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Field Is Impressive for Read Stakes
Read Stakes (Grade 2)- $250.000 PurseDMR- For Three Year Olds and UpwardOne Mile and One Eighth on the TurfJuly 21, 2019 This Sunday, the 16th running of the Grade 2 Read Stakes will take place at DMR, and the field… Read More ›
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Angel Shark Looks to Stay Hot in San Clemente
San Clemente Stakes (Grade 2)- $200.000 PurseDMR- For Fillies Three Years OldOne Mile on the TurfJuly 20, 2019 The San Clemente Stakes will be running for the 17th time on Saturday, and it attracts a field of five fillies to… Read More ›
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TC Race Winners Start Outside in Haskell
The summer heats up this weekend in more ways then one, and at MTH we will be treated to the 14th running of the Grade 1 Haskell. This is a race that has been good in the past to winners of one of the TC races, as the last three Haskell winners (Pretty Ferro, Shootfromthehip and Carneyman) held that distinction.
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High One Sails Away with The Sanford
The Sanford was moved up a couple weeks this year to correspond with the first weekend racing at beautiful Saratoga Race Course. I would have loved to have been there for real, and the weather was great, both there and within HRP.
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Team 7 Illusions Finds Four-Leaf Clover in Charo
Last month in the Fleur de Lis Handicap at CD, Charo went wire to wire to win, holding off Prima Dona in the end to do so. They would meet again here in the DEL Handicap for a purse that would be triple what they ran for last time.
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Scratches Spoil Modesty Handicap
Two days ago, we had a field of six going to post for the Modesty Handicap. Thanks to rain making the turf soft, that field size was cut in half.
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Two Year Old Prospects on Display in Sanford
Two year old racing on HRP is always hotly contested, regardless of what level of track you are running at, but a race like the Sanford at beautiful Saratoga Race Course is especially coveted. I took a look at last year’s field and wondered, where are they now?
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Modesty Handicap Should Be Good for Mb Stables
A field of six will be heading to the gate for the 15th running of the Grade 3 Modesty Handicap, and they will be happy to see the purse has been increased by $50.000 to where it had been for the last two years.
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Seven Seek a Piece of DEL Handicap Purse
A large purse is available at DEL this week, and a field of seven is set to go to the gate to contest what is the 14th running of the DEL Handicap, and the ninth time it runs with a Grade 2 designation.
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Powerful Stretch Run Unfolds in The OH Derby
There is no denying that Unfold has plenty of talent. His works had been great, and he showed his racing ability in races like the TAM Derby, where he placed third.
