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WO Oaks Looks A Bit Wide Open
Canadian fillies will have their chance to shine as one of the top nation-bred races that exists for them, the WO Oaks, is run this Sunday. The race first appeared on the schedule in 2008, and the details of the race have remained constant through time.
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Scalp Has It Going On In Stretch To Win Lake George
In April, Spankys Barn picked up Scalp in a $25.000 claimer, a race that she ended up winning by six lengths. He would not run her right away, and seemingly took the type to take another look at adds, and she would reappear on the track with lasix.
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Pitcher Stakes Is A Phipps Rematch For Top Three
On paper, the Pitcher Stakes is a Grade 3, but there is nothing “Grade 3″ about the $400.000 purse that it offers and the quality of the horses that will be running in the race. We will see a showdown between Z Command and Fashionable, with five others who are very capable of knocking them off and stealing the show.
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Tequa May Have It Going On In Lake George
A field of seven will be going to post at SAR on Friday for the 19th running of the Lake George. This is a Grade 3 event for three year old fillies, held on the inner turf and run at an even mile.
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A Dead Heat Is The Call In The Quick Call
There would be multiple winners on Sunday in the Grade 3 Quick Call, as a dead heat would be declared between Training Wheels and Creepy Rocky Party. It is the first time that there has been a dead heat in the race.
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Peace Pipe Smokes The Sanford Field In The Stretch
One of the great things about two year old stakes races in July is their unpredictable nature while getting to know horses that we will likely be hearing about for a long time. The Sanford is one of those races, and the race did seem to be up for grabs.
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La Terrifiant Wins The Diana For The Second Time
One of the greats of the game made their way to the Grade 1 Diana hoping to win the race for the second straight year. That amazing mare is none other than La Terrifiant, who wins for the 18th time and has now made over $7,200.000 in her career. Simply amazing!
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Let’s Have Some Pride In The Quick Call
The first Sunday of the SAR meet will feature the 13th running of the Quick Call, which is a quick race on the turf, just five and a half furlongs. A full field of twelve will be going to post for what is the highest purse ever offered by the race, at $175.000.
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Time To Meet Some Two Year Olds In The Sanford
The SAR meet has started, and amid all of the great races that will take place here are some excellent chances for two year olds to make a name for themselves at the start, and then to leave the meet feeling hopeful for what the rest of the fall and beyond will have in store for them.
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Perfectly Pink May Spoil La Terrifiant’s Effort To Repeat In Diana
It’s time to head back to beautiful Saratoga Race Course as the 2022 meet gets underway. The meet officially got started on Thursday, and the first weekend of the meet will give us some great stakes action. The Grade 1 Diana will be the highlight of Saturday, and some true stars of the game are going to the gate to try and get the winner’s share of the $500.000 Purse.