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When the 5-year-old mare Reagan's Flame first entered Saffie Joseph Jr.‘s barn in the spring, the trainer immediately thought to cut her back to sprint distances on synthetic. She has won two graded stakes since and will go for her third in the Grade 2 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes on Friday.
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Group race targets are under consideration for Le Zonda after the exciting galloper extended his winning streak to three with success in the Class 2 Shek O Handicap for Pierre Ng and Vincent Ho at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
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For as much fanfare as the new grandstand will receive when Belmont opens for racing Friday – its first live racing in more than 38 months – it is really the new racing surfaces that will have the most relevance to horsemen.
California trainers Jesus Nunez and Ramiro Zuazo have received length suspensions and four-figure fines for medication violations found in their Quarter Horse runners earlier this year.
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Roll On Big Joe, second in the Grade 3 Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 30 in his last appearance, is being trained toward a start in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
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Formidable Man, winner of the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita in May but seventh as the 5-2 favorite in the Grade 3 Mint Million Invitational at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 7 in his last start, will not race again until the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
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Trainer Nolan Ramsey said he is still unsure if Whenigettoheaven will run again before the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint at Laurel Park next month. If the 7-year-old gelding does squeeze in another start, however, he will likely do so at Woodbine in the $250,000 Nearctic Stakes.
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Trainer Elizabeth Merryman said all remains well for Jean Valjean, who could soon return to New York for his graded stakes debut at Belmont Park.
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Ready or not, a new era of New York racing begins Friday at Belmont Park with the christening of a new grandstand and the unveiling of four new racing surfaces.
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Trainer Derek Ryan confirmed the news that Book'em Danno will miss the rest of the 2026 season because of a hyper-extended left leg injury. The gelding will require four months to recover, which will “probably” rule him out of races in the Middle East early next year as well.
