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 The most exciting race of the weekend was You's victory in the Test Stakes. |
Dateline: 7/28/02
Opening weekend at Saratoga was dominated by the distaffers with three graded stakes run for the fillies and mares. On Saturday were the grade 2 Diana Handicap for the turf fillies and the grade 1 Test Stakes for the three-year-olds. Both were close finishes with the margin of victory only a nose. The Test Stakes was by far the most exciting with a prolonged stretch duel between Carson Hollow and You, running stride for stride with You just getting the nod. On Sunday the feature was the Grade 1 Go For Wand Stakes at 1 1/8 miles. Canadian champion Dancethruthedawn, a daughter of Mr. Prospector and Dance Smartly, blew her competition away by almost four lengths in an impressive performance.
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Purse: $500,000 Distance: 1 1/8 miles turf
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Tates Creek Bailey 9.30 4.00 3.10 10 Voodoo Dancer Santos 2.90 2.60 2 Snow Dance Day 4.40
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Purse: $250,000 Distance: 7 furlongs
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 2 You Bailey 3.80 2.50 2.20 1 Carson Hollow Velazquez 3.20 2.90 4 Spring Meadow Chavez 3.70
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Purse: $250,000 Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 5 Dancethruthedawn Bailey 6.20 3.60 2.90 3 Trancendental Velazquez 6.10 4.60 7 Too Scarlet Bridgmohan 5.50
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