Dutrow closing in on 2,000 career victories
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is closing in on 2,000 career wins. He doesn't plan a big celebration when he achieves it.
David GreningAug 12, 2026
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is closing in on 2,000 career wins. He doesn't plan a big celebration when he achieves it.
Napoleon Solo had a new rider for his key workout Wednesday morning at Saratoga, but the results were the same as always, the Preakness winner breezing an eye-catching five furlongs in 58.87 seconds before galloping out a mile in 1:37.94 with Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez aboard.
Gary Contessa always had a desire to be on the management side of the racing business. After four decades of training horses, he's getting a chance to live on other side of the fence. Contessa, 68, is working at Canterbury Downs in Minnesota.
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The speedy Miss Vyvyanne, who is undefeated in her last six starts on grass, will face her sternest turf test yet when making her Saratoga debut Friday in the $200,000 Smart and Fancy Stakes.
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. will be off until Aug. 22 due to swelling and soreness in his left foot as the result of an incident that occurred prior to the seventh race on Aug. 8 at Saratoga.
It could be argued that Bartlett is one of the strongest turf runners in the country without a win on the surface, but the 5-year-old gelding's long-overdue score could come in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Stakes on Friday at Penn National.
Hanover Shoe Farms will present 21 yearlings to be sold August 31, 2026 on the Preferred Equine Online platform. This decision is driven by a strategic effort to optimize revenue in alignment with current economic conditions.
Yearlings by Arabian Lion, Greatest Honour, Oxbow, and Take Charge Indy have been supplemented to the 2026 Texas Summer Yearling Sale catalog.
Records were toppled across the board as the 105th edition of The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton's flagship selected yearling auction, concluded a dazzling two night run on Tuesday night at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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