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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: West Coast is the Best Coast

Travers Day at Saratoga is one of the biggest events on the horse racing calendar, and last Saturday’s action lived up to the billing. Several tremendous races highlighted a card […]

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Baffert, Smith Repeat with West Coast in G1 Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – For the second straight year, trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith won the Grade 1, $1,250,000 Travers Stakes – this time aboard Gary and Mary West’s West […] Read More

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Battle of Midway Bounces Back Big in $100,000 Shared Belief

DEL MAR, CA – Don Alberto Stable and WinStar Farm’s Battle of Midway bounced back from his first misfire to dominate with ease in Saturday’s $100,000 Seaway Stakes. It was the 3-year-old […] Read More

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Lady Eli Romps in G2 Ballston Spa

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Sheep Pond Partners’ Lady Eli returned triumphantly to the Saratoga winner’s circle in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Ballston Spa Stakes. Away in good order under regular rider Irad […] Read More

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Sadler’s Joy Surges Late, Nails Wire in G1 Sword Dancer

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Woodslane Farm’s homebred Sadler’s Joy didn’t do it cleanly but he did it well, surging late and nailing the leaders at the wire to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $1,250,000 […] Read More

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Giant Expectations Meets, Exceeds Them in G2 Pat O’Brien

DEL MAR, CA – Exline Border Racing and Gatto Racing’s Giant Expectations met and exceeded his name, rallying powerfully in the stretch to win convincingly in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Pat O’Brien […] Read More

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Drefong Dominates G1 Forego

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Baoma Corporation’s Drefong returned to the sight of his coming-out party and dominated in similar fashion, wiring Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Forego Stakes. The Forego was a […] Read More

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Practical Joke Practically Magical in G1 H. Allen Jerkens

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – William Lawrence and Klaravich Stables’ Practical Joke reaffirmed his status as the nation’s best one-turn 3-year-old, riding a perfect rail trip to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $700,000 H. […] Read More

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By the Moon Beats Em All in G1 Ballerina

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Jay Em Ess Stable’s By the Moon took the lead and never looked back, winning Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The Ballerina was […] Read More

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Forever Unbridled Nips Songbird in G1 Personal Ensign

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Two top-class females made Saturday’s Grade 1, $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes a stellar start to Travers Day, with Charles Fipke’s homebred Forever Unbridled charging late to outlast Songbird. The Personal […] Read More