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Garcia replaces injured Rosario on Game On Dude

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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) – Pacific Classic favorite Game On Dude will be ridden Sunday in the 1 1/4-mile race at Del Mar by Martin Garcia who replaces the injured Joel Rosario. Rosario was hurt on Friday at Saratoga […]

Lezcano gets Travers ride with Orb after Rosario injury

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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) – Kentucky Derby winner Orb will have a new jockey for Saturday’s running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, as Jose Lezcano will take the mount after Joel Rosario was hurt on Friday. […]

Royal Delta gunning for Personal Ensign Handicap

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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) – Champion mare Royal Delta will try Sunday to make amends for last year’s loss in the $600,000 Personal Ensign Handicap at Saratoga Race Course. The 5-year-old takes on four challengers in the 1 1/8-mile […]

Travers features leading 3-year-old threesome

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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) – The three colts currently leading the nation’s 3-year-old division will meet for the first time in almost four months Saturday in the $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Kentucky Derby winner Orb, […]

Paynter works toward Woodward

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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) – Paynter, second in the San Diego Handicap, worked Tuesday morning at Del Mar ahead of his start in the Woodward on Aug. 31 at Saratoga. Trained by Bob Baffert, Paynter had a seven-furlong workout […]

Successful Dan returns to workout mode

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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) – Successful Dan, runner-up in the Whitney Handicap, put in his second workout on Tuesday since his three- quarter length loss in the 1 1/8-mile race at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Charles LoPresti for […]

Princess of Sylmar new name in NTRA Poll

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New York, NY (Sports Network) – Princess of Sylmar took control of this year’s 3-year-old filly division with a commanding victory in the Alabama at Saratoga on Saturday. Voters in the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll noticed and put her into […]

Final workout for Game On Dude before Pacific Classic

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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) – Probable Pacific Classic favorite Game On Dude had his last workout prior to Sunday’s 1 1/4-mile race on Monday morning at Del Mar. Trained by Bob Baffert and partly owned by Joe Torre, the […]

Up the Backstretch: Career day for trainer Chad Brown

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(Sports Network) – Winning one Grade I stakes race on a given day is special. Winning two within 90 minutes of each other is out of this world. Trainer Chad Brown experienced the height of euphoria Saturday afternoon when he […]