Saratoga 2023
Thursday, Jul 13, 2023
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Top Saratoga News
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Rice ties Brown for training title in final race of the meet
David Grening Sep 04,2023
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Saratoga 2023: Wagering down 9 percent during 'tough summer'
David Grening Sep 04,2023
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Nutella Fella rallies wide for 54-1 upset in Hopeful Stakes
David Grening Sep 04,2023
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Pioneering Spirit claims first stakes victory in Bernard Baruch
Mike Welsch Sep 04,2023
Saratoga 2023 Stakes Schedule
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| Thursday, Jul 13, 2023 |
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Becky's Joker 75 | Race Recap View Chart |
Becky's Joker
75
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| Friday, Jul 14, 2023 |
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Unified Alliance 75 | Race Recap View Chart |
Unified Alliance
75
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| Friday, Jul 14, 2023 |
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Randomized 97 | Race Recap View Chart |
Randomized
97
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| Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 |
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Whitebeam 100 | Race Recap View Chart |
Whitebeam
100
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| Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 |
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Casa Creed 100 | Race Recap View Chart |
Casa Creed
100
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| Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 |
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Yo Yo Candy 71 | Race Recap View Chart |
Yo Yo Candy
71
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| Sunday, Jul 16, 2023 |
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Uncashed 96 | Race Recap View Chart |
Uncashed
96
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| Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 |
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Belfast Banter | Race Recap View Chart |
Belfast Banter
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| Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 |
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Orange Freeze 73 | Race Recap View Chart |
Orange Freeze
73
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| Thursday, Jul 20, 2023 |
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Itsallcomintogetha 86 | Race Recap View Chart |
Itsallcomintogetha
86
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| Friday, Jul 21, 2023 |
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Scotland 99 | Race Recap View Chart |
Scotland
99
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| Friday, Jul 21, 2023 |
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Surge Capacity 88 | Race Recap View Chart |
Surge Capacity
88
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| Saturday, Jul 22, 2023 |
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Roses for Debra 99 | Race Recap View Chart |
Roses for Debra
99
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| Saturday, Jul 22, 2023 |
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Wet Paint 89 | Race Recap View Chart |
Wet Paint
89
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| Sunday, Jul 23, 2023 |
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Nest 94 | Race Recap View Chart |
Nest
94
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| Wednesday, Jul 26, 2023 |
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Echo Zulu 112 | Race Recap View Chart |
Echo Zulu
112
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| Thursday, Jul 27, 2023 |
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Next 105 | Race Recap View Chart |
Next
105
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| Friday, Jul 28, 2023 |
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New York Thunder 110 | Race Recap View Chart |
New York Thunder
110
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| Saturday, Jul 29, 2023 |
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Elite Power 108 | Race Recap View Chart |
Elite Power
108
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| Saturday, Jul 29, 2023 |
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Forte 105 | Race Recap View Chart |
Forte
105
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| Sunday, Jul 30, 2023 |
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Channel Maker 99 | Race Recap View Chart |
Channel Maker
99
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| Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023 |
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Technical Analysis 98 | Race Recap View Chart |
Technical Analysis
98
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| Thursday, Aug 3, 2023 |
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Mckulick 95 | Race Recap View Chart |
Mckulick
95
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| Friday, Aug 4, 2023 |
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Elusive Princess 96 | Race Recap View Chart |
Elusive Princess
96
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| Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 |
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Smokin' T 96 | Race Recap View Chart |
Smokin' T
96
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| Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 |
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Pretty Mischievous 87 | Race Recap View Chart |
Pretty Mischievous
87
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| Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 |
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Cogburn 100 | Race Recap View Chart |
Cogburn
100
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| Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 |
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White Abarrio 110 | Race Recap View Chart |
White Abarrio
110
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| Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 |
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Program Trading 95 | Race Recap View Chart |
Program Trading
95
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| Sunday, Aug 6, 2023 |
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Brightwork 89 | Race Recap View Chart |
Brightwork
89
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| Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 |
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Venti Valentine 80 | Race Recap View Chart |
Venti Valentine
80
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| Friday, Aug 11, 2023 |
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Carl Spackler 97 | Race Recap View Chart |
Carl Spackler
97
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| Friday, Aug 11, 2023 |
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Dr Ardito 95 | Race Recap View Chart |
Dr Ardito
95
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| Friday, Aug 11, 2023 |
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Grannys Connection 87 | Race Recap View Chart |
Grannys Connection
87
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| Saturday, Aug 12, 2023 |
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Casa Creed 101 | Race Recap View Chart |
Casa Creed
101
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| Saturday, Aug 12, 2023 |
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Rhyme Schemes 86 | Race Recap View Chart |
Rhyme Schemes
86
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| Saturday, Aug 12, 2023 |
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L J's Emma 92 | Race Recap View Chart |
L J's Emma
92
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| Sunday, Aug 13, 2023 |
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Closethegame Sugar 85 | Race Recap View Chart |
Closethegame Sugar
85
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| Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 |
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Silver Skillet 79 | Race Recap View Chart |
Silver Skillet
79
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| Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 |
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Ramblin' Wreck 87 | Race Recap View Chart |
Ramblin' Wreck
87
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| Friday, Aug 18, 2023 |
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Ship Cadet 69 | Race Recap View Chart |
Ship Cadet
69
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| Saturday, Aug 19, 2023 |
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Randomized 98 | Race Recap View Chart |
Randomized
98
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| Saturday, Aug 19, 2023 |
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Aspray 92 | Race Recap View Chart |
Aspray
92
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| Sunday, Aug 20, 2023 |
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Amidst Waves 70 | Race Recap View Chart |
Amidst Waves
70
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| Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023 |
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Tawny Port 95 | Race Recap View Chart |
Tawny Port
95
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| Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023 |
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Awakened | Race Recap View Chart |
Awakened
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| Thursday, Aug 24, 2023 |
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Evvie Jets 90 | Race Recap View Chart |
Evvie Jets
90
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| Friday, Aug 25, 2023 |
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Idiomatic 101 | Race Recap View Chart |
Idiomatic
101
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| Friday, Aug 25, 2023 |
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Roses for Debra 102 | Race Recap View Chart |
Roses for Debra
102
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| Saturday, Aug 26, 2023 |
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Echo Zulu 112 | Race Recap View Chart |
Echo Zulu
112
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| Saturday, Aug 26, 2023 |
