Exactly one week ahead of Arlington’s International Festival of Racing, pre-entries for the Arlington Million (G1), Beverly D. (G1), Secretariat (G1), and American St Leger (G3) were announced Saturday. The 34th running of the Arlington Million has attracted an oversubscribed field of 15. Although...
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Pre-entries released for Arlington Million, Beverly D., Secretariat, American St Leger
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Posted Saturday, August 6
28-1 Free Rose goes wire to wire in La Jolla
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Posted Saturday, August 6
Trainer Richard Baltas already had a proper Del Mar Oaks (G1) contender in Mokat, the convincing winner of the local prep in the San Clemente (G2). Now he’s added the local stepping stone to the Del Mar Derby (G2) too, after Free Rose sprang a front-running 28-1 upset in Saturday’s $151,725 La...
The Pizza Man works; Million rival Tryster takes first tour of Arlington
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Posted Saturday, August 6
Edited press release Midwest Thoroughbreds’ The Pizza Man stepped out at Arlington International Racecourse Saturday morning to put in his final work as he prepares an attempt at becoming the only back-to-back winner of the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) in the race’s history. The...
In-foal Lady Lara blooms in De La Rose
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Posted Saturday, August 6
Ben Sangster’s Lady Lara has been mixing it up exclusively in graded company for nearly two years, most recently finishing fourth in the June 11 Just a Game (G1). Bred and reportedly scanned in foal to Uncle Mo, the Irish-bred five-year-old was given one last chance to go out on a high note....
Frosted much the best in Whitney
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Posted Saturday, August 6
by Teresa Genaro The sounds from the crowd at Saratoga Race Course late Saturday afternoon were the sorts of sounds that are often a reaction to bad news. Gasps. Cries. Groans. And for much of the Grade I, $1.25 million Whitney, the ferocious early fractions that elicited those reactions indeed...
Paola Queen stages 55-1 upset in Test
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Posted Saturday, August 6
Coming into Saturday’s $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, the best Grupo Seven C Stable’s Paola Queen had been able to do against stakes rivals was a second in the April 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) while making her black-type debut. The Flatter filly followed with well-beaten unplaced runs in...
Celebrations abound for Champagne Room after Sorrento
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Posted Saturday, August 6
When the field for the $200,000 Sorrento (G2) was coming up rather short earlier in the week, one could not blame trainer Peter Eurton for taking a shot with his maiden filly Champagne Room. Runner-up in her debut on opening weekend at Del Mar, the daughter of Broken Vow turned Saturday's 6 1/2-...
Guapaza gets the jump on Suffused in Waya
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Posted Saturday, August 6
Don Alberto Stable’s Guapaza launched a perfectly timed move to prevail as the 7-2 favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Waya (G3) at Saratoga. Jockey Javier Castellano had her creep forward approaching the final turn, and that put her on the premises to overtake ambitious pacesetter Photo Call in the...
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