Chocolate Gelato, Major Dude qualify for Breeders’ Cup; Rocky Sky wins the Waya
Chocolate Gelato won the Frizette S. (G1) and Major Dude nabbed the Pilgrim S. (G2) on a busy Sunday of racing at Belmont at the Big A. […]
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A Thread of Blue wires Saratoga Derby; Perfect Alibi, Fools Gold score graded wins
by Teresa Genaro Though the Saratoga Derby Invitational was being run for the first time and is not a graded stakes race, it nonetheless felt like the feature on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Perhaps […]
Henley’s Joy hopes to add Saratoga Derby; Magic Dance aims to stay perfect in Adirondack
Sunday’s $1 million Saratoga Derby Invitational, the middle leg of NYRA’s inaugural Turf Triple, offers a rematch of the top five from the Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) plus several intriguing newcomers. Henley’s Joy sprang a […]
Royal Delta, Craig Perret among 16 inductees in 2019 Hall of Fame class
The National Museum of Racing will have one of its largest Hall of Fame classes ever when 16 new members will be inducted on August 2. Jockey Craig Perret and the champion fillies Royal Delta, […]
Call Paul rings up Saratoga Special win
CALL PAUL suffered a bumpy stretch run in Sunday’s $180,000 Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) but that didn’t stop the bay juvenile from pulling off the one-length victory under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Sent off the […]
Call Paul heads short but salty Saratoga Special
Todd Pletcher and Steve Asmussen are each well-represented by a pair of 2-year-olds but Call Paul deserves top billing in Sunday’s $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2). Based at Monmouth Park with Jason Servis, the bay colt […]
Competitive Test on tap for Whitney undercard
The Whitney Stakes (G1) is the main event on Saturday at Saratoga, but the 1 1/8-mile contest will be joined on the card by four other stakes, including the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) sending nine […]
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 […]
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 […]
Travers & Whitney highlight 2017 Saratoga meet
The $1.25 million Travers (G1) on August 26 and $1.2 Whitney (G1) on August 5 are centerpiece events for the 2017 meet at historic Saratoga Race Course. The 40-day session features 69 stakes worth $18.775 […]