The second half of the three year old season got underway this past weekend when Saratoga hosted the Grade II
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Thursday workout for Game On Dude is 'eventful'
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - A loose horse during Thursday morning training caused a bit of a problem for the connections of leading handicap horse Game On Dude.
During the 6-year-old gelding's five-furlong workout, a horse lost its jockey near the six-furlong chute at Del Mar. At the same
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Normandy Invasion back in training at Saratoga
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Saratoga Springs NY (Sports Network) - Normandy Invasion, fourth in the Kentucky Derby, is back in training after missing time due to a foot problem.
The 3-year-old colt was being prepped for the Jim Dandy Stakes when he was sidelined with a foot abscess.
"He's been galloping for over a w
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Up the Backstretch: Eastern regional of racing at Saratoga
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - Try and think of thoroughbred racing as the NCAA basketball tournament. There are regional brackets that lead to the championship, in this case the Breeders' Cup World Championships. More specifically the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Now this year, the western regional has pretty
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Whitney features best in handicap division
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Eight of the best older thoroughbreds, including defending winner Fort Larned, have been entered for Saturday's $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap at Saratoga Race Course.
Part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" program, a victory in the 1 1/8
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Arkansas Derby highlights 2014 Oaklawn stakes
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Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - Oaklawn Park announced Wednesday that its 2014 stakes schedule of 31 races will be worth a record $6.1 million. The track's meet will begin Friday, Jan. 10 and have 57 racing days.
"The popularity of Instant Racing and Electronic Games of Skills continues to
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Overanalyze versus eight in West Virginia Derby
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Chester, WV (Sports Network) - Arkansas Derby winner Overanalyze has drawn the far outside post in a nine-horse field for Saturday's 44th running of the 1 1/8-mile $750,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park.
The colt will try and give trainer Todd Pletcher another victory in a key stake
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Dullahan has Bejarano for Pacific Classic
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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Defending Pacific Classic winner Dullahan will be ridden in this year's race by Rafael Bejarano. Donegal Racing posted the . announcement on its Twitter page.
"Leading Del Mar jockey Rafael Bejarano will ride Dullahan to defend his Pacific Classic championship."
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Oxbow injury puts Will Take Charge in Travers spotlight
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas was hoping for two stakes wins last weekend in races for 3-year-olds. Instead, he came up with a second in the Jim Dandy and a fourth plus injury in the Haskell.
Will Take Charge finished a length behind Palace Malice in Saturday'
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Shanghai Bobby back in training
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Champion colt Shanghai Bobby had his first workout on Monday since being sidelined with an injury.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Shanghai Bobby had a three-furlong work at Saratoga as he starts his comeback since being diagnosed with a slight pelvic stress
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Pletcher 3-year-olds gain in NTRA Poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Trainer Todd Pletcher swept the two major stakes races for 3-year-olds over the weekend with both colts entering the NTRA National Poll off the victories.
Saturday in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga, Palace Malice followed up his Belmont Stakes win with a one-
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Injury forces Take Charge Indy retirement
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Nicholasville, KY (Sports Network) - Former Florida Derby winner Take Charge Indy has been retired after suffering an injury Sunday at Monmouth Park.
The 4-year-old colt, with Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens riding, broke a bone in his left front leg during the running of the Monmouth Cup.
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Musical saddles continue for Game On Dude
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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Game On Dude will be getting a new jockey for his upcoming start in the Pacific Classic on Sunday, Aug. 25. Trainer Bob Baffert has secured the services of Joel Rosario.
The mount became available with Mike Smith riding the same day at Saratoga. Rosario gets the
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Verrazano blows away field to win Haskell
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Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - Even-money favorite Verrazano, ridden by John Velazquez, put away Preakness champ Oxbow on the final turn and posted a decisive victory in Sunday's $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.
Trained by Todd Pletcher for Let's Go Stable and partners, Ver
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Kettle Corn upsets Paynter to win San Diego Handicap
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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Kettle Corn, sent off as the 7-2 second pick, edged odds-on favorite Paynter to win Saturday's 72nd running of the $200,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar. The 1 1/16-mile stakes is a prep for the $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 25.
Paynter, making just his se
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Palace Malice rolls to victory in Jim Dandy Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice, ridden by Mike Smith, took control of the race at the top of the stretch and rolled on to capture Saturday's $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The 1 1/8-mile stakes is the final local prep for the $1 mil
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Weekly Television Schedule
August 3
- Whitney Handicap (G1) at Saratoga, 5-6:00pm (EDT), NBC
- August 10
- Fourstardave Handicap (G2) at Saratoga, 5-6:00pm (EDT), NBC
- August 11
Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
- August 3
- Canterbury Park: Mystic Lake Derby, $200,000, 3yo, 8f T
- Canterbury Park: Northbound Pride Oaks, $100,000, 3yo f, 8f T
- Canterbury Park: Shakopee Juvenile S., $100,000, 2yo, 7.5f T
- Del Mar: Clement L. Hirsch S. (G1), $300,000, 3&up f & m, 8.5f (BC win
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