It appears the path to success in the $50,000 Strike Your Colors Stakes at Delaware Park on Wednesday runs through Parx Racing. The Parx runners Never Gone South and Morning Fire have already met once, with Never Gone South taking round 1 by a wide margin. The difference between the two could tighten up in the 5 1/2 furlong Strike Your Colors.
Ron Gierkink's horses to watch at Woodbine for the week of Aug. 3.
Horses to watch from Pocono Downs.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 8/4 card at Yonkers Raceway.
All-sources average handle is on the rise at Del Mar. After a slow start to the summer meeting caused by wet weather on opening weekend, July 17-18, the track reported a 1.2 percent rise in average handle through Sunday, the 14th day of the 40-day meeting.
In advance of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected sale of yearlings on Aug. 10-11, the first boutique sale of the season in North America, take a closer look at the market outlook with DRF Breeding's extensive coverage in a special section.
Mrazek appeared to be on his way to a stakes win in the Summer Juvenile Championship at Los Alamitos on July 12 until Swipe unleashed a rally that carried him to the front in the last stride.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Tuesday 8/4 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Horses to watch from Mohawk Racetrack.
American Pharoah left Monmouth Park on Monday morning bound for his summer home at Del Mar, where he will train for his next start, a decision that trainer Bob Baffert and owner Ahmed Zayat won’t make until they see how he comes out of the race when he returns to the track later this week.
