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Curalina splashes home in Shuvee victory

Sun Jul 31 2016Jen Caldwell

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Curalina sailed home a 9 1/4-length winner of the $190,000 Shuvee Handicap (G2) at Saratoga on Sunday. The Curlin filly stalked 4-5 second choice Carrumba, who set splits of :24.28, :48.59 and 1:12.75, throughout t ...
Jim Dandy rematch likely in Travers

Sun Jul 31 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited press release Jim Dandy (G2) winner Laoban has emerged from his breakthrough maiden victory in good order, trainer Eric Guillot reported Sunday morning. "Everything's good. He ate up almost everything - he left a little bit which is no ...
Haskell News & Notes

Sun Jul 31 2016TwinSpires Staff

Haskell 2016 has finally arrived and this year’s edition is proving to be just as exciting as last year’s run up to American Pharoah’s triumph in his first start back since sweeping the Triple Crown. A half-dozen runners will line up in Sunday’s $ ...
Saratoga debut romper Theory bound for Hopeful

Sun Jul 31 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited press release The highlight for trainer Todd Pletcher on Saturday proved to be Theory, a poorly kept secret who won his six-furlong debut in a brisk 1:09.60. Theory is the second winner - and the first colt - for freshman sire Gemologist, ...
Haskell 2016 is shadowed by more than clouds

Sun Jul 31 2016TwinSpires Staff

by Ron Flatter Summertime racing has to find its way back to normal after the Year of the Pharoah. The Triple Crown that so many said was just the tonic racing needed now casts a big shadow over races like today’s Grade 1 $1 million Haskell In ...
Frosh Tops Again At $34; Public Pounces Adios Pace; Longshots Shake ‘Oaks’ Elims; $43 Triple Tagged In Five-Horse Feature

Sun Jul 31 2016TwinSpires Staff

On Twitter last Wednesday, July 27, we offered three spot plays at Running Aces, striking with Edith Keeler ($13.80, $5.00, $3.40) who we included in a probable triple but who also appeared on the horses-to-watch (H2W) list—see results below. The oth ...

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Stellar Wind ekes out Clement L. Hirsch victory over Beholder

Sun Jul 31 2016Jen Caldwell

It was tight, very tight, in the stretch run of Saturday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar but, in the end, Stellar Wind finally got the best of fellow champion Beholder to give trainer John Sadler a very nice 60th birthday presen ...
Laoban breaks maiden with 27-1 upset in Jim Dandy

Sun Jul 31 2016Jen Caldwell

McCormick Racing LLC and Southern Equine Stable LLC’s Laoban is no stranger to facing stakes company, having done so in his past five starts, but had never visited the winner’s circle in seven total career starts. That changed on Saturday when the ...
A. P. Indian chief among Vanderbilt field; Mind Your Biscuits rallies in Amsterdam

Sat Jul 30 2016Vance Hanson

A. P. Indian made only five starts in his first three seasons of racing, but has blossomed with better health the past two years. On Saturday, the six-year-old gelding reached the top of his profession, scoring his first Grade 1 win in the $350,000 ...
Flintshire easily escapes trap in Bowling Green

Sat Jul 30 2016Kellie Reilly

Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Flintshire had such an overwhelming class edge in Saturday’s $237,500 Bowling Green (G2) that not even a tactical gremlin could trip him up at Saratoga. Relegated to last in the quartet when bottled up turning for home, jo ...
SOUTHLAND preview - Sunday, July 31

Sat Jul 30 2016MoneyMaker Mike

For Sunday's twilight greyhound racing action at Southland, I've selected 3 greyhounds that I think have the good possibility of getting a win and I've listed them below. To this point, of the 24 picks I've given so far in July, 9 of the choices have ...
Effinex tops Whitney worktab

Sat Jul 30 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited press release Tri-Bone Stable's Effinex was on the main track for his first post-Suburban (G2) workout, going five furlongs in 1:00.65 under exercise rider Kelvin Pahal. The son of Mineshaft remains on target for next Saturday's ...
Haskell contenders put in final preparations for Sunday’s event

Sat Jul 30 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited Press Release With just 24 hours to go until Monmouth Park’s signature event, the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), the competitors made their final trips to the track Saturday morning. In post position order: Nyquist – Re ...