Sword Dancer Invitational

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They did it again. At the very instant the field for Saturday's Grade 1 Beverly D. at Arlington Park was crossing the finish line in Chicago the horses for the Grade 1 Sword Dancer at Saratoga were leaving the gate. These were two huge racing events and they happened virtually at the same time, forc...Read More
Patiently handled by Cornelio Velasquez, Winchester shot past Rahy’s Attorney in the final sixteenth of a mile to win the Grade 1 Sword Dancer on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.Read More
Winchester hits the bull's eye in the Sword Dancer! 
After Teaks North won Monmouth Park ’s Grade 1 United Nations at 1 3/8 miles, trainer Justin Sallusto anxiously awaited the opportunity to run the 4-year-old at an even longer distance. That opportunity will come on Saturday when Teaks North leaves his home base at Monmouth to compete as the 3-1 mor...Read More
Winchester will aim for his fourth Grade 1 victory when he competes on Saturday in Saratoga Race Course’s $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at 1 ½ miles on the turf.Read More
Teaks North, winner of Monmouth Park’s Grade 1 United Nations on July 2, tuned up for his engagement in Saturday’s Grade 1 Sword Dancer with a 48.80 four-furlong breeze on Monday at Monmouth.   “He worked a nice half, breezing, and galloped out in 1:01 2/5,” said Justin Sallusto. “He cooled out...Read More
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott sent 2010 Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer and Royal Delta, most recently third in the Grade 1 TVG Coaching Club American Oaks, out in company Monday morning on the Oklahoma turf course, with the pair covering five furlongs in 59.04.   Drosselmeyer, second as th...Read More
Three-time Grade 1 winner Winchester worked five furlongs over the Oklahoma turf course Monday morning, covering the distance in 59.89 in preparation for a possible start in the Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational run at 1 ½ miles on the turf on Saturday.   “He worked well,” trainer Chr...Read More
Trainer Christophe Clement, who will send out reigning Champion Turf Male Gio Ponti in next Saturday’s Grade 1 Arlington Million at Arlington Park, also has a pair of live possibilities for the Grade 1, 1 ½-mile Sword Dancer run here at Saratoga Race Course on the same day with three-time Grade 1 wi...Read More
Drosselmeyer, winner of the 2010 Belmont Stakes, breezed five furlongs in 1:02.44 over the Oklahoma turf course this morning. The 4-year-old colt, owned by WinStar Farm, is one of the invitees for the Grade 1 Sword Dancer for older turf horses on August 13.   Drosselmeyer has not raced since Ju...Read More
Awad, the winner nine total graded-stakes races in his career, four of them Grade 1 stakes races, and a fan-favorite at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., passed away today, Saturday, July 23, 2011. He will be missed.Read More
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  • willacreek · Awad you will be missed, ther aren't many out there ( in recent history) with as many starts and such a good ITM percentage. you were a horse that made many fans. · 311 days ago ·
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  • Bluegrass · Thank you everyone. Awad was definitely a favorite of the visitors and the volunteers. He was a sweet horse and he loved his carrots. He will be missed. Thank you for reading about him. · 311 days ago ·
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Winchester, second when returning from a seven-month absence in yesterday's Stars and Stripes at Arlington Park, could make his next start in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga on August 13, trainer Christophe Clement said Sunday morning.   Winner of last year's Grade 1 Joe Hirsc...Read More
Telling demonstrated his affinity for Saratoga Race Course on Saturday by rallying along the inside to win the Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational for the second straight year.   Deftly ridden by Garrett Gomez, Telling received a clear trip as he raced in midpack behind fractions of 48....Read More
Saturday’s $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga Race Course has attracted an intriguing group that includes a horse who could give his locally based trainer his first Grade 1 victory, two horses who have combined to win the last three renewals of the race, and a pair of runners who are shi...Read More
Trainer Robert Ribaudo said Monday morning that he plans to accept Grand Couturier’s invitation to Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at 1 ½ miles over the Saratoga turf course.   The 7-year-old veteran, owned by Marc Keller, will try for his third Sword Dancer victory on S...Read More
Multiple Grade 1 winner Take the Points missed a scheduled turf workout on Monday morning, putting his start in the $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in doubt.Read More
Grand Couturier, winner of two consecutive editions of the Grade 1 Sword Dancer in 2007 and 2008, will make another bid for his third victory in the 1 ½-mile turf test on August 14. The 7-year-old son of Grand Lodge finished fifth in the 2009 Sword Dancer and was most recently seventh in the Grade ...Read More
One of the biggest prices on the board, Telling sat the cozy mid-pack trip and took advantage of a strong pace to win the Sword Dancer. The old veteran Better Talk Now ran a valiant second while Brass Hat was third.Read More
  • cigar · This was a hard to find horse on top but so many of the others were way overbet. Tough race. · 1019 days ago ·
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The weather forecast for this weekend at Saratoga is Hot and Humid, not exactly the perfect weather conditions for my attempt at the Saratoga Double on Saturday. Read More
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland from twinspires, preview the Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) at Saratoga on August 15.Read More

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View DetailsView Video08/13/11Sar101 1/2mT03+ MSword Dancer Invitational-G1WinchesterRahy's AttorneyAl Khali2:26.74
View DetailsView Video08/14/10Sar101 1/2mT03+ MSword Dancer Invitational-G1TellingBearpathAl Khali2:25.29
View DetailsView Video08/15/09Sar101 1/2mT03+ MSword Dancer Invitational-G1TellingBetter Talk NowBrass Hat2:25.43
View DetailsView Video08/16/08Sar81 1/2mT03+ MSword Dancer Invitational-G1Grand CouturierBetter Talk NowInterpatation2:32.21
View DetailsView Video08/10/02Sar91 1/2mT03+ MSword Dancer Invitational-G1With AnticipationDenonVolponi2:24.06
View Details07/28/90Sar81 1/2mT03+ MSword Dancer Invitational-G1El SenorWith ApprovalHodges Bay0:00.00
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