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Skys The Limit For Ask The Moon
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
By John Scheinman
Ask The Moon
What a difference a few days didnt make. When the Grade 1, $300,000 Personal Ensign Invitational was redrawn on Wednesday after being postponed this past Sunday,
the same tough band of fillies and mares had been signed up to compete...
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New York Watch: Fire On Ice
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
By Jon Forbes
Fire On Ice
Fire On Ice may not be the easiest horse to train, but trainer John Kimmel will happily cope with the colts quirks if he continues to offer the brilliance he displayed in his debut win on Travers Day at Saratoga Race Course...
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Win Wager Contest Bankrolls Three Fans With $1000
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
Three lucky fans will have a chance to place a $1,000 win wager on the horse of their choice in one of three races on Thursday, September 1.
Each of the participants who picks correctly gets to keep their winnings...
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Saratoga Race Course Honors Armed Forces with Free Admission on Special Veterans Day
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
U.S. Marine Corps Kicks Off Annual Toys For Tots Campaign. Saratoga Race Course will pay tribute to the nations active duty armed forces and veterans on Thursday, September 1. Presented by The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA), the day will feature free grandstand admission for all United States active duty military and veterans with military ID.
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Whats Happening At Saratoga Race Course
Monday, August 29, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
What's Happening At Saratoga Race Course Week number seven. Wednesday, August 31 Monday, September 5...
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Saratoga On-Track Wagering Still Positive Despite Cancelled Sunday
Monday, August 29, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
On-track wagering at Saratoga Race Course remains positive compared to 2010 totals through week six (33 days) of the meet, despite the cancellation of racing on Sunday due to Hurricane Irene, according to The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA)...
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Maiden Winners Captain Webb, Optimizer Meet In With Anticipation
Monday, August 29, 2011
By Jon Forbes
Captain Webb
In 2004, English Channel used Saratoga Race Course as his launching pad, breaking his maiden at first asking as a juvenile before going on to win the 2007 Breeders Cup Turf and being named that years Champion Male Turf Horse...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Monday, August 29, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Havre De Grace
Hurricane Irene forced trainer Larry Jones to cancel a planned workout for Grade 1 Woodward Stakes prospect Havre de Grace, the 4-year-old filly sensation who will be taking on males in the Grade 1, 1 1/8-mile Woodward on Saturday...
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NYRA To Host Community Forum To Announce Potential Capital Improvement Plans For Saratoga Race Course
Monday, August 29, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will invite the public to participate in a community forum to review a menu of potential capital improvement projects for Saratoga Race Course...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Sunday, August 28, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Stay Thirsty
Trainer Todd Pletcher reported Sunday morning that Travers winner Stay Thirsty and Foxwoods Kings Bishop runner-up Uncle Mo came back from their respective efforts in good order, but that Grade 1 Ballerina winner Hildas Passion returned with a non-displaced condylar fracture of her right front ankle ...
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Travers Day Draws 43,050; Figures Off Marginally From 2010
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
On a beautiful day that saw a dominating performance in the 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers, attendance and handle, both on-track and all-sources, were off slightly from 2010 figures...
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Stay Thirsty Powers to Top of Division with Travers Win
Saturday, August 27, 2011
By Jenny Kellner
Stay Thirsty
With a powerful performance that catapulted him to the head the 3-year-old division, Stay Thirsty took command at the top of the stretch and rolled to a decisive 1 ¼-length victory over Rattlesnake Bridge in Saturdays 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers at Saratoga Race Course ...
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Calebs Posse Upsets Uncle Mo by a Nose in Foxwoods Kings Bishop
Saturday, August 27, 2011
By Jon Forbes
Caleb's Posse
Uncle Mo took the lead in the final furlong, but could not hold off the inexorable charge from Calebs Posse, who got up by a nose to defeat last years Champion Two-Year-Old Male by a nose in the 27th running of the Grade 1, $250,000 Foxwoods Kings Bishop on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course ...
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No Simulcasting At Aqueduct Or Belmont On Sunday, Decision On Saratoga Before Conclusion Of Todays Races
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced that there will be no simulcasting at either Aqueduct Racetrack or the Belmont Café on Sunday, August 28...
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Hildas Passion Roars To Ballerina Victory
Saturday, August 27, 2011
By Jenny Kellner
Hilda's Passion
Hildas Passion broke alertly and never looked back as she rolled to a 9 ¼-length victory in Saturdays 33rd running of the Grade 1, $250,000 Ballerina at Saratoga Race Course...
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Hot Summer Sizzles In Victory Ride Presented By Jose Cuervo
Saturday, August 27, 2011
By Jenny Kellner
Hot Summer
Taking advantage of sizzling early fractions, Hot Summer went from last to first with a determined charge along the rail in the Grade 3, $100,000 Victory Ride presented by Jose Cuervo at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday afternoon...
