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Beverly Randolph Steinman's DARK EQUATION (Polish Numbers) was content to sit near the back of Thursday's $159,300 New York Turf Writers Cup Steeplechase H. (NSA-G1) at Saratoga but came with his rally in the stretch to post a half-length victory...
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Big Brown worked five furlongs in 1:04.67 Thursday morning over Aqueduct's turf course in preparation for a start in the $500,000 Monmouth Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sept. 13. Read More...
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - It's been a decade since a reigning Horse of the Year raced at Saratoga, a drought that will end Saturday when Curlin goes into the gate for the Woodward Stakes. If you can name the last one without getting out the reference...
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Peppers Pride's attempt to break the modern mark for consecutive wins by a North American Thoroughbred has been on hold for more than a month, yet her shot at glory may once again be at the mercy of the weather. Read More...
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A trio of 3-year-olds who ran well in the Grade 2 Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga earlier this month, including winner Wesley and beaten favorite Adriano, head an 11-horse lineup for Saturday's Grade 3, $500,000 Kent Stakes at Delaware Park. Adriano...
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Blue Chagall makes his overdue American debut in Sunday's $350,000 Del Mar Derby. Blue Chagall was sick when he arrived in California in June, trainer Julio Canani said. The illness prevented the French-bred colt from starting in the Oceanside Stakes...
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DEL MAR, Calif. - Few maidens have a reputation as solid as Stardom Bound, the 2-year-old filly who starts in Monday's $250,000 Del Mar Debutante. Few maidens have had as much tough luck this summer as Stardom Bound, too. In both her starts she had...
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Even if Benny the Bull was in the race, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin believes his colt Lucky Island would be the horse to beat in Saturday's Grade 1, $250,000 Forego Stakes at Saratoga. Benny the Bull would have been favored...
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Stars are expected to line up for next month's Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs, but it's a pleasant surprise that Saturday's Mass Cap prep race has some major names involved, too, as graded stakes winners Jalil and Judiths Wild Rush...
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Matt's Broken Vow, unfortunately, will not be adding to his laurels in the near future. "He ended up with a stress fracture in his ankle," said Carroll. "He clearly did something in his last race. "He's being operated on. They'll...
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DEL MAR, Calif. - Losses in two Grade 1 races in New York earlier this spring and summer represent the low point of Vacare's otherwise outstanding career. Perhaps a change of scenery to California is all Vacare needs to win her fifth stakes race....
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The undefeated PEPPERS PRIDE (Desert God) will attempt to set a modern North American record on Sunday when she goes for her 17th straight triumph in the $67,500 Lincoln H. at Ruidoso Downs. The New Mexico-bred won her 16th in a row in the April 26 Russell...
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Hotstufanthensome was claimed for $62,5000 by trainer Terri Pompay for Main Street Stable's in January. Since then the 8-year-old Awesome Again gelding was a well-beaten fifth in the Elkwood, won by a head in a 1 1/16-mile optional claiming July 3...
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Dark Equation edged Be Certain by half-length Thursday in the $159,300 New York Turf Writers Cup steeplechase at Saratoga Race Course. Read More...
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Joe Allen's Peppers Pride is working towards trying for an all-time record 17th consecutive win on Sunday, August 31 in the Lincoln Handicap at Ruidoso Downs. Read More...