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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