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07/24/2014

Tonalist looking to maintain momentum in G2 Jim Dandy

Owned by Robert S. Evans, Tonalist is the 8-5 program favorite for the 51st renewal of the 1 1/8-mile Jim Dandy, Saratoga's traditional hometown prep for the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers on August 23. Ten of the past 16 Travers winners, including four o

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07/24/2014

Lake George (G2) Quotes

"To come up here and be competitive with these guys, it's always somewhat of a concern. I feel like we have had a stronger group [of horses] than we've ever had, and we've started off with a good meet." Alan Garcia, winning jockey aboard Daring Dancer (No

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07/22/2014

Saratoga Race Course Notes: Monday, July 21

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - At 5:30 a.m. Monday, 2013 Champion Three-Year-Old Colt Will Take Charge turned in what likely will be his penultimate work for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Whitney on August 2, breezing five furlongs in 1:01.02 on the Oklahoma dirt t

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07/22/2014

Shine Again Quotes

"I think seven-eighths to a mile is really her best distance. Surface doesn't really matter; she's won on three different types of surfaces. She's a really talented filly and she was on her game today. Hopefully we can use this to go to the [Grade 1, $500

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07/21/2014

Saratoga Race Course Notes 7/20

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - With an eye on the Grade 1, $1.5 million Whitney on August 2, Palace Malice breezed five furlongs in 1:00.48 seconds with Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez aboard. The two-time Grade 1 winner went in company with unraced 3-year-o

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07/21/2014

Lucky Coin Quotes

"He's been breaking really good, which has always been his drawback. These last three or four races, he's been breaking sharp. I think he's just finally getting it all together. He's had a lot of breaks and this and that happen to him. I think we're final

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07/21/2014

G1 Coaching Club American Oaks Quotes

"I told [owner] Mike [Repole] that this filly has never trained better than she has here in the last month. She seems to really like Saratoga. She has been training much more powerfully than she did this winter, so we expected a big effort from her." "The

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07/21/2014

Stopchargingmaria earns first G1 win in Coaching Club American Oaks

Favored at 6-5 off a neck victory in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan in May at Pimlico, Stopchargingmaria left from post position 1 before threading her way between horses on the first turn to take a comfortable pace-pressing position in third through an ope

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07/19/2014

Saratoga Race Course Notes: Saturday, July 19

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist, trained by Christophe Clement for Robert Evans, turned in his final work before the Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy on July 26, going five furlongs in 1:01.79 in company with stablemate Life In Shambles

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07/18/2014

G3 Schuylerville Quotes

John Velazquez, winning jockey on Fashion Alert (No. 4): "She's definitely very talented. We wish we had a better break and got a better position at the first part. She kind of recuperated right away and got a good position going to the half-mile pole. Fr

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