Garden of Riches: When New Jersey hosted the richest races in America
They were routinely the two richest races held in the U.S. every year, their gross values exceeding any of the three Triple Crown events. […]
Sword Dancer
Annals of Time rolls back years in Sword Dancer, books Breeders’ Cup Turf spot
A onetime notable turf performer at three endures a prolonged spell on sidelines, returns to the top level in 2019, and emerges as a major Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) contender for the owner tandem of […]
Annals of Time meets eight in Sword Dancer; Brown sends three to Ballston Spa
Grade 1 winner Annals of Time appears to have returned to form following a lengthy layoff, recording a sharp 4 1/2-length allowance score on July 24, and will be the horse to beat in Saturday’s […]
Breeders’ Cup implications from Travers Day
Travers Day is the centerpiece of the Saratoga meet and a slew of Breeders’ Cup prospects competed in seven graded stakes. Here are my thoughts in the aftermath: TRAVERS Catholic Boy returned to dirt with […]
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 […]
Six stakes featured on Travers undercard
The $1.25 million Travers (G1) serves as the main event and six additional stakes races, including five Grade 1s, support the centerpiece program of the Saratoga meet. Four are “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup […]
Manny Ycaza, Hall of Fame jockey, dead at 80
Manny Ycaza, the Hall of Fame jockey who was among the first generation of Latin American riders that came to dominate the upper echelons of the sport and whose colorful and aggressive riding style endeared […]
Hillsdale: The Hoosier Hot Shot
Star power was in abundance on Kentucky Derby Day 1957 with the feature involving future Hall of Fame inductees Bold Ruler, Gallant Man, and Round Table, all of whom were famously upset by Iron Liege. […]
Sadler’s Joy, Lady Eli doing well after Saratoga wins
Sadler’s Joy exited his last-for-first move in Saturday’s Sword Dancer Stakes (G1) at Saratoga with a healthy appetite, according to trainer Tom Albertrani. “He was bright walking around the barn this morning, so that’s a […]
No Joy for Euros in Sword Dancer as Sadler’s gets Money
With most of the pre-race chatter about European shippers Idaho and Erupt, and Chad Brown’s Money Multiplier attracting plenty of money at the windows, Woodslane Farm’s homebred Sadler’s Joy was lost in the shuffle ahead […]