The biggest day of the SAR meet is upon us, and while the crowd will file in to watch the Travers, they will get treated to multiple Grade 1 races, some of which have major BC implications. The Ballerina is on the undercard, but it has plenty riding on it, as it is a “win and you’re in” race for the BC Fillies and Mares Sprint.
Grade I
Looks Like a Shootout in The Personal Ensign
8/25/2023 7 SAR The Personal Ensign (GI) $500.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/8m Dirt 123lbs Friday stakes action from The Spa as the ladies go at it in The Personal Ensign (GI), a mile and an eighth stakes on… Read More ›
Raw And Real Looks Real Good In DMR Oaks
Heading into the DMR Oaks, Raw And Real had been a horse that knew how to find her way to the winner’s circle, taking half of her twelve career starts. She was coming off of a win in the Lake George, and seemed to be one of the top choices in the field.
The Alabama Loaded with Talent
The Alabama – Grade 1 – $600.000 SAR – 1 ¼ Mile – Dirt For Fillies Three Years Old August 19, 2023 Five of these fillies competed in the KY Oaks. Two of them, Yow and Scarlett Dream, have been… Read More ›
DMR Oaks Looks Real Competitive
The highlight of the day at DMR on Saturday will be the 20th running of the DMR Oaks, which provides three year old fillies great opportunity to further their careers as the BC draws closer. It’s a nine furlong race on the grass, and has been a Grade 1 ever since it first appeared on our schedule.
An Upset Victory for Stinky Rene in Beverly D
Virtual racing can be very unpredictable, can’t it? Coming into the Beverly D, there would have been no reason to make Stinky Rene you’re pick to win. She would go off as a 26/1 longshot and was not picked much in the pick ’em. Most that did probably just did so because of her 50/1 morning line odds.
Absolutely Grande Lives Up to His Name in The Fourstardave Handicap
It was a wet day at Saratoga, as storms moved through the virtual northeast, leaving the track sloppy and soft for the day’s action. That would mean that the Fourstardave Handicap would be decided on soft going, news that was good for some and not so for others.
Beverly D Heads to CNL This Year and Draws La Terrifiant
The great La Terrifiant returns to action this weekend as HRP racing makes a rare trip to CNL for the 19th running of the Grade 1 Beverly D. This race has been more well known for taking place at AP, where it ran from 2005 until 2021. It would find a one year home at CD before the move to CNL for 2023.
Deep But Tricky Field in The Fourstardave Handicap
Named for one of the biggest legends of all time at SAR, the Fourstardave Handicap provides an automatic spot into the BC Mile in just three months. The race first appeared on the schedule in 2003 as a Grade 2, and was won by one of our own legends, the great Alpha Ultimo.
Lets Celebrate Does It Again, This Time in The Whitney
When the year began, Lets Celebrate was running in a $12.500 claimer at TAM. Now, he is the favorite to win the BC Classic after picking up his second straight victory in an automatic qualifier for that race. Last month, he was down at CD and won the Grade 1 Foster, and now he did it again, coming from off the pace as he so likes to do, to win the Grade 1 Whitney.
