Clever Speed will try to carry his speed around three turns when he stretches out to a middle distance for the first time in a first-level allowance race that will serve as Monday’s feature at Northlands Park.
Maryland-based trainer Dane Kobiskie and his primary client, PTK LLC, have a good chance of sweeping split divisions of Monday’s Strike Your Colors Stakes at Delaware Park.
Closer Looks for Saratoga on Sunday, July 28.
Closer Looks for Del Mar on Sunday, July 28.
Lure’s record of 11 wins and six seconds from 18 starts on turf is far better than that of many grass champions, and he will be rewarded with induction into the Racing Hall of Fame on Aug. 9 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. His fertility issues blighted an otherwise-promising stud career, but his best son, Orpen, has ensured that Lure’s genetic legacy will live on for a few more generations.
Multiple Grade/Group 1 winner St Nicholas Abbey showed positive signs in his initial stages of recovery on Saturday following emergency colic surgery the day before at Fethard Equine Hospital in Ireland, according to information released by Coolmore Stud via Twitter.
Dave Litfin's Saratoga analysis for Sunday, July 28.
Brad Free's Del Mar analysis for Sunday, July 28.
