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Absolutely Grande Lives Up to His Name in The Fourstardave Handicap
It was a wet day at Saratoga, as storms moved through the virtual northeast, leaving the track sloppy and soft for the day’s action. That would mean that the Fourstardave Handicap would be decided on soft going, news that was good for some and not so for others.
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Twelve Go for Gold in Best Pal Stakes
On Sunday, we will get a chance to learn the more of the names of promising two year olds as the 20th running of the Best Pal Stakes takes place. It is held at DMR, and features a mixture of juvenile horses that may have already had a big result in a stake race and those that are making their debut at this level.
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Beverly D Heads to CNL This Year and Draws La Terrifiant
The great La Terrifiant returns to action this weekend as HRP racing makes a rare trip to CNL for the 19th running of the Grade 1 Beverly D. This race has been more well known for taking place at AP, where it ran from 2005 until 2021. It would find a one year home at CD before the move to CNL for 2023.
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Deep But Tricky Field in The Fourstardave Handicap
Named for one of the biggest legends of all time at SAR, the Fourstardave Handicap provides an automatic spot into the BC Mile in just three months. The race first appeared on the schedule in 2003 as a Grade 2, and was won by one of our own legends, the great Alpha Ultimo.
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Lets Celebrate Does It Again, This Time in The Whitney
When the year began, Lets Celebrate was running in a $12.500 claimer at TAM. Now, he is the favorite to win the BC Classic after picking up his second straight victory in an automatic qualifier for that race. Last month, he was down at CD and won the Grade 1 Foster, and now he did it again, coming from off the pace as he so likes to do, to win the Grade 1 Whitney.
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Wild Finish in The Test
We would have a fantastic finish in The Test, with a five way photo finish at the wire and a total of seven horses being within a length at the wire. Prevailing in this very tight battle at the wire would be Devils Bride, out of the red-hot Fractious. She was one of three runners that the trainer had in the field, and we went with one of her stablemates in the preview.
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An Easy 1-2 Finish For Mb Stables In The SAR Oaks
It was a wet one in Upstate New York today, and virtual SAR was not spared from the rain. The result of this precipitation left us with a yielding turf course and two horses, Copper Jewels and Bombing For Peace, scratching out. That meant that our pick to win the race would not be taking part.
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As Expected, The Whitney Field Is Loaded
All eyes will be at SAR on Saturday, something that will usually be the case during the meet, but there’s a little more on the line this week as the 18th running of the Whitney, arguably the second biggest race of the meet, will take place. At stake for the race will be the prestige of winning such an event, as well as a $1,000.000 purse and an automatic spot in the BC Classic!
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On Saturday, It’s Time to Take The Test
It’s Whitney Day at the Spa, but before we get into that race, the races on the undercard certainly deserve to have their chance to be highlighted. Among them is the 21st running of The Test, which is a long sprint for three year old fillies and has been a Grade 1 since inception.
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Bombing For Peace Looks Tough in SAR Oaks
As the calendar turns to August, an entertaining slate of stakes racing are sure to entertain us all month. On Friday, one of the first such races is the fifth running of the SAR Oaks, a long turf event for three year old fillies. Unfortunately, this is a race that has seen a reduction in its purse, and it’s more than just a little bit as the former $700.000 amount is no longer.
