There is an unprecedented achievement that American Pharoah can attain Saturday if he wins the Travers at Saratoga: He would become the first horse ever to win the Derby, Preakness, Belmont, Haskell, and Travers, the five most prestigious 3-year-old races on the calendar.
Catch a Flight, second or third in three Grade 1 races in Southern California this year, could have an international campaign this fall.
Appealing Tale may be on his way to New York to prep for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland on Oct. 30.
I’m looking to take what they give me on this seven-race card that begins the weekend. The best place to start is with the early daily double.
Purses during the Oaklawn Park meet that opens in January are projected to average a record $475,000 a program, the Hot Springs, Ark., track announced on Thursday. Oaklawn anticipates distributing $27 million in total purses during the season that starts Jan. 15 and runs through April 16. Of that amount, a record $7.5 million is dedicated to the stakes schedule that Oaklawn announced in July.
DRF handicapper Mike Watchmaker outlines his best plays on Saturday's card at Saratoga.
Giant’s Passion has a long way to go to match the accomplishments of his half-brother, Presious Passion, but he can take a step in the right direction in Saturday’s fifth race at Gulfstream Park.
Fornatale: How I'd play Saratoga for Friday, Aug. 28
A victory in Saturday’s Travers Stakes at Saratoga would place American Pharoah alongside 1941 Triple Crown winner Whirlaway as the only members of their elite fraternity to add the Travers to their résumés.
Texas Red recently won the Jim Dandy Stakes after being forced to pass on the Triple Crown series due to injury, and now he is preparing for a showdown with superstar American Pharoah in Saturday’s Travers Stakes. Whatever the result, Desormeaux still appears to have plenty to look forward to.
