Saratoga

The 40-day meet at the Saratoga Race Course wrapped up on Monday and the final attendance and wagering numbers are in.

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For the second consecutive year, owner Mike Repole, trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez finished atop the leader board at the prestigious Saratoga Race Course meet.

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Saratoga's Tim Stauffer continued his recent losing ways on Monday against the San Francisco Giants. The Padres starting pitcher lost his 3rd straight start as the Giants defeated San Diego, 7-2.

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Two years ago, it was Rachel Alexandra.  This year, it was Havre De Grace's turn to beat the boys.

Havre De Grace put herself squarely in the Horse of the Year honors on Saturday afternoon with a 1 ¼-length victory over seven males in the 58th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward.

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If you've ever been to the Saratoga Race Course, you've probably won some money by betting on jockey John Velazquez.  If not, shame on you.

There's a reason Velazquez keeps winning you money - it's because he keeps winning!  He's now in the number 2 spot among the all-time leading jockeys at Saratoga.

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There are currently 3 players in Major League Baseball with Albany area ties.  Two of them played for Section II high schools while another went to a local college.

Here's an update on each with about a month left in the regular season.

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Even though racing was cancelled at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday due to Hurricane Irene, on-track wagering was still up compared to the 2010 race season through week six (33 days) of the meet.

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Let's be honest, there aren't any sure bets at the Saratoga Race Course.  You can study the Daily Racing Form.  You can look at past performances or you can go with a trainer/jockey tandem.

But there seems to be a couple of sure-fire Saratoga bets that work for me every week.

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Hurricane Irene is having a huge impact on the entire east coast with evacuations, power outages and massive flooding.  Irene is wreaking havoc in the sports world as well.

Sunday's entire 11-race card at Saratoga Race Course has been canceled due to the hurricane.

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Two questions were being asked coming into Saturday at Saratoga.  How would Uncle Mo come back from injury, and who would step up to take control of the three-year-old division?  Well, both were answered in a loud way.  Uncle Mo would come back with a huge, albeit second best effort, and Stay Thirsty staked his claim as the best of his class.

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The Travers Stakes is what makes the Saratoga Race Course so special.  It's the one race everyone looks forward to each year.

In addition to the great horse racing, the Midsummer Derby is also known for something else - people camping out overnight to get a spot in the coveted Saratoga picnic area.

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Well folks, it's all come down to this.  The Saratoga season has been a slow crescendo to this moment.  The Jim Dandy, Whitney, Sword Dancer, Alabama - all mere preludes to this Saturday's running of the 142nd Travers Stakes.

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