Nest crushes Secret Oath in CCA Oaks
Nest turned the tables on Secret Oath in dazzling style, drawing off to a 12 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga. Regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr. was up for […]
Coaching Club American Oaks
Secret Oath-Nest Round 2 set for Coaching Club American Oaks
Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga will feature the second meeting between Secret Oath and Nest, the top two respective finishers from the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (G1). Only three other rivals […]
Maracuja upsets Malathaat in Coaching Club American Oaks
Maracuja got up late to win Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga, edging 3-10 favorite Malathaat by a head to record her first stakes victory. Easily the longest shot at 14-1 among […]
Malathaat back for Coaching Club American Oaks
Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) – Race 5 (3:23 p.m. ET) Unraced since winning the Kentucky Oaks (G1) in late April, Malathaat will return as an odds-on favorite in Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks […]
The cognitive dissonance standing trackside at Saratoga’s opening weekend
Welcome to Saratoga 2020, Covid-19 edition. Opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course was an exercise in cognitive dissonance. […]
Paris Lights edges Crystal Ball in Coaching Club American Oaks
Paris Lights prevailed over Crystal Ball after a thrilling stretch duel in Saturday’s $350,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga, posting a head decision in her stakes debut. Tyler Gaffalione was up on the […]
Stakes newcomers pose threat in CCA Oaks; Clement loaded for Hall of Fame
Several late-developing 3-year-old fillies will look to belatedly join the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail Saturday in the $350,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga, a 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep that […]
Guarana passes two-turn test in Coaching Club American Oaks
Sensational in both career starts around one turn, Three Chimneys Farm’s homebred Guarana successfully stretched out to 1 1/8 miles in Sunday’s $485,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga. The Chad Brown trainee wasn’t […]
Guarana tries two turns against only four in CCA Oaks
Guarana improved to two-for-two with an outstanding six-length win in the one-mile Acorn (G1) on the Belmont Stakes undercard and the three-year-old filly has all the makings of a superstar in her division. She will […]
Monomoy Girl much the best in Coaching Club American Oaks
by TERESA GENARO The distinctive pink and yellow silks of Michael Dubb are a familiar sight on the racetracks of New York, but for only the second time, they graced Monomoy Girl in the Empire […]