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Articles by Vance Hanson
The Chosen Vron, Senor Buscador the headliners in Pat O’Brien
The Chosen Vron, California’s leading sprinter, will get an additional prep before the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) this year when he heads a field of eight in Saturday’s $250,000 Pat O’Brien (G2) at Del Mar. […]
City of Troy enhances legacy with course-record win in Juddmonte International
As he often does, trainer Aidan O’Brien entered a pacemaker in Wednesday’s Juddmonte International (G1) at York, ostensibly to ensure a proper gallop for Coolmore’s star three-year-old City of Troy. […]
Travers pits three title aspirants and leading filly
Who exactly the leading three-year-old colt in the nation is might finally be decided Saturday in the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga over 1 1/4 miles. Although recent signs point to Dornoch as pro […]
Godolphin stablemates clash in Sword Dancer; Vahva tops Ballerina
Godolphin have so many of the leading older turf males in the country that intramural clashes at the top level are virtually unavoidable. Saturday’s $750,000 Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga will be one such race, […]
Skippylongstocking bids for Charles Town Classic repeat
Repeat wins have been commonplace in the short history of the $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2). Inaugurated in 2009, the Charles Town Classic has been twice by Researcher (2009-10), Imperative (2014, 2017), and Art […]
Personal Ensign offers third showdown between Idiomatic and Randomized
Round three in the rivalry between the top older mares Idiomatic and Randomized is set to take place Friday at Saratoga in the $500,000 Personal Ensign (G1) over nine furlongs. Although Idiomatic is the older […]
Beaute Cachee looms the Brown entry to catch in Ballston Spa
Like many turf features for fillies and mares held in New York, trainer Chad Brown has the $300,000 Ballston Spa (G2) at Saratoga on Thursday surrounded. If weather permits the 1 1/16-mile race to remain […]
Grayosh outkicks She Feels Pretty in Lake Placid
Even an opposing odds-on favorite wasn’t enough to halt trainer Chad Brown’s recent dominance of the $200,000 Lake Placid (G2) at Saratoga on Saturday. Brown, who had won the three previous editions of the Lake […]
Showcase stars in Saratoga Special; Surveillance romps in off-the-turf Troy
Proving that precociousness runs in the family, Showcase bounded home an easy winner of the $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2) on Saturday. […]