American Pharoah draws a crowd for Friday gallop
Standing along the rail in the winner’s circle, trainer Bob Baffert looked up at the packed Saratoga grandstand and said, “Look at this, wow!"
David GreningAug 28, 2015
Standing along the rail in the winner’s circle, trainer Bob Baffert looked up at the packed Saratoga grandstand and said, “Look at this, wow!"
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, August 29th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
The Red Mile hosts eight Kentucky Sire Stakes championship races worth $175,000 each on Sunday night and owner Mark Weaver has three opportunities to come away with a big check.
While the select portion of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. August yearling sale remained on fairly steady footing, the auction’s two open sessions posted improved average and median prices over last year’s renewal with fewer horses sold.
There will be a Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover of $419,278 into Friday’s card at Gulfstream Park. The sequence will run on races 5-10.
Stormy Regatta was put into a nice stalking position early by Irad Ortiz Jr. and had just enough in the stretch to score a nose decision over 4-5 favorite Partisan Politics in the $100,000 Riskaverse Stakes at Saratoga on Thursday.
Lone Star Park near Dallas will be the site of a 2-year-olds in training sale next April, the Texas Thoroughbred Association announced on Thursday
Matt Rose's analysis of the Saturday 8/29 card at Yonkers Raceway.
It’s been a regional season thus far for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings, but on Saturday night at Mohawk the scene gets ratcheted up. Three $40,000 elimination divisions of the Metro highlight a stakes-filled program at Mohawk Raceway.
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