THRU THE BINOCULARS
By: John Piesen
TRAVERS: TAKE FIVE
Get on board for my full card Saturday!
First and foremost in handicapping the Travers Saturday afternoon at Saratoga, the player must decide which was the better prep race – the Haskell or the Ji
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Class Moves and Those Suspicious Odds Patterns
By: Ray Taulbot
There are several reasons for shifts up and down in claiming price. For example, when a
horse is being raced into condition the class in which it is entered from time to time has little
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American Turf Club Lead
By: Joe Girardi
On Saturday August 21st, Saratoga Race Course hosted the 130th running of the Alabama Stakes, a Grade I for three year old fil
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Rachel Alexandra highlights Personal Ensign Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year, gets back into action Sunday in the $300,000 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The four-year-old filly will
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No superstars just good horses in Pacific Classic
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The $1 million Pacific Classic guarantees the victor a spot in this year's Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. It's unlikely that the horse will the favorite for the end-of-year race, but he will certainly get consi
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Travers is wide-open Mid-Summer Derby
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Travers is wide-open Mid-Summer Derby
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes has attracted an evenly matched field of 11 three-year-olds. Saratoga's Mid- Summer Derby will be conducted over the main track at 1 1/4-miles.
Local
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Debussy upsets Gio Ponti for Arlington Million crown
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arlington Heights, IL (Sports Network) - European invader Debussy upset defending winner Gio Ponti to capture Saturday's 28th running of the Arlington Million at Arlington Park. The four-year-old colt's win of the 1 1/4-mile grass race gives him automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Turf in Nove
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Blind Luck captures Alabama Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - The two leading three-year-old fillies in training met Saturday in Saratoga's $500,000 Alabama Stakes and it was Blind Luck proving the better of the two in the 1 1/4-mile race.
Devil May Care, ridden by John Velazquez, was sent off as the 3-5 favorite
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Whitney champ Blame training for Jockey Club Gold Cup
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Four-year-old colt Blame, fresh off his victory in the Whitney Handicap, had a half-mile workout Thursday morning at Saratoga. The Al Stall, Jr. trainee is being prepared for the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on October 2.
"I was going
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
August 28
- Calder Race Course: Affirmed S., $125,000, 2yo, progeny of stallions standing in Florida, 7f
- Susan's Girl S., $125,000, 2yo f, progeny of stallions standing in Florida, 7f
- Del Mar: Pacific Classic Presented by TVG (G1), $1,000,000, 3&up, 10f
- Pat
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