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08/28/2014

P.G. Johnson Quotes

Javier Castellano, winning jockey aboard Partisan Politics (No. 3): "It got rough a little bit in the beginning of the race. I was able to put her in a good spot today. I think the first [race] was too short for her. Now [trainer Chad Brown] put her in at

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08/28/2014

Moreno seeks second straight Grade 1 in 61st running of the Woodward

Now Moreno is one of the big kids on the block, and he will attempt to annex the other major open Grade 1 route race of the meet when he runs Saturday in the $600,000 Woodward at 1 1/8 miles. The Woodward, carded as race 11, is one of four graded stakes o

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08/23/2014

Ballston Spa (G2) Quotes

"I didn't know if she would get there or not, but I liked the way she was positioned the whole race. She's trained really well, she's done really well up here. I watched her the other day and said to my assistant, 'She's never looked this good.'" "It took

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08/23/2014

Ketel One King’s Bishop (G1) Quotes

"He's the biggest horse I've ever trained, and everybody loves him." "I learned from my days with Bobby Frankel, when your horse is really, really good not to waste a race. You need to make these races count when your horse is really good. Our horse was r

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08/23/2014

Ballerina (G1) Quotes

Did you expect a performance that fast? "You know, this filly has always acted like a special filly every day I've had her, so I was more confused by the couple of times she didn't run well and never surprised when she shows up big." Did you have concerns

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08/20/2014

Better Talk Now Quotes

John Velazquez, winning rider of Heart to Heart (No. 2): "We talked about it before the race and I just let him bounce out of [the gate] and see if anyone wants to take the lead. If they don't, just go ahead and take it. That's the way it worked out and h

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08/19/2014

Tonalist, Wicked Strong tangle again in Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers

Regarded as the centerpiece of Saratoga's 40-day meeting, the 1 ¼-mile Mid-Summer Derby debuted in 1864 and is one of the oldest stakes races for 3-year-olds in the country, run at the nation's oldest major sporting venue. The Travers highlights a 13-rac

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08/19/2014

Quotes from the draw for the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers

About his last workout: "It was a great work for him. He's not a good work horse. We've been pushing him a little bit. When he comes back looking for water, we know we are getting to him. We'll have to see if it works out." As for the post position: "That

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08/17/2014

Saratoga Race Course Notes: Sunday, August 17

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Phipps Stable's Mr Speaker, winner of the Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational on the turf in his most recent start, has been confirmed for the Grade 1 Travers on the dirt after breezing four furlongs in 48.67 seconds Sunday on the

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08/17/2014

Alydar Quotes

Irad Ortiz Jr., winning jockey aboard Farhaan (No. 3): "He broke and my plan was to sit and come running at the end, and that's what happened today. We broke and sat and he came running at the end. He was ready. [Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin] brought the hor

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