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Up the Backstretch: Heavyweights clash in Woodward
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - Unlike last Sunday's Pacific Classic when a 3-year-old stole the thunder from nine older thoroughbreds, Saturday's Woodward Stakes has no starter under the age of 4 competing in the 1 1/8-mile race.
The surprise in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar wasn't that Dullahan won, i
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East coast best vie in Woodward Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Leading eastern handicap horses converge on Saratoga Race Course for Saturday's $750,000 Woodward Stakes. Seven older thoroughbreds will compete in the 1 1/8-mile race.
Two of the last three Woodwards have been won by fillies. In 2009, champion 3- year
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More turf in Dullahan's future
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - By winning the Pacific Classic, Dullahan has a guaranteed place in this November's Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita. However, trainer Dale Romans has other plans for the 3-year-old.
"I don't know if we'll run in the (Breeders' Cup) Classic," said R
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Dullahan replaces Royal Delta in NTRA Poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Dullahan got the best of his elders Sunday with a win the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar. The effort put the 3- year-old colt into the top 10 of this week's NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll replacing 4-year-old filly Royal Delta.
Ow
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Dullahan wins Pacific Classic over Game On Dude
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Dullahan, the only 3-year-old in the race, caught leading thoroughbred Game On Dude down the stretch to capture Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar. The colt covered the 1 1/4-miles in a track record 1:59.54 on Del Mar's synthetic track.
The Classic
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Love and Pride upsets Royal Delta to win Personal Ensign Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Love and Pride got an excellent ride from jockey John Velazquez to defeat champion filly Royal Delta in Sunday's $600,000 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old filly covered the 1 1/8-miles on a fast track in 1:49.22.
Royal Del
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Tropical Storm Isaac forces cancellations
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to become a hurricane as it moves into the northern Gulf of Mexico, has forced a pair of tracks to cancel races. Both Fair Grounds and Calder have announced cancellations over several days.
Fair Grounds Race Course de
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Alpha and Golden Ticket dead heat in Travers
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Post-time favorite Alpha and longshot Golden Ticket finished in a dead heat in Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. It's the second dead heat in the 143 year history of the 1 1/4 mile "Mid-Summer Derby."
Alpha, winner of the Ji
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Weekly Television Schedule
Sept. 1
- Woodward Day at Saratoga, 5:00-6:00PM, NBC
November 2
- Breeders' Cup Friday, 4:00-8:00PM, NBC Sports Network
November 3
- Breeders' Cup Saturday, 3:30-8:00PM, NBC Sports Network
- Breeders' Cup Classic, 8:00-9:00PM, NBC
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
August 31
- Del Mar: El Cajon S., $100,000, 3yo, 8f
- Saratoga: Riskaverse S., $100,000, 3yo f, 8f T
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