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Asmussen reflects on meaning of G1 Runhappy Travers triumph with Epicenter
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Aug 28, 2022
Asmussen reflects on meaning of G1 Runhappy Travers triumph with Epicenter

NYRA Press Office

When Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen started his first horse, Track Ambassador, at Ruidoso Downs in 1986, he did so with storied racetracks like Saratoga Race Course in the back of his mind as places of legend, hoping to one day make it to the Spa to leave his mark at the nation’s oldest sporting venue. 36 years later, his i​mpact at Saratoga has been monumental, adding to his long list of accomplishments with a 5 1/4-length triumph in Saturday’s 10-furlong Grade 1 Runhappy Travers by Epicenter to earn his first win in America’s oldest race for sophomores.

Leading third crop sire Not This Time represented by Epicenter and Ain’t Life Grand in G1 Runhappy T
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Aug 26, 2022
Leading third crop sire Not This Time represented by Epicenter and Ain’t Life Grand in G1 Runhappy Travers

NYRA Press Office

​Albaugh Family Stables’ Not This Time may have had a short-lived racing career, but the son of Giant’s Causeway is making up for lost time as a highly influential stallion. The leading third crop stallion will be represented by two contestants in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers in 7-5 morning line favorite Epicenter and 20-1 Iowa-bred longshot Ain’t Life Grand.

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