Power Squeeze made the most of the 1 1/4-mile distance in Saratoga's Grade 1 Alabama Stakes presented by Keeneland Sales, trailing the favorite Candied for most of the race until getting ahead when it mattered most, putting he
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Storms Force Cancellation of King’s Plate card at Woodbine, Rescheduled for Aug. 23
Pounded by heavy rain on Saturday, Aug. 17, Woodbine was forced to cancel racing for its King's Plate card after the fifth race. The King's Plate and four other stakes will now be run on Friday, August 23. That date would avoid weekend conflicts with other major stakes races, such as the loaded stakes card on Travers Stakes Day, Aug. 24, at Saratoga Race Course.
SLIDESHOW: Meet the 2024 Travers Stakes Contenders
The 2024 DraftKings Travers Stakes is shaping up to be a terrific race with Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch, Longines Kentucky Oaks winner
Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: Awesome Again Defeats ‘Best of the Best’
There was no shortage of superlatives tossed around before, during, and after the 1998 edition of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and for good reason. “Best field I’ve ever seen,” Seth Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm on co-owner of one of the 10 Classic runners (Arch), told BloodHorse before the race. “You put up the money and you are going to get the best of the best.”
