Forte splashes to Hopeful upset
Forte relished the slop on closing day of the Saratoga meet on Monday, rallying to defeat even-money favorite Gulfport in the $300,000 Hopeful S. (G1). Rating in fifth down the backside in the field of […]
Bernard Baruch Handicap
Hopeful pits Gulfport, Mo Strike versus flashy maiden winners
Saratoga brings down the curtain on Labor Day with a fascinating renewal of the Hopeful (G1) for two-year-olds and the Bernard Baruch H. (G3) for the turf crowd. […]
Gunite completes historic double for Gun Runner in Hopeful
One day after Gun Runner celebrated his first Grade 1 winner with Echo Zulu in the Spinaway (G1), the leading freshman sire accomplished an historic double when Gunite upset Monday’s $300,000 Hopeful (G1). […]
Wit faces fresh challengers in Hopeful
Hopeful S. (G1) — Race 10 (5:38 p.m. ET) Wit has so far proven a class above the fellow juveniles he’s faced. The son of Practical Joke will face some fresh challengers, as well as […]
Somelikeithotbrown wires Bernard Baruch
On paper, Sunday’s $150,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (G2) figured to have at least an honest pace with a couple of forward types. But that’s not how the race unfolded at Saratoga. When Someliketithotbrown was handed […]
Brown aims for Bernard Baruch with Good Governance, Olympico
Saturday’s $150,000 Bernard Baruch H. (G2) at Saratoga is one of the few graded turf stakes in New York that Chad Brown has yet to win. The four-time reigning Eclipse Award-winning trainer will look to […]