Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- Cloud Computing ‘nice and comfortable’ in five-furlong breeze Haskell winner Girvin posts bullet work ahead of G1 Travers Hunter O’Riley turns in ‘maintenance breeze’ for G1 Sword Dancer Good Samaritan to work Sunday for Travers...
Posted On 20 Aug 2017
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Gulfstream Jackpot! Rainbow 6 Hit with 40 Cent Ticket for $259,573

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Jackpot! Rainbow 6 Hit with 40 Cent Ticket for $259,573 Late Pick 5 ($46,712), Super Hi-5 ($1,557) Carryovers Sunday Multiple-Stakes Winner Sweetontheladies Tries Turf in Sunday Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot was...
Posted On 20 Aug 2017
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Elate enlivens Spa in winning G1 Alabama

By Brian Bohl SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm’s Elate came within a head of winning a Grade 1 race at Saratoga Race Course last month. With a second chance at the Spa, the Medagila d’Oro filly earned her first graded stakes...
Posted On 20 Aug 2017
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for August 19, 2017

By John Heims —- WINNING THE MEDAL AIMS FOR GOLD IN SUNDAY’S FEATURE Winning the Medal looks for his first win over the Monmouth Park turf when he takes on eight rivals in Sunday’s $41,000 allowance optional claiming feature going five and a half furlongs. The 6-year-old...
Posted On 20 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Day 27: Summer Colony Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 9), Filles & Mares 1&1/8th Miles Post Time 5:40 EDT Verve’s Tale (1), Tagg/Ortiz, J; though winless this year, filly out of Tale of the Cat has finished in the money in all of her three starts at the distance,( 1 win, 2 places). Going...
Posted On 19 Aug 2017
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Del Mar: 13 set to go in Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks

TSV Staff Selections —- Race 10), 1„ Mile. (Turf) Del Mar Oaks Presented by The Jockey Club Grade I. Purse $300,000 FOR FILLIES, THREE-YEAR-OLDS Post Time: 9:45/ 8:45/ 7:45/( 6:45) ADVANCED FORECAST: Increasing Clouds, High 74 Low 66 Con Te Partiro (5), Ward/Prat; exits a...
Posted On 19 Aug 2017
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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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