Seaway Stakes – Grade III Eleven go to post for this after the defection of My Pretty due to unavailable jockeys. Miss Hennessy came out on top of her rivals in the Honorable Miss Handicap last time and that looks… Read More ›
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Twelve Look to Dance the Best in The Ballerina
The biggest day of the Saratoga meet is upon us, and it will be highlighted by the Grade 1 Travers. However, that is just one of many great races, and in the Ballerina, we have a “win and you’re race” for the BC Fillies and Mares Sprint, and it is the first such race for this division, so there is plenty of incentive to win.
Starting Over Looks to Win The Personal Ensign Once Again
It’s a big weekend at SAR, but all of the exciting racing is not going to be on Saturday. Friday will also give us a big Grade 1, as the $500.000 Personal Ensign takes place. This is a nine furlong race on the main track for older females and has been won in the past by the likes of Darling Harbour, Mrs Bombastic, and Z Command, among others.
The Forego Is Far from a Foregone Finish
The Forego – Grade ISAR Race #7 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Four-Year-Olds And Upward. 1 Got Milk D J C Racing Stables Elliott S 123 — Ran a great race in the Vanderbilt Handicap from a terrible draw… Read More ›
The Travers Looks to Crown the Three-Year-Old Colt of the Year
The Travers – Grade ISAR Race #10 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $1,250.000 For Three-Year-Olds. 1 Blazing Maxmillion Farm Dominguez Jo 122 — This is possibly the race of the year so far as we possibly have the best assembled… Read More ›
The Three-Year-Old’s Look to the BC in The Jerkins Memorial
The Jerkens Memorial – Grade ISAR Race #8 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three-Year-Olds. 1 Call Me Jack D J C Racing Stables Elliott S 122 — With the older sprinters going in the Forego this is the chance… Read More ›
The King Looks to Greet the Cheers of the SAR Turf
The Sword Dancer – Grade I [BC]SAR Race #9 1 1/2m InTurf Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. 1 Nonsense Oval Express Farms Centeno D E 124 — You can never write a five-year-old off even one that finished… Read More ›
Good Memories Should Be a Short Price in CT Classic
The track may be small, but the purse will be large at CT on Saturday, as the track’s biggest race, the CT Classic, takes place. Nine horses will be participating in this race, hoping to grab the winner’s share of the $1,000.000 being offered.
After Thrilling Stretch Battle, Supine Wins DMR Oaks
Supine has not raced much yet, as the DMR Oaks marked just her fourth career start, as well as being her stake debut. A lot would be asked for her in this Grade 1, but she would show plenty of heart to prevail in a photo with Superface Party.
Haukea Takes The Sorority Stakes
The Sorority Stakes1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Filly 2 Year Olds. 1st Haukea Acber Farms Castillo I The stakes form and the trip were key here as this one took advantage of the inside gate and went on speed… Read More ›
