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Rhetorical passed his New York-bred stakes debut with aplomb on Sunday at Saratoga and now it is likely on to more ambitious tasks, perhaps the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile at Keeneland in six weeks.
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Sweet Azteca dueled with a determined rival in Formula Rossa before pulling clear to win Sunday’s Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap at Del Mar in a key prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint on the same track on Nov. 1.
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The 2-year-old filly Venetian Sun remained unbeaten and the 5-year-old mare Quisisana remained unbeaten this year, each winning a Group 1 race Sunday at Deauville Racecourse in France.
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Trainer Bob Baffert, who won Saturday’s Grade 1 Ballerina with Hope Road, will seek another Saratoga Grade 1 victory when he sends Buetane cross-country for a start in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes on Sept. 1.
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Two horses whose stock continues to rise in the national sprint division, Book‘em Danno and Patch Adams, enhanced their status even further after becoming Grade 1 winners for the second time with victories in the Forego and H. Allen Jerkens stakes respectively on Saturday’s Travers undercard at Saratoga.
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On Saturday at Del Mar, the Mark Glatt-trained Dr. Venkman won for the first time in nearly 13 months in the Grade 2 Pat O’Brien Stakes at seven furlongs, earning a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar on Nov. 1. Next Saturday, Glatt has another potential career landmark, and one that would be much more of a surprise. The stable plans to run Ultimate Gamble in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic, a $1 million race at 1 1/4 miles that will have a stellar field.
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After watching Sovereignty win the Travers in the manner in which he did – and combined with the résumé Sovereignty has put together, trainer Kenny McPeek seems content to point Thorpedo Anna, the reigning Horse of the Year, to a repeat try in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Having asserted his dominance yet again in the 3-year-old division with his 10-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 Travers Stakes, Sovereignty will next attempt to tackle what seemingly is a deep roster of older dirt males in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
Take Charge Tom flourished over the 1 1/4-mile distance of the Grade 3, $200,000 Canadian Derby at Century Mile on Saturday night, when he shuttled home by 5 3/4 lengths, giving his trainer, Robertino Diodoro, a fifth win in the race.
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short field featuring an overwhelming favorite in Saturday’s Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course cost the New York Racing Association dearly in handle, with betting on the Travers falling 47.5 percent compared to last year’s race, according to charts of the races.
