SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Journalism, second to Sovereignty in the 2025 Belmont Stakes the last time he was in Saratoga, has returned to upstate New York for an attempt at another prestigious prize on this circuit -next Saturday’s Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap. 

On Saturday morning, Journalism put in his final workout for the race breezing a half-mile in 49.09 seconds, getting his final quarter in 24.21 seconds and galloping out five furlongs in 1:01.81, six furlongs in 1:14.21 and seven furlongs in 1:27.21. Amelia Green was aