Shore Runner kept his winning streak alive but not without giving his connections and backers some anxious moments before running down Summation Time to register a half-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Troy Stakes at Saratoga.
DRF handicapper Randy Goulding provides his analysis of a pick four on Sunday's card at Del Mar.
DRF handicapper Joe DeVivo outlines a pick four play on Monday's program at Saratoga.
Let's take a swing at the late pick four Sunday as we get ready for the excitement of Travers week up here in Saratoga.
Jess’s Dream, the first foal by 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, makes his highly anticipated debut in Monday’s sixth race at Saratoga, a 1 1/8-mile maiden heat.
Liam’s Map, who set blistering fractions only to get caught at the wire by Honor Code in the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes on Aug. 8, worked a comfortable five furlongs in 1:02.17 on Saturday over the Saratoga main track in preparation for the Grade 1 Woodward on Sept. 5.
Bill Mott had Tiz So Sweet ready to fire off a 13-month layoff here July 27. He hopes he can have her ready to duplicate that performance while coming back in just four weeks.
Jorge Navarro made the long drive back to his Monmouth Park base on Saturday with a smile on his face after watching the star of his barn, Private Zone, sizzle a half-mile in 45.80 seconds over a swift Saratoga main track that morning in preparation for next Saturday’s Grade 1 Forego.
As New York Racing Association officials Saturday morning were surveying the landscape at Barn 25 – where Triple Crown winner American Pharoah would be housed should he come for next Saturday’s Grade 1 Travers – seven of his 10 potential challengers were back in their stalls after putting in final workouts in preparation for the marquee race of the Saratoga meet.
Perhaps there are horseplayers able to grind out a profit based on volume of winners. If so, they will like the Sunday card at Del Mar. It’s a program that includes a handful of “can’t miss” favorites.
