Saratoga: Grade 1’s Sword Dancer, Allen Jerkens, Ballerina Stakes Previews

By Brian Bohl —- European winners give G1 Sword Dancer international flair SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Niarchos Family’s Irish-bred Erupt will be looking for his second Grade 1 win in as many starts as he headlines a diverse field of seven in the Grade 1, $1...
Posted On 23 Aug 2017
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Triple Crown winners face off in G1 Travers for first time in 35 years

By Heather Pettinger —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Attracting all three winners of the year’s Triple Crown races for the first time since 1982, and only the second time in the Mid-Summer Derby’s storied tradition, Kentucky Derby victor Always Dreaming,...
Posted On 23 Aug 2017
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Champions Songbird, Drefong among California contingent to arrive for Travers Day assignments

By Lynne Snierson —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The formidable contingent of California horses, which include dual champion and nine-time Grade 1 winner Songbird and 2016 champion Sprinter Drefong, rolled into the Saratoga Race Course backside late Tuesday afternoon...
Posted On 23 Aug 2017
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SANTA ANITA’S 2017 AUTUMN MEET STAKES SCHEDULE

SANTA ANITA’S 2017 AUTUMN MEET STAKES SCHEDULE STARTS WITH GRADE III EDDIE D STAKES SEPT. 29 & WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY FIVE GRADE I BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ STAKES ON SEPT. 30 19-DAY STAND TO OFFER 21 STAKES, 11 OF THEM GRADED, WITH A TOTAL OF SIX GRADE I EVENTS...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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Talented youth ready to roll in G2 Adirondack

By Anthony Affrunti —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A field of eight 2-year-old fillies will contest 6 ½ furlongs on the main track for connections who hope that their youngster could be a future champion, competing in the Grade 2 $200,000 Adirondack Saturday at Saratoga...
Posted On 09 Aug 2017
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Eight Cal-Bred Distaff Runners Clash in Solana Beach Stakes Friday

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Eight older California-bred fillies and mares, including the 2016 winner, Majestic Heat, will compete Friday in the featured $150,000 Solana Beach Stakes at a mile and one-sixteenth over Del Mar’s infield Jimmy Durante grass course....
Posted On 09 Aug 2017
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Gulfstream: Awesome Mass Imposing Favorite for Saturday’s $100,000 Desert Vixen

By David Joseph —- Awesome Mass Imposing Favorite for Saturday’s $100,000 Desert Vixen Trainer Stanley Gold Seeks Record 19th Florida Sire Stakes Win HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Stanley Gold will find himself in a familiar position at Gulfstream Park Saturday when he is...
Posted On 02 Aug 2017
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Arlington “Ride to the Million” Stakes Previews

By Brian Spencer —- THE PIZZA MAN FACES EIGHT IN FIFTH STARS AND STRIPES ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 5, 2017) – Midwest Thoroughbred’s 2015 Grade I Arlington Million winner The Pizza Man will face eight rivals as he tackles the Grade III $100,000 Stars and Stripes once...
Posted On 06 Jul 2017
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Belmont: Stars & Stripes Racing Festival Previews; Grade 1’s Belmont Derby, Oaks

By Antony Affrunti —- Strong field takes shape for G1 Belmont Derby Invitational ELMONT, N.Y. – A field of 11 will go to the gate for a strongly competitive edition of the Grade 1, $1.2 million Belmont Derby Invitational at 1¼ miles on the inner turf as the main event...
Posted On 05 Jul 2017
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My Sweet Girl looks to repeat in Perfect Sting

By Michael Johnson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Joyce B. Young’s My Sweet Girl will look to repeat her title in taking on a field of eight challengers in the $100,000 Perfect Sting for fillies and mares 4-years-old-and-up on Saturday at Belmont Park. My Sweet Girl captured...
Posted On 29 Jun 2017
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