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Metro Pace Elims Highlighted At Mohawk; Top Aged Fields Fire At Vernon On Stakes-Filled Weekend

Thu Aug 25 2016TwinSpires Staff

August winds down with more money-driven miles, stakes aplenty north and south of the border, as division leaders and spoilers aim toward the championships. At Mohawk, eliminations for another huge race card include three eliminations for the prestig ...
Three Divisions Preps Move Yonder To Yonkers

Thu Aug 25 2016TwinSpires Staff

Saturday, Aug. 27 at Yonkers Raceway presents the finals of the $118,574 Hudson Filly Trot (soph-filly trotters) and $109,050 Lady Maud (sofp-filly pacers) as well as the $40,000 elimination for the Yonkers Trot (soph-colt trotters). The Hudso ...
Wavell Avenue, Carina Mia star in Ballerina

Wed Aug 24 2016Jen Caldwell

While the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1), which kicks off the Saturday stakes action on Travers Day 2016, looks pretty well matched, the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (G1) one race later is a bit murkier. The seven-furlong sprint drew 10 runners, includin ...
Personal Ensign attracts well-matched field of five

Wed Aug 24 2016Jen Caldwell

Five distaffers will take their place in the Saratoga starting gate for Saturday’s $750,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) on the Travers undercard, and any one of the quintuplet could end up in the winner’s circle in the end. I’m a Chatterbox drew ...
Mohaymen turns back in King’s Bishop, A.P. Indian seeks fifth straight in Forego

Wed Aug 24 2016James Scully

Fourth in the Kentucky Derby (G1) two starts ago, Mohaymen will turn back to a sprint for the first time since his juvenile season when he lines up for the $500,000 King’s Bishop (G1) at Saratoga. The gray Tapit colt tops a nice field of 13 3-yea ...
Appearances by Flintshire, Lady Eli bookend Travers

Wed Aug 24 2016Vance Hanson

Appearances by the country's leading older turf male and a beloved filly making a remarkable return to the races will bookend Saturday's Travers (G1) at Saratoga. Flintshire will look to make it three-for-three this season in the $1 million Sword ...

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A look at the Travers 5 without Triple Crown experience

Wed Aug 24 2016James Scully

For only the second time in its 147-year history, the $1.25 million Travers (G1) will feature a full field of 14. And most names are familiar, with nine entrants competing in Triple Crown races this spring, including Preakness (G1) winner Exaggerator ...
Yonkers Hosts Solid Saturday Night Card

Wed Aug 24 2016Ted Black

Doctor Butch, who competed in the Quillen two years ago, arrives with a solid 4-7-5 slate and $160,000 bankroll from 25 starts this year and will leave from post four. McArdles Lightning ended the Meadowlands meet on a roll, taking his last two start ...
To Favorite or Not To Favorite

Wed Aug 24 2016Barry Spears

When a contest player breaks down a contest to its simplest form, it really is all about decisions. Whether it be what contest to play on a given day to what handicapping information to use, making decisions, right or wrong, will dictate most aspects ...
Exaggerator receives post 7, early 3-1 favorite in 14-horse Travers

Wed Aug 24 2016James Scully

Exaggerator will try to strengthen his hold upon divisional honors in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) , but the three-time Grade 1 winner will face no shortage of challengers in a capacity 14-horse field at Saratoga. The Keith Desormeaux-trai ...
Horses to watch at Warwick Farm for King of Australia contest

Tue Aug 23 2016Vance Hanson

Although I was humbled when my latter two selections backed out after setting the pace over soft ground, it was still a profitable evening last Friday at Randwick when Divine Prophet kicked things off with a last-to-first rally to narrowly take t ...
SOUTHLAND preview - Wednesday, August 24

Tue Aug 23 2016MoneyMaker Mike

It's week 4 of MoneyMaker Mike's short kennel study that is being done this month and I'm going with 3 more kennels which you will find listed below. The entries have been posted for the Wednesday and Thursday performances and I've listed the kenne ...
Harmonize, Time and Motion impress on both coasts

Tue Aug 23 2016John Mucciolo

We saw two of the best horses in training appear on opposite coasts on Saturday and neither disappointed. Champion California Chrome roared home a sublime winner of the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, while the otherworldly Songbird strolled home to ...

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