Secret Action certainly didn’t disgrace herself in the $250,800 Wonder Where Stakes, and she drops into a first-level allowance in Saturday’s fifth race, scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on the grass at Woodbine.
Grade 3 winner Divining Rod and rapidly improving Souper Colossal, runner-up in the Grade 2 West Virginia Derby earlier this month, figure to vie for favoritism in Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds at Parx Racing.
Needmore Flattery, rounding back into the sharp form that enabled her to win back-to-back titles as the best Ohio-bred the past two seasons, will try to turn the tables on rising 3-year-old statebred star Bold Cait when they meet for the second time this summer in Saturday’s $75,000 Pay the Man Stakes at ThistleDown.
Da Big Hoss swooped to the lead turning for home and never looked back en route to a decisive two-length victory over Holiday Star in Wednesday’s $100,000 John’s Call Stakes at Saratoga.
Daddy Justice, heavily favored at 1-5, comfortably beat six rivals in the $75,000 Paul Tinkle ITOBA Stallion Season Colts and Geldings Stakes, a heavily restricted race for Indiana-breds on Wednesday at Indiana Grand.
After an itinerant journey, a transition to the West Coast put Point Piper in a surprising place on Wednesday – the winner’s circle of the $86,880 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes. The longest shot in a field of seven, Point Piper ($62) closed from sixth to win by a half-length over 12-1 Global View. Motown Men, the 8-5 favorite, finished third, a nose behind Global View.
The first of two open sessions of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. August yearling sale closed on Wednesday with marked improvements in average and median sale price over last year’s middle session despite the lack of a six-figure horse.
DRF handicapper Kenny Peck outlines his strategy for a pick three play on Thursday's card at Saratoga.
American Pharoah walked off the van shortly after 3 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday outside Barn 25 on the Saratoga backstretch following yet another cross-country trip. After walking for about 20 minutes, stopping intermittently for a drink of water and to pose for pictures, the Triple Crown winner seemed ready to head over to the front side of Saratoga Race Course.
If you only pay attention to the major stakes races on the schedule, you probably have not heard of Purrfect Bags. Purchased on a whim by owner Joann Looney-King, the 3-year-old pacing filly from humble beginnings has risen up and starts as the 6-5 morning line favorite in Saturday’s $116,430 Lady Maud final at Yonkers Raceway.
