As always at Saratoga the quality of the races is high,
stakes, allowances, two year olds etc. On August 17th, they hosted
two Grade I Stakes races when they hosted the Sword Dancer and the
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Royal Delta gunning for Personal Ensign Handicap
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Champion mare Royal Delta will try Sunday to make amends for last year's loss in the $600,000 Personal Ensign Handicap at Saratoga Race Course. The 5-year-old takes on four challengers in the 1 1/8-mile race.
Trained by Bill Mott, Royal Delt
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Pacific Classic has Game On Dude versus defending champ Dullahan
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Game On Dude, last year's defeated favorite, is out to finally claim victory in Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar despite the presence of defending winner Dullahan,
Last year, Game On Dude was caught at the wire by Dullahan in the 1 1/4-mile event
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Travers features leading 3-year-old threesome
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - The three colts currently leading the nation's 3-year-old division will meet for the first time in almost four months Saturday in the $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Kentucky Derby winner Orb, Belmont Stakes and Jim Dandy ch
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Paynter works toward Woodward
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Paynter, second in the San Diego Handicap, worked Tuesday morning at Del Mar ahead of his start in the Woodward on Aug. 31 at Saratoga.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Paynter had a seven-furlong workout in 1:26.40 over Del Mar's all-weather track. The colt galloped ou
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Successful Dan returns to workout mode
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Successful Dan, runner-up in the Whitney Handicap, put in his second workout on Tuesday since his three- quarter length loss in the 1 1/8-mile race at Saratoga Race Course.
Trained by Charles LoPresti for owner Morton Fink, Successful Dan
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Princess of Sylmar new name in NTRA Poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Princess of Sylmar took control of this year's 3-year-old filly division with a commanding victory in the Alabama at Saratoga on Saturday. Voters in the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll noticed and put her into the top 10.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Princess of
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Final workout for Game On Dude before Pacific Classic
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Probable Pacific Classic favorite Game On Dude had his last workout prior to Sunday's 1 1/4-mile race on Monday morning at Del Mar.
Trained by Bob Baffert and partly owned by Joe Torre, the 6-year-old gelding worked five furlongs on Del Mar's synthetic ma
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Up the Backstretch: Career day for trainer Chad Brown
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - Winning one Grade I stakes race on a given day is special. Winning two within 90 minutes of each other is out of this world.
Trainer Chad Brown experienced the height of euphoria Saturday afternoon when he sent out Big Blue Kitten and Real Solution to win the Sword Dan
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Trainer Chad Brown wins Arlington Million XXXI for big day
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Arlington Heights, IL (Sports Network) - Trainer Chad Brown pulled off an amazing double Saturday when his Real Solution was placed first over The Apache in Arlington Million XXXI at Arlington Park.
The win by disqualification came about 90 minutes after Brown and owners Ken and
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Mucho Macho Man returns to workout ledger
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Mucho Macho Man, third in the Whitney Handicap, had his first workout Saturday morning at Saratoga Race Course for his upcoming start in the Woodward.
Trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man went six furlongs in 1:14.43.
"He went good, very good,
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Weekly Television Schedule
August 24 - Travers (G1) and King's Bishop (G1) at Saratoga, 4:30-6:00pm (EDT), NBC
August 31 - Woodward (G1), Forego (G1), and Bernard Baruch (G2) at Saratoga, 4-6:00pm (EDT), NBC Sports Network
November 2
Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
August 24 - Calder Race Course: Affirmed S., $125,000, 2yo, 7f
- Calder Race Course: Susan's Girl S., $125,000, 2yo f, 7f
- Del Mar: Del Mar H. (G2), $200,000, 3&up, 11f T (BC win and you're in)
- Finger Lakes: New York Oaks, $75,000, 3yo f, 8.5f
- Remington Park: Edward J. DeB
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