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Gunite 101 | Race Recap View Chart |
Gunite
101
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| Saturday, Aug 26, 2023 |
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One in Vermillion 100 | Race Recap View Chart |
One in Vermillion
100
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| Saturday, Aug 26, 2023 |
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Bolshoi Ballet 107 | Race Recap View Chart |
Bolshoi Ballet
107
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| Saturday, Aug 26, 2023 |
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Arcangelo 105 | Race Recap View Chart |
Arcangelo
105
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| Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 |
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Drake's Passage 90 | Race Recap View Chart |
Drake's Passage
90
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| Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 |
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Ichiban 74 | Race Recap View Chart |
Ichiban
74
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| Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 |
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The Wine Steward 86 | Race Recap View Chart |
The Wine Steward
86
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| Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 |
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Caldwell Luvs Gold 80 | Race Recap View Chart |
Caldwell Luvs Gold
80
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| Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 |
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City Man 97 | Race Recap View Chart |
City Man
97
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| Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 |
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New Ginya 89 | Race Recap View Chart |
New Ginya
89
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| Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023 |
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Magic Cross 58 | Race Recap View Chart |
Magic Cross
58
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| Thursday, Aug 31, 2023 |
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Gala Brand 71 | Race Recap View Chart |
Gala Brand
71
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| Friday, Sep 1, 2023 |
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Carl Spackler 92 | Race Recap View Chart |
Carl Spackler
92
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| Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 |
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Parnac 90 | Race Recap View Chart |
Parnac
90
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| Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 |
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Thin White Duke 96 | Race Recap View Chart |
Thin White Duke
96
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| Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 |
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Bright Future 103 | Race Recap View Chart |
Bright Future
103
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| Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 |
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Alva Starr 98 | Race Recap View Chart |
Alva Starr
98
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| Sunday, Sep 3, 2023 |
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Brightwork 84 | Race Recap View Chart |
Brightwork
84
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| Monday, Sep 4, 2023 |
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Pioneering Spirit 100 | Race Recap |
Pioneering Spirit
100
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| Monday, Sep 4, 2023 |
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Nutella Fella 72 | Race Recap |
Nutella Fella
72
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Saratoga News
Timberlake heads deep field in Hopeful Stakes; Muth scratched
David Grening
Sep 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – There are two key changes to Monday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful Stakes, the closing-day feature at Saratoga.
First, morning-line favorite Muth has been scratched from t
Wit reboots in Bernard Baruch Stakes after seven-month layoff
David Grening
Sep 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – On the day the Saratoga meet comes to an end, Wit will be looking to begin his career anew when he returns from a seven-month-plus layoff in the $150,000 Bernard Baruch Stak
Hopeful entrant Valentine Candy's maiden Beyer Figure upgraded to 85
Andrew Beyer
Sep 03,2023
Making the Beyer Speed Figures, as most readers surely understand, is not an exact science. Sometimes we will encounter ambiguous circumstances on a day’s card, resolve them a week or two later, and
Brightwork holds off Ways and Means, notches fourth consecutive win with Spinaway
David Grening
Sep 03,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - She’s never been favored, but more importantly, Brightwork has never been beaten.
On Sunday, Brightwork improved her record to 4 for 4 by turning back a challenge from an
Bright Future shines in Jockey Club Gold Cup
David Grening
Sep 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The jumbled older male dirt division welcomed another member to the club Saturday at Saratoga when Bright Future held off Proxy by a nose to win the Grade 1, $1 million
Disarm, runner-up in Travers, will not race again in 2023
David Grening
Sep 02,2023
SARATOG SPRINGS, N.Y. - Disarm, runner-up to Arcangelo in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers here on Aug. 26, will not race again this year, trainer Steve Asmussen said Saturday.
“Just came out o
Parnac leads the whole way to steal Flower Bowl
David Grening
Sep 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — It’s not often a trainer can thank the track president for winning a Grade 2 stakes race.
Such was the case Saturday at Saratoga after Parnac went gate to wire und
Alva Starr shoots away from rivals to take Prioress
David Grening
Sep 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — For the second time in three years, trainer Brent Brinkman won the Grade 2 Prioress Stakes at Saratoga.
Only this year, he got credit for the win.
In 2021, Brinkm
McKulick heavy favorite in four-horse Flower Bowl
Mike Welsch
Aug 31,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – With her much anticipated rematch with War Like Goddess failing to materialize after the latter missed some training time due to a minor illness, McKulick appears to be a st
Dazzling Blue meets other speed in five-horse Prioress
David Grening
Aug 31,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Dazzling Blue didn’t win her first try in a graded stakes, but her performance in the Grade 3 Victory Ride Stakes on July 8 at Belmont Park made trainer Brad Cox excited t
Big Invasion hopes to get back on track in Harvey Pack Stakes
David Grening
Aug 31,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Big Invasion has not accomplished at 4 all he did at age 3. There’s still time.
Back from a fruitless trip to Royal Ascot in June, Big Invasion looks to get back to his
A lot riding on Faiza in Torrey Pines
Brad Free
Aug 31,2023
Once beaten and always favored, Faiza is expected to begin a new win streak Saturday in the Grade 3 Torrey Pines Stakes at Del Mar.
Although the dirt mile is restricted to 3-year-old fillies, and t
Annapolis looking for big payday in Mint Millions
Marcus Hersh
Aug 31,2023
Annapolis is a small city in Maryland, but the 4-year-old colt named after the place was bred in Kentucky, and that could be worth a pretty penny.
Annapolis is one of a dozen entered in the one-mil
Brown duo possible for Violet Stakes
Marcus Hersh
Aug 31,2023
It’s a filly-mare turf stakes race on the East Coast, so be sure trainer Chad Brown, who dominates the division, has entries for the $100,000 Violet Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park. As of late T
Proxy tries to punch ticket to BC Classic in Jockey Club Gold Cup
David Grening
Aug 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – With Cody’s Wish having proven he’s better shorter than longer, Godolphin’s primary U.S.-based candidate for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is Proxy, who will
Parnac cleared to race in N.Y., entered in Flower Bowl
David Grening
Aug 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Parnac, one of two horses scratched by the New York Racing Association out of an Aug. 11 allowance race, has been cleared to run in New York and was entered Wednesday by tra
White Abarrio will head west on Sept. 12 to prepare for BC Classic
David Grening
Aug 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – White Abarrio, dominant winner of the Grade 1 Whitney on Aug. 5, will ship to Southern California on Sept. 12 to prepare for a start in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classi
Saranac fills hole in Carl Spackler's schedule; $111,629 pick six carryover
Mike Welsch
Aug 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – If anyone has seen just about enough rain during this year’s Saratoga meeting it’s trainer Chad Brown, whose stable is loaded from top to bottom with talented turf horse
Bolshoi Ballet to use Joe Hirsch Turf Classic as bridge to Breeders' Cup Turf
David Grening
Aug 28,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Ireland-based Bolshoi Ballet has recorded his last two victories in the U.S, albeit two years apart. He is expected to make another cross-Atlantic trip next month for th
Arcangelo validated himself and training process with Travers victory, Antonucci says
David Grening
Aug 27,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Validation was the sentiment top of mind Sunday from the connections of Arcangelo, who proved he wasn’t a one-hit wonder in the Belmont Stakes by capturing his second Grade
Trainer Martinez finds it difficult to celebrate One In Vermillion's Allen Jerkens triumph
Mike Welsch
Aug 27,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Like trainer Brendan Walsh here three weeks ago, following Pretty Mischievous's victory in the Grade 1 Test, his counterpart Esteben Martinez found it difficult to celebrate a
City Man has little trouble with West Point
Matt Hegarty
Aug 27,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – City Man punched the clock, put his head down, and got the job done. Again.
