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HRTV is reporting that Saratoga Special winner Spurious Precision was euthanized after suffering an injury Monday during a breeze at Aqueduct. 
August 11 – 12, 2012 was the weekend of the Warrior. Two of Majestic Warrior’s offspring won at Saratoga while a third placed in the Prairie Meadows Juvenile Mile Stakes. Read More
  • Capper · Great insight Laurie. You really do your homework & I thoroughly enjoy reading your pedigree analysis. · 258 days ago ·
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Spurious Precision: reason to doubt the accuracy or precision of a result. There was no doubting the winner of this year’s edition of the Saratoga Special.Read More
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  • michael.b.chamberlain · OF HANDLING AND FEEDING ETC. TRISTAN DEMERIC DID NOT PULL THIS HORSE FROM A FIELD, GET IT STRAIGHT. · 277 days ago ·
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  • Dressage3295 · Something tells me that you forgot to take your chill pill this morning...... · 277 days ago ·
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Spurious Precision made it 2-for-2 at Saratoga Race Course and stamped himself a leader in the 2-year-old division with a front-running five-length victory in Sunday’s 107th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special.Read More
Todd Pletcher will be trying for his first win in the Saratoga Special as he doubles up with Starlight Racing’s Shanghai Bobby and Michael Tabor’s Drum Roll. Shanghai Bobby, a son of Harlan’s Holiday, broke his maiden on April 19 going 4 ½ furlongs at Aqueduct Racetrack and two months later at Belmo...Read More
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  • UnionRagsRules · I hope your right jmac · 282 days ago ·
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  • mdracing69 · I just checked the NYRA website and Shanghai Bobby scratched out of the Saratoga Special. · 281 days ago ·
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Although In Harm’s Way is a New York-bred, trainer Michael Hushion has no reservations when it comes to running the 2-year-old colt against open company in the Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special on August 12 instead of awaiting stakes restricted to state-breds.Read More
Carried Interest, trained by Violette for Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence, made an impressive debut last month at Belmont, earning a 90 Beyer Speed Figure in a five-furlong race that he won by a half-length and will make his next start in the Grade 2 Saratoga Special on August 12, the trai...Read More
The choice to be made is who will be crowned a Champion, and as of now, the nation would seem to be completely split. Those on the side of the son of Dixie Union claim that if not for running 78ft more and a very green run down the stretch he would be 4 for 4. Those stand in Hansen’s corner point to...Read More
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  • icyhotboo · @cugel the clever- Thankfully the dogma you espouse is not used as evidenced by the crowning of Zenyatta. Give it to the best horse, Union Rags! · 539 days ago ·
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  • cugel the clever · @icyhotboo - note my use of the word "should" instead of "is". the award is usually given based on fan passion, the looks of the horse, the lobbying of the owners, etc. actual results and accomplishments are far down the list of criteria. that's why Z won HOY in 2010 and why UR will probably win 3yo in 2011. sad but true - same thing happens in elections. · 538 days ago ·
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Union Rags put away favored Stat at the top of the stretch and splashed his way to a 7 ¼-length victory in Monday afternoon's Grade 2, $150,000 Three Chimneys Saratoga Special for 2-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course. The victory - his second straight in as many starts - earned Union Rags' owner a bo...Read More
  • ruffed grouse · keep an eye on this one down the road, Matz will take his time to let him develop. Much the best in the slop but re-broke after drifting out and running greenly to finish up really well. His gallop out showed me he will go long as well. · 644 days ago ·
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  • mrsmaryzinke · Gotta love a colt that can be a spaz like that and still win. And in the slop, Plus he's very good-looking. · 644 days ago ·
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Kantharos, looking to open his career with three straight wins, provided another impressive performance on Monday in the Grade 2, $150,000 Saratoga Special, pulling away a 7 ¼-length victory.Read More
Steve Asmussen, winning trainer of Kantharos (No. 4): “You like a horse a lot, and like how he’s doing, but it’s the variables you have no control over. Garrett said it took him awhile to get into it – he thought he was cautious going over the track when he was warming up. He said that during first ...Read More
Iron Maidens takes a look at the pedigrees of these improving 2-year-olds in the Saratoga Special. Read More
Kantharos, who won his first two starts by a combined 21 ¼ lengths, could be difficult to catch once again in Monday’s Grade 2, $150,000 Saratoga Special.   After dueling for the early lead and drawing off to graduate by 11 ¾ lengths on debut at Churchill Downs May 13, Kantharos was forced to ...Read More
  • seetoo · Kantharos won it in impressive fashion. He can rate, run in mud, has that extra gear and has yet to feel a whip. Can't wait to see him run in the Hopeful against the rest who passed on challenging him this time around. · 1008 days ago ·
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  • arazi · Another impressive win... · 1008 days ago ·
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Worstcasescenario will return to the scene of her victory in last year’s Grade 2 Adirondack when she competes in tomorrow’s Lucy Scribner, but her trainer, Rick Violette, said the 3-year-old daughter of Forbidden Apple remains a work in progress.   “She’s doing well, but I don’t know if I have...Read More
D' Funnybone, purchased privately one month ago by top owner Paul Pompa Jr., provided an immediate return on the investment when he crushed his rivals in the $150,000 Saratoga Special (gr. II) at the Spa Aug. 20. Edgar Prado guided the Florida-bred son of D'wildcat to a 10 1/2-length victory over a ...Read More
Of the three major races for juvenile males at the Saratoga, D. Wayne Lukas has won the Sanford (gr. II) and Hopeful (gr. I) five times apiece, and the Saratoga Special (gr. II) three more times. On Aug. 20, Lukas will go for Special No. 4 when he sends out longshot Activity Report in the $150,000 e...Read More

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View DetailsView Video08/12/12Sar116 1/2 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2Spurious PrecisionHe's So FineIn Harm's Way1:16.53
View DetailsView Video08/15/11Sar86 1/2 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2Union RagsStatIndian Evening1:18.33
View DetailsView Video08/16/10Sar36 1/2 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2KantharosBail Out the CatManchurian High1:18.63
View DetailsView Video08/20/09Sar96 1/2 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2D' FunnyboneZip QuikFearless Cowboy1:17.58
View Details08/14/08Sar96 1/2 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2Run Away And HideBreak Water EdisonReynaldothewizard1:15.67
View Details08/14/02Sar86 1/2 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2ZavataLone Star SkySpite The Devil1:17.65
View Details08/13/97Sar96 1/2 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2Favorite TrickCase DismissedK. O. Punch1:17.15
View DetailsView Video07/29/93Sar96 fD02 MSaratoga Special-G2DehereSlew Gin FizzWhitney Tower1:09.80
View Details08/16/52Sar46 fD02 MSaratoga SpecialNative DancerDoc WalkerSouth Point1:13.20
View Details09/30/51Sar16 fD0 Saratoga SpecialCousin  1:12.00
View Details08/10/40Sar16 fD02 MSaratoga SpecialWhirlawayNew World 1:11.20
View Details08/09/30Sar46 fD02 MSaratoga SpecialJamestownEquipoiseSun Meadow1:11.40
View Details08/08/14Sar36 fD0 Saratoga SpecialRegretPebblesParis1:11.60
View Details08/10/07Sar36 fD02 MSaratoga SpecialColinUncle 1:12.00