A fire destroyed a barn housing 21 Thoroughbreds and several other horses Saturday at Cot Campbell’s Dogwood Stable in Aiken, S.C., but all horses escaped unharmed, according to published reports.
My Option made a successful venture outside of restricted company Saturday when driving to victory under Eddie Perez in the 33rd running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Arlington Park Oaks at Arlington Park.
Silk Spinner dug in through the lane to hold off a determined challenge by the heavily favored Victor Laszlo to pull off the upset win in the $50,000 Rise Jim Stakes at Suffolk Downs on Saturday.
Jockey Jose Espinoza kept switching lanes with Amberjack until he finally found the best part of a sloppy racetrack in the stretch and his colt responded with a strong run that produced a dominant victory in Saturday’s $160,800 New York Derby at Finger Lakes.
Trainer Dallas Stewart sent out his two top 3-year-olds, Kentucky Derby runner-up Golden Soul, and the improving Perfect Title, to breeze early Saturday over the Oklahoma training track.
Closer look at Saratoga for Monday, July 22.
The Mark Casse trainees Sisterly Love and Eagle Hall dominated the $151,500 Ontario Matron on Saturday at Woodbine, when they ran one-two in the Grade 3 stakes for fillies and mares.
Jockey Eddie Nunez, trainer Kathleen O’Connell, and owner Gilbert Campbell teamed up to sweep both the male and female first legs of the Florida Stallion stakes series for 2-year-olds at Calder on Saturday.
Trainer Tom Amoss had three of his stakes winners out early Saturday morning for workouts, including Mylute, who worked a half-mile in 52.51 seconds under jockey Rosie Napravnik. Afterward, Amoss said that Mylute would stay in Saratoga rather for next Saturday’s Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy as opposed to next Sunday’s Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Invitational.
Saratoga analysis by Dave Litfin for Monday, July 22.