A 6-year-old son of Mucho Macho Man, City Man ran his record to 11 wins in 30 starts by making
Ichiban breezes in Fleet Indian for first stakes triumph
David Grening
Aug 27,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Ichiban came to Saratoga a maiden. She will leave a stakes winner, as she easily captured Sunday’s $186,000 Fleet Indian Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-old fillies by 5 1/4
Arcangelo takes command with Travers Stakes triumph
David Grening
Aug 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - On another difficult day for the racing industry, Arcangelo and his trainer Jena Antonucci continued to give the sport a lift as they added Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million
Bolshoi Ballet sweeps to easy win in Sword Dancer
Matt Hegarty
Aug 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – John Velazquez weighed out after the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes, handed his helmet to a valet, put on a cap with a sponsor logo, and heard a kid on the rail shout his name.
Gunite turns the tables on Elite Power in Forego
Mike Welsch
Aug 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — In a rivalry that will likely be renewed one more time this year at Santa Anita, on Breeders’ Cup day, Gunite avenged his two earlier losses this season to Elite Powe
Echo Zulu outduels Goodnight Olive in Ballerina Handicap
Mike Welsch
Aug 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - After defeating the 2022 male sprint champion Elite Power with Gunite in the Grade 1 Forego, what could trainer Steve Asmussen and his team do for an encore? Only come b
One in Vermillion wins Jerkens after New York Thunder's fatal injury
David Grening
Aug 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — In a shocking, stomach-turning replay of what happened here three weeks ago, a Grade 1 stakes at Saratoga was decided after a horse, seemingly on its way to victory suf
Idiomatic, Secret Oath, Nest likely to meet again in Spinster
David Grening
Aug 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Idiomatic, Secret Oath, and Nest – the top three finishers from Friday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga, are likely to meet again in the
Idiomatic splashes home to front-running score in Personal Ensign
David Grening
Aug 25,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Though she had won four of her last five starts, including two graded stakes, Idiomatic had yet to tangle with the upper echelon of the older female dirt division.
F
Roses for Debra scores in Smart N Fancy for new part-owner
David Grening
Aug 25,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Everett Dobson had been hanging around the Christophe Clement barn a lot this summer and was drawn to a gray filly who he watched train on many mornings.
Impressed by Rose
War Like Goddess to miss Flower Bowl
David Grening
Aug 25,2023
War Like Goddess, the eight-time graded stakes winning mare, will miss the Grade 2, $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes next Saturday after missing some time due to a fever.
Trainer Bill Mott said War Like
Nostalgic possible for Beldame
David Grening
Aug 25,2023
Nostalgic, winner of a third-level allowance race here Aug. 15, will be considered for the Grade 2, $250,000 Beldame Stakes at Aqueduct on Oct. 8, trainer Bill Mott said Friday.
Nostalgic, who won
Evvie Jets eyeing Grade 1 company
David Grening
Aug 25,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Evvie Jets, upset winner of Thursday’s Grade 2 Ballston Spa Stakes at Saratoga, may step into Grade 1 company next in the Grade 1, $750,000 First Lady Stakes at Keene
Outstanding Travers matches a champ vs. three Triple Crown race winners
David Grening
Aug 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The two occasions in the last 40 years that the Travers Stakes brought together the three separate winners of the Triple Crown races, none of those horses won. In 1982, Runa
Channel Maker makes sixth and final appearance in Sword Dancer
Matt Hegarty
Aug 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The stalwart turf distance specialist Channel Maker will make his sixth start in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga. Could he be saving his best for las
Echo Zulu, Goodnight Olive set to clash again in Ballerina battle
David Grening
Aug 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A matchup of two Eclipse Award winners with nearly identical records is in the offing in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina Handicap for female sprinters at Saratoga.
Gunite takes another crack at Elite Power in Forego
David Grening
Aug 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In midstretch of last month’s Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes, Gunite looked as though he was going to avenge his loss to Elite Power earlier in the year in Saudi Arab
Unbeaten New York Thunder faces stern test against Baffert duo in Allen Jerkens Memorial
Mike Welsch
Aug 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In July of 2019, the unbeaten Shancelot shipped to Saratoga from his summer home at Monmouth Park and won the Grade 2 Amsterdam by 12 1/2 lengths while registering a mind-bo
Clement likes what he sees in Albany starter Drake's Passage
David Grening
Aug 25,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Tonalist will go down as one of the best horses Christophe Clement trained. He won the 2014 Belmont Stakes in his fifth career start and would go on to win back-to-back runn
The Wine Steward, Caldwell Luvs Gold top respective juvenile stakes
Mike Welsch
Aug 25,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After defeating open stakes company, and doing so impressively, last month at Ellis Park, The Wine Steward figures to be heavily favored when returning against statebreds in
Evvie Jets rallies for upset in Ballston Spa Stakes
David Grening
Aug 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Evvie Jets has made a habit of pulling surprises in stakes races on this circuit. Typically, it’s when she’s been allowed to get away with easy fractions on the front en
Tawny Port ups his game as turf marathoner with strong John's Call victory
Mike Welsch
Aug 23,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - After making his first 12 starts on dirt, Tawny Port has apparently found his true niche racing around three turns on the turf. He lent credence to that theory Wednesday by dr
Arrogate's dominant Travers leaves big shoes for Arcangelo to fill
David Grening
Aug 23,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The presence of Arcangelo in Saturday’s 154th Travers Stakes at Saratoga elicits memories of his sire, Arrogate, and what he did in this same race seven years ago.
