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Fans will have to wait until October 2 to see Majesticperfection on the racetrack again.  Trainer Steve Asmussen said the Gr. 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt winner will remain inactive until probably the Gr. 1 Vosburgh. The long-range goal for the uber speedy son of Harlan's Holiday, of course, is the Gr. 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint this November 6. ...

At the end of the afternoon of a perfect summer day, a colt named Blame assured the followers of Saratoga Race Course that it would remain the ''Graveyard of Favorites.''  As the 7-2 second choice in a compact field of six over-achievers, the dependable 4-year-old son of Arch owned by Claiborne Farms and Adele Dilschneider turned his ...

By J. Keeler Johnson, ''Keelerman'' The horses are ready. The stages are set. Saratoga and Del Mar, hosts of the two most prestigious summer meets of the year, are about to play host to something even bigger: the King and the Queen of horse racing. On the east coast there is Saratoga, almost two weeks into its 142nd meet. Devil May Care, ...

This year's Perfect Trip Award will recognize a Breeders' Cup Challenge race winner from this season's North American races that best exemplifies a ''Perfect Trip''. The winner will be selected from a panel of racing experts and will have the opportunity to experience his or her own ''Perfect Trip'' through Sentient Jet, with ...

If you extracted from the proceeds the nearly $6.5 million that Sheikh Mohammed paid for 14 yearlings, Fasig-Tipton would be looking at a pretty disappointing result from its traditionally strong two-day Saratoga auction.  Surprisingly, it was trainer Todd Pletcher acting for Besilu Stables, and not the Sheikh, who signed the slip ...

While I'm on vacation, I have asked Jordan Miller (who many of you know as Gun Bow) to contribute a guest blog.By Jordan Miller For me, there are few things as special in life as attending the races; I couldn't agree more with the euphemism that a bad day at the track is better than a good day most everywhere else.  Unfortunately, ...

By Lenny ShulmanFor the last nine months—or was it eons—the racing world has been fixated over a match-up that, like world peace, an edible fruitcake, or a Triple Crown winner, has remained tantalizingly out of reach.Gladly, the time has come to forego our dreams and desires concerning the two fabulous females. After all, a watched pot never ...

Some horsemen are complaining that they can't get their horses into a race.  The complaints are especially loud from trainers who have traveled their stock to Saratoga from long distances, specifically Kentucky and California.  PJ Campo, the racing secretary, has filled the majority of races that have been run at the meet to the ...

Charlie Zast of Queens, NY has never missed being in Saratoga on his birthday. But one of these years, August 1 will fall on a weekday and his mom and dad won't be able to drive him up the Taconic to see the ''heeshes'' on the date that he broke his horse racing maiden. In the meantime, he's here and he's happy. ''Heeshes'' is Charlie's ...

People pretending to be someone other than they are constituted a theme. Siro's booked an Elvis Presley tribute band to play in its backyard on Friday evening and the performer who played Elvis took his role so intently that you wondered if he was channeling the original.  Johnny Enright, a fellow from Malta, NY dressed as wrestler Hulk ...