevera drills five furlongs for Travers ‘No excuses’ for Mind Your Biscuits, on to G1 Forego Giuseppe the Great puts in final breeze for Travers Beasley back in action with Thursday...
Posted On 18 Aug 2017
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Del Mar Stable Notes Aug 18, 2017

DMTC NEWS —- CASSE SENDS TWO FOR ‘OTHER THAN’ PACIFIC CLASSIC STAKES The focus of trainer Mark Casse’s operation is east of the Mississippi and in Canada. But the Indiana native who has become one of the most successful Thoroughbred conditioners in North America – No. 5 in...
Posted On 18 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Day 25: Skidmore Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 4), 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Skidmore S. Purse $100,000 FOR TWO YEARS OLD Post Time: ( 2:40)/ 1:40/12:40/11:40 Mentality (1), Ward/Santana; out of Freud and then field’s lone filly, posted a hard earned gate-to-wire victory in her debut over the...
Posted On 17 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Day 24: Union Ave. Stakes; Early & Late Pick-4 Selections

Thursday, August 17 Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- Race 1: 1-6-3-5 Race 2: 10-5-8-2 Race 3: 3-4-6-2 Race 4: 6-2-1-9 Race 5: 7-10-1-6 Race 6: 2-3-4-1 Race 7: 4-10-1-2 Race 8: Union Ave Stakes 2-1-5-3 Race 9: 1-2-8-5 Early Pick 4 (Races 2-5) 5,8,10 w/ 3,4 w/ 1,2,6,9 w/ 1,7,10...
Posted On 16 Aug 2017
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Del Mar Stable Notes Aug 16, 2017

DMTC News – From the Wire —- ARROGATE’S A CLASSIC ‘OUTSIDER’ AND THAT’S FINE WITH BAFFERT Arrogate drew the outside post and was established as the even-money morning line favorite as a field of eight was entered for Saturday’s 27th running of the Grade I $1 million...
Posted On 16 Aug 2017
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