Articles filed under Horse Racing
-
Street Sense hangs on for tough Travers winAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- When Street Sense hit the top of the stretch in the $1 million Travers Stakes, it looked like the race was over. It was just beginning. Instead...
-
Track tips for Sunday, Aug. 26Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Handicappers love turf racing, and on Labor Day at Arlington, weather permitting of course, they're sure to get their fill. Nine races will be carded that day, and follo...
-
Sightseeing peaking for Travers?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Shug McGaughey has a pretty good track record in the Travers Stakes -- three victories, two runner-up finishes and three thirds in 10 races. Th...
-
Track tips for Friday, Aug. 24Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Even before the rain poured down, Arlington's Polytrack played particularly fast Thursday. In the day's third race, a $25,000 claimer, race winner Kemp posted the fastes...
-
Track tips for Thursday, Aug. 23Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven really fast horses have been entered to contest Saturday's $150,000 Arlington Sprint Handicap, to be run over 6 furlongs of Polytrack. The 124-hightweight and 7-5 ...
-
Street Sense odds-on Travers Stakes favoriteAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Street Sense will be the horse to beat again at Saratoga Race Course -- this time the Kentucky Derby winner was made the overwhelming 3-5 favor...
-
Track tips for Wednesday, Aug. 22Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week was not one for the chalk player at Arlington Park, particularly on Polytrack, where the post-time favorites won only eight of the 43 races (18.5 per cent). Fo...
-
Octave going after 'Triple Tiara' todayAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- She's a millionaire, a grade 1 stakes winner and the daughter of a champion. And on Saturday, while her stablemate Rags To Riches stays in the ...
-
Track tips for Thursday, Aug. 16Aug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - There were no winner perfect tickets in Wednesday's Pick Six at Arlington, therefore a meet high $70,614 will carry over into today's wager. With Wednesday's first race ...
-
Track tips for Wednesday, Aug. 15Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A meet-high $53,737 carries over into this afternoon's Pick Six at Arlington (races 3 through 8). Chances are the pool will exceed $100,000.The Todd Pletcher-trained fil...