Part of the enjoyment of watching the races at Saratoga comes from listening to the announcer. Two horses needing no commentary work out in the morning....
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Unusual occurrences in at least four races highlighted the first post-Travers day of racing, as Saratoga learns that it's about to lose a favorite food stand....
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NYRA officials were hoping that the rainy weather would clear for the Travers. It didn't, but there was a lot for the fans to enjoy anyway....
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A commodity trader that's the area's best handicapper disagrees with a future Hall of Fame trainer about post position on the eve of the Travers Stakes....
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Trainers were in a stupor from staying out late, but they still found the energy to school their stakes runners in the paddock prior to the season's top steeplechase. ...
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Post positions were drawn for the Travers and one man with a horse in and a horse out had something to say to the media....
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Saratoga celebrates with parties galore and Jess Jackson splits his aces, as one is aimed at the Woodward and the other for the Travers. ...
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Free tee-shirts swell the crowd and the Jockey Club comes to play, but the large fields that fans have been used to dwindle....
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A filly from Canada makes like Rachel Alexandra in the Alabama, after a six-horse photo lights up the crowd on Breast Cancer Research Day....
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Changes loom large as memories of the Wilson Mile Chute, Sagamore Farm and the flagpoles with streamers on the roof pour forth....
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Bunbury's Pub is the racecourse's attempt to bring a British sensibility to upstate New York. But for the time being, it's steeplechase racing that makes the connection.
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Chip Woolley, Jr. is a spell-binding presence at Guests in the Gallery, overshadowing a day of racing that accommodated a Woman's Day Expo....
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Topics relating to the frustrations of horseplayers, the future of Rachel Alexandra, Chip Woolley, Jr. and the Posh Palazzo Pups emerged at the meet's midway point....
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The best Saratoga tee-shirt in several seasons drew a big crowd as the Saratoga meet continues to surpass all expectations....
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There's money to be made on a perfectly fine betting day as a longshot from Chicago wins the feature and Storm Cat is heard from again and again....
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The speeches at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony varied from short to long and sweet to questionable, but most of the speakers had something in common....
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Colonel John is on the new Travers Stakes poster and sales are brisk. Will he meet Rachel Alexandra next?...
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The yearlings leave town, an old friend returns and an unlikely duo serenades the horses for the Cab Calloway Stakes with Minnie the Moocher....
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With a celebrity-packed session of the yearling sales starting at 6 pm, the day's best races were moved to the front of the card.
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An usher known for rigid inflexibility and a legendary New York race caller are remembered on a great day when good taste was in question....
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Unexpected winners in the Whitney and the Test thrilled a big crowd as fans poured into town for the first Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing and the action from Arlington Park on TV....
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From cowboys to sheikhs to multi-millionaire horse buyers, Saratoga is hosting a who's who of interesting visitors....
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Saratoga says goodbye to another tradition as the morning handicapping seminars at Siro's move to a new location and lose the engaging Harvey Pack....
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After the first dark day of the season, the racecourse sprang to life, activities were renewed at the Museum of Racing and the Reading Room and Cocoa Beach completed her comeback despite an objection....
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A steeplechase jockey rides a steeplechase horse to victory on the flat and Quality Road prepares for the Travers with a win in track record time....
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