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Years ago, before the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing had reached a truly global scale and before shipping horses around the world was a matter of simple routine, a young man — a budding horseman — would ride in bareback races across Jumeirah Beach in Dubai. He was far removed from the world-famous Thoroughbred racetracks in countries like England, France, and the United States, but that would not be the case for long.

From outward appearances, Bob Edwards looks like a modern-day Midas. Most of what he’s touched, in his pharmaceutical businesses and now in racing, has turned to gold.

For the racehorse owner who entered the sport on a whim in 2015 — and a year later found himself in the winner’s circle at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships with New Money Honey — a constant stream of research, an obsessive work ethic, and a team of industry power players has proven a formula for success.

Tom Pedulla presents five major takeaways from the Woodward Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets and the other graded stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, which featured another dominant showing by a leading Horse of the Year candidate:

Gun Runner Rocks

The action was nonstop on Travers Stakes day at Saratoga. There were seven graded stakes races highlighted by the “Mid-Summer Derby”, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, itself. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite tweets from Saturday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In a sense, the greatest challenge for a Kentucky Derby winner comes after the youngster is draped in a blanket of red roses.

The 3-year-old almost surely ran the best race of his young career on the first Saturday in May. Then he is asked to produce a similar huge effort several more times if he is to win the Eclipse Award as the champion of his class.

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