Hall of Fame Week: Xtra Heat
August 5, 2015
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With Hall of Fame inductions this week, we revisit the tale of inductee Xtra Heat, the speedy filly who went from $5,000 purchase to Eclipse champion.
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Surface switch makes Kiss the Daddy a stake winner
August 4, 2015
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Five-year-old Kiss the Daddy was a horse of no note on the dirt. Switched to turf after 29 starts, she’s now won three of four and become a stake winner.
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August 3, 2015
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Monmouth Park hosted the roster of mid-Atlantic stakes this weekend, including four graded events (among them the Grade 1 Haskell).
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for August 3
August 3, 2015
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After a dominant win in the Grade 1 Haskell, American Pharoah continues to tower over the field in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Haskell day’s “big sensation”
August 3, 2015
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The champ was in the house on Haskell day at Monmouth. But his wasn’t the only story to be found, as a journeyman jock, a veteran trainer, and others attest.
American Pharoah romps to Haskell victory
August 2, 2015
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Triple Crown champ American Pharoah gave a record Monmouth Park crowd what it came for by romping to victory in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational.
Gabby Gaudet’s longshots and exotic plays for August 2
August 2, 2015
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In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet plays the late Pick 4.
From the Spa: August 1 Midlantic-breds in Saratoga stakes
August 1, 2015
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A New Jersey-bred and a Maryland-bred meet in the Lucky Coin Stakes at Saratoga.
Sheldon Russell returns with a win
July 31, 2015
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Jockey Sheldon Russell, away 3 1/2 months because of injury, returned to riding today at Laurel Park and won with one of the three mounts he had.
The Big Beast looks for winning ways in Vanderbilt
July 31, 2015
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Maryland-bred The Big Beast enjoyed his finest moment in winning Saratoga’s King’s BIshop last year. He returns to the Spa Saturday in the G1 Vanderbilt.
Spa Diary: Arch Kingsley and the search for the fast enough horse
July 31, 2015
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In the return of Teresa Genaro’s Spa Diary, Virginia native Arch Kingsley seeks to transition from jumps to flat racing – and to succeed at the Spa.
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