La Verdad could be disqualified from her victory in the Grade 2 Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga on July 29 after she tested positive for clenbuterol, a bronchodilator.
Young Brian, an impressive debut winner earlier in the meet and expected to be one of the favorites for the Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 7, was injured in a workout at Del Mar on Monday morning and his career likely is over.
There is certainly no question that Private Zone is the top older sprinter in the East and perhaps in the country following his dominating, 3 3/4-length victory over The Big Beast in Saturday’s Grade 1 Forego at Saratoga. But trainer Jorge Navarro does have some questions to answer regarding Private Zone’s immediate future.
The catalog for the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale is now available online, with 375 yearlings scheduled to be on offer, prior to supplemental entries.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Tuesday 9/1 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
With two wins in his last three starts, Classic Crusader is a very sharp horse right now. And considering that he’s 7 for 14 in one-mile races, he looks like the one to beat in a $25,000 optional-claiming race that will serve as the feature at Northlands Park on Wednesday evening.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 9/1 card at Yonkers Raceway.
There had to be racing fans looking through the program at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono last Wednesday and wondering what Iron Mine Bucky was doing in a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes. In a field supported by leading trainers Jimmy Takter, Ron Burke, Julie Miller, Erv Miller, Ake Svanstedt and trotting expert Charlie Norris, where exactly did Iron Mine Bucky’s trainer Colby Hubble fit in?
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah continued to juice racing business figures with his unsuccessful attempt to win Saturday’s Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., with handle numbers for the day’s races climbing well into record territory.
The final week of the Del Mar summer season begins Wednesday with Gas Total a clear favorite in the $80,000 Tranquility Stakes, the highlight of a nine-race card.
