Saratoga Race Course Notes 08/04

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes G1 Whitney sees showdown between old friends Lukas, Pletcher G1 Saratoga Derby contender Lion of War to campaign stateside Finley hopeful for a ‘Giant’ upset in G1 Whitney Alys Beach earns 60BSF for debut maiden win at the Spa...
Posted On 04 Aug 2023
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Saratoga: Grade 1 Saratoga Derby, G3 Troy Previews

Far Bridge leads home team against Euros in G1 Saratoga Derby Invitational SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Saturday’s fifth edition of the Grade 1, $600,000 Saratoga Derby Invitational at Saratoga Race Course drew a field of nine 3-year-olds representing three nations to tackle 1...
Posted On 03 Aug 2023
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Pretty Mischievous goes for Grade 1 hat trick in $500K Test

By Mary Eddy —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Kentucky homebred Pretty Mischievous vies for sovereignty atop the sophomore filly division while cutting back in distance in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Test, a seven-furlong main track sprint for 3-year-old fillies, at...
Posted On 03 Aug 2023
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Saratoga Race Course Notes 08/03

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Thursday, August 3, 2023 Saratoga Race Course Notes Lukas taking a shot with Last Samurai in G1 Whitney; Secret Oath breezes for G1 Personal Ensign Dutrow, Jr. returns to the G1 Whitney with White Abarrio Remuda enters G3 Troy off track record win;...
Posted On 03 Aug 2023
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Cody’s Wish pursues seventh straight win while facing five graded-stakes winners in G1 Whitney

By Ryan Martin —- Cody’s Wish; NYRA Photos SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s multiple Grade 1-winner Cody’s Wish brings a six-race win streak into Saturday’s 96th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney for older horses going nine furlongs at Saratoga Race...
Posted On 02 Aug 2023
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TAMPA BAY: OVERNIGHT PURSES SET TO RISE IN 2023-2024 BY $5.5-MILLION

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Beginning next fall, horsemen will have more reason than ever to “Live It Up at the Downs.” Tampa Bay Downs will allocate $5.5-million from the state of Florida for overnight Thoroughbred purses during the 2023-2024 meet, track Vice...
Posted On 02 Aug 2023
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Brown to saddle a trio of top contenders in G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

By Keith McCalmont —- Sunday, July 30, 2023 Brown to saddle a trio of top contenders in G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will send out three top contenders in Appraise, Mischievous Angel...
Posted On 30 Jul 2023
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War Like Goddess pursues third straight G2 Glens Falls victory

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – George Krikorian’s dual Grade 1-winning multimillionaire War Like Goddess will strive for a threepeat in Thursday’s 28th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Glens Falls for older fillies and mares going 1 1/2 miles over the inner...
Posted On 30 Jul 2023
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Saratoga Race Course Notes 07/30

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Sunday, July 30, 2023 Saratoga Race Course Notes Forte garners career-best 105 BSF for G2 Jim Dandy triumph Cody’s Wish ‘smooth as silk’ in final breeze for G1 Whitney; Elite Power registers career-high 108 BSF in G1 A. G. Vanderbilt conquest G1-winner...
Posted On 30 Jul 2023
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Saratoga Race Course Notes: West Will Power breezes for potential G1 Whitney

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes West Will Power breezes for potential G1 Whitney start; Verifying works for G1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Charge It ‘excellent’ in final breeze for G1 Whitney; Tapit Trice points to G1 Travers More Than Looks and Northern...
Posted On 29 Jul 2023
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