Nations Pride gets revenge in Saratoga Derby
A tough-trip runner-up in the July 9 Belmont Derby (G1), Godolphin’s Nations Pride enjoyed a smoother passage to prevail in Saturday’s $1 million Saratoga Derby (G1). […]
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Life Is Good leads wire-to-wire in Whitney
Life Is Good showed speed from the gate in Saturday’s $1 million Whitney (G1) and after facing a brief challenge in the stretch, the classy four-year-old colt won going away by two lengths in the […]
Chi Town Lady springs Test upset over Matareya
A day after saddling Golden Pal to an odds-on stakes victory at Saratoga, trainer Wesley Ward took out an odds-on favorite at the Spa when Chi Town Lady surprised Matareya and five other three-year-old filly […]
War Like Goddess easily repeats in Glens Falls; Dynadrive upsets Lure
Along with three Grade 1 events, Saratoga offered a pair of turf stakes events on Saturday. Glens Falls (G2) War Like Goddess showed no rust returning from a 99-day freshening in the $250,000 Glens Falls […]
Ready to Purrform wires National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
A change of tactics sparked a change of fortunes for Donegal Racing’s Ready to Purrform in Friday’s National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) at Saratoga. […]
Golden Pal rallies in Troy after another slow start
A slow start compromised Golden Pal‘s chances at victory in the King’s Stand (G1) at Royal Ascot in June, and nearly did so again in Friday’s $300,000 Troy S. (G3) at Saratoga, which the colt […]
Art Collector curates another Alydar trophy
For the second straight year, Art Collector found the Alydar S. at Saratoga a perfect rebound spot to get back on track. […]
McKulick, With The Moonlight head Saratoga Oaks; six set for Adirondack
Saratoga Oaks Invitational (G3) – Race 7 (4:29 p.m. ET) McKulick and With The Moonlight, the top two finishers from the July 9 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1), renew their rivalry in Sunday’s $700,000 Saratoga Oaks […]
Life Is Good, Olympiad square off in six-horse Whitney
Of the last four winners of the $1 million Whitney S. (G1) that went on to compete in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), two won the year-end championship event (Gun Runner and Knicks Go) and […]
Saratoga Derby attracts 11; War Like Goddess, Matareya favored on Whitney undercard
Saratoga Derby (G1) — Race 11 (6:20 p.m. ET) The composition of Saturday’s $1 million Saratoga Derby (G1) looks a lot like last month’s Belmont Derby (G1), with a few newer faces thrown into the […]