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July 2008 - Posts
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Prominent (2nd) gallops out after the fourth on Thursday. - Maybe it was the stifling heat and humidity that began early, but everything about Saratoga on Thursday felt slow and muted, from training hours on through the card. The eighth felt especially...
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Edgar Prado on Carriage Trail before the De La Rose Stakes. - A bad beat for Trouble Maker, on the inside and barely edged out in the De La Rose by 3-1 Carriage Trail. Her Majesty the Queen's horse, Medley, finished a length back in third. "She...
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Here's one Euro possible for a synthetic Breeders' Cup: Henrythenavigator, at 4-11, just held off Raven's Pass in the Sussex Stakes, adding to his impressive record. "He won't be beaten this year," declared rider Johnny Murtagh...
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It was inevitable that a synthetic surfaces forum convened by the New York Task Force on Retired Racehorses would have its dry bits, but for the most part, the Tuesday event was lively and informative, with panelists going in-depth on several subjects...
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- Skipped the track this afternoon to watch the races on Capital OTB while doing homework in advance of the forum on synthetic surfaces scheduled for Tuesday, which begins at 9:00 a.m. and opens with a panel featuring racetrack executives, then moves...
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Runner-up Pyro walks to the test barn after the Jim Dandy. - The dirt was harrowed before the ninth today, which seemed to make the track deeper and more tiring, a real change from the quick surface seen earlier in the afternoon, and opening up both the...
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Jockey Ramon Dominguez takes a second to sign a program. - Commentator had the Whitney his way, getting clear at first jump and stealing the race gate-to-wire with a half in :47.73, a final time of 1:50.23, and a 4 3/4 length lead. The 7-year-old NY-bred...
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... can't get the New York stewards to explain their decisions to him either: D. Wayne Lukas, the trainer of Stealin' Kisses, called the stewards from the winner's circle to get their version of events, but the stewards declined to give it...
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- The sun is out in Saratoga today and the G2 Lake George will be on the turf, as scheduled. My Princess Jess is the 8-5 morning line favorite making her second start for trainer Barclay Tagg and entering off a win in the G3 Boiling Springs at Monmouth...
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- Trainer Steve Asmussen, who won the Schuylerville with 12-1 Jardin, said that favored Ocean Colors tied up in the stretch, which is why she stopped so badly on the final turn. Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan blamed the wet going, reports the Daily Gazette:...
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Rain today, rain tomorrow. Thursday turf races at Saratoga have already been moved to the main track and the first steeplechase of the season canceled, which means post-time will be at 1:35, with race two opening the card. If I seem fixated on the weather...
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Opening day at Saratoga looks wet, with rain, sometimes heavy, and thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday. I'm hoping dark clouds do no more than lurk menacingly until after the second race, which is a maiden special sprint stocked with babies who could...
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An ownership depository, available only to registered buyers and agents who provide personal identification and sign a confidentiality agreement, didn't garner a single request for information from any bidders at the Fasig-Tipton July sale: Van Clief...
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Del Mar Polytrack winners, with sires and broodmare sires: View complete spreadsheet here. Last year's leading Del Mar Polytrack sires are off to a slow start, with the exception of Unusual Heat, who had three winners (out of 22 starters) during the...
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... claimer turned stakes star Lava Man is retired, after fading to finish last in the Eddie Read Handicap on Sunday. Retirement plans are pending: "Ultimately, I'd like him to go to the Kentucky Horse Park," Kenly said. "Doug [O'Neill...
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