Stronach 5 Returns $1,161.10 – 74 Winners

By David Joseph —- LAUREL, MD – Bettors with all five winners in Friday’s Stronach 5 were rewarded with $1,161.10. There were 74 winners in the Stronach 5 and $97,003 bet into the second edition of the national Pick 5 with an industry-low 12-percent takeout. The third and...
Posted On 06 Oct 2018
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Saturday Stakes Selection: Belmont, Grade I Beldame

By Rick Francis —- BELMONT PARK Race 8) 1&1/8th Mile. Beldame S. Grade I. Purse $400,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 4:25)/ 3:25/ 2:25/ 1:25 ADVANCED FORECAST: Partly Sunny, High 67 Low 63 A field of eight fillies and mares head to the...
Posted On 06 Oct 2018
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- • Endorsed aims to impress in first stakes start in G1 Champagne • Holy Helena ‘fresh,’ ‘strong’ heading into Sunday’s G1 Flower Bowl • Reddam Racing’s Listing looks to step up in one-turn mile in Champagne • Monette set...
Posted On 06 Oct 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 2018 • SADLER GOES FOR SPRINT UPSET WITH TWO ON SATURDAY • WHERE THERE’S SHARP SAMURAI, THERE’S ALWAYS ‘HOPE’ • OWNING SHORTENS UP IN ‘WIN AND YOU’RE IN’ SPEAKEASY • TRAINER ALFREDO MARQUEZ IS HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT •...
Posted On 06 Oct 2018
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Friday, Oct. 5

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet runs through Saturday, Oct. 27, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race today is 1:05 p.m. ET. Post time for the first race tomorrow is 12:40 p.m. ********** • CANADIAN INVADER MY GAL BETTY TOPS...
Posted On 06 Oct 2018
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Eskimo Kisses, Blue Prize Headline Field of 11 for Sunday’s Juddmonte Spinster

By Amy Owens —- Alabama Winner Eskimo Kisses, Ultra-Consistent Blue Prize Headline Field of 11 for Sunday’s Juddmonte Spinster LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 4, 2018) – Eskimo Kisses, the 6½-length runaway winner of the Alabama (G1), and multiple graded stakes winner Blue Prize (ARG)...
Posted On 05 Oct 2018
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‘Future Stars’ contend for Breeders’ Cup start in Sunday’s Futurity

By Anthony Affrunti —- ELMONT, N.Y. – A full field of 12 will battle through six furlongs on the turf in Sunday’s 128th running of the $150,000 Futurity at Belmont Park, a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the all-new $1...
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Keeneland Fall Meet Special Events Highlight Fan Engagement, Community Service

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 4, 2018) – While the 2018 Fall Meet, held Oct. 5-27, presents some of the world’s finest Thoroughbred racing, Keeneland will give racegoers the opportunity to enhance their time at the track through special events tied to learning more...
Posted On 05 Oct 2018
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Sue’s Fortune looks to prosper in Sunday’s G1 Frizette

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Sue’s Fortune will look to start her career 3-for-3 and post her second consecutive graded stakes win when she competes against a talented eight-horse field in the Grade 1, $400,000 Frizette for juvenile fillies on Sunday at...
Posted On 05 Oct 2018
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‘Tactical’ Lady Montdore vies for Breeders’ Cup ticket in G1 Flower Bowl

By Heather Pettinger —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Grade 2 Glens Falls winner Lady Montdore will try for her third straight win in a field of seven vying for a coveted Breeders’ Cup spot in Sunday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Flower Bowl for fillies and mares...
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