In three wins since mid-November, Slay the Day has led or disputed the pace in sprints. The same style could be key to a potential second stakes win in Sunday's Grade 3 Soaring Softly Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 5 1/2 furlongs on turf at Saratoga.
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Not thrilled with the prospect of going from the 1 1/8-mile Kentucky Oaks to another 1 1/8-mile race, the Acorn at Saratoga, Baffert kept Explora at Churchill. If she runs to her trainer's expectations, Explora ought to win the $225,000 Leslie's Lady Stakes on Sunday.
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A competitive turf allowance with stakes implications has replaced the previously scheduled $100,000 Desert Stormer Stakes as Sunday's featured eighth race at Santa Anita after the stakes was canceled due to insufficient entries.
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The news of the moment is that Dexter Dunn elected to stick with Brandon Blvd and pass up on the drive behind Odds On Mr Mamba in their North America Cup elimination on Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Social media was abuzz with comments like "What was he thinking?" or "That decision really says a lot" and maybe they have a point, or maybe not.
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By now it's no secret that trainer Andrew Harris and his ownership connection are in the market for the best horses - no matter whether they are at yearling sales or during the stakes season. For those deals to pay dividends, the horses must show up in the sport's biggest events.
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The stars aligned for Allegiant and her connections this past Sunday (May 31) when the 5-year-old American-bred daughter of Tactical Landing did the unthinkable in capturing the famed Elitlopp over the incredibly-maintained five-eighths-mile oval. The translated time of 1:48 obliterated the world standards, all taken on American soil.
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The Belmont Gold Cup’s two-mile trip encompasses two laps around the Saratoga grass course, and Tawny Port wanted every bit of it.
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Jockeys Manny Franco and Flavien Prat had four-win days at Saratoga on Thursday, accounting for eight of the 11 races.
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The post-race conversation between jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. and trainer Graham Motion following Roja’s win in Thursday’s Grade 2 Intercontinental Stakes at Saratoga focused on a top-tier race this fall. The way Roja led throughout the $250,000 Intercontinental Stakes makes a race such as the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31 an option.
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After enjoying a lighter workload in the weeks since winning the MGM Borgata Pacing Series championship in early May, Captain Albano is ready to get back to serious business this weekend.
