The Ballerina – Grade I [BC]7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $400.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up 1st Ms Pea Aer Stables Hernandez R M It was a typically up and down day for the trainer as their… Read More ›
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Hawaiian Crusader By a Head in The Test
8/8/2020 9 SAR The Test (GI) $400.000 3yoF 7f Dirt 122lbs It was a topsy-turvy kind of a day at SAR and no reason for The Test (GI) to be any different… sent off at 19/1 odds, Fractious… Read More ›
A New Star Has Arrived: Jolly Rook Wins The Travers
During the TC season, we learned the names of many three year olds who seemed to be the best in the division. Prep races have come and gone, as well as the TC races themselves. Now, we begin to think ahead to the BC Classic, and the best three year old for that race might be a horse that was never on the TC trail.
It’s Travers Time Already!
It might seem a little too early, as the month of August is just getting underway, but the Midsummer Derby is upon us. The differences between the Travers within our game and in the real world are pretty interesting right now, but here, it really is business as usual other then the early date.
Who Can Tip Toe to a Win in a Very Open Ballerina?
The Ballerina – Grade I [BC]SAR Race #8 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. With only two three year olds in an 11 runner field this race is skewed towards the older… Read More ›
Sophomore Fillies Sprint Seven Furlong in The Test
8/8/2020 9 SAR The Test (GI) $400.000 3yoF 7f Dirt 122lbs Upstate NY and The Spa, we catch a VERY talented group of sophomore fillies for The Test (GI), and this seven furlong, main track… Read More ›
Tremendous Heart Displayed by Z Command in Personal Ensign Win
This one would not be easy, but at the end of the Personal Ensign, one of the top horses in this division showcased her heart and talent, picking up the big win and punching her ticket to the BC Distaff once again. The winner would be Z Command, and we now know that she will be a part of the field to defend her BC crown during the fall.
Angelsinheaven Guided to Wire First in The Jerkens Memorial
In The Jerkens Memorial, there were quite a few horses in the field that were cutting back on their distance after running long, so the challenge to bettors would be which one would have the most success at seven furlongs.
Tactical Adds to His Lore, Takes The Whitney
8/1/2020 10 SAR The Whitney (GI) [BC] $875.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 123lbs I don’t know if anyone has noticed but Tactical can run… never far from the pace in The Whitney (GI), he moved up to take… Read More ›
Z Command and Cannolo to Battle Again in The Personal Ensign
Races are not happening when we would normally have expected them at Saratoga. The Personal Ensign, like the Jerkens Memorial, is a race that would have been a part of the Travers undercard. Now, with 2020 being what it is, this race also moves up to the beginning of August.
