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Bast Looks Best in Chandelier Stakes
September 26, 2019 | Margaret RansomShort, Talented Field For Juvenile Fillies Test By Margaret Ransom Baoma Corp’s Del Mar Debutante (G1) winner Bast was labeled the early 3-5 favorite in a field of six juvenile fillies in Friday’s $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (GI), a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge race guaranteeing the winner a spot in the gate […]
Pennsylvania Derby Lures Top Sophomore Stars, Local Favorites
September 19, 2019 | Margaret RansomCotillion, Gallant Bob Complete Graded Stakes Lineup Saturday By Margaret Ransom The $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (GI), held every September at Parx, is for many a last-ditch effort to get a rich Derby win for the best of the year’s sophomore crop. With the title for who is the top of the division remains firmly […]
Big Purses, Breeders’ Cup Qualifiers Highlight Churchill’s September Meet
September 12, 2019 | Margaret RansomGiant Purses Lure Top Stables, Jockeys To Louisville By Margaret Ransom This Friday Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, kicks off its annual boutique September meeting, presented by Commonwealth Technology, with a tremendous 10-race card loaded with rich purses, full entries and wagering options for every kind of horse player. The meeting lasts just 11 […]
Twelve For 150th Travers At Saratoga
August 23, 2019 | Margaret RansomSaratoga’s Feature Attracts Competitive Field By Margaret Ransom Juddmonte Farms’ grade 2 winner Tacitus was labeled the 5-2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers Stakes (GI) at Saratoga and the gray colt will face off against 11 rivals for the 150th running of the Saratoga summer racing season feature. The Bill Mott-trained son […]
Pacific Classic Will Guarantee One Of Ten A Spot In Breeders’ Cup Classic Gate
August 16, 2019 | Margaret RansomShippers Seeking The Soul, Quip, Tenfold Stand Out By Margaret Ransom This year marks the 29th running of the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (GI) at Del Mar, a race that has historically drawn some of the best stars from the older handicap division since Best Pal won the inaugural running in 1991. Since […]
Point Of Honor, Ulele Square Off In Alabama
August 16, 2019 | Margaret RansomBudding Rivalry Takes Center Stage In Saratoga Feature Brian Bohl/NYRA Press Release After Point of Honor won a thrilling stretch-drive duel against Ulele in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan in May at Pimlico, the two talented foes will rematch as part of an accomplished nine-horse field of 3-year-old fillies in the Grade 1, $600,000 […]
Arlington’s International Festival Of Racing Lures World-Class Runners
August 8, 2019 | Margaret RansomRobert Bruce Seeks Million Repeat By Margaret Ransom The fields have been set for Saturday’s annual Arlington Racecourse’s International Festival of Racing, which is highlighted by the 37th running of the Arlington Million (GIT), a race that has traditionally drawn some of the best turf horses in America and around the world year after […]
Seven Juveniles Ready For Del Mar’s Best Pal
August 8, 2019 | Margaret RansomSchrodinger Is 2-1 Morning Line Favorite By Margaret Ransom A field of seven 2-year-olds are set to race six furlongs in Saturday’s $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (GII) at Del Mar, the winner claiming the title as the West Coast’s top juvenile and leading contender for the September 2 Del Mar Futurity (GI). Formerly known […]
92nd Whitney Draws Talent-Filled Field Of Eight
August 3, 2019 | Margaret RansomCalifornia Shipper McKinzie Slight Favorite Over Locals, Dubai World Cup Winner By Margaret Ransom Four grade 1 winners highlight Saturday’s 92nd running of the $1 million Whitney (GI) at Saratoga, a Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” event for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI), set to be run at Santa Anita on November 1. […]
Vasilika Favored In Yellow Ribbon, Comical Faces Five in Sorrento At Del Mar Saturday
August 3, 2019 | Margaret RansomTurf Distaffers, Juvenile Fillies In Seaside Track Spotlight Saturday By Margaret Ransom Multiple grade 1 winner Vasilika will carry highweight of 125 pounds and likely lower odds than her morning line of 7-5 when she heads postward and faces eight in Saturday’s $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (GIIT) at Del Mar. The 5-year-old Jerry Hollendorfer-trained daughter of […]
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