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Patience and pace pays off: Come Dancing scores fifth graded stakes win in G2 Honorable Miss
POSTED: September 6, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Blue Devil Racing Stable’s Come Dancing sat patiently off a torrid pace and picked up a fifth graded stakes victory proving...
Irad Ortiz, Smith to ride at Kentucky Downs for first time; NY, CA jockeys swarming to all-turf meet
POSTED: August 27, 2020
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Thursday, July 27, 2020) — Kentucky Downs’ deep jockey colony is getting even deeper for the six-date run of all-grass racing that offers among...
Golden Pal glitters in Skidmore with handy front-running style
POSTED: August 22, 2020
Eyes potential Breeders’ Cup start SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Ranlo Investments’ Golden Pal surged to the front and drew away in the stretch, posting an...
Domestic Spending cashes in with first stakes win in Saratoga Derby Invitational
POSTED: August 15, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Domestic Spending entered the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course without stakes experience. After running third in the Grade 2...
French mare My Sister Nat gets first North American graded stakes victory in Grade 3 Waya
POSTED: August 9, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Peter Brant’s My Sister Nat notched her first North American victory in a graded stakes race named after her owner’s 1979...
Brown taking another shot at Grade 1 Runhappy Travers with Country Grammer
POSTED: August 8, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - An opportunity to run at a desired distance, in the race he’s wanted to win more than any other but has...
Two turns suits Nonna Madeline well in Summer Colony victory
POSTED: August 5, 2020
Trainer Todd Pletcher said last week that he was optimistic two turns could continue to suit Nonna Madeline's strengths. The 4-year-old daughter of Candy Ride...
Cariba Kicks Home Late To Score In The Caress For Clement
POSTED: August 1, 2020
Cheyenne Stables' Cariba, conditioned by Saratoga's leading trainer Christophe Clement, kicked in late to secure a half-length score in the $200,000 Caress, a 5 ½-furlong...
Baffert and Improbable Power Home To Win The Whitney At Saratoga Race Course
POSTED: August 1, 2020
Improbable made his Saratoga Race Course debut a memorable one, staying just off pacesetting Mr. Buff before taking command entering the final turn and powering home a two-length...