An u
Antonucci thinks layoff will suit Arcangelo just fine in Travers
David Grening
Aug 22,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- When Forte ran in the Belmont Stakes off a 10-week layoff, it was hardly by design. The 2-year-old champion of 2022 was forced to miss the Kentucky Derby and Preakness due to
Travers matches Forte against winners of the three Triple Crown races
David Grening
Aug 21,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A bruised foot kept Forte out of the Kentucky Derby and subsequently the Preakness. While he made it to the Belmont Stakes, it was asking a lot to win that 1 1/2-mile classi
Travers: Saez pumped to get second chance aboard Mage
David Grening
Aug 21,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – To hear Luis Saez tell it, he was supposed to be on the lead when he rode Mage in the Grade 1 Florida Derby five months ago.
Instead, Mage broke slow and was last going i
Weaver has anxious moments as Amidst Waves noses Crown Imperial
Mike Welsch
Aug 20,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - After losing an apparent victory here just three days earlier following the controversial disqualification of Let’s Go Big Blue in the Rick Violette Stakes, one could
Randomized goes gate to wire in Alabama victory
David Grening
Aug 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Trainer Chad Brown thought enough of Randomized to move her up from a maiden victory in March to the Grade 1 Acorn in June.
While that didn’t work out — Ran
Brown rules Lake Placid again behind Aspray's impressive rally
Mike Welsch
Aug 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Chad Brown continued his dominance of the $200,000, Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday, winning the turf event for 3-year-old fillies for the fifth tim
Tapit Trice to wear blinkers in Travers Stakes
David Grening
Aug 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Todd Pletcher still believes Tapit Trice, at his best, can compete with the elite of the 3-year-old division.
In his attempt to bring out the best in Tapit Trice fo
Nest works half-mile for Personal Ensign
David Grening
Aug 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Nest, the 2022 champion 3-year-old who won the Shuvee Stakes in her 4-year-old debut, worked a half-mile in 48.59 seconds Saturday morning over the Saratoga main track in prep
Stone Age likely to end layoff with Sword Dancer
David Grening
Aug 20,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Stone Age, the runner-up in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf when trained by Aidan O’Brien, had his fifth workout Sunday for trainer Chad Brown, who is likely to bring him
Ship Cadet motors through the mud in off-the-turf Skidmore Stakes
David Grening
Aug 18,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When rain forced Friday’s five scheduled turf races at Saratoga to the main track, there was some debate among the principles of Ship Cadet whether to scratch or run in the
Asmussen giving up Belmont barn, will not have year-round presence in N.Y.
David Grening
Aug 18,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, a mainstay on the New York Racing Association circuit for the last two decades, will no longer maintain a year-round presence in the state
Reincarnate to skip Travers, will start in Pennsylvania Derby instead
David Grening
Aug 18,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Reincarnate, mentioned as likely starter for the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes here Aug. 26, will skip that race and instead point for the Grade 1, $1 million Penn
Ramblin' Wreck placed first in Rick Violette Stakes after dropping nose decision
Mike Welsch
Aug 17,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Thursday’s $125,000 Rick Violette Stakes at Saratoga ended on the racetrack with Let’s Go Big Blue narrowly holding off 4-5 favorite Ramblin’ Wreck by a nose in a
Silver Skillet saves her best for last in Suzie O'Cain Stakes
David Grening
Aug 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Silver Skillet had already shown herself a better horse on turf than dirt. Wednesday, she showed a new dimension that could make her an above average turf horse in the future.
Arcangelo turns in final workout for Travers
David Grening
Aug 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Arcangelo on Wednesday had his fifth and final workout in between his Belmont Stakes victory on June 10 and the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Aug. 26, breezing fi
Sacred Wish takes another crack at Wet Paint in 10-horse Alabama
David Grening
Aug 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After just missing pulling off a 10-1 upset in the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks here on July 22, Sacred Wish will come back for another upset bid when she meets Wet P
Brown enters four in Lake Placid
David Grening
Aug 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Surge Capacity and Tax Implications, who ran one-two in the Grade 3 Lake George here on July 31, along with Aspray and Prerequisite give trainer Chad Brown four of the eight
Disarm works in blinkers, will wear them in Travers
David Grening
Aug 14,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Disarm, fourth in the Kentucky Derby and in the Jim Dandy Stakes most recently, will be equipped with blinkers when he runs in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers on Aug. 26,
McPeek goes for third Alabama win since 2018
David Grening
Aug 14,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Kenny McPeek will seek his third victory in the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes in six years when he sends out Defining Purpose in Saturday’s $600,000 race for 3-year-old f
Next Casa Creed vs. Annapolis showdown? Maybe Breeders' Cup Mile
David Grening
Aug 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - If Casa Creed and Annapolis meet for a third time this year, it won’t happen until the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 4.
Casa Creed, who defeated
Saratoga Special victor Rhyme Schemes will point to Hopeful next
Mike Welsch
Aug 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Rhyme Schemes, clearly the most exciting 2-year-old on the East Coast at this point of the season, came out of his one-sided and explosive victory in Saturday’s Saratoga Spe
Another Rice rules the day as Closethegame Sugar ($41) rallies in Mahony Stakes
Mike Welsch
Aug 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - If it’s not one Rice in the spotlight this summer at Saratoga, it’s another.
Linda Rice led all trainers in victories during the early portion of the meet and is curren
Deterministic impresses in debut
David Grening
Aug 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The 2-year-old colt Deterministic made an eye-catching debut Saturday, overcoming a slow start and a wide trip to win a seven-furlong dirt maiden race by a half-length over Hu
Casa Creed continues Saratoga dominance, repeats in Fourstardave
David Grening
Aug 12,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Trainer Bill Mott knew the connections of Annapolis were going to try and get the jump on his 7-year-old Casa Creed in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave Handi
Rhyme Schemes brushes off trouble at gate, takes Saratoga Special
Mike Welsch
Aug 12,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Rhyme Schemes proved he was more than a one-hit wonder, and did so with a flourish, by duplicating his one-sided and well-graded maiden victory with a similarly explosive 9 1/
L J's Emma continues strong turf form, upsets Galway
David Grening
Aug 12,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A dud on dirt, L J’s Emma has found herself a niche as a turf sprinter. Saturday, she ran her winning streak to three on the grass, running by pacesetting Stone Silen
Carl Spackler uses late surge to take Hall of Fame
Mike Welsch
Aug 11,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Carl Spackler, who hinted at greatness when launching his career this winter in Florida, finally got his breakthrough moment Friday at Saratoga, exploding from off the pace
Brown caps big day with Dr Ardito score in Shipman
David Grening
Aug 11,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — As he crossed the finish line aboard Dr Ardito, after having passed the last of four rivals in the $121,250 Evan Shipman Stakes at Saratoga, jockey Manny Franco stood u
Grannys Connection avenges loss with Union Ave. victory
Mike Welsch
Aug 11,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Grannys Connection avenged the only blemish on her record this season and did so fairly convincingly, turning the tables on Kant Hurry Love with a 1 1/2-length victory in Fri
Mage turns in strong six-furlong work for Travers
David Grening
Aug 11,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Kentucky Derby winner Mage turned in a strong six-furlong workout Friday morning over Saratoga’s main track as he continues his preparation for a start in the Grade 1, $1.
