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Here’s Shared Belief poised to steal the show once again.After the Triple Crown, conventional wisdom had all but conceded 3-year-old male championship honors to California Chrome. The argument for draping a champion’s mantle across the withers of Lucky Pulpit’s son didn’t have many holes. A homebred for Perry Martin and Steve Coburn, California ...

One year after London Bridge became the first New York-bred to win a race at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, horses bred in the Empire State are securing spots with an eye toward doing more damage at this year’s event.After Kentucky, New York is the first state to register more than one 2014 Breeders’ Cup Challenge winner. Palace earned his ...

The dawn is breaking on a beautiful, cool Saratoga morning. This is the day everyone in Charlie LoPresti’s barn has been waiting for. The day begins as any other, but there is a sense of excitement and anticipation in the air. This is the day of Wise Dan’s long-awaited return in the Bernard Baruch Handicap following colic surgery only 3 1/2 months ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Just as the opening of Saratoga in mid-July marks the beginning of summer for racing fans, the closing of Saratoga on Labor Day marks the arrival of fall. It’s always a bittersweet occasion, but the closing-day races promise to be special ones, highlighted by the $350,000 Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) and the ...

The Grade 1 WoodwardSaratoga / August 30 / Race 11 / 6:46 EDT by TimeformUS Analyst Mike Beer Get started with FREE TimeformUS PPs for the Woodward  The Grade 1 Woodward has long been one of the premier races for the handicap division in this country.  This year's running didn't draw the deepest field of handicap horses ever ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') My, how time flies! It seems like yesterday that the Saratoga meet began, but believe it or not, the upcoming August 30th card will be the final Saturday program of the meet. Fortunately for racing fans and handicappers alike, the card promises to be a special one, with four graded stakes races on the ...

Is Shared Belief on the threshold of greatness? From a visual standpoint, he is an anomaly. From the side, his action appears smooth, powerful, and flawless. From the front, he paddles his left front and has done it in all his races, but it has had absolutely no effect on his performance. If Shared Belief indeed is headed for greatness, is ...

  ORDER THIS PHOTO In preparation for his comeback after recovering from colic surgery, Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan is based in Saratoga where he has been training for over a month.    ORDER THIS PHOTO His most recent work came on Aug. 24, when he worked a half-mile in :47.92 with regular exercise rider Damien Rock. ...

After overwhelming rivals in the TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (gr. I) in his first stakes start against older horses, Shared Belief appears poised to make a run at history. Shared Belief Dominated the Pacific Classic - Benoit Photo The Candy Ride gelding reserved himself a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) with his 2 3/4-length ...