Saratoga: Dave Litfin's Analysis July 31, 2013
This Hambletonian Day, fans of the sport are in for a special rare treat that could leave a lasting impression for years to come. On Saturday, Market Share will do what no Hambletonian-winning colt has done in 25 years – compete in the Nat Ray Invitational (now named the John Cashman Jr. Memorial).
Coolmore’s Grade/Group 1 winner St Nicholas Abbey, recovering from both colic surgery and surgery to fuse a fractured pastern, has begun eating some grass, the Irish-based breeding operation reported Tuesday.
Stewards at Fairmount Park are reportedly looking into a race last Tuesday at the southern Illinois track to determine if other riders in the race may have tried to allow 70-year-old R.A. “Cowboy” Jones to win the race. One steward, Patrick Bovenzi, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that their probe is “still in its investigatory stage.”
Saratoga: Pick 3 Keys, B's and C's for Wednesday, July 31 by Kenny Peck.
All-sources handle is up while ontrack business is down through the first quarter of the Saratoga meet, according to figures compiled by Daily Racing Form.
Trainer Mark Casse's four-horse contingent for Tuesday's $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes has been cut in half, as neither Dynamic Sky nor Spring in the Air made the trip from Woodbine to Fort Erie on Tuesday morning.
