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There’s an Exciting End to CT Oaks

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CT Oaks – Grade II 7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $750.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st        Exciting             Maxmillion Farm         Bridgmohan S X           1:21.59 The pace was average which sat in this ones comfort zone and she foind… Read More ›

Gogh Wild Adds Travers to Impressive Accolades

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With so many big names running in the Travers, there were plenty of storylines that were waiting to be written. However, none of them could be greater than the showdown between Gogh Wild and Quantum Pursuit, who between them took all three TC races, then Quantum Pursuit against topping Gogh Wild in the Haskell. Could Gogh Wild get some payback on his rival?

Wizardly Prevails in Close Photo to Win The Jerkens Memorial

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Prior to the running of the Jerkens Memorial, Wizardly was repeatedly putting together bullets in his morning works, showing that he was indeed ready to run a big one here at SAR in hopes of his fourth consecutive victory. He had not won a graded race yet, but showed his ability in ungraded races and looking like one of the better contenders in the race.

Gigafemme Is BC Bound Following Ballerina Win

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Gigafemme entered the Grade 1 Ballerina looking promising, winning the Grade 2 Chicago Stakes at CD in her prior start, and showing that she could win big races. Now, she can add the Ballerina to her resume, clinching her spot in the BC F & M Sprint and simply earning a big win for trainer Big Guns Stables.

Here’s the Field for This Year’s Travers

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For years, the Travers has been one of the biggest races of the year, attracting the best three year olds in virtual racing to SAR for a large purse. That will continue this year, but you have to wonder if this will be the last year that the Travers runs as we know it now. That’s not meant to be a negative, but the big news in racing earlier this month about the creation of the Thoroughbred Championship Series changes the landscape of the triple crown pursuit.