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 […]
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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). […]
Wicked Halo lands Prioress for third stakes win in a row
Wicked Halo parlayed a ground-saving stalking trip behind a hot, contested pace into success in Friday’s $250,000 Prioress S. (G2), a six-furlong dash for three-year-old fillies at Saratoga. Breaking from post 1 under Tyler Gaffalione, […]
Hopeful pits Gulfport, Mo Strike versus flashy maiden winners
Saratoga brings down the curtain on Labor Day with a fascinating renewal of the Hopeful (G1) for two-year-olds and the Bernard Baruch H. (G3) for the turf crowd. […]
Be Your Best inspires Breeders’ Cup hopes in P.G. Johnson
Michael Ryan’s homebred Be Your Best had shown a terrific turn of foot taking the overland route in her career debut at Saratoga. In Thursday’s P.G. Johnson S., the 1.35-1 favorite showed that she could also thread the needle. […]
Naughty Gal, Wonder Wheel highlight nine in Spinaway
Spinaway (G1) – Race 11 (6:11 pm. ET) Unbeaten from two starts, including a smashing 6 3/4-length win in the July 4 Debutante S. at Churchill Downs, Wonder Wheel will make her graded debut in […]
Boppy O springs 23-1 upset in With Anticipation
Boppy O, the second longest shot in a field scratched down to seven, pulled off an upset in Wednesday’s $175,000 With Anticipation S. (G3), the signature grass event for two-year-olds at Saratoga. Sent off at […]
Dynamic One leads Pletcher quartet in Gold Cup; War Like Goddess aims for Flower Bowl repeat
Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) — Race 11 (5:45 p.m. ET) Trainer Todd Pletcher has officially won the historic Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) only once, with Happy Saver in 2020, the last year the […]