Jac’s Fact justified his status as the 3-5 favorite by rolling to an easy victory in Saturday’s $75,000 George Lewis Memorial for Ohio-accredited horses at ThistleDown.
A surprise July rainstorm Saturday at Del Mar creates uncertainty into the Sunday card. Will races scheduled for turf stay on turf? Will the main track be fast? Who knows?
Kristin Mulhall was standing in the breezeway of her stable at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday when a bolt of lightning from a brief storm struck a palm tree about 50 yards from her barn.
A change of rider, a change of tactics, and a change in the weights all may have helped Saratoga Snacks to exact some revenge on Empire Dreams in Saturday’s $100,000 Saginaw Stakes at Belmont Park.
Three potential starters for the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes on Aug. 1 worked on Saturday, including reigning Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion Texas Red, who was the last horse to breeze over a slower-than-usual main track at Saratoga.
Xoxo, Baruta, and Zipessa are bound for stakes later this summer after impressive wins in optional-claiming and allowance races Friday at Del Mar.
Covert Love won the biggest race of her career and gave trainer Hugo Palmer the biggest win of his when capturing the Group 1 Irish Oaks by 1 3/4 lengths over Jack Naylor on Saturday at The Curragh.
Each week DRF Harness will bring you PA Harness Week. This 30-minute show highlights the best of Pennsylvania harness racing as well as what is happening on the national scene.
The Belmont spring/summer meet comes to a close Sunday before racing shifts upstate to Saratoga on Friday. So, bear in mind that there will be mandatory payouts in pools that might otherwise have a carryover if not hit.
Smile Again Theta paid $16.50 for her 19 1/4-length blowout victory in the $60,878 Madamoiselle Handicap at Northlands Park on Friday night. With the heavily favored Rock and Glory finishing fourth, the show prices were huge: Smile Again Theta, $31.70; Holiday Babe, $36.20; and Sollie Go Nee Nee, $73.40.
