Saratoga’s Sword Dancer Stakes (gr. IT)was pushed back from earlier in the meet to the stakes-packed Travers day program this year and has drawn a much better field than it has in years past. The 2015 renewal has an intriguing eight-horse field headed by Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ homebred Red Rifle.
.Red Rifle, a 5-year-old Giant’s Causeway gelding, won the Aug. 1 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at 1 3/8 miles over rivals War Dancer and Imagining. The Todd Pletcher-trained runner has won seven of 19 starts and $696,306. The $1 million purse of the Aug. 29 Sword Dancer would clearly be his biggest payday.
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BH- Evan Hammonds, August, 26 2015
Sword Dancer S. (gr. I)
Saratoga Race Course , Saturday, August 29, 2015, Race 10
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Weight | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imagining (KY) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 122 | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 2 | Flintshire (GB) | Vincent Cheminaud | 122 | Andre Fabre |
| 3 | Fixador (BRZ) | Junior Alvarado | 116 | Eduardo Caramori |
| 4 | Red Rifle (KY) | Jose Ortiz | 122 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Twilight Eclipse (KY) | Joel Rosario | 124 | Thomas Albertrani |
| 6 | Messi (GER) | John R. Velazquez | 116 | H. Graham Motion |
| 7 | Guardini (FR) | Martin Harley | 120 | Paul Harley |
| 8 | War Dancer (KY) | Jose Lezcano | 118 | William I. Mott |
