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By Keith McCalmont —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Michael Schrader’s stakes winning New York-bred Robin Sparkles will look to make the grade in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Caress, a 5 ½-furlong Mellon turf sprint for older fillies and mares at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by...

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Head of Plains Partners’ Fluffy Socks earned a graded stakes win as a juvenile and will look to reach that status again as a sophomore. But to accomplish that feat, she will face a talented field that includes fellow Chad Brown...

By Keith McCalmont —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will send out Lemista and Pocket Square in Saturday’s 83rd renewal of the Grade 1, $500,000 Diana as he looks to secure his sixth consecutive win in the nine-furlong inner-turf...

By Lynne Snierson Monmouth Park publicity staff —- HOT ROD CHARLIE INSTALLED AS 6-5 MORNING LINE FAVORITE FOR SATURDAY’S $1 MILLION TVG.COM HASKELL STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – For the first time in the storied history of the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes, the runners-up in...

By Keith McCalmont —- Golden Pal ready to shine in G3 Quick Call on Opening Day at Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg’s Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint-winner Golden Pal will make his seasonal...

By Keith McCalmont —- ELMONT, N.Y. – An international field led by the Aidan O’Brien-trained Santa Barbara will assemble for Saturday’s $700,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational, first leg of the Turf Triple series for sophomore fillies at Belmont Park. The Belmont Oaks is one of...

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Aidan O’Brien, renowned for his talented turf stock, will bring one of his heaviest hitters to North America in Bolshoi Ballet, who will compete as part of a nine-horse field in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Derby...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – When Golden Brown was a 2-year-old going through the physical ailments that young race horses often experience, trainer Pat McBurney never noticed anything particularly special about the son of Offlee Wild. Four years later Golden Brown...

By Keith McCalmont —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Wertheimer and Frere homebred Happy Saver puts his undefeated record on the line in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Suburban, a 10-furlong test for 4-year-olds and up at Belmont Park. The 135th renewal of the Suburban, which is a “Win and...

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Runner-up behind the talented California bred The Chosen Vron in the Affirmed June 13, Defunded will try for his first stakes success in the $150,000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Derby Sunday. Restricted to 3-year-olds and scheduled for 1...