Jim Dandy offers chance to join division's elite
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – None of the 3-year-olds expected to run in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy have established themselves as major contenders in the division. But by the end of ......
| Posted on: Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
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Lookin At Lucky draws rail for Haskell
Lookin At Lucky had the rail for the Kentucky Derby, a race in which he was favored but also one where he encountered significant trouble in the first eighth of a mile, which forced him back to 18th ......
| Posted on: Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
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Sheppard keeps faith in Forever Together heading into Diana
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Forever Together has lost five straight starts since successfully defending her title in the 2009 Diana. That has led many observers to suggest she might not be the ......
| Posted on: Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
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Mine That Bird works a sharp six furlongs at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas knows the task that awaits 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in his next start is tall, so he’s doing everything in his power to have him ......
| Posted on: Thursday, July 29, 2010 | |
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Pleasant Prince early Ohio Derby favorite
Despite fierce competition for 3-year-olds this weekend, Thistledown director of racing Bill Couch is pleased with how Saturday's 76th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby has come ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Zaphyra may try Ruffian
When a third-level allowance race failed to fill for Friday, that left the connections of Zaphyra contemplating a start in Sunday's Grade 1, $250,000 Ruffian Invitational.
Zaphyra, who has ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Mambo Meister points to Vanderbilt
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Mambo Meister spent the summer of 2009 stabled at Saratoga, where he ran in a pair of two-turn, Grade 2 stakes on the turf. When Mambo Meister returns to upstate New York ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Enriched back quick for San Diego
DEL MAR, Calif. - Enriched will return in Saturday's $200,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, just seven days after finishing third in the Grade 1 Eddie Read Stakes on turf.
It will not be ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Maram late addition to Diana cast
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - A small but select field of seven, led by two-time defending champion Forever Together, was drawn for Saturday's Grade 1 Diana at Saratoga. The group of fillies and mares ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Super Saver's reputation needs a boost
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - There is a certain cachet that one usually associates with a Kentucky Derby winner. For Super Saver, that seemingly lasted about two weeks.
Following his 2 ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Perfect Shirl best in Lake George
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The gate problems that plagued Perfect Shirl early in her career are a thing of the past, and the 3-year-old filly is now able to show off her true talent.
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| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Informed Decision grabs first two-turn win
Informed Decision answered the question that trainer Jonathan Sheppard wanted answered and won the $100,000 Windward at Presque Isle Downs on Tuesday evening. The 2009 Eclipse Award-winning mare led ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Battersby tops record field in NHC Tour tournament
David Battersby of Bellevue, Wash., topped a record field of 860 contestants -- all NHC Tour members -- to finish first in last weekend’s free NHC Tour online handicapping tournament. ......
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | |
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Canadians liven up Lake George
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Fifteen 3-year-old fillies - including eight stakes winners - were entered for a competitive renewal of Wednesday's Grade 2, $150,000 Lake George Stakes as Saratoga begins ......
| Posted on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | |
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Two options for Richard's Kid
DEL MAR, Calif. - Richard's Kid is the defending champion of Del Mar's biggest race, the $1 million Pacific Classic. After finishing third in the Hollywood Gold Cup earlier this month, he is ......
| Posted on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | |
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