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Diplomat upsets NY Turf Writers Cup at 17-1

August 24, 2017 0

Flying Elvis Stable’s Diplomat made the most of an 18-pound weight break from 2-1 favorite Modem and surprised Thursday’s $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup (NSA-G1) at Saratoga. Trained by Kate Dalton and ridden by […]

Classic-winning trio all confirmed for Travers

August 21, 2017 0

All three Triple Crown race winners were confirmed for Saturday’s $1.2 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga by trainers Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown on Monday. Satisfied with Preakness (G1) winner Cloud Computing‘s recovery from a […]

Elate hits new peak with Alabama romp

August 19, 2017 0

by TERESA GENARO The public had a tough time deciding on a favorite in Saturday’s Alabama (G1) at Saratoga, sending four horses to the post with odds between 4.20 and 4.50-1. And when the horses […]

Cloud Computing, Girvin breeze for Travers

August 19, 2017 0

Preakness (G1) winner Cloud Computing and Haskell Invitational (G1) scorer Girvin both worked for next week’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) Saturday morning at Saratoga. Under Javier Castellano, Cloud Computing worked five furlongs in 1:01.65 over […]

The Barbarous Battalion in the Alabama

August 19, 2017 0

by TERESA GENARO Not much remains in the easily available historical record on 19th century Thoroughbred owner and breeder Francis Morris. The New York Times seems not to have published his obituary, and the guy […]

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