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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: More Saratoga & Del Mar = More Excitement

The summer racing season’s excitement hit a new crescendo after more action at Saratoga and Del Mar brought great finishes from coast to coast. Here’s who we thought were deserving to be our Three Stars…

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Caravel Flaunts Her Excellence In Caress

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – After 2 consecutive stakes triumphs at 5 furlongs, Caravel carried her winning form into graded stakes company, following a torrid pace and gunning down front-runner Robin Sparkles in mid-stretch to conquer Saturday’s $200,000 Caress (G3) for older fillies and mares contesting 5 1/2 furlongs over Saratoga… Read More

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Robin Sparkles Set To Shine In Caress

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Michael Schrader’s stakes-winning New York-bred Robin Sparkles will look to make the grade in Saturday’s $200,000 Caress (g3), a 5 1/2-furlong Mellon turf sprint for older fillies and mares at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Bruce Brown, the 4-year-old Elusive Quality bay has won races at… Read More

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Caravel Dazzles In Goldwood

OCEANSIDE, NJ – Owner and trainer Elizabeth Merryman now knows that she has to aim even higher when she decides on the next start for her talented turf sprinting filly Caravel. The 4-year-old daughter of Mizzen Mast turned in another dazzling – and winning – effort, drawing away with ease… Read More

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Caravel Sails to Nose Victory in The Very One

BALTIMORE – Pennsylvania-bred Caravel who was bred and is owned and trained by Maryland-based Elizabeth Merryman scooted through an opening along the inside and emerged from a three-way photo finish to capture Friday’s $100,000 The Very One Stakes by a nose at Pimlico Race Course. Winning Jockey Florent Geroux said “I was just… Read More

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She’s My Type Earns Black Type with License Fee Score

ELMONT, NY – Ghislaine Head’s She’s My Type commenced her 4-year-old year by displaying the stakes-winning form she showed as a sophomore, taking command in the stretch and pulling away from Robin Sparkles by 1 3/4 lengths to win Friday’s $100,000 License Fee for older fillies and mares going six… Read More

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She’s My Type Set for 4-Year-Old Bow in License Fee

ELMONT, NY – Ghislaine Head’s She’s My Type, a 2-time stakes winner as a sophomore last year, will make her 4-year-old debut on Friday as part of a 10-horse field of older fillies and mares going 6 furlongs on the turf in the re-scheduled $100,000 License Fee at Belmont Park.… Read More

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Evil Lyn Conquers Hilltop

BALTIMORE, MD – Paradise Farms Corp and David Staudacher’s Evil Lyn earned her first stakes stripes by conquering Saturday’s $100,000 Hilltop Stakes at Pimlico. Evil Lyn broke from post 5 under Horacio Karamanos as the 7/2 third choice in the field of 11 3-year-old fillies and settled into a mid-pack stalking… Read More

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Shippy Strolls in Off-Turf Blue Sparkler

OCEANPORT, NJ – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, and Joseph Besecker’s Shippy strolled back into the winner’s circle Saturday after taking an off-turf edition of the $75,000 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park. Shippy was made the 8/5 favorite under Paco Lopez, and from the moment she left the… Read More