Angel of Empire off for remainder of the year, will return in 2024
David Grening
Aug 11,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Angel of Empire, the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner who finished third as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, will get the remainder of the year off and point to a 4-year-old
NYRA scratches two horses coming out of Robert Dick at Delaware
David Grening
Aug 11,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Two horses were ordered scratched from Saratoga’s third race Friday because they last started in the Grade 3, $250,300 Robert G. Dick Memorial, a turf stakes at Delaware Pa
Asmussen reaches settlement with U.S. Department of Labor on employment violations
Matt Hegarty
Aug 11,2023
Trainer Steve Asmussen has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor to reimburse his hotwalkers and grooms $130,000, the fourth time that the trainer has been cited by federal and state
Pletcher works Forte, Tapit Trice in company for Travers
David Grening
Aug 10,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Stablemates Forte and Tapit Trice worked a half-mile together Thursday morning in 48.61 seconds over Saratoga’s main track as both prepare for a start in the Grade 1, $1.25
Venti Valentine scores mild upset in Johnstone Mile
Mike Welsch
Aug 09,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Nobody was more anxious when the power went out midway through Wednesday’s program at Saratoga than trainer Jorge Abreu, who had two very important horses to run
Power outage cancels Saratoga race
David Grening
Aug 09,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A power outage as the result of a downed tree limb not far from the track forced the cancellation of Wednesday’s fifth race at Saratoga, continuin
Arcangelo looks sharp in five-furlong work for Travers
David Grening
Aug 06,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Less than three weeks out from his engagement in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes here on Aug. 26, Arcangelo put in his most serious move for the race Sunday morning,
Brightwork runs away with Adirondack Stakes
David Grening
Aug 06,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Following a maiden victory by Brightwork at Keeneland in April, trainer John Ortiz made a plan for the 2-year-old filly by targeting Sunday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Adirondack St
Saratoga moves last three scheduled Sunday turf races to dirt
David Grening
Aug 06,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Due to concerns expressed by jockeys about the conditions of the Saratoga turf courses, the New York Racing Association moved the last three scheduled turf races of Sunday’s
White Abarrio will arrive early at Santa Anita for Breeders’ Cup Classic
David Grening
Aug 06,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - White Abarrio’s dominant victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 Whitney Stakes earned him an expense-paid trip to the Breeders’ Cup Classic in November, and trainer Rick Dutrow s
'She just loved to run,' Giddings says of Maple Leaf Mel
David Grening
Aug 06,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Melanie Giddings stood at the end of Barn 69, her face awash in sadness, as she stared down the shed row. The two horses closest to her, both grays, had their heads sticking o
Cody's Wish expected to handle Whitney distance
David Grening
Aug 03,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The question being asked of Cody’s Wish in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes is one trainer Bill Mott thought would have been answered long ago.
So confid
Pretty Mischievous, Dorth Vader set to meet for third time in Test
Mike Welsch
Aug 03,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After chasing Pretty Mischievous to the wire in both their previous meetings, trainer George Weaver is hoping the third time will be the charm for Dorth Vader when the two 3
Rice could still face penalties from New York Gaming Commission
David Grening
Aug 03,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Though she no longer faces a license revocation, trainer Linda Rice could still face some penalty from the New York State Gaming Commission for the case involving her having
Webslinger goes for another throwdown with Far Bridge in Saratoga Derby
David Grening
Aug 03,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Far Bridge and Webslinger have traded decisions in their two meetings this year. Saturday, they meet again as part of a nine-horse field that includes a filly in the Grade 1
Technical Analysis shows her class in front-running De La Rose score
Mike Welsch
Aug 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Take the class of the field coming off a much needed race returning to her favorite course and it all added up to a relatively easy and impressive 3 1/2-length victory for the
Charge It gets another chance to join the elite in Whitney
David Grening
Aug 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – When Charge It won the Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes by 23 lengths last summer, there was a belief he could find his way into the mix for divisional honors in the 3-year-old division
Elusive Princess an interesting Euro invader in Oaks
David Grening
Aug 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Elusive Princess has shown an extremely strong turn of foot in her last three starts – two at the Group 1 level in France – she just doesn’t have a win to show for it.
Channel Maker ($32.40) easy winner of Bowling Green Stakes
David Grening
Jul 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Champions Week concluded Sunday at Saratoga when Channel Maker, the Eclipse Award-winning male turf horse of 2020, scored a two-length, front-running victory in Sunday’s Gra
Forte, Angel of Empire likely to meet again in Travers Stakes
David Grening
Jul 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Forte and Angel of Empire emerged from their bumping battle in Saturday’s Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes unscathed and both are likely to be part of a good-sized field expected fo
Elite Power could target Forego Stakes next
Mike Welsch
Jul 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - After celebrating his 70th birthday and Elite Power’s gritty victory in the Grade 1 Vanderbilt by hosting a party for a small gathering of family and close friends on Saturd
West Will Power, Smile Happy out of Whitney Stakes
David Grening
Jul 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The field for Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes at Saratoga was undergoing renovations Monday as two of the expected five starters are no longer pointing to the
Trainer Englehart gets 14-day suspension for bute violation in Victory Built
David Grening
Jul 30,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Jeffrey Englehart will serve a 14-day suspension issued by the New York State Gaming Commission for an overage of the therapeutic medication Phenylbutazone discovered
Forte survives inquiry in Dandy, set for Travers run
David Grening
Jul 29,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — It had been nearly four months since Forte last tasted victory in a horse race. The wait, for part-owner Mike Repole, was interminable.
Even after Forte, in the fina
Mott gets special birthday gift as Elite Power takes Vanderbilt Stakes
Mike Welsch
Jul 29,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Happy Birthday Bill Mott.
The Hall of Fame trainer celebrated his 70th birthday in much the same manner he has celebrated so many others over the years: In the Saratoga win
Lone Rock, eight-times stakes winner, retired
David Grening
Jul 29,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Lone Rock, an eight-time stakes-winning marathoner and earner of $1.4 million, has been retired from racing, his connections said Saturday morning.
