Lookin At Lee, Patch headline Grade 3 West Virginia Derby

By Rick Francis —- A pair of 2017 Triple Crown players Lookin At Lee and Calumet Farms one-eyed wonder Patch headline the Grade 3 West Virginia Derby from Mountaineer Race Course; let’s take a look at the starting field. Mountaineer Race 8) 1„ Mile. West Virginia Derby...
Posted On 04 Aug 2017
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Del Mar Stable Notes Friday August 4th

By Dan Smith —- LOBO TAKES A DOUBLE SHOT AT A FIRST DEL MAR STAKES VICTORY Trainer Paulo Lobo will be represented by a quarter of the field when he saddles two South American imports in Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16...
Posted On 04 Aug 2017
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Arlington Barn Notes Friday, August 4: Arlington Unveils New Arlington Million Trophy

By Bailey Gallison —- • Oscar Performance Tuning Up for Secretariat • Botti Prepares Fanciful Angel for Million Bid • Permian Probable For Secretariat Bid OSCAR PERFORMANCE TUNING UP FOR SECRETARIAT Amerman Racing LLC’s homebred Oscar Performance worked Monday at Belmont...
Posted On 04 Aug 2017
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- Javier Castellano; NYRA Photo • Javier Castellano joins the immortals in Friday’s Hall of Fame induction • Breaking Lucky settled in at Saratoga ahead of G1 Whitney • Classic Empire might breeze this weekend • Mohaymen returns to dirt, cross-entered in...
Posted On 03 Aug 2017
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Thursday, August 3, 2017

By John Heims —- STEPHENS HAS PAIR ENTERED IN SATURDAY’S COLLEEN STAKES Trainer John Stephens has a pair of two-year-old fillies, City Success and Brexit Revenge, entered for their first try in stakes action when they take on seven others in Saturday’s $60,000 Colleen...
Posted On 03 Aug 2017
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Del Mar Stable Notes Aug 3, 2017

By Dan Smith —- NINE SET FOR SUNDAY’S LA JOLLA HANDICAP Nine three-year-old males were entered Thursday for Sunday’s Grade III $150,000 La Jolla Handicap, the second leg of the summer meeting’s three-race series for sophomore runners on turf. Two of nine, Paymaster Racing’s...
Posted On 03 Aug 2017
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Trio of graded stakes winners face off G3 Fasig-Tipton Waya

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Three graded stakes winners – Suffused, Summersault and Guilty Twelve – comprise an accomplished field of eight fillies and mares 3-years-old and up in the 14th running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Waya on...
Posted On 03 Aug 2017
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Gulfstream: Gunnevera Returns to Action in Sunday’s $100,000 Tangelo Stakes

By David Joseph —- Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner Sharp for Travers Stakes Prep HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Freshened after competing in two legs of the Triple Crown, Gunnevera is scheduled to return to action Sunday at Gulfstream Park in the $100,000 Tangelo Stakes. Peacock...
Posted On 03 Aug 2017
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Ring Weekend looks to regain record-setting form in Fasig-Tipton Lure

By Michael Johnson —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. St. Elias Stable’s Ring Weekend will return to the site of his track record-setting effort when he headlines a field of 11 in the fifth running of the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Ring...
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Chicago Cubs World Series Trophy to Be Displayed at Arlington August 12

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 3, 2017) – Arlington International Racecourse and the Chicago Cubs are proud to announce that the Cubs 2016 World Series trophy will be on display at Arlington on Arlington Million Day, Aug. 12. Todd Ricketts, part of the...
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