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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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08/17/2014

Sword Dancer Invitational (G1) Quotes

"It really helps a horse like this when they go an honest pace in these races, and so often they don't. But I think [the :47 and change] helped him. It's going to be tough for him. When he's running against these kind of horses, if he's going to spot them

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08/15/2014

Arlington Million XXXII Advance

Leading the conquest in 2014 is Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs. John Magnier’s Grade I Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Magician. A son of the phenomenal sire Galileo, Magician has yet to completely return to the form that saw him run down superstar Th

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08/15/2014

Saratoga Race Course Notes: Friday, August 15

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Magalen O. Bryant's V. E. Day posted the lone seven-furlong work over Saratoga's main track Friday morning, covering the distance in 1:30.17. V. E. Day, winner of the $100,000 Curlin on July 25, broke from the three-eighths pole a

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08/15/2014

John Morrissey NYB) Quotes

Jose Lezcano, winning jockey aboard Weekend Hideaway (No. 3):"I let him use his early speed. Sometimes in the gate, he misses the break. But today he broke good and settled in front. When I asked, he gave me what I needed to win the race. He's a very nice

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08/13/2014

Larry Collmus to succeed Tom Durkin as race caller

"The New York Racing Association was privileged to have one of the greatest voices in professional sports calling our races for more than two decades. With our addition of Larry Collmus, we have another," said Kay. "Larry's highly acclaimed work for NBC S

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08/11/2014

Durkin receives the Jockey Club Medal for contributions to the sport

The presentation was made by Ogden Mills Phipps, chairman of The Jockey Club, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., at a dinner hosted by The Jockey Club. "Tom has given generously of his time to promote the sport of Thoroughbred racing, and his legacy will live on

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