{Sunday, July 31, 2011} STAY THIRSTY PROVES TO BE DANDY It took him a year to do it, and there were several pitfalls along the way. But Stay Thirsty is finally on the cusp of emerging from his champion stablemate Uncle Mo's shadow after

{Friday, July 29, 2011} JIM DANDY PREVIEW With the year more than half-over, there is still a wide-open scramble for the 3-year-old championship. Tomorrow at the Old Spa, seven colts will seek to take a giant stride toward that goal in

{Thursday, July 28, 2011} THE PUSH FOR THE ECLIPSE STARTS NOW The second half of the racing season for 3-year-old males jumps into full flight with Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga and Sunday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational

{Monday, July 25, 2011} OVERDRIVEN WINS THE SANFORD In a workmanlike performance, 2-year-old colt Overdriven pressed the quick pace (:22.40, :45.67) set by Black Rhino, bid for the lead turning for home under John Velazquez, then took command

{Sunday, July 24, 2011} GEORGIE'S ANGEL TAKES SCHULYERVILLE Under a confident ride from John Velazquez, heavily favored Georgie's Angel easily won the $100,000 Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III), Saratoga's opening-day feature. The victory

{Friday, July 22, 2011} INSIDE SARATOGA The year came full circle last week when champion colt Uncle Mo returned to trainer Todd Pletcher’s barn at Saratoga Race Course after recuperating from a liver ailment that forced him out

{Thursday, July 21, 2011} THE NEW RIVALRY: HAVRE DE GRACE VS. BLIND LUCK It was yet another close one. The nose that separated Blind Luck and Havre de Grace at the end of Saturday’s Delaware Handicap was the fourth time in the six meetings

{Monday, July 18, 2011} TRAVERS KEY TO THE ECLIPSE AWARD As things stand at this writing, the Travers Stakes could play a very significant role in determining the champion 3-year-old male for 2011. The $1 million “Midsummer Derby” will

{Sunday, July 17, 2011} Irish Gypsy just holds in A Gleam The Hollywood Park stewards were forced to get the magnifying glass out yet again on Saturday following the conclusion of the $200,000 A Gleam H. (G2). Earlier on the card, the

{Friday, July 15, 2011} FIERCE COMPETITION EXPECTED AT SARATOGA With top riders from across the country joining the already tough New York jockey colony at Saratoga Race Course for the 143rd meet beginning July 22, the competition

{Thursday, July 14, 2011} BELMONT TITLES GO DOWN TO THE WIRE Ramon Dominguez went into the final four days of racing here with a 64-62 lead over Javier Castellano in the battle for leading rider at the meet, a title that likely won’t be decided

{Monday, July 11, 2011} HORSES TO WATCH AT SARATOGA The 40-day extravaganza begins July 22 and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 5. There is no racing on Tuesdays and the cards of July 29 and Sept. 2 will be twilight offerings, with first post

{Sunday, July 10, 2011} Rattlesnake Strike At Monmouth Mill House LLC's RATTLESNAKE BRIDGE (Tapit) may have found himself under consideration for the Triple Crown races earlier this season following a second-place run behind Uncle Mo (Indian

{Friday, July 08, 2011} GIO PONTI LOOKS TO THREE-PEAT Gio Ponti enters this year’s Grade 1 Man o’ War Stakes – to be run Saturday at Belmont Park – much the same way he came into last year’s Man o’ War. His connections hope he comes out

{Thursday, July 07, 2011} BELMONT PARK REPORT ESPINOZA ENJOYING GRADE 1 SUCCESS Jose Espinoza's first career Grade 1 victory, aboard Mission Approved in last month's Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park, was a long time coming

{Tuesday, July 05, 2011} HAVRE DE GRACE PREPS FOR DELAWARE HANDICAP Havre de Grace, owned by Richard Porter’s Fox Hill Farm, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 July 4 at Delaware Park in preparation for her start in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap

{Monday, July 04, 2011} LEPAROUX TAKES LEAD AT CHURCHILL As he approaches his 500th career victory at Churchill Downs, jockey Julien Leparoux has been on the sort of tear not seen at the track since retired Hall of Famer Pat Day was dominating

{Sunday, July 03, 2011} A FLAT-OUT WIN IN THE SUBURBAN The 3-year-olds aren't the only inconsistent bunch racing this year -- the older-horse division also has its share of upsets. The latest of these was Flat Out, who won yesterday's Grade

{Friday, July 01, 2011} The Clubhouse Intelligence Agency Report
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