Essential Quality Looks to Target G1 Runhappy Travers
Essential Quality, the reigning Champion 2-Year-Old and Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets winner, was a determined victor of Saturday’s Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga Race Course and will now target the meet’s signature event, the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers on August 28. The Godolphin-owned son of Tapit, trained by Brad Cox, overcame a five-wide trip on both turns, rating at the rear of the compact field down the backstretch and fended off an inside rally from Keepmeinmind to finish off the nine furlongs...
Ray on Pancho
Welcome to another episode of Past the Wire TV! Our friend Ray DeStefano joins us today for more Racetrack Tales and talks the great Frank Pancho Martin. Pancho made great contributions to horse racing on and off the racetrack. Hear some of Ray's stories about Pancho, how he felt about the Secretariat movie, Sham and many other things. You'll get to know a side of Pancho that was generous and kind! Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-W5vmmwq3w
2021 TVG Pacific Classic returns to $1M, Del Mar Derby boosted to $250K as Del Mar builds on its successes
DEL MAR, Calif.— Building on its pre-meet enhancements and the sparkling success of its current racing season, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club today announced a pair of major increases to key stakes races on its 2021 schedule. The Grade I TVG Pacific Classic, the shore track’s centerpiece since it was introduced in 1991, has been raised back to its original level of $1,000,000 for its August 21 renewal. Additionally, the track’s conclusion to its 3-year-old grass series – the Grade II Del Mar Derby slated for September 4 – has had...
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Heavy favorite Essential Quality gets the job done in Grade 2 Jim Dandy
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