That decision was made t
Pretty Mischievous 'fit and ready to go' for Saturday's Test Stakes
David Grening
Jul 29,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Brendan Walsh stood on the roof at Saratoga early Saturday morning to watch his top 3-year-old filly Pretty Mischievous put in her final work for next Saturday’s Gra
Drew's Gold battles streaking Ryvit in Amsterdam
David Grening
Jul 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – As well as Drew’s Gold has run winning four of his five career starts, trainer and part-owner James Chapman expects his best performance to date when he sends him out in F
Skinner works for Travers try
Steve Andersen
Jul 28,2023
Skinner, second in the Los Alamitos Derby July 8 in his first start in three months, worked five furlongs in 1:00 at Del Mar on Friday in preparation for the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 26
Maple Leaf Mel sitting on ready for Test Stakes
David Grening
Jul 28,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Maple Leaf Mel, the undefeated two-time graded stakes-winning New York-bred, completed preparations for next Saturday’s Grade 1 Test by working a half-mile in 49.22 second
General Jim back to turf for National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Stakes
David Grening
Jul 28,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – General Jim, a two-time graded stakes winner on dirt this year, will return to the turf in next Friday’s Grade 2, $500,000 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Stake
Next pulls away at will in dominating Birdstone performance
Mike Welsch
Jul 27,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Winning a race for the first time at Saratoga is a landmark moment every trainer covets. But few have achieved that milestone as impressively as Doug Cowans did on Thursday wh
Despite clunker and layoff, Rebel's Romance is Bowling Green favorite
David Grening
Jul 28,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Rebel’s Romance can probably be forgiven for a disappointing performance in the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic four months ago at Meydan.
First of all, it was his first l
Echo Zulu leaves Honorable Miss rivals far behind; earns 112 Beyer
Mike Welsch
Jul 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When asked minutes after Echo Zulu dominated Wednesday’s $200,000 Honorable Miss Handicap at Saratoga by 7 1/2 lengths while geared down at the end, trainer Steve Asmussen
With Forte ready for Jim Dandy, Repole ponders exit
David Grening
Jul 26,2023
Six days after sending out one champion to victory in Saratoga, owner Mike Repole hopes to hit the replay button Saturday, when Forte heads a field of five entered Wednesday for Saturday’s Grade 2,
Arcangelo works for Travers, still no Castellano decision
Mike Welsch
Jul 26,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – With Saturday’s Grade 2 Jim Dandy never under serious consideration, Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo continued preparations for his lone goal here this summer, the Grade 1
Nest spurts away from Clairiere in Shuvee Stakes
David Grening
Jul 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Round One to Nest.
In a matchup of two of the top older dirt females in training, Nest got the jump on Clairiere approaching the top of the stretched and sprinted home th
Wet Paint targets Alabama Stakes after taking Coaching Club American Oaks
David Grening
Jul 23,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Since 2000, six fillies who won the Coaching Club American Oaks have come back to win the Alabama. Trainer Brad Cox hopes Wet Paint can join that group, which includes recent
Disarm works half-mile for Jim Dandy
David Grening
Jul 23,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Extra Anejo’s fourth-place finish in Saturday’s Grade 1 Haskell leaves his connections somewhat perplexed on what next to do with the promising 3-year-old colt.
Part of
Elite Power works half-mile for Vanderbilt showdown with Gunite
David Grening
Jul 23,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Elite Power and Gunite each put in workouts Sunday morning at Saratoga as they gear up for a second of what could be several meetings this year in Saturday’s Grade 1, $350,0
Wet Paint takes CAA Oaks with last-to-first move, will head to the Alabama
David Grening
Jul 22,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Blessed to own two of the top 3-year-old fillies in training, the team from Godolphin racing came up with a game plan that would hopefully end up with both horses winni
Roses for Debra takes Caress in first graded stakes try
Mike Welsch
Jul 22,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Roses for Debra served notice that Caravel might not be the only gray filly to reckon with in the filly and mare turf sprint division during the second half of the season af
Surge Capacity gives Brown fifth straight Lake George victory
Mike Welsch
Jul 21,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Chad Brown continued his dominance of the $175,000 Lake George Stakes at Saratoga with a flourish Friday, sending out Surge Capacity and Tax Implications to finish fir
Scotland goes gate-to-wire in two-turn test, will head to Travers
David Grening
Jul 21,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Scotland passed his stakes and two-turn debut with high marks Friday at Saratoga, taking the $130,950 Curlin Stakes in front-running fashion by 3 1/4 lengths.
Mz Big Bucks center of attention in Statue of Liberty Stakes
Mike Welsch
Jul 17,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mz Big Bucks has gotten little respect from the public, having gone postward at odds of 8-1 and 9-1 while winning her last two starts, including the Cupecoy’s Joy division
Belfast Banter suprises everyone but his connections with 16-1 A.P. Smithwick victory
David Grening
Jul 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Belfast Banter had just finished a close third behind Welshman and Gordon’s Jet in the Grade 2 David Semmes Stakes in Virginia in May. In Wednesday’s Grade 1, $150,000 A.P
BC Turf runner-up Stone Age has first workout for Brown
David Grening
Jul 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Stone Age, who finished second in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf for trainer Aidan O’Brien, is now with Chad Brown and had his first local work Wednesday morning as he g
Our Flash Drive making most of bonus year
David Grening
Jul 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When Mark Casse ran Our Flash Drive in the Grade 2 Bessarabian Stakes last November at Woodbine, it was projected to be her last start.
When Our Flash Drive galloped to a 5
Blazing Sevens facing easier rivals in Curlin Stakes
David Grening
Jul 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It was nearly one year ago that Blazing Sevens won his debut here by 6 1/4 lengths, kicking off a 2-year-old campaign that would include a Grade 1 victory in the Champagne S
Clairiere, Nest square off in Shuvee; Played Hard spikes temperature
David Grening
Jul 20,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Grade 1 winner Played Hard will miss Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Shuvee Stakes at Saratoga after spiking a temperature earlier in the week, trainer Phil Bauer said Thursd
Freshened Southlawn starts over in CCA Oaks
David Grening
Jul 19,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Based on her two victories to begin the year, including an eye-catching 3 1/4-length victory in the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks, Southlawn was sent off the second choice in th
Castellano works Arcangelo five furlongs with a big gallop-out
David Grening
Jul 17,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Javier Castellano got reacquainted with his Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo on Monday morning at Saratoga, guiding him through a five-furlong workout in 1:00.52 in preparati
Uncashed takes fourth straight win with off-turf Quick Call
David Grening
Jul 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The turf can wait for Uncashed. He’s doing just fine on dirt.
When Sunday’s $175,000 Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga came off the turf to run over a sloppy main track, it
Does Brown go longer or shorter with Diana-winner Whitebeam next?
