Laura Pugh, Author At Horse Racing News

The victor, Exaggerator (right), and the vanquished, Nyquist (left), after the 2016 Preakness Stakes.

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Haskell Invitational Could Have Eclipse Implications

Nothing can top a Triple Crown winner racing in your signature race, but drawing the top three Kentucky Derby finishers comes pretty darn close. That is exactly what Monmouth Park has managed to do. L...

Posted on July 30, 2016

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Gun Runner Ready For Haskell Run

By Laura Pugh

The first of the invaders, Gun Runner, has arrived at Monmouth Park for Sunday’s Haskell Invitational. Gun Runner comes into the Haskell after an impressively sharp win in the Matt Winn Stakes at Ch...

Posted on July 28, 2016

Songbird after winning the CCAO at Saratoga on Sunday.

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Songbird Soars In Coaching Club American Oaks

By Laura Pugh

The heat couldn’t stop her. The humidity couldn’t stop her. Carina Mia, despite her best efforts, couldn’t stop her. Not even the Graveyard of Champions could stop her. Songbird came to the East...

Posted on July 26, 2016

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Songbird Tops Coaching Club American Oaks

By Laura Pugh

No matter where it’s held — Aqueduct, Belmont or Saratoga — the Coaching Club American Oaks always manages to draw top talent. This year, it has drawn a compact, yet quality-filled field of fi...

Posted on July 23, 2016

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Saratoga ‘Graveyard’ Myth: Fact Or Fiction?

By Laura Pugh

Friday, July 22, 2016, represents the time that thoroughbred racing fans around the country long for: opening day at old, historic, Saratoga Racecourse. Saratoga is known as the place to unveil talent...

Posted on July 21, 2016

I'm a Chatterbox (4) makes a left-hand turn leaving the gate of the Delaware Handicap, impeding several rivals.

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I’m a Chatterbox Wins Controversial Running of the Delaware Handicap

By Laura Pugh

Larry Jones’ I’m a Chatterbox landed herself another impressive win in the July 16 Delaware Handicap, but despite the decisive win, the victory is not without controversy. At the start of the race...

Posted on July 17, 2016

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Paid Up Subscriber Or I’m a Chatterbox in the Delaware Handicap?

By Laura Pugh

Over the last few years the Delaware Handicap has become a prominent fixture in the older female division. Several top mares have used it as a springboard to a successful season, some even going on to...

Posted on July 16, 2016

Trainer Art Sherman supervises California Chrome's departure to Dubai earlier this year.

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California Chrome Is Ready to Roll

By Laura Pugh

After a recent mile work in 1:39.60, all systems are a go for Dubai World Cup winner California Chrome. After his previous work, seven-eighths in 1:26.40, Sherman was not happy. He believed that Chrom...

Posted on July 11, 2016

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Firing Line Seeks to Become the Groom

By Laura Pugh

Always a groomsman and never a groom. Those words describe the entirety of Firing Line’s short 2015 season. In fact, you could say they apply to nearly his entire career. The talented son of Line of...

Posted on July 9, 2016

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The Countdown Begins: American Cleopatra’s Debut ‘Five Weeks Away’

By Laura Pugh

It has been just over a month since American Cleopatra, full sister to Triple Crown Champion, American Pharoah walked into Bob Baffert’s barn. Since that time she has breezed three times, once going...

Posted on July 6, 2016

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Haskell Invitational Could Have Eclipse Implications

Gun Runner Ready For Haskell Run

Songbird Soars In Coaching Club American Oaks

Songbird Tops Coaching Club American Oaks

Saratoga ‘Graveyard’ Myth: Fact Or Fiction?

I’m a Chatterbox Wins Controversial Running of the Delaware Handicap

Paid Up Subscriber Or I’m a Chatterbox in the Delaware Handicap?

California Chrome Is Ready to Roll

Firing Line Seeks to Become the Groom

The Countdown Begins: American Cleopatra’s Debut ‘Five Weeks Away’

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