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Tag Archives: Adirondack Stakes

A Thread of Blue wires Saratoga Derby; Perfect Alibi, Fools Gold score graded wins

Though the Saratoga Derby Invitational was being run for the first time and is not a graded stakes race, it nonetheless felt like the feature on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Perhaps it was the $1 million purse. Perhaps it was the field of 11 horses, including two trained by Aidan O’Brien. Perhaps it was because it is…

August 5, 2019 in Saratoga 2019.

Cancellation, Disappointment, & Fun: Churchill Downs Racing Club Comes to Saratoga

When Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas agreed to train horses for the recently established Churchill Downs Racing Club, he figured that he and the club members would be in it mostly for the fun. He didn’t quite envision that that fun would involve a Grade II stakes race at Saratoga, but Friday afternoon,…

August 20, 2016 in Saratoga 2016.

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