Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Thursday, June 7, 2018

By Bailey Gallison —- Cammack Runs in Honor of Late Namesake Babybluesbdancing Possible for Grade III Chicago Handicap CAMMACK RUNS IN HONOR OF LATE NAMESAKE For over thirty years, Addison Cammack was a highly respected figure by many local horsemen during his tenure as a...
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Proctor’s Ledge, On Leave meet again in G1 Longines Just a Game

By Jon Forbes ELMONT, N.Y. – Proctor’s Ledge and On Leave, separated by only a half-length when finishing 1-2 five weeks ago, will meet again this Saturday at Belmont Park in the Grade 1, $700,000 Longines Just a Game for fillies and mares. The Just a Game is Race 8...
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Hi Happy riding high heading into G1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan

NYRA Release —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Todd Pletcher has a Triple Crown winner in his barn. It’s 2015 Argentinian Triple Crown champion Hi Happy, last seen holding off Sadler’s Joy in the Grade 1 Man o’ War last month at Belmont Park. Hi Happy will take on...
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Abel Tasman goes for fifth Grade 1 win in Saturday’s Ogden Phipps

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Four-time Grade 1 winner Abel Tasman will look to make a triumphant return to Belmont Park – and post her first victory of the year – in headlining an accomplished field of eight in the Grade 1, $750,000 Ogden Phipps for...
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Mind Your Biscuits tops star-studded field in G1 Runhappy Met Mile

NYRA Release —- ELMONT, N.Y. – An accomplished group of 11 graded-stakes winners, topped by $3.7 million earner and multiple Grade or Group 1 champion Mind Your Biscuits, will line up in an all-star edition of the Grade 1, $1.2 million Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap...
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Kentucky Oaks winner, reigning juvenile filly champion face off in G1 Acorn

By Anthony Affrunti —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl will try to maintain her perfect 3-year-old season in the one mile, Grade 1, $700,000 Acorn presented by Nassau County IDA, as part of a field of seven in Race 4 on Belmont Stakes Day at...
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Churchill Notes

Darren Rogers —- MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNER LOVELY BERNADETTE HEADLINES GRADE III, $100,000 OLD FORESTER MINT JULEP HANDICAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 6, 2018) – James Miller’s multiple graded stakes-winning filly Lovely Bernadette leads a field of 11 fillies and...
Posted On 06 Jun 2018
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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Notes 6/6

NYRA Release —- *** For 2018 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival workout videos and interviews, please visit NYRA’s YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/2L4Y8lI *** Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Notes • Hofburg looks to play spoiler to history in G1 Belmont Stakes • Bravazo...
Posted On 06 Jun 2018
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Thursday’s Belmont Race Selections: Astoria Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Belmont Park Race 6) Astoria Stakes 2 Year-Old Fillies 5&1/2 Furlongs Post Time 4:40 EDT 1) Wonder Stone – debut win at Keeneland in hand; trainer Ward a blistering 39 percent this meet; with juveniles, 22 percent. 2) Gallanor – closed nicely in...
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Thursday’s Belmont Race Selections: Grade 3 Intercontinental Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 7) Grade 3 Intercontinental Stakes F&M 7 Furlongs Turf Post Time 5:14 EDT Lady Alexandra (6), held and pulled away from the License Fee field here in April; More Than Ready filly has won 3-of-4 Belmont starts. Stormy Victoria (10), closed from...
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