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Ellis Starr: Secret Gypsy the One to Beat in Endine Stakes
The classiest filly in the Grade 3, $150,000 Endine Stakes appears to be Secret Gypsy, coming off a pair of stakes wins including the Grade 2 Honorable Miss Handicap at Saratoga last month. With ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | |
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Bob Ehalt: Day Two at Del Mar
I’m back here at Del Mar for the second and final day of the stay, and there’s plenty of interest being generated by a $488,667 carryover in the pick six.
The pool just closed ...
| Posted on: Friday, September 03, 2010 | |
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Bob Ehalt: Greetings From Del Mar
Greetings from southern California, at the time honored place where the Turf meets the Surf.
This infrequent flyer endured seven hours on a plane without going as daffy as a Jet Blue flight ...
| Posted on: Thursday, September 02, 2010 | |
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Alex Waldrop: What is Your Favorite Sport?
Fall is the busiest time of year for sports in the U.S. Football dominates the sports landscape for sure, but baseball continues well into the fall, and the basketball season cranks up early in ...
| Posted on: Thursday, September 02, 2010 | |
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Ellis Starr: Quality Road Attempts to Make Amends in Woodward
In the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward Stakes, Quality Road attempts to make amends for his narrow defeat to Blame as the prohibitive favorite one month ago in the Grade 1 Whitney Handicap. Prior to ...
| Posted on: Thursday, September 02, 2010 | |
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Claire Novak: Rachel Vs. Zenyatta
So here's my question. It's one that's been asked before. Why the hatred? Can't we all just get along?
This, essentially, was the conversation held amongst the straggling members of the ...
| Posted on: Monday, August 30, 2010 | |
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Bob Ehalt: A Telling Race For Rachel
Today's Personal Ensign at beautiful Saratoga should be a very telling sign about what awaits Rachel Alexandra.
With fall right around the corner, even though the thermometer may beg to ...
| Posted on: Sunday, August 29, 2010 | |
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Ellis Starr: Pacific Classic Analysis
The Usual Q.T. won six in a row last year including the G1 Hollywood Derby then lost twice, now having won 2 in a row again to start a new streak he might be able to continue. He has yet to win on ...
| Posted on: Friday, August 27, 2010 | |
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Bob Ehalt: A Connecticut Yankee Goes To Del Mar
It's no secret I'm an East Coast guy. Born and raised in Queens and living in Connecticut now.
I'm not much of a shipper, but next week I'll be packing the tack and heading west to San ...
| Posted on: Thursday, August 26, 2010 | |
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Ellis Starr: Deep 11 Horse Field to Contest 141st Travers Stakes
Of the 11 horses contesting the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes, only one horse does not come out of either the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational on August 1 or the Grade 2 Jim ...
| Posted on: Thursday, August 26, 2010 | |
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Bob Ehalt: Some Very Good 'Luck'
We've really been filled with plenty of good "luck" among this year's 3-year-old crop.
The top 3-year-old colt is Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky, who is based in ...
| Posted on: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 | |
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Claire Novak: Devil May Care Vs. Blind Luck
Two horses hook up off the final turn, hurtling on into the stretch. Inside runner bellies down, pressed after an early lead. Outside runner gains best stride, closing like a freight train. ...
| Posted on: Friday, August 20, 2010 | |
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Ellis Starr: Gio Ponti Attempts Repeat Win in Arlington Million
The 28th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Arlington Million brings together nine top quality turf runners not only attempting to win the $600,000 winner’s share of the purse but also to earn ...
| Posted on: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | |
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