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08/27/2016

Travers (G1) Quotes

Steve Asmussen, trainer of third-place finisher Gun Runner (No. 14) and seventh-place finisher Creator: "We ran into a freak today, who ran the fastest Travers in [1:59.36]. I honestly thought [2:02] would win the race. I think that's about right where we

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08/26/2016

Fever knocks Majesto out of Grade 1 Travers

"Majesto will be a scratch for the Travers Stakes because he had a fever this morning," Giardinella said. "He had some tests this morning and they did not come back good. Yesterday, he was good. This morning he coughed and we called the doctor and he came

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08/26/2016

Saratoga Race Course Notes, Friday, August 26

Indeed, the Curlin colt has posted his three Grade 1 victories - the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness, and Haskell - all on off-going and is 4-for-4 overall on sealed tracks, plus a runner-up finish in a muddy rendering of the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity last

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08/26/2016

Funny Cide Quotes

"As fast as he's going he's doing it in a pretty relaxed fashion. Even though he was rolling along, he was doing it within himself and had his ears pricked and felt comfortable and we weren't going to take away what comes easy." On possibly starting in th

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08/25/2016

New York Turf Writers Cup (G1 Steeplechase) Quotes

Gustav Dahl, winning jockey of Portrade (No. 5): "The idea was to have an easy pace. He likes to be on the front end and settles away once he can't hear pressure behind him. That's why he wears the ho

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08/25/2016

Saratoga Race Course Notes, Thursday, August 25

"It's a little quieter," said Jimmy Barnes, Baffert's top assistant. "But that's to be expected, I guess." Even without American Pharoah, Baffert still comes into the 147th edition of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers presented by NYRA Bets with his 'A-t

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08/25/2016

Chantal Sutherland Named to Ride in Sunday’s Added Elegance

“She’s coming in just to ride in that stake on Sunday. She knows the owner real well and he asked her to come out there and ride that one for him,” Sutherland’s agent Tommy Ball said by phone from Del Mar. “Here at Del Mar, a horse that was going to run t

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08/24/2016

Field for the 147th running of the Grade 1 $1.25 million Travers

PP ODDS HORSE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WGT. 1 10-1 Arrogate Juddmonte Farms Bob Baffert Mike Smith 126 2 6-1 American Freedom Gary and Mary West Bob Baffert Rafael Bejarano 126 3 20-1 My Man Sam Sheep Pond Partners Chad Brown Manny Franco 126 4 12-1 Governor

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08/24/2016

Cavorting gets two-turn test in Grade 1, $750,000 Personal Ensign

Stonestreet Stables' Cavorting is a winner of 7-of-12 career starts, with earnings topping $1.6 million. The 4-year-old daughter of Bernardini won the Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga as a 2-year-old, and the following season emerged victorious in bo

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08/24/2016

Wavell Avenue headlines Grade 1 Ballerina on Travers Day undercard

"It sure is nice to have that at stake on top of the Grade 1 status of this race," said Chad Brown, who trains the 4-year-old filly and is seeking his first Ballerina trophy. "I'm glad this race is included in the Breeders' Cup program and we're excited a

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