Local boy makes good
by Teresa Genaro Trainer Chad Brown has already hit a couple of milestones at Saratoga Race Course, which sits about 20 miles from the town in which he grew up, Mechanicville. Two years ago, he […]
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Achilles Warrior: a great beginning at Saratoga
by Teresa Genaro During the week of August 20, trainer Mark Hennig posted video of his wife, Rosemary, walking into the surprise party he’d thrown for her. Rosemary’s daughter Brooke posted photos on Twitter and […]
With Anticipation kicks off final week at Saratoga
Considering the subsequent exploits of 2017 winner Catholic Boy, Wednesday’s $150,000 With Anticipation (G3) at Saratoga could be worth more than a casual glance in search of a future star. Generally a prep for the […]
Catholic Boy shines in Travers romp
by Teresa Genaro Robert LaPenta’s maroon and gold silks honor his alma mater, Iona College, a Catholic institution in the tradition of the Christian Brothers. The college takes its name from a Scottish island on […]
Glorious Empire leads all the way in Sword Dancer, earns berth in BC Turf
Glorious Empire and Channel Maker were inseparable at the finish of last month’s Bowling Green (G2), but in Saturday’s $1,002,000 Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga, Glorious Empire made all with Channel Maker second throughout the 1 […]
Whitmore prevails in Forego, Marley’s Freedom takes Ballerina in Saratoga bows
by Teresa Genaro In his 21-race career, five-year-old Whitmore had run at nine racetracks. He’d won at five of them. He’d won one Grade 2, and four Grade 3s. But he’d never run at Saratoga […]
Good Magic’s Travers challengers include Gronkowski, Wonder Gadot
Good Magic will be the horse to beat in Saturday’s 149th running of the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga. A convincing winner of the Haskell Invitational (G1), the Chad Brown-trained colt has been installed […]
Fever knocks Hofburg out of Travers
Well-regarded sophomore Hofburg, expected to be one of the prime players in Saturday’s Travers (G1), has come down with a fever that rules him out of the $1.25 million “Midsummer Derby.” “Hofburg will not run […]
Newspaperofrecord impresses in Saratoga debut for Brown
by Teresa Genaro NEWSPAPEROFRECORD made a smashing debut in the 5TH Race at Saratoga on Sunday for trainer Chad Brown. The two-year-old filly romped to a 6 3/4-length win on the yielding inner turf. As […]
Eskimo Kisses freezes out Alabama foes to earn first stakes victory
by Teresa Genaro Thirteen years ago, Harold Lerner and his wife, Helen, won $258 million when they selected the right numbers in the Mega Millions Lottery. Helen Lerner talked about donating money to the people […]