Saratoga Harness: Favorites don't disappoint in New York Sire Stakes
A pair of New York Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old filly pacers were in the spotlight on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Greg ReinhartMay 31, 2026
A pair of New York Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old filly pacers were in the spotlight on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
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Zac Purton broke new ground at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 31 May) as the Australian became the first jockey to ride 2,000 winners in Hong Kong, reaching the milestone aboard Rising World (121lb) in the Hong Kong Wu Hua General Association Cup Plate (1200m) for Griffins.
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David Eustace and Jerry Chau – two of Hong Kong’s brightest racing talents – combined in memorable circumstances at Sha Tin on Sunday (31 May) to land the HK$4.2 million G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) with Light Years Charm (124lb) as Caspar Fownes edged closer to a fifth Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double.
TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Thursday, June 4, 2026 at Saratoga.
TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at Saratoga.
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Sovereignty, the reigning Horse of the Year, picked up the pace in his preparation for the Grade 1, $2 million Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs on June 28 with a five-furlong workout in 1:01.21 Sunday morning over Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track.
The biggest threat to Constitution River in Sunday’s Group 1 French Derby at Chantilly Racecourse turned out to be his stablemates.
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Longtime Ontario owner/breeder Howard Walton, who campaigned Canadian champion Maritimer, died in Toronto on May 29 at age 81.
Lovcen overcame a wide trip to win Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse, securing the first two divisions of the country’s Triple Crown.
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Allegiant became the fastest trotter in harness racing history when she won the final of the Elitlopp on Sunday at Solvalla Racecourse in Stockholm, Sweden, in a stunning 1.07.1, a mile rate of 1:48 flat. The 5-year-old Tactical Landing mare, driven by Örjan Kihlström for trainer Danel Redén, was a Dan Patch Award recipient in the United States when she was a 3-year-old and was bred by Atlantic Trot Inc. of Pompano Beach, Florida, and Steve and Cindy Stewart's Hunterton Farm of Paris, Kentucky.