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2023 Diana Stakes. In Italian, Whitebeam, Chad Brown, Saratoga Race Course

Chad Brown's Whitebeam Noses In Italian to Win Saratoga Season's First Grade 1 in Diana Stakes

Emotions were pulling trainer Chad Brown in all kinds of directions as he sat in a clubhouse box seat during the 85th running of the $500,000 Grade 1 Diana Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

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2023 Diana Stakes at a Glance

Saratoga’s 2023 meet kicked off Thursday and opening weekend is highlighted by the Grade 1 Diana Stakes, one of the most important stakes races for fillies and mares on the grass, among three graded races on Saturday’s card.

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2023 Edward P. Evans Stakes at a Glance

The 2023 meet at Colonial Downs began July 13 and the New Kent, Va. racetrack traditionally offers some of the best turf racing in the country. The action heats up quickly as Colonial’s Saturday card features four turf stakes races, each with a purse of $125,000, for Virginia-bred or Virginia-sired runners.

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Hall of Fame Coach Parcells, Trainer Giddings Riding High With Maple Leaf Mel

Bill Parcells has reached the pinnacle of professional football twice, coaching the New York Giants to a pair of Super Bowl championships. Yet a victory at the top level in Thoroughbred racing has been elusive for the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee.

That could change this summer at Saratoga Race Course.

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Ten Things to Know About the 2023 Saratoga Meet

There’s nothing quite like a summer in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a small town nestled near the Adirondacks that comes alive each July as Thoroughbred racing returns to Saratoga Race Course. This year’s meet kicks off July 13, attracting many of the best horses, trainers, and jockeys, as well as avid fans and bettors, from across the country.

Read on for 10 must-know facts about this year’s Saratoga meet.

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