Race Recaps
Green Mask Conquers $250,000 Troy
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Abdullah Saeed Almaddah’s Green Mask conquered a field of six other foes in Sunday’s $250,000 Troy Handicap at Saratoga Race Course. Green Mask stalked the early […]
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Rally Cry Races Home First in $100,000 Alydar
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Paul Pompa, Jr.’s Rally Cry was absolutely loaded, easily racing home first by 8 3/4 lengths in Saturday’s $100,000 Alydar Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Jockey John Velazquez placed […] Read More
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Gun Runner Leaves No Doubt in G1 Whitney
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Leaving no doubt about his status as one of the world’s top thoroughbreds, Gun Runner turned away all horses – and rabbits – in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1,200,000 Whitney Stakes. […] Read More
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Thundering Sky Necks Out $100,000 De La Rose
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Matthew Schera’s Thundering Sky chose a great time to win her first race of the year, edging out the favored On Leave by a neck in Saturday’s $100,000 Fasig-Tipton De […] Read More
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American Gal Defeats Her Ex in G1 Test
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Kaleem Shah’s homebred American Gal got the better of ex-trainer Bob Baffert’s Faypien and eight other 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Longines Test Stakes. American Gal […] Read More
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Zennor Charges to the Wire, Takes $100,000 Lure
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Godolphin Racing LLC’s Zennor made his first career stakes start a successful one, charging from just off the pace to take Saturday’s $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure Stakes. The […] Read More
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Estrechada Shocks Her Way to Win G3 Waya
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Slugo Racing’s Estrechada rallied three-wide down the stretch to shock the field of seven fillies and mares in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Waya Stakes. Newly-enshrined Hall of […] Read More
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Bricks and Mortar Blasts Ahead Late, Takes G2 Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Living up to his name, Bricks and Mortar blasted ahead of the leaders in the final furlong to take Friday’s Grade 2, $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of […] Read More
Podcast
BLINKERS OFF 249: Whitney and West Virginia Derby Previews and Rapid-Fire
The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the Grade 1, $1,200,000 Whitney Stakes from Saratoga and Grade 3, $750,000 West Virginia Derby from Mountaineer and give rapid-fire selections for the remaining stakes […] Read More
Race Previews
Test Stakes Preview: Balanced Field of 10 Take Aim at Grade 1
The feature race on Saturday at Saratoga might be the Whitney Stakes, but the Test Stakes is also a Grade 1 race for 3-year-olds, and this year’s edition has drawn a […] Read More