David Grening
Jul 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Winning the Grade 1 Diana Stakes continues to come easy for trainer Chad Brown. Figuring out what to do next with the winner is more of a challenge.
Whitebeam gave Brown hi
Casa Creed eyes fourth Fourstardave appearance
David Grening
Jul 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Casa Creed came out of his one-length victory over Annapolis in Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Kelso Stakes in good order and is tentatively pointing to the Grade 1 Fourstarda
Nest has final prep for next week's Shuvee Stakes
David Grening
Jul 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Nest, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2022, completed preparations for her 4-year-old debut in next Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Shuvee Stakes at Saratoga by working a half-m
Pletcher leaving options open for Pirate
David Grening
Jul 16,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Todd Pletcher is leaving his options open as it pertains to his sharp debut-winning 2-year-old Pirate, who earned a sharp Beyer Speed Figure for his three-length win a
Cody's Wish rattles off machine-like work ahead of Whitney stretch out
David Grening
Jul 15,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — On a Saturday morning when there were more than 350 recorded workouts at Saratoga, Cody’s Wish nearly had the Oklahoma training track to himself shortly after 9:30 a.
Caravel, Wet Paint work for Saratoga graded stakes
David Grening
Jul 15,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Caravel, the leading female turf sprinter in the country, worked a half-mile in 48.90 seconds over the Oklahoma turf course as she prepares to meet males again in the G
Disarm, Extra Anejo, Clairiere lead Asmussen workers
David Grening
Jul 15,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Disarm and Extra Anejo put in a strong five-furlong work early Saturday morning as they prepare for upcoming stakes in the 3-year-old division.
Disarm, pointing to t
Casa Creed moves back to mile in Kelso
David Grening
Jul 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Casa Creed is a superior turf sprinter who, at least at Saratoga, has been equally effective going a mile.
With the goal of a repeat victory in the Grade 1 Fourstardave H
Beyers make Gold Sweep clear favorite in Sanford
Mike Welsch
Jul 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Eight of the 10 juveniles in Saturday’s $175,000 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga won their career debuts. Gold Sweep was not one of them.
Despite that fact, it is Gold Sweep
Whitebeam noses In Italian to take Diana Stakes
David Grening
Jul 15,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - For the second straight year trainer Chad Brown had four runners in the Grade 1 Diana field and for the second straight year he won the Grade 1, $500,000 turf race for females
Pletcher sends out Pirate to easy debut score
David Grening
Jul 15,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Pirate, a 2-year-old son of Omaha Beach who was hammered down to 1-5 favoritism for his debut, didn’t disappoint, scoring a three-length victory in Saratoga’s first
Unified Alliance scores minor upset in off-turf Coronation Cup
Mike Welsch
Jul 14,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The thundershowers that rolled through the Saratoga area late Thursday afternoon and into Friday morning was literally a perfect storm as far as trainer Tom M
Randomized takes lead, never relinquishes it in Wilton Stakes
David Grening
Jul 14,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Randomized rebounded from a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes last month with a front-running, 1 1/2-length victory in Friday’s $125,550 Wilton St
Angel of Empire, Hit Show, Forte all work for showdown in Jim Dandy
David Grening
Jul 14,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The last time they were seen together in the afternoon, Angel of Empire and Hit Show finished in a dead heat for fourth in the Belmont Stakes.
The next time they will be
Haskell, Jim Dandy decision coming for Derby winner Mage
Mike Welsch
Jul 14,2023
The major work seems about done, but the final decision has not been made quite yet regarding plans for Kentucky Derby winner Mage’s next start, which will come either in the $1 million Haskell this
Despite slow start, first-timer Becky's Joker scores $44 upset in Schuylerville
David Grening
Jul 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Gary Contessa made quite the return to Saratoga Thursday sending out first-time starter Becky’s Joker to a 21-1 upset in the Grade 3, $175,000 Schuylerville Stakes, the open
Saratoga 2023: Opening-day handle falls 6.2% with accelerated post times
David Grening
Jul 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Thursday’s opening-day card began very much like the recently concluded Belmont Park meet with Linda Rice and Jose Ortiz teaming up to win the first race.
By day’s en
Anticipation over the top as Saratoga begins 40-day stand
David Grening
Jul 10,2023
Racing could use a dose of Saratoga right about now.
Following a turbulent Triple Crown season overshadowed by a high number of equine fatalities, a rocky rollout of the Horseracing Integrity and W
Saratoga: Gargan has some 2-year-old firepower to challenge the big guns
David Grening
Jul 10,2023
Danny Gargan has had limited success with 2-year-olds at Saratoga. Over the last six meetings, he has won with just 3 of 27 juvenile starters.
He is expecting for that to change this summer. Led by
Forte will skip Haskell, point to Jim Dandy
David Grening
Jul 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Forte, runner-up in the Belmont Stakes last month, will bypass the $1 million Haskell Stakes on July 22 at Monmouth Park and instead make his next start in the Grade 2, $500
In Italian aims for Diana repeat, at a much shorter price
David Grening
Jul 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Hard to fathom now, but In Italian, at 8-1, was the longest price of Chad Brown’s four runners when she led a 1-2-3-4 finish for the trainer in last year’s Diana Stakes
Far Bridge, Charge It taking winning form to Saratoga
David Grening
Jul 09,2023
ELMONT, N.Y. - For the winners of Saturday’s four graded stakes at Belmont Park, it’s on to Saratoga, where the races figure to be even more challenging.
Trainer Todd Pletcher said Grade 1 Belm
White Abarrio works, will run next in Forego at Saratoga
David Grening
Jul 03,2023
ELMONT, N.Y. – White Abarrio, third in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap last out, returned to the work tab Monday morning at Belmont Park, breezing five furlongs in 59.61 seconds over the main trac
New York-breds will be eligible for purse bonuses in open races at Saratoga
Matt Hegarty
Jun 22,2023
New York-bred horses running in open maiden special weight races and open allowance races will be eligible for purse bonuses when racing on the New York circuit during the upcoming Saratoga Race Cours
Trainer Joseph gets OK to race at NYRA tracks; assigned 23 Saratoga stalls
David Grening
Jun 17,2023
ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. has been granted permission to race at New York Racing Association tracks and he could have a starter in next Saturday’s $150,000 Wild Applause Stakes at Bel
Love Reigns skips Royal Ascot, will be pointed to Saratoga
David Grening
Jun 14,2023
ELMONT, N.Y. - Love Reigns was not one of the four horses trainer Wesley Ward sent to England for next week’s prestigious Royal Ascot meeting.
