Once upon a time, a long time ago, there were Thoroughbreds that could carry heavy weight assignments, set multiple track records, run 16 to 20 times a year … then come back the next year, and the next year, and do it all again. In the modern world of horse racing – an era in which the connections of champion racehorses carefully pick their spots and rarely race more often than once a month – it can be incredible to reflect on the careers of true “iron horses” like Discovery.
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Authentic Beats Ny Traffic by a Nose to Win Haskell
Bob Baffert doesn’t always win the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes. It just seems that way.
Marylou Whitney, a Saratoga Icon
Editor's note: Marylou Whitney passsed away July 19, 2019 at age 93. Women have played key roles in horse racing since the venerable sport’s earliest days. Yet few women – or men for that matter – at any level of the sport created a legacy that can rival the respect and importance of Marylou Whitney.
2020 Coaching Club American Oaks at a Glance
With so many stakes for 3-year-olds bunched together in a small time period, it was inevitable that at least one of them would come up with the short end of the stick in terms of graded stakes talent. From the looks of it, Saturday’s $350,000, Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga is the one.
