Author Archives
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Tactical Becomes First Ever Three Year Old Woodward Winner
Everyone in the game knows how well three year olds have run against older horses, especially this time of year. There was a blip in that domination though: the Woodward.
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The Spinaway Features Top Juvenile Fillies
The final weekend of racing at Saratoga is always fascinating, especially with the races for two year olds that close out the meet, the Grade 1 Spinaway on Sunday, and then the Hopeful that runs on Monday.
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Mabee Stakes Field Is Well Balanced
The Mabee Stakes is a long running race that goes back all the way to 2003 within our game, when it was a Grade 1. The purse was higher in those days as well, and saw Australia Wide be pretty dominant early on.
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Splash Mountain Seeks Whitney-Woodward Double
The final weekend of racing is upon us at the beautiful Saratoga Race Course. There is still plenty of exciting racing to be had, and here we will look at the 14th running of the Grade 1 Woodward, a race that has seen some great horses go to the winners circle.
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Ghost In The Shell Earns More Respect with Personal Ensign Win
Here in the SRF, Ghost In The Shell was picked to win the Grade 1 Personal Ensign. However, there were not many people that agreed that this late bloomer who was coming off a win in the Grade 1 Hirsch was the one to beat.
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Blowberg Prevails in The Jerkens Memorial
After finishing second in the Grade 2 Amsterdam here last month, Blowberg seemed as though he would be one of the horses to beat in The Jerkens Memorial
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Big Day for Night Rider Stables in The Albany
Topside ended up being quite a longshot for the Albany Stakes at SAR, which had just a small field of five horses. The gelding was making his debut for Night Rider Stables after being picked up in the auction in June from Mb Stables.
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Fractious Looks Great in The Jerkens Memorial
Looking forward to covering this race, due its implications for the BC Sprint (or BC Dirt Mile). It’s a talented field of twelve that comprises the 17th running of the Jerkens Memorial, which was also known as the Kings Bishop when I was regularly going up to Saratoga for Travers Day.
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Spankys Barn Looks To Haunt The Personal Ensign
The sixteenth running of the coveted Personal Ensign takes place just prior to the Travers at SAR, and there will be ten of them going to the gate hoping for the automatic ticket to the BC Distaff.
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A Taste of Singapore Comes to Albany
Before we have the big day on Saturday, we have some racing to take care of Friday, and the card should still be plenty entertaining. The Albany offers a $250.000 for three year olds bred in the Empire State, and it will go nine furlongs.
