2009 Travers Race 140th Running, Saratoga Springs, NY by Hug Real Estate, Point Lookout, NY [03:25]
of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers. The race was not run in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1911, and 1912. The field for the Travers is limited to three-year-olds, Colts and geldings carrying 126 pounds (57 kg) and fillies carrying 123 pounds (56 kg) and since 1999 the purse has been $1000000. The race is the highlight of the summer race meeting at Saratoga, just as the Belmont Stakes is the highlight of the spring meeting at Belmont ...
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2000 Riva Ridge Stakes [01:27]
for the early lead down the backstretch, running the first quarter-mile in :22.07 and the half in :45.27. Trippi spurted away as the field entered the stretch and was well clear inside the final furlong. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the three-year-old son of End Sweep out of Jealous Appeal, by Valid Appeal, did not make his first career start until January 29 at Gulfstream Park. Donated by Jeff Mende.. ... belmont park horse racing trippi todd pletcher dogwood stable jerry bailey bevo tom durkin ...
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2000 Lexington Stakes [01:46]
while longshot Hades zipped through fractions of :22.50 and :45.83 with Turfway Spiral Stakes (G2) winner Globalize and Rollin With Nolan in closest attendance. The field began bunching up leaving the turn as Hades backed up. But Sellers made a five-wide move with Unshaded, sweeping around a wall of horses to reach contention. Globalize tried to stay with Unshaded down the lane, but the Unbridled colt drew away to win by three lengths. Globalize hung on for second by a head over 20.90-to- ...
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1994 Bed O' Roses Handicap [01:00]
and a half lengths over For All Seasons and by nine and a half over the favored Dispute. And she ran the mile in 1:34, clipping one full second off the record for the race set 26 years ago by Too Bald. Classy Mirage, with Robbie Davis aboard, set a punishing pace as she dashed the first quarter of a mile in 221/5 seconds, the half-mile in 441/5 seconds and three-quarters of a mile in 1:082/5 . ... aqueduct horse racing john imbriale classy mirage dispute for all seasons allen jerkens robbie ...
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1994 Wood Memorial Grade I [02:35]
answered with a big move of his own, pulling away in the stretch at the quarter pole and holding off Go for Gin under strong urging from Stevens. "Jerry came up and wanted to turn it into a quarter-mile sprint," said Stevens. "When I called, Irgun responded. I hit this colt three times -- he had never been hit before -- and he still had a little something left." At the finish of the mile and an eighth race, Irgun was clearly the best, covering the course that had started the day listed ...
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