Saturday’s $1 million Runhappy Travers Stakes is one of the most prestigious races in North America and is the annual centerpiece of Saratoga Race Course’s elite summer meet. This year’s 151st running has a special distinction on the racing calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Declaration of War Filly a First-Out Winner at the Spa
5th-Saratoga, $62,000, (S), Msw, 8-6, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.82, fm.
GUARDIAN MOON (f, 2, Declaration of War–Elatha, by Malibu Moon) recorded a professional 1 1/4-length debut victory over the Saratoga lawn Thursday. The 7-5 favorite pressed the pace through an opening quarter in :22.27. The bay filly stuck her head in front at the top of the stretch and was clear through a quarter in :45.98. She turned back a mild challenge from Herald Angel (Exaggerator) late to win with authority. Guardian Moon is the first foal out of Elatha, who was bred to champion Gun Runner this spring. The mare also has a yearling filly by First Samurai. The winner’s third dam is Misty Dancer (Lyphard), who produced Quiet Dance (Quiet American), the dam of champion Saint Liam and Quiet Giant (Giant’s Causeway), dam of Gun Runner. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $34,100.
O-Chris Larsen; B-3C Stable, LLC (NY); T-Jorge R. Abreu.
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Best Bets: Turf Focus at Del Mar and Saratoga
America’s Best Racing and handicapper (and avid gambler) Monique Vág team up to provide horseplayers with their best bets of the weekend. Vág will identify her top picks as well as at least one longshot play of the weekend, a nice opportunity to swing for the fences on a win bet or to take a shot with a show bet. She also will occasionally look for strong exacta plays for the weekend or try to spot a nice opportunity for other wagers. This Weekend’s Bets
Kingman Book 1 Sensation Debuts in ‘Too Darn Hot’ Maiden
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday’s Insights features a 2.3 million guineas son of Kingman (GB).
2.20 Sandown, Mdn, £6,400, 2yo, 8fT
SYMBOLIC POWER (GB) (Kingman {GB}) was the third highest-priced colt to sell at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1, with Godolphin paying 2.3million gns for the bay, whose dam is a full-sister to Fame and Glory (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}). Charlie Appleby introduces the February-foaled bay in the maiden he has won twice in the last three years and which was won by Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) two years ago.
4.40 Tipperary, Mdn, €14,000, 2yo, c/g, 7f 115yT
ETERNAL FLAME (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of two Ballydoyle representatives and is a fascinating prospect as a full-brother to the high-class G1 English and Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Winter (Ire) and the recent G2 Kilboy Estate S. runner-up Lovelier (Ire). He is joined by the stable’s Navan fourth Brazil (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-brother to the G1 Irish Derby and G1 St Leger hero Capri (Ire) and this year’s G2 Ribblesdale S. third Passion (Ire).
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