Saturday’s $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) at Saratoga was marred by the fatal injury of 3-2 favorite New York Thunder, who was on his way to victory when he tragically broke down.

August 1 was one of those big racing days that have become standard at Saratoga. The era of a graded stakes race every day is now long gone, with important races instead stacked on a few weekends.