Lady Eli lands Ballston Spa in Saratoga finale
by TERESA GENARO The Lady is a champ. Strictly speaking, OK, she’s not. But no one who has watched Lady Eli over the last four years could doubt that she’s got the heart, spirit, and […]
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Practical Joke notches third Grade 1 in H. Allen Jerkens
Leaving no doubt that he’s more effective around one turn than two, Practical Joke rallied to beat front-running Takaful in Saturday’s $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens (G1) at Saratoga, a seven-furlong dash for three-year-olds run before […]
Idaho, Erupt top Sword Dancer; Lady Eli back for Ballston Spa
The field for Saturday’s $1 million Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga, a “Win & You’re In” prep for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), is boosted by the presence of European shippers Idaho and Erupt. However, […]
Classic-winning trio all confirmed for Travers
All three Triple Crown race winners were confirmed for Saturday’s $1.2 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga by trainers Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown on Monday. Satisfied with Preakness (G1) winner Cloud Computing‘s recovery from a […]
Cloud Computing, Girvin breeze for Travers
Preakness (G1) winner Cloud Computing and Haskell Invitational (G1) scorer Girvin both worked for next week’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) Saturday morning at Saratoga. Under Javier Castellano, Cloud Computing worked five furlongs in 1:01.65 over […]
Stellar field of nine in Alabama; La Coronel back in Lake Placid
Even without division leader Abel Tasman, Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga has come up as good a race for three-year-old fillies as any seen this year. Several in the historic 1 1/4-mile fixture will […]
Oscar Performance, Beach Patrol could get Joe Hirsch showdown
For anyone wondering out loud – as I did – whether Saturday’s Secretariat (G1) hero Oscar Performance might have won the Arlington Million (G1), we may get the chance to see him tackle Million victor […]
Surf’s up in the Arlington Million as Beach Patrol wins Breeders’ Cup Turf berth
Not only did Sol Kumin win the Beverly D-Arlington Million (G1) double with Dacita and Beach Patrol, respectively, but the co-owner of both those Chad Brown-trained horses saved a bunch of money on Breeders’ Cup […]
Dacita rebounds in Beverly D., books ticket to BC Filly & Mare Turf
Sheep Pond Partners and Bradley Thoroughbreds’ Dacita hasn’t had the best of set-ups in her past three, but finally got a charmed run in Saturday’s $600,000 Beverly D. (G1) at Arlington Park. Collaring 2-1 favorite […]
Bricks and Mortar remains perfect in Hall of Fame
Klaravich Stables Inc. and William H. Lawrence’s Bricks and Mortar moved his career mark to a perfect four-for-four on Friday with a winning rally in the $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes […]