Whitebeam noses out In Italian in Diana
Trainer Chad Brown had strength in numbers when winning Saturday’s $485,000 Diana (G1) at Saratoga for an eighth time, but for the second year in a row it was the longest shot of his four […]
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Yo Yo Candy records Sanford upset
Yo Yo Candy sprung a massive upset in Saturday’s $175,000 Sanford (G3) at Saratoga, driving from just off the pace to a 2 1/4-length decision at 46-1 odds. Trainer Daniel Velasquez made his Saratoga debut […]
Becky’s Joker rallies to win Schuylerville in first start
Lee Pokoik’s Becky’s Joker made her career debut a winning one in Thursday’s $175,000 Schuylerville (G3) at Saratoga, overcoming a slow start to capture the opening-day feature going away by 3 1/4 lengths. Overlooked at […]
In Italian the one to catch in Brown-dominated Diana; Casa Creed, Annapolis feature in Kelso
By virtue of a customarily deep bench of older turf mares in his barn, trainer Chad Brown has Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1) at Saratoga surrounded. A seven-time winner of the 1 1/8-mile test, Brown will […]
Gold Sweep brings imposing form to 10-horse Sanford
A spectacular nine-length winner of the June 11 Tremont S. at Belmont Park, Gold Sweep will look to carry his momentum forward in Saturday’s $175,000 Sanford (G3) at Saratoga. The Steve Asmussen-trained colt tops 10 […]
Closing Act heads Schuylerville on Saratoga opener
Saratoga, the most popular race meeting of the year in the U.S., kicks off its 2023 meet Thursday with a 10-race card, highlighted by the $175,000 Schuylerville (G3) for two-year-old fillies over six furlongs. Closing […]
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 […]
Leave No Trace absconds with Spinaway at 14-1
Staying in the barn Thursday as a main-track-only entrant in the P.G. Johnson S. worked out well for Leave No Trace. Entered right back in Sunday’s Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga, the Phil Serpe trainee upstaged well-regarded opponents in a race worth much more to her resume. […]
Olympiad back on best form in Jockey Club Gold Cup
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott experienced some downs and ups at Saratoga on Saturday, the bright spot being Olympiad‘s rebound performance in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), which gave the four-year-old […]
Virginia Joy steals Flower Bowl; Annapolis sails in Saranac
Virginia Joy stole a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) by toppling 1-5 favorite War Like Goddess in Saturday’s Flower Bowl (G2), and Annapolis could be on a path to the Mile (G1) after his odds-on conquest of the Saranac (G3). […]