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Nysos, a multiple Grade 1 winner who was often in brilliant in a career interrupted by injuries, has been retired from racing after his connections determined he will need time off and would not be ready for a bid at the Breeders’ Cup this fall.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Wednesday 8/5 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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A pair of Grade 1 winners, Usha and Iron Orchard, will return to statebred company for the first time since their 2-year-old campaigns when facing six other New York-breds on Wednesday at Saratoga in the $200,000 Johnstone Stakes.
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Title Rose, West End Kid, and Remember Mama, who pretty much hit the wire all together in the Grade 1 Belmont Derby, are all back for Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 Saratoga Derby at 1 3/16 miles on turf.
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Trainer Bob Baffert will try for a fourth victory in the Grade 1 Test Stakes when he sends out Explora in Saturday's seven-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies.
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Mark Casse entered two horses in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Fourstardave Stakes at Saratoga, but Classic Q and Mi Bago share a couple of things in common that will likely lead to only one participating in the race.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 8/4 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Week four of the 2026 summer meet begins Thursday with an eight-race card that includes split divisions of a turf sprint for 2-year-old Cal-bred maidens.
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Doc Sullivan returns to New York-bred company and sprinting Thursday at Saratoga but he will have much to overcome as he seeks a repeat victory in the $200,000 John Morrissey Stakes, which drew a bulky field of 13.
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Even with a reduced presence in California Thoroughbred breeding in the last year, Harris Farms continues to have a significant influence on racing in the state.
