West End Kid lost the Belmont Derby by the slimmest of margins to Title Role last month. Trainer Will Walden hopes a change of equipment and a little more distance helps turn the tables when those two square off again in Saturday's Saratoga Derby.
Trainer Gary Capuano, blessed with yet another strong group of Mid-Atlantic juveniles, is cursed with too few spots to enter them. He will be running against himself in both $75,000 stakes for 2-year-olds on Saturday at Delaware Park, the Dover and Blue Hen.
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Led by Deterministic, the seven horses entered in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Fourstardave, contested at one mile over Saratoga's inner turf course, have combined to win 35 stakes, eight Grade 1s, and earned $10,998,110.
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This year, Fasig-Tipton will again host six yearling sales in four states. It got the season off to a flying start, as its July yearling sale set records for average and median.
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Fasig-Tipton's second act in Saratoga Springs this month comes with its New York-bred preferred yearling sale. While the smoke from the fireworks of the select sale the week prior will still be clearing, this auction is by no means an afterthought.
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Arcangelo's story weaves back through Saratoga in his second career, as yearlings from his first crop will be on offer at the boutique Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
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Here is a list of the remaining brick-and-mortar yearling sales during the traditional season in North America that will follow the Saratoga activity.
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About one year ago, Air Recruit got up by a nose over There Are No Words in the Oceanport Stakes at Monmouth Park. They meet again in Saturday's renewal of the $100,000 Oceanport.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 8/8 Hambletonian Day card at The Meadowlands.
Ohio superstar Who Dey and his nemesis Fair and Square clash in the Governor's Buckeye Cup, one of five $100,000 stakes restricted to Ohio-breds on the Saturday card.
