BRIS New York Speed By Circuit August 21-27
Top Winning Speed Ratings (8/21-8/27) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Diversify 4G 1 1/8m (ft) SAR 8/21 110 Forever Unbridled 5M 1 1/8m (ft) SAR 8/26 100 Destin 4C […]
Sadler’s Joy
Sadler’s Joy, Lady Eli doing well after Saratoga wins
Sadler’s Joy exited his last-for-first move in Saturday’s Sword Dancer Stakes (G1) at Saratoga with a healthy appetite, according to trainer Tom Albertrani. “He was bright walking around the barn this morning, so that’s a […]
No Joy for Euros in Sword Dancer as Sadler’s gets Money
With most of the pre-race chatter about European shippers Idaho and Erupt, and Chad Brown’s Money Multiplier attracting plenty of money at the windows, Woodslane Farm’s homebred Sadler’s Joy was lost in the shuffle ahead […]
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, […]
Hunter O’Riley swoops from last to upset Bowling Green
Overlooked as the 16-1 longest shot on the board, Sean Shay and Michael Ryan’s Hunter O’Riley pounced late to earn his first career stakes victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Bowling Green (G2) at Saratoga. Jockey Florent […]
Ascend, Bigger Picture seek to carry form forward in Bowling Green
Ascend and Bigger Picture will try to back up surprising Grade 1 wins when they line up for Saturday’s $250,000 Bowling Green (G2) at Saratoga. The duo tops a field of seven entered for the […]
Ascend upsets Manhattan
by Teresa Genaro Trainer Graham Motion came to Belmont Park and won the battle, but lost the war. A race before his favored Irish War Cry finished second in the Belmont Stakes, he won the […]
World Approval looks to give Casse barn a Belmont Day boost in Manhattan
After the disappointment of having to withdraw Classic Empire from Saturday’s Belmont S. (G1), trainer Mark Casse is hoping not to leave New York this weekend empty handed. He’ll have a big shot in the […]
Zhukova zooms into elite club in Man o’ War
Irish invader Zhukova was bet down to 4-5 favoritism in Saturday’s $392,000 Man o’ War (G1) at Belmont Park, and the Dermot Weld mare more than lived up to the forecast when outclassing them by […]
Grade 1 quality cast entered for Beaugay, Wake Forest in Man o’ War title defense
The $400,000 Man o’ War is the Grade 1 feature at Belmont Park on Saturday, but that grade could easily apply to an outstanding renewal of the $150,000 Beaugay (G3) for fillies and mares at […]