Amazing Maria confirmed her status as the leading female miler in Europe with a third consecutive major stakes win in Sunday’s $330,000 Prix Rothschild at Deauville Racecourse in France.
Got Lucky continued to thrive at Monmouth Park, scoring her second consecutive stakes victory at the track in the $100,000 Lady's Secret Stakes on Sunday.
DRF handicapper Joe DeVivo provides insight into a pick three play on Monday's program at Saratoga.
DRF handicapper Dave Litfin outlines his suggested betting strategy for Monday's program at Saratoga.
As fun a race as Saturday’s Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt was to watch, it does not appear likely there will be a rematch Aug. 29 in the Grade 1 Forego at Saratoga.
Despite losing his right front shoe – presumably early on – in Saturday’s Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes, Frosted came out of the race relatively unscathed and remains on course for the $1.25 million Travers Stakes here Aug. 29, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said Sunday morning.
This Sunday morning notes missive from me has become something of a thing. And of course, on this Sunday, writing it in the morning means I’m filing it before American Pharoah competes in the Haskell in his first outing since completing his sweep of the Triple Crown. I’ll weigh in later on American Pharoah and the Haskell on DRF Live. But the stage was properly set for him thanks to a terrific Saturday of stakes racing.
Miss Double d’Oro invaded from Southern California and appreciated the class drop from a Grade 3 as she proved a smart winner of the $50,000 Wine Country Stakes at Santa Rosa on Saturday.
Lock Down Lindy and Spirit To Win emerged as the leading ladies and likely favorites for the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks final on August 8 at The Meadowlands.
Beholder won the 11th stakes of her career in the $300,750 Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar, pulling clear from seven overmatched rivals to win by seven lengths. The win stretched her winning streak to four races, and left owner B. Wayne Hughes and trainer Richard Mandella contemplating a first-ever start against males for the 5-year-old Beholder in the $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 22, the track’s richest race.
