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Title Rose, West End Kid, and Remember Mama, who pretty much hit the wire all together in the Grade 1 Belmont Derby, are all back for Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 Saratoga Derby at 1 3/16 miles on turf.
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Trainer Bob Baffert will try for a fourth victory in the Grade 1 Test Stakes when he sends out Explora in Saturday's seven-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies.
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Mark Casse entered two horses in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Fourstardave Stakes at Saratoga, but Classic Q and Mi Bago share a couple of things in common that will likely lead to only one participating in the race.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 8/4 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Week four of the 2026 summer meet begins Thursday with an eight-race card that includes split divisions of a turf sprint for 2-year-old Cal-bred maidens.
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Doc Sullivan returns to New York-bred company and sprinting Thursday at Saratoga but he will have much to overcome as he seeks a repeat victory in the $200,000 John Morrissey Stakes, which drew a bulky field of 13.
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Even with a reduced presence in California Thoroughbred breeding in the last year, Harris Farms continues to have a significant influence on racing in the state.
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In a venture that could very well have ramifications on the Triple Crown, Churchill Downs and New York Racing Association on Monday announced the creation of a six-race series for 3-year-olds that will include the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
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Salted Carmel will be the lesser regarded of trainer Keri Brion's two runners in Wednesday's Grade 1 A.P. Smithwick Memorial at Saratoga, but Brion thinks the 5-year-old gelding could be a live longshot in the 2 3/8-mile race over nine fences.
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Verdejo has proven to be a solid $25,000 claimer for whoever has her. She competes at that level in a six-furlong Tapeta sprint Thursday at Woodbine in the third race on a seven-race card with a 3:10 p.m. post time.
