Unexpected Alabama winner resulted in The Test
by Teresa Genaro They sure don’t do things like they used to at Saratoga Race Course. Back in 1922, the Alabama Stakes was already a venerable race, having been first run in 1872, and it […]
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Estrechada prevails in Waya
by Teresa Genaro While her owner was off drag racing on Saturday afternoon, Estrechada was winning a race of her own, getting her first stakes win in the Waya Stakes (G3) at Saratoga. Estrechada was […]
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 […]
Green Mask, Pure Sensation continue rivalry in Troy
The effect of a purse increase from $100,000 in 2016 to $250,000 this year is quite evident in Sunday’s Troy H. at Saratoga, which has attracted nearly every significant turf sprinter east of the Mississippi […]
Suffused aims to end losing skid in Waya
Poised to be a significant player in the female turf division off early season wins at Gulfstream in the La Prevoyante H. (G3) and The Very One (G3), Suffused instead has something to prove in […]
Arklow, Yoshida look to rebound in Hall of Fame
Arklow and Yoshida made favorable impressions winning turf stakes on Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) weekends, respectively, but neither made much impact in last month’s Belmont Derby (G1) behind a loose-on-the-lead Oscar Performance. The […]
Good Samaritan, Giuseppe the Great and Always Dreaming all fine after Jim Dandy runs
Good Samaritan exited his upset win in Saturday’s Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga in good order, according to trainer Bill Mott, and will now target the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) on August 26 […]
Paid Up Subscriber romps in Shuvee
Sunday’s Shuvee Handicap (G3) at Saratoga only drew three runners but it may as well have been just one as Paid Up Subscriber turned the nine-furlong affair into a paid workout. Jockey John Velazquez piloted […]
Good Samaritan upsets Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing in Jim Dandy
by Teresa Genaro It’s a little early to say that the three-year-old picture is in disarray after Saturday’s $588,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, but after Good Samaritan won the race by 4 3/4 […]
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 […]