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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Saratoga Stakes Picks – Grade 1’s Forego and Sword Dancer

Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer Race 9) 7 furlongs, Forego G1, $600,000 for three-year-olds and up Post Time: ( 4:12)/ 3:12/ 2:12/ 1:12) Sleepwalkin’ Dude (1), Jacobson/Bravo; millionaire winner now seven years old; small piece is likely topside finish for him. Ross (2),...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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Del Mar Stable Notes: Danzing Candy Suffers Injury, To Be Retired

DMTC NEWS —- Danzing Candy, the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes, suffered a career-ending fracture to an ankle Friday morning during a routine gallop on the eve of the race. “Just took a bad step,” owner Ted Aroney, said by...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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Saratoga: Travers Day Full-Card Selections

By Matt Pappis, TSV Staff Writer —- Race 1: 8-6-2-5 Race 2: 1-3-8 Race 3: 9-10-8-5 Race 4: 8-4-3 Race 5: 10-7-8 Race 6) Grade I Personal Ensign Songbird (2): Her numbers don’t stack up to what she ran last year but she is the champ and they have to beat her. Forever...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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Arlington Barn Notes: Friday, August 25, 2017

By Bailey Gallison —- Postulation Proves a Winner for Runnymede Racing  What’s Up Dude Targets Next Synthetic Start  Arlington Adds Overnight Stakes to Schedule POSTULATION PROVES A WINNER FOR RUNNYMEDE RACING Three years after capturing the 2014 Grade I Arlington Million...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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