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Daveron Valorous In Ballston Spa Victory
Saturday, August 27, 2011
By Jenny Kellner
Daveron
Daveron kicked into high gear in midstretch and wore down pacesetter Tapitsfly in the final yards to win the 23rd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Ballston Spa on Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course...
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Turallure Takes Bernard Baruch
Friday, August 26, 2011
By Ashley Herriman
Turallure
Turallure picked up the first graded stakes victory of his career Friday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course when he upset favored Get Stormy to win the Grade 2, $200,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap...
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Experience The Thrill Of Saratoga Race Course At Hannafords Halloween In August
Friday, August 26, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
Racing fans will get spooky at the Spa when Saratoga Race Course celebrates the thrills and fun of the ghoulish holiday at Hannafords Halloween in August on Wednesday, August 31.
The Halloween-themed day will include a number of frightfully fun activities and entertainment for track guests, including a costume contest, trick or treating at track landmarks, special dance performances, psychic readings, face painting and arts and crafts...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Friday, August 26, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Stay Thirsty
Stay Thirsty, the morning-line favorite for Saturdays 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers, was reported to be all set for the 1 ¼-mile race by trainer Todd Pletcher, a sentiment that was precisely echoed Friday morning by the connections of Haskell Invitational winner Coil, Preakness victor Shackleford, Belmont Stakes hero Ruler On Ice, Rattlesnake Bridge, Raison dEtat and Bowmans Causeway. ...
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Skys The Limit For Ask The Moon
Thursday, August 25, 2011
By John Scheinman
Ask The Moon
Ask the Moon, the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the Grade 1, $300,000 Personal Ensign on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course, reminds trainer Martin Wolfson a lot of another top-shelf winner he had, Jessica Is Back...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Thursday, August 25, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Todd Pletcher
Two days before he is to send out, in rapid-fire succession, three morning-line favorites in three straight Grade 1s Hildas Passion in the Ballerina, Uncle Mo in the Foxwoods Kings Bishop and Stay Thirsty in the $1 million Travers trainer Todd Pletcher stood outside his office at Saratoga Race Course and reflected on the upcoming day...
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Mabou Comes Off The Claim To Stun Grade 1 New York Turf Writers Cup
Thursday, August 25, 2011
By Jenny Kellner
Mabou
When David Jacobson, a successful claiming trainer at Aqueduct Racetrack, haltered the steeplechaser Mabou out of a $30,000 optional claimer on August 4, it was the first time in at least five years anyone had claimed a horse out of a jumping race at Saratoga Race Course...
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Deborah Quirk Wins Elton John Prize Package
Thursday, August 25, 2011
By Jon Forbes
Deborah Quirk of Rutland, Vt. was selected as the winner of a prize package for two that includes a day at Saratoga Race Course, two VIP tickets to Elton Johns performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on September 4, and a two-night stay at The Hampton Inn and Suites in Saratoga Springs...
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150 Years Of Post Times, Bring Big Party Time To Saratoga, One Of Americas Oldest Sporting Venues
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Contact: Ed or Maureen Lewi
From New York City you drive north for about 175 miles, turn left on Union Avenue and go back 100 years, according to renowned sports writer Red Smith, when he wrote about the history and tradition of Saratoga Race Course in the early 1960s...
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Travers Stakes Draw Quotes
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Todd Pletcher, trainer of Stay Thirsty (No. 9, 5-2): We probably made a mistake when we came to New York for the Gotham and then went back to Florida for the Florida Derby. The day of the Florida Derby was the hottest we had the whole winter...
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No Brain Freeze For Father-Son Combo In Stewarts Ice Cream Eating Contest
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
Anthony Sciacco, age 12, of Commack, NY (left) and Joseph Shocker, age 50, of Saratoga Springs, NY (right) hold up their empty pints in victory after winning the kids and adults categories in the annual Stewarts Ice Cream Eating Contest...
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Kensei, 2009 Jim Dandy Winner, Euthanized
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
Kensei
Kensei, winner of Saratogas Grade 2 Jim Dandy in 2009, was euthanized on Tuesday after breaking down during a gallop over the Belmont Park training track...
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Northeastern Fine Jewelry And IWC Schaffhausen Make Timely Contribution To The Travers Stakes
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
The 2011 racing season official timepiece sponsors Northeastern Fine Jewelry and Swiss watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen announced today they are partnering to provide the winning owner of the 142nd Travers Stakes a luxury watch, which will be jointly presented following the race on Saturday, August 27 in the winners circle at Saratoga Race Course...
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Travers, Foxwoods, Kings Bishop, Ballerina, And Ballston Spa Live On HRRN This Saturday
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Contact: Mike Penna
Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY, returns to Saratoga this Saturday to provide live coverage of the 142nd renewal of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes...
