8/25/2023 7 CT CT Classic (GII) $1,000.000 3yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 3yo 118lbs Older 123lbs A fantastic night of racing at CT as Scotty and his one-horse barn won the first (by 14 lengths), I won… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
The Ballston Has a Familiar Look As the Rain Came
The Ballston – Grade II1 1/16 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Wander Mb Stables Velazquez J R Well, the rain came, and this race cut up leaving just four runners… Read More ›
Full Field Set to Run in The Forego
The Forego – Grade 1 – $500.000 SAR – 7 Furlongs – Dirt For Four Year Olds And Upward August 26, 2023 1 Training Wheels (Gdp Inc) Last win came in March in the CAL-bred Sensational Star Stakes on the… Read More ›
The Sword Dancer Looks to Give BC Spot to Lucky Winner
The Sword Dancer – Grade I [BC]SAR Race #9 1 1/2m InTurf Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Neds Influence The Sidley Stud Franco M 124 — Still only a four-year-old so I think there is… Read More ›
All Three TC Race Winners to Run in The Travers
It’s time for the Midsummer Derby! Any day that Saratoga Race Course is open is an exciting day, but there is none bigger at this race track than Travers weekend. Fans from all over will make their way to the track for this special weekend while many more will be tuned in to watch it, and of course, wager on it.
Expect a Length To Cover Them All in O Brien Stakes
closers Stakes – Grade II [BC] DMR Race #6 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. 1 First Fleet High Voltage Vazquez R A 124 — These races can turn into a Calvary charge and just sometimes a late closer… Read More ›
Full Field Ready to Dance in The Ballerina
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.
Royal Valor Survives Over Los Pollos Hermanos in Jones Stakes
The Jones Stakes would come down to the wire on Tuesday, with the stewards needing to check on a tight photo that saw Royal Valor get the headbob over Los Pollos Hermanos to score the fifth win of his career. Royal Valor has had a successful 2023, winning four of his eight races, and would end up running fifth in the BEL a couple months ago.
Back Home for The CT Classic
8/25/2023 7 CT CT Classic (GII) $1,000.000 3yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 3yo 118lbs Older 123lbs I can still hear the late, great Costy Caras welcoming everyone, asking everyone to stand for the National Anthem,… Read More ›
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 ›