Dr. Schivel, who finished last year's Del Mar summer meeting with a victory in the Grade 1 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity, returned to the track this year to defeat older sprinters in the $300,000 Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes July 31. The six-furlong Crosby earned Dr.
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Champion Essential Quality Shows Heart in Jim Dandy Win
Champions are officially crowned through a vote, but their legends are written on the racetrack. Already a champion, Godolphin's Essential Quality did not record the most important or most memorable victory of his career July 31 when he prevailed at minuscule odds and captured the $582,000 Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course.
2021 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at a Glance
Although what used to be the Lady’s Secret Stakes at Santa Anita Park is now called the Zenyatta Stakes, the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar can easily pass as the Zenyatta Stakes II.
2021 Jim Dandy Stakes at a Glance
Saturday’s 58thJim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course is the local prep for Saratoga’s signature race, the Runhappy Travers Stakes Aug.
