Shancelot returns to Spa for G1 H. Allen Jerkens presented by Runhappy

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Shancelot, dominant winner of the Grade 2 Amsterdam in his most recent outing, returns to Saratoga Race Course to head a field of nine entered in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens presented by Runhappy....
Posted On 21 Aug 2019
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Leading trainer Brown enters three in Ballston Spa

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. – A select field with a decided international flavor will assemble Saturday for the Grade 2, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa for turf fillies and mares, one of six stakes on the undercard of the Grade 1, $1.25...
Posted On 21 Aug 2019
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Midnight Bisou puts unbeaten season on line in G1 Personal Ensign presented by Lia Infiniti

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Bloom Racing Stable, Madaket Stables and Allen Racing’s Midnight Bisou, undefeated in five starts this season, looks to keep her perfect record intact while seeking her first career victory at Saratoga Race Course in...
Posted On 21 Aug 2019
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14 Three-Year-Old Fillies Set to Tangle in Grade I Del Mar Oaks

DMTC NEWS RELEASE —- A power-laden line-up 14 three-year-old fillies, including four highly-regarded invaders from the East Coast, will tangle Saturday in the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Oaks at nine furlongs over Del Mar’s infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course. On the afternoon...
Posted On 16 Aug 2019
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Point of Honor to face familiar foes in stacked field for G1 Alabama presented by NYRA Bets

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After Point of Honor won a thrilling stretch-drive duel against Ulele in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan in May at Pimlico, the two talented foes will rematch as part of an accomplished nine-horse field of 3-year-old fillies in...
Posted On 15 Aug 2019
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Saratoga Stakes Previews: Smart N Fancy, Grade 2 Lake Placid

By Najja Thompson —- Fire Key looks to unlock victory in Smart N Fancy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Backwards Stable’s Fire Key will look to capture her second stakes win of the year in New York, headlining a field of nine in the $100,000 Smart N Fancy going 5 ½...
Posted On 15 Aug 2019
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Proven Strategies looking for right spot in Friday’s Skidmore for juveniles

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Leonard Green, Aron Yagoda and Empire Racing Club’s Proven Strategies will look to capitalize on a distance cutback in his stakes debut in the fifth running of Friday’s $100,000 Skidmore for juveniles going 5 ½...
Posted On 13 Aug 2019
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Serengeti Empress cuts back in distance for G1 Longines Test

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress will shorten up to seven furlongs when attempting her second Grade 1 victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Longines Test for 3-year-old fillies over the Saratoga Race...
Posted On 02 Aug 2019
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Contentious field of Grade 1 winners assembled for 92nd Whitney

NYRA PRESS OFFICE RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. –Grade 1-winners McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Vino Rosso and Yoshida square off in a contentious renewal of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The 92nd running of the 1 1/8-mile Whitney,...
Posted On 01 Aug 2019
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Cholula Lips Faces Seven Filly Rivals in C.T.B.A. Stakes Wednesday

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Lovingier and Navarro’s Cholula Lips, runner-up in the Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs in late June, will face seven two-year-old filly rivals Wednesday in the $100,000 C.T.B.A. Stakes at five and one-half furlongs over Del Mar’s main...
Posted On 30 Jul 2019
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