Silsita certainly knows what to do around a photo-finish camera. The versatile 3-year-old filly posted her third career victory, all by the margin of a slim nose, when out nodding a game Broken Spell to capture Saturday’s $100,000 My Princess Jess Stakes at Saratoga.
The Grade 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap won’t officially be run until 5:45 p.m. on Aug. 3. It could have been run 5:45 a.m. Saturday. Fort Larned and Mucho Macho Man – definite starters for the $750,000 Whitney – and reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan, who is a doubtful Whitney starter, all worked at virtually the same time early Saturday over Saratoga’s main track.
Buff Daddy will try and make amends when he runs in an $8,000 claiming race for 3-year-olds and up Monday at Northlands Park.
This summer, Sprouts has won stakes against open company and California-breds in consecutive starts. Her next objective will be the highest goal of them all – a win in the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante on Aug. 31 at the start of Labor Day weekend.
Go Greeley outran the heavily favored Conquest Two Step to notch his first stakes Saturday at Woodbine in the $140,000 Colin Stakes.
Marty McGee's trifecta analysis for Race 8 at Saratoga on Sunday, July 21.
Del Mar Pick Three Analysis for Sunday, July 21 by Brad Free.
Vulnerable favorites, spot plays, and live longshots for Del Mar on Sunday, July 21.
Handicapper Dan Illman's analysis and selections for 2-year-old races at the 2013 Saratoga meet.
San Clemente Handicap Analysis from Brad Free.
