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Centennial Farms' Preservationist exited his victory in the Grade 1 Woodward presented by NYRA Bets in good order according to trainer Jimmy Jerkens, who scored his second win in the 1 1/8-mile event for older horses at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday.
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Leonard C. Green's A Thread of Blue took another step toward a start in the inaugural running of the $1 million Jockey Club Derby on Friday morning with a half-mile breeze over the Saratoga main track in 48.74 seconds, the seventh fastest of 45 recorded works at the distance.
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Unbeaten in six starts, Klein Racing's 3-year-old filly Break Even will look to keep her perfect record intact as the 1-2 morning line favorite in the Grade 2, $250,000 Prioress.
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Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey could barely take a half-dozen steps outside his barn at Saratoga Race Course Sunday morning without being stopped by someone wanting to congratulate him on Code of Honor's victory in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers, the trainer's fourth in the "Mid-Summer Derby."
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His resume is not quite a dozen years old, which, by horse training standards, is relatively youthful. But if you unfurled Chad Brown's scroll of achievements, it could easily be mistaken for one belonging to a far more seasoned conditioner.
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A quarter-century ago, Mike Smith was given a leg up on fan favorite Holy Bull in the Grade 1 Travers, and the pair proceeded to put on a show to remember. Holy Bull held a four-length lead with a quarter-mile to go and then held off a tremendous rally by Concern and won by a neck, with Preakness and Belmont Stakes-winner Tabasco Cat another neck back in third.
