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Ghostzapper’s Moira Crushes Colts in Queen’s Plate

Heading into the 163rd Queen's Plate, most of the pre-race talk swirled around X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables and SF Racing's Moira (Ghostzapper), and her pre-Woodbine Oaks antics that led to her ultimately running, and romping, without hind shoes. Keeping her shoes–if...

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Moira Dominates Queen’s Plate in Track-Record Time

Running Aug. 21 in the iconic $1 million Queen’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine, Moira put on a display to match her 10 ¾-length victory last month in the Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, rolling to a seven-length victory over Hall of Dreams in the 163rd edition of the...

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Baffert’s Havnameltdown Dominant in Best Pal

With only his maiden win as preparation for graded stakes company, Bob Baffert trainee Havnademeltdown did not bat an eye Aug. 14 at Del Mar, taking the $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G3) in effortless style as the 1-2 favorite. The colt's first race was only a little over...

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Arrogate Colt ‘Rock’ Solid in ‘Rising Star’ Debut

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman and trainer Bob Baffert unveiled a potentially important juvenile in Saturday's seventh race from Del Mar, as Cave Rock (c, 2, Arrogate–Georgie's Angel, by Bellamy Road) took the race by the scruff of the neck not long after...

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Baffert and Lanni Go Big for ‘Quality’ Filly

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and agent Donato Lanni, acting on behalf of an undisclosed client, added a big-ticket item to his future roster when stretching to $1.8 million to land a Quality Road half-sister to GI Spinaway S. heroine Sweet Loretta (Tapit) late in...

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Naughty Gal Takes Long Way Home in Adirondack Stakes

As the promising 2-year-old filly Naughty Gal barreled into the stretch at Saratoga Race Course in the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G3) Aug. 7, she got a little, well, naughty.  When Naughty Gal wandered, it appeared as though the Mark Casse-trained Janis Joplin would...

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War Like Goddess Earns Glens Falls Repeat

To no surprise, it was 2-5 favorite War Like Goddess who sailed home first in the $250,000 Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) Aug. 6 at Saratoga Race Course, taking the 1 1/2 mile turf event for the second year in a row. War Like Goddess won the Glens Falls in 2021, a year in...

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War Like Goddess Defends Glens Falls Title

War Like Goddess, the $30,000 OBS June buy turned star turf marathoner, defended her title in Saratoga's GII Glens Falls S. with characteristic ease Saturday at the Spa, requiring little urging from Joel Rosario to pick up her eighth victory in 10 starts and sixth...

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Lukas Brings Naughty Gal From KY to Spa for Adirondack

When Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas loaded up the horse van in Kentucky and pointed it toward Saratoga Race Course, the truck had some precious cargo. Lukas is set to unleash another one on Saratoga in Naughty Gal , owned by Holy Cow Stable. She'll run in the...

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Moira Soars to Woodbine Oaks Victory

Moira, without hind shoes, made it look easy in taking the 67th running of Budweiser's $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on July 24th. Trained by Kevin Attard for X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables, and SF Racing, the 3-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper took the lead around the turn...

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