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Ok, so we have run the feature a little longer than we'd planned, but we figured that with Rachel Alexandra's outstanding win in the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) on the weekend, it was worth a little more time for readers to come up with some suggestions for us to consider before we start creating the shortlist for the mating analysis product. If ...

Godolphin's mud-loving filly by Street Cry won the Go For Wand.  But the filly on television in the Haskell had the fans tipping their ''Hats Off to Saratoga'' caps in approval. The tan Alabama Stakes ball cap that was given to all paying patrons on Sunday was the first of only four giveaways that Saratoga horse racing fans have a ...

Saturday’s first race, the 13th running of the Silks and Satins 5K was won by David Roucci.  The 23-year-old runner from Germantown, New York beat a field of 1100 participants through the streets of the east side of Saratoga Springs in the time of 14:57.  Jennifer Adams of nearby Gansevoort was the first woman to cross the finish ...

Rachel Alexandra, the city’s most famous summer resident, slipped out of Saratoga for Monmouth Park at 4:00 am Friday before the rain and the noise started.  An availability of stalls was at a premium when the meet started.  There were 3500 applications for 1800 stalls .It must bother some people that trainers would use up a space ...

Welcome to the TrueNicks Fasig-Tipton Saratoga August Preferred (New York-bred) Yearling sale page. The following list of hips from the 2009 Fasig-Tipton August sale of New York-bred yearlings includes basic catalog information. Use the provided links to run a TrueNicks report for any hip in the sale.   Hip No. 301: . b f ...

Welcome to the TrueNicks Fasig-Tipton Saratoga August Select Yearling sale page. The following list of hips from the 2009 Fasig-Tipton August sale includes basic catalog information. Use the provided links to run a TrueNicks report for any hip in the sale.     Hip No. 1: . b f (Pulpit--Sabellina). Purchase TrueNicks reports ...

What's the best source of stakes-winning broodmare prospects for the low-budget breeder?  Without question, it is at the racetrack. I like to study the fillies entered in claiming contests on upcoming race cards, hoping to find one that has potential as a producer. With a bit of research and a lot of patience, it is possible to ...

The glorious Saratoga race meeting is now underway -- which means that the highly successful Fasig Tipton Saratoga Select and New York-bred yearling sales are just around the corner. TrueNicks has you covered! Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga sale of selected yearlings is one of the premier horse auctions in the world. It has roots that stretch back to ...

Courtesy Quinella Queen of Turf Luck Fresh off a trip up I-35 to Canterbury Park's fine presentation of the Claiming Crown, where the kind and courteous Ted Grevelis took time from his preparations for live blogging of the day to show a few out-of-towners the best seats in the house, I'm trying to catch up on the racing world news I missed while ...

No one could have blamed Fasig-Tipton executives for not including private sales in the results for the recent Kentucky July yearling sale. By excluding the out-of-the-ring transactions, the final numbers would have looked a bit brighter. The average price for 241 horses would have been $81,216 instead of $77,716 (down 12% instead of 15.8%) and ...