Horse Racing News - August

     On Saturday, July 18th, Authentic won the 2020 Haskell Invitational Stakes.  Authentic is trained by Bob Baffert.  Ny Traffic finished Place (2nd place), and Dr Post finished Show (3rd place).  The 2020 Haskell Invitational Stakes took place at Monmouth Park located in Oceanport, New Jersey.
     On Saturday, August 1st, Improbable won the 2020 Whitney Stakes.  Improbable is trained by Bob Baffert.  By My Standards finished Place (2nd place), and Tom's d'Etat finished Show (3rd place).  The 2020 Whitney Stakes took place at Saratoga Race Course located in Saratoga Springs, New York.
     On Saturday, August 8th, Tiz the Law won the 2020 Travers Stakes.  Caracaro finished Place (2nd place), and Max Player finished Show (3rd place).  The 2020 Travers Stakes took place at Saratoga Race Course.  The Travers Stakes is also known as "Saratoga's Midsummer Derby".
     The 2020 Woodbine Oaks is scheduled for later today at Woodbine Racetrack.  Curlin's Voyage is a current favorite to win the 2020 Woodbine Oaks.  Post time is scheduled for 5:57 p.m.  Woodbine Racetrack is located in Toronto, Ontario.
     The 2020 Alabama Stakes is scheduled for later today at Saratoga Race Course.  Swiss Skydiver, and Spice Is Nice are both favorites to do well in the 2020 Alabama Stakes.  There are currently seven horses competing in the 2020 Alabama Stakes.  Post time is scheduled for 5:43 p.m.
     Northville Downs reopened for Simulcast Racing on Thursday, August 6th.  The Live Harness Racing season at Northville Downs began last night.  Northville Downs is located at 301 S. Center Street, in Northville.
     Saratoga Live is a great program on FS1, and FS2 that covers Thoroughbred horse racing at Saratoga Race Course.  America's Best Racing has an excellent YouTube channel that covers horse racing.  The NYRA (New York Racing Association), Inc. YouTube channel also has a really good YouTube channel for fans of Thoroughbred horse racing.
      Daily Racing Form, and Equibase have informative websites about Thoroughbred racing entries, results, and cancellations.  BloodHorse, and Paulick Report have terrific sports blogs for fans of Thoroughbred horse racing.
     Leave a comment, or email the Mitten State Sports Report at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com  Click on the links below for more information about Daily Racing Form, Equibase, BloodHorse, Paulick Report, or Northville Downs.  Click on past months to see all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material.  Check out Game Notes.











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-  Saratoga Race Course opened in 1863.



-  "The Spa" is a nickname for Saratoga Race Course.



-  Pink Lloyd is scheduled to compete today in Race #7 at Woodbine Racetrack.



-  There's also a harness racing track known as Woodbine Mohawk Park located in Milton, Ontario. 



-  Live video of harness racing at Northville Downs can be viewed on the Northville Downs website. 











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Horse Racing News - July

     On Saturday, July 11th, Art Collector won the 2020 Blue Grass Stakes.  Swiss Skydiver finished Place (2nd place), and Rushie finished Show (3rd place).  The 2020 Blue Grass Stakes took place at Keeneland, in Lexington, Kentucky.  Art Collector is emerging as a favorite to do well at the 2020 Kentucky Derby scheduled for Saturday, September 5th, 2020.
     The 2020 summer meet (Summer racing season) at Saratoga Race Course began on Thursday, July 16th.  The 93rd running of the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 1st, 2020.  The 151st running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course is scheduled for Saturday, August 8th, 2020.  Saratoga Race Course opened in 1863, and it is located in Saratoga Springs, New York.
     The 2020 Haskell Invitational Stakes is scheduled to take place later today at Monmouth Park.  Authentic, and Dr Post are favorites to do well in the 53rd running of the Haskell Invitational Stakes.  Authentic is trained by Bob Baffert.  Monmouth Park is located in Oceanport, New Jersey.
     "America's Day at the Races", and "Saratoga Live" are excellent programs on FS1 that cover Thoroughbred horse racing.  The knowledgeable broadcast team includes names such as Acacia Courtney, Jonathon Kinchen, Richard Migliore, Andy Serling, Gary Stevens, and Maggie Wolfendale.
     Daily Racing Form, and Equibase have informative websites regarding Thoroughbred racing entries, results, and cancellations.  BloodHorse has a tremendous sports blog for fans of Thoroughbred racing.
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-  Authentic finished Place (2nd place) in the 2020 Santa Anita Derby.



-  Rushie finished Show (3rd place) in the 2020 Santa Anita Derby.



-  Finnick The Fierce finished 7th in the 2020 Blue Grass Stakes.



-  Shivaree finished 11th in the 2020 Blue Grass Stakes.



-  "Saratoga's Midsummer Derby" is a nickname for the Travers Stakes.



-  Equibase was founded in 1990.











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