Author Archives
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Gogh Wild Adds Travers To Impressive Accolades
With so many big names running in the Travers, there were plenty of storylines that were waiting to be written. However, none of them could be greater than the showdown between Gogh Wild and Quantum Pursuit, who between them took all three TC races, then Quantum Pursuit against topping Gogh Wild in the Haskell. Could Gogh Wild get some payback on his rival?
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Wizardly Prevails In Close Photo To Win Jerkens Memorial
Prior to the running of the Jerkens Memorial, Wizardly was repeatedly putting together bullets in his morning works, showing that he was indeed ready to run a big one here at SAR in hopes of his fourth consecutive victory. He had not won a graded race yet, but showed his ability in ungraded races and looking like one of the better contenders in the race.
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Gigafemme Is BC Bound Following Ballerina Win
Gigafemme entered the Grade 1 Ballerina looking promising, winning the Grade 2 Chicago Stakes at CD in her prior start, and showing that she could win big races. Now, she can add the Ballerina to her resume, clinching her spot in the BC F & M Sprint and simply earning a big win for trainer Big Guns Stables.
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Here’s the Field for This Year’s Travers
For years, the Travers has been one of the biggest races of the year, attracting the best three year olds in virtual racing to SAR for a large purse. That will continue this year, but you have to wonder if this will be the last year that the Travers runs as we know it now. That’s not meant to be a negative, but the big news in racing earlier this month about the creation of the Thoroughbred Championship Series changes the landscape of the triple crown pursuit.
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Eight Will Hunt for The Jerkens Memorial Trophy
While the Grade 1 Jerkens Memorial is not one of the SAR graded races on Saturday that offers a “win and you’re in” spot for the BC, you can pretty much count on its winner ending up in the BC Sprint just as long as the trainer wants them there.
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Eight Look for a Victory Dance in The Ballerina
It is time for the biggest day of the SAR meet, but before we get to the Travers we have to talk about some of these fantastic races on the undercard as they are stakes that could more than highlight any other race day on their own. The Grade 1, $500.00 Ballerina is certainly one of those as it is the first of three “win and you’re in” races for the BC Fillies & Mares Sprint.
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Luttrell Holds Off Niagra Thunder to Win The Green Flash Handicap
With a BC spot on the line, Luttrell was happy to be returning to the starting gate to do what he does best, sprinting on the turf, in the Grade 2 Green Flash Handicap. His last two times running five furlongs resulted in wins, but he had not done that since February.
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BC Turf Sprint Spot on the Line in The Green Flash Handicap
The Green Flash Handicap is the second of three automatic qualifying races for the BC Turf Sprint. We already had the $500.00 Jaipur in June, and will await the $1,750.00 KD Turf Sprint which will come two weekends from now. The purse for this race pales in comparison to those two, as “just” $200.00 is up for grabs.
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Suicide Pact Comes Up Big in Mahony
On Sunday at SAR, we had a field of seven three year olds looking to pick up a Grade 3 win in the running of the Mahony, and it seemed like a pretty balanced field. Therefore, it was not a surprise that only two lengths would separate first from last when they ultimately hit the wire.
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Open Invitation Is Crowned As Kings Plate Winner
Open Invitation was the only horse in the field for The Kings Plate that ran in any of the TC races, taking part in both the PRK and the BEL though did not earn anything in those races. This still made him an appealing choice, and he would be the post-time favorite, at odds of 5/2.