"It's an honor to run the
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Quality Road out to make amends in Woodward Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Four weeks after coming up a head short in the Whitney Handicap, Quality Road will once again go postward on Saturday in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The colt, trained by Todd Pletcher, will take on six rivals in the 1 1/8-mile
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Rachel Alexandra in good shape after Personal Ensign loss
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Defending Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra came out of Sunday's upset loss in the Personal Ensign Stakes in good condition and will return to training on Wednesday.
Trainer Steve Asmussen said that he and majority owner Jess Jackson will talk about t
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Richard's Kid joins top 10 with Pacific Classic win
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Richard's Kid's second straight win of the Pacific Classic catapulted him into 10th place in this week's NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll. The five-year-old had not received one vote the previous week.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Richard's Kid joined Tinner's Way a
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Afleet Express holds off Fly Down to win Travers
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Afleet Express, ridden by Javier Castellano, edged a late running Fly Down to capture Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The time for the 1 1/4-miles was 2:03.28 on a fast track.
The Travers, also known as the Mid-Summer Derb
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Bonus introduced for winning Preakness Stakes
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - It's been a few years since there has been a bonus for sweeping the Triple Crown races. During the time that VISA sponsored the bonus, no three-year-old thoroughbred won the three classics, Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
Now, MI Developments
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Persistently defeats Rachel Alexandra in Personal Ensign Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Persistently, ridden by Alan Garcia, caught 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in late stretch to capture Sunday's $300,000 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Winning trainer Shug McGaughey was also the con
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American Turf Club Lead
By: Joe Girardi
Well the Travers has come and gone and
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