Global Express, trainer Roger Attfield’s candidate for Sunday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes, is coming off a maiden victory but will be among the favorites off his impressive score over 1 3/8 miles on turf here July 26. That was just the third career start for Global Express.
Saratoga: Trifecta Keys, B's and C's for Wednesday, August 14 by Byron King.
Del Mar Vulnerable Favorites, Live Longshots, and Spot Plays for Wednesday, August 14.
Saratoga Vulnerable Favorites, Live Longshots, and Spot Plays for Wednesday, August 14.
Irish Mission, a dual Canadian champion last year, heads the $100,000 Flaming Page Stakes on Wednesday night at Woodbine. She also is nominated to Sunday’s Grade 2 Sky Classic Stakes and could bypass the Flaming Page, a 1 1/2-mile turf marathon in which she should be an odds-on favorite if she starts.
There’s nothing legally obligating those in power at Nassau OTB or Suffolk OTB to amend their business practice, but there should be some moral concern for their customers going forward. Ending surcharges would be the right thing to do.
Michael Hammersly's weekly Trip Notes report, which rounds up weekend graded stakes races. This week's includes the Fourstardave, La Jolla, and Monmouth Oaks.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends report featuring horses from Balmoral, Monticello, Northfield, Yonkers and others.
Horses to watch from Monticello Raceway.
Forty-three yearlings sold for $100,000 or more during the two-day Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred yearling sale on Saturday and Sunday night at the Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., propelling the sale’s average up 16 percent to $72,480.
