Fore Left among seven in Del Mar’s Best Pal
Seven juvenile males will line up in Saturday’s $200,000 Best Pal (G2), a six-furlong prep for the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day, and trainer Doug O’Neill has the only prior stakes winner among […]
August 2019
Travers Memories — Canadian longshot knocks off the mighty Conquistador
James Scully reflects on 30 runnings of the Travers Stakes: Runaway with the rock star I’ve been fortunate to attend 30 runnings of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga beginning with General Assembly’s track record-setting romp […]
Spot Plays August 8
For Thursday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Arlington Park (2nd) Jazz Music, 5-1 (3rd) My Mae Day, 6-1 Belterra Park (2nd) Budget Cat, 3-1 (4th) Time Is Money, 7-2 Canterbury Park (3rd) Stitzy, 7-2 (6th) […]
North American Non-Graded Stakes Results August 7
GOVERNOR’S S., IND, $150,000, 3YO, 1M 70Y, 8-7. 2— TOSS OF FATE, g, 3, Shanghai Bobby–Pay the Toll, by Repriced. O-Greenhill Racing Stables, Inc, B-Sherri Greenhill (IN), T-Jeffrey L. Greenhill, J-Malcolm Franklin, $87,300. 7— Flowerpecker, […]
North American Allowance Results August 7
DMR, 5TH, AOC, $70,351, 3YO/UP, F/M, 1MT, 8-7. 6— TOINETTE, f, 4, Scat Daddy–I Bet Toni Knows, by Sunriver. ($110,000 ’16 KEESEP). O-Baca, Ken, Hawkins, Lisa, Hawkins, Nicholas, Hudson, Joseph and Hudson, Lynne, B-JD Stuart, […]
North American Maiden Winners August 7
Bayern–One More by Holy Bull; THEA’S THEME, f, 2, SAR, Msw, 8-7, 6 1/2f, 1:19 . B-SF Bloodstock LLC (NY.). $90,000 ’17 KEENOV; $145,000 ’18 FTNAUG. Early Flyer–Silver Calling by Silver Deputy; SUE’S EASTER GIRL, […]
Curlin colts dominate second Fasig-Tipton Saratoga session; pair bring $1.5 million
While offspring of Tapit topped the leaderboard at the first session, those by dual Horse of the Year Curlin dominated proceedings Tuesday evening as the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale drew to a close. Curlin was […]
Bricks and Mortar, Robert Bruce bid to give Brown a fourth Million
Chad Brown’s Bricks and Mortar & Robert Bruce Bricks and Mortar enters Saturday’s 37th running of the Arlington Million (G1) as the horse to beat and his main rival, stablemate Robert Bruce, will be making […]
Sistercharlie seeks historic Beverly D. repeat at Arlington
No mare has captured the $600,000 Beverly D. (G1) at Arlington more than once, but reigning divisional champion Sistercharlie appears poised to make history on Saturday in the 1 3/16-mile turf event. Not only would […]
O’Brien, Brown colts face off in shortened Secretariat
The $500,000 Secretariat (G1) will have a different look and feel when the three-year-old grass stakes is renewed at Arlington on Saturday. For the first time in more than three decades, it will be run […]