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The Price Is Right Winner To Visit Saratoga Race Course For Mid-Summer Derby
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
The contestant on The Price is Right who won a Travers Day VIP package will arrive in Saratoga Springs just two days before the 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes...
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Travers Post Position Draw Streamed Live Online Wednesday
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
Post Position Draw for the 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers, scheduled to be run Saturday, August 27 and expected to include Preakness winner Shackleford, Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice, and Jim Dandy winner Stay Thirsty...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Coil
A 46.12 bullet half-mile work on Tuesday at Saratoga Race Course appeared enough to persuade Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert to send Coil to Saturdays Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes ...
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Whats Happening At Saratoga Race Course, Travers Week
Monday, August 22, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver; Mark Bardack
Tuesday, August 23 Travers 1864 Restaurant Week: 60 restaurants and eateries throughout the greater Capital Region offer special pricing and menus in celebration of the crowned jewel of the Spa racing season during the second annual Travers 1864 Restaurant Week...
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Attendance, On-Track Wagering Up; All-Sources Even After 28 Days At The Spa
Monday, August 22, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
Attendance and on-track wagering at Saratoga Race Course have posted substantial gains and all-sources handle is even compared to 2010 totals through week five (28 days) of the meet, according to The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA)...
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Simply Lovely In Union Avenue
Monday, August 22, 2011
By John Scheinman
Lovely Lil
Trainer Michael Hushion always has believed Barry K. Schwartz Lovely Lil was a graded stakes kind of horse. On Monday, the 4-year-old Tiznow filly took the next step to reaching that goal, coming from off the pace to win the $75,000 Union Avenue at Saratoga Race Course...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Monday, August 22, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Coil
Grade 1 Travers candidate Coil is scheduled to work on the main track at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert along with stablemate and West Virginia Derby winner Prayer for Relief, also a potential starter for the 1 ¼-mile Mid-Summer Derby....
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Shake Shack Serving Up Free Custard If Shackleford Hits Travers Board
Monday, August 22, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
Heres the Scoop: One hundred fans will enjoy a free cup of frozen custard should Preakness winner Shackleford finish first, second, or third in the prestigious Grade 1 Travers on Saturday, August 27...
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Hungry Island Upsets Woodford Reserve Lake Placid
Sunday, August 21, 2011
By Jenny Kellner
Hungry Island
Dismissed at 9-1 behind odds-on favorite Winter Memories, Hungry Island gobbled up ground as she rallied through the stretch and went on to a 2 ½-length victory in the Grade 2, $150,000 Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course...
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New York Watch: Fantastic Song
Sunday, August 21, 2011
By Jon Forbes
Fantastic Song
Hailing from one of the most productive turf families in recent years, Fantastic Song overcame an outside post and a wide trip to debut a winner on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Sunday, August 21, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Uncle Mo
Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty led a parade of stakes-bound workers for trainer Todd Pletcher this morning, with Uncle Mo covering five furlongs in 59.95 as he prepared for the Grade 1 Foxwoods Kings Bishop and Stay Thirsty going the same distance in 1:01.73 in his final serious breeze for the Grade 1, $1 million Travers on Saturday...
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Stay Thirsty And Uncle Mo Flash Quotes
Sunday, August 21, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Stay Thirsty
Jim Dandy winner and Travers contender Stay Thirsty, five furlongs in 1:01.73 breezing over Saratoga main track with jockey Javier Castellano aboard (fractions were 12.87, 24.66, 36.84, and 1:01.73. He went in company with Grade 3 winner Super Espresso)...
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Royal Delta Reigns In TVG Alabama
Saturday, August 20, 2011
By Jon Forbes
Royal Delta
Royal Delta denied Its Tricky a sweep of the TVG Triple Tiara with a runaway victory in the 131st running of the Grade 1, $500,000 TVG Alabama on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course...
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Saratoga Race Course Notes
Saturday, August 20, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Shackleford
Trainer Dale Romans sent out his star 3-year-old Shackleford for his final serious work Saturday morning in preparation for the Grade 1, $1 million Travers on August 27.
Romans had jockey Jesus Castanon up for the five-furlong work as his partner and chief exercise rider Tammy Fox was busy taking their daughter, Bailey, to her first day of college...
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Jockeys Beefcake Calendar And Karaoke Tickets Available Sunday And Monday At Saratoga To Benefit PDJF
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Contact: Dan Silver
On Sunday, August 21 and Monday, August 22 at Saratoga Race Course, the jockey beefcake calendar and tickets to the Riders Up jockey karaoke contest will be available, with all proceeds benefitting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF)...
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Shackleford Workout Flash Quotes
Saturday, August 20, 2011
By NYRA Press Office
Shackleford
Preakness winner and Travers contender Shackleford, five furlongs in 1:00.87 breezing over Saratoga main track with jockey Jesus Castanon aboard (seventh fastest of 37 workouts at the distance, fractions were 36.24, 1:00.87, galloped out in 1:14.40)...
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