Ward said recent works put in by Love Reigns didn’
1/ST proposes moving Preakness date; NYRA balks at pushing back Belmont
Matt Hegarty
Aug 10,2023
Officials of 1/ST Racing, the owner of Pimlico Race Course in Maryland, have said that they intend to start a “discussion” about the possibility of running the Preakness Stakes at a later date, a
Chi Town Lady preps for Saratoga; Skims drops out of stakes company
David Grening
Jun 14,2023
ELMONT, N.Y. – A third-level allowance for female sprinters on dirt and one for female route horses on turf highlight Friday’s 10-race card at Belmont Park.
In race 3, the Grade 1 Test winner C
Gunite, Echo Zulu pointing to Saratoga and Breeders' Cup
Nicole Russo
Jun 05,2023
Gun Runner hinted at talent as a 2-year-old, was a Grade 2 winner and third in the Kentucky Derby early in his 3-year-old campaign, and became a Grade 1 winner toward the end of that season. But as an
Saratoga stakes schedule reduced by six stakes, more than $1.8 million
David Grening
Mar 07,2023
The New York Racing Association cut nearly $2 million in purse money and eliminated six ungraded events from the 2023 Saratoga stakes schedule it released Tuesday.
In total, 71 stakes worth $20.8 m
Clapton privately purchased, will run in Jockey Club Gold Cup
David Grening
Aug 28,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Clapton has joined a new band, er barn.
Clapton, winner of the Grade 3 Ghostzapper Stakes at Gulfstream Park in April and runner-up in the Grade 2 Suburban at Belmont Par
About Saratoga
Saratoga Race Course is a horse racing track located in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. It is one of the oldest sports facilities still operating in the country, having been founded in 1863. The Saratoga meeting runs from mid-July through Labor Day weekend every year.
Saratoga is home to some of the best stakes races in the country, as well as the best stakes schedule. Every single day of the meet features a top-class race, something no other track can boast. The Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes tops the meet, followed by the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney, and Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup. The Grade 1, $750,000 Sword Dancer, Grade 1, $600,000 Saratoga Derby, Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama, Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign, Grade 1, $500,000 Forego, Grade 1, $500,000 Test, and Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave are just some of the other major races.
Saratoga, which is commonly known as The Spa, is also affectionately known as the “Graveyard of Champions” because some of the sport’s most notable upsets happened there. Man o’ War suffered his only career defeat at Saratoga in 1919, Secretariat lost the 1973 Whitney to Onion, Rachel Alexandra was defeated by Persistently in the 2010 Personal Ensign, and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah looked invincible until Keen Ice won the 2015 Travers Stakes.
Although most of the races at Saratoga are on the flat main turf or dirt course, there are several Steeplechase races that take place each year. In 2022, the Wilson Mile chute, a fixture long gone since 1972, was rebuilt for use during the races.
Recent G1 Travers Winners
| Year | Horse/Trainer | Horse | Trainer | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Epicenter
Steve Asmussen
|
Epicenter | Steve Asmussen | |
| 2021 |
Essential Quality
Brad Cox
|
Essential Quality | Brad Cox | |
| 2020 |
Tiz the Law
Barclay Tagg
|
Tiz the Law | Barclay Tagg | |
| 2019 |
Code of Honor
Shug McGaughey
|
Code of Honor | Shug McGaughey | |
| 2018 |
Catholic Boy
Jonathan Thomas
|
Catholic Boy | Jonathan Thomas | |
| 2017 |
West Coast
Bob Baffert
|
West Coast | Bob Baffert | |
| 2016 |
Arrogate
Bob Baffert
|
Arrogate | Bob Baffert | |
| 2015 |
Keen Ice
Dale Romans
|
Keen Ice | Dale Romans | |
| 2014 |
V.E. Day
Jimmy Jerkens
|
V.E. Day | Jimmy Jerkens | |
| 2013 |
Will take Charge
D. Wayne Lukas
|
Will take Charge | D. Wayne Lukas | |
| 2012 |
Golden Ticket (Dead Heat)/Alpha (Dead Heat)
Ken McPeek/Kiaran McLaughlin (Alpha)
|
Golden Ticket (Dead Heat)/Alpha (Dead Heat) | Ken McPeek/Kiaran McLaughlin (Alpha) | |
| 2011 |
Stay Thirsty
Todd Pletcher
|
Stay Thirsty | Todd Pletcher | |
| 2010 |
Afleet Express
Jimmy Jerkens
|
Afleet Express | Jimmy Jerkens | |
| 2009 |
Summer Bird
Tim Ice
|
Summer Bird | Tim Ice | |
| 2008 |
Colonel John
Eoin Harty
|
Colonel John | Eoin Harty | |
| 2007 |
Street Sense
Carl Nafzger
|
Street Sense | Carl Nafzger | |
| 2006 |
Bernardini
Thomas Albertrani
|
Bernardini | Thomas Albertrani | |
| 2005 |
Flower Alley
Todd Pletcher
|
Flower Alley | Todd Pletcher | |
| 2004 |
Birdstone
Nick Zito
|
Birdstone | Nick Zito | |
| 2003 |
Ten Most Wanted
Wallace Dollase
|
Ten Most Wanted | Wallace Dollase | |
| 2002 |
Medaglia d’Oro
Bobby Frankel
|
Medaglia d’Oro | Bobby Frankel | |
| 2001 |
Point Given
Bob Baffert
|
Point Given | Bob Baffert | |
| 2000 |
Unshaded
Carl Nafzger
|
Unshaded | Carl Nafzger |
Saratoga FAQs
Q: When is the 2023 Saratoga Meet?
Saratoga runs from Thursday, July 13, through Monday, Sept. 4. Other than Labor Day, there is no racing on Mondays or Tuesdays.
Q: What are the best races at Saratoga?
The biggest race is the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes, which is run on Aug. 26. It is one of five Grade 1 races on the day, including the $750,000 Sword Dancer and the $500,000 Forego. Other big races include the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney and Grade 1, $600K Saratoga Derby on Aug. 5 and the Grade 1, $600K Alabama on Aug. 19.
Q: Who are the most famous horses to race at Saratoga?
Many of racing’s most elite horses have competed at The Spa during its 160-year history, including American Pharoah, Rachel Alexandra, Secretariat, Man o’ War, Gallant Fox, Affirmed, Kelso, Native Dancer, War Admiral, and Whirlaway.
Q: How do you bet on Saratoga?
DRF Bets offers daily wagering and race viewing for Saratoga.
Q: What time does Saratoga start?
Post time at Saratoga is usually 1:05 p.m., but it is 12:35 p.m. on Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, 3, and 4, and 11:35 a.m. on Aug. 26.