Showcase stars in Saratoga Special; Surveillance romps in off-the-turf Troy
Proving that precociousness runs in the family, Showcase bounded home an easy winner of the $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2) on Saturday. […]
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Rhyme Schemes leaves Saratoga Special rivals in the dust
Rhyme Schemes was strongly favored to back up his 9 1/2-length maiden win at Ellis Park in Saturday’s $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2). He not only did so, but improbably equaled that lengthy margin in the […]
Damon’s Mound rolls in Saratoga Special
Advertised as a showdown between odds-on favorite Gulfport and Damon’s Mound, Saturday’s $186,000 Saratoga Special (G2) was captured in convincing fashion by Damon’s Mound, who rolled to a 3 1/4-length win under Gabe Saez. Damon’s […]
High Oak rumbles in Saratoga Special
High Oak enjoyed a perfect, stalk-and-pounce trip on his way to the winner’s circle in Saturday’s $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2) for two-year-olds. Rating less than a couple of lengths behind Gunite and Doctor Jeff, who […]
Green Light Go exceptional in Saratoga Special
Green Light Go looks poised to be a major player in the two-year-old division following a superb win in Saturday’s $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2) at Saratoga, drawing off powerfully to a 3 3/4-length decision. The […]
Got Stormy, Uni take on males in Fourstardave; Green Light Go meets seven in Special
Fourstardave H. Saratoga’s stakes schedule lacks a one-mile graded turf race for distaffers so a pair of classy females, Got Stormy and Uni, will step up to face males in Saturday’s $500,000 Fourstardave H. (G1) […]
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 […]
Copper Bullet fires in Saratoga Special
by Teresa Genaro Steve Asmussen may be having a hard time finding the winner’s circle at Saratoga, but he’s making it count when his horses hit the wire first. Coming into last week’s Whitney (G1), […]
Saratoga Special started out like the Pegasus World Cup, 1901-style
by Teresa Genaro The stakes schedule at Saratoga at the turn of the last century was already robust. Announced in February in the New York Times for the 1901 season, it featured 25 races worth […]
Copper Bullet looks to make amends in Saratoga Special after troubled trip
Take nothing away from the winner, but Copper Bullet was defeated in the Bashford Manor (G3) by his own volition. The Steve Asmussen-trained colt has the opportunity to shrug off the eventful runner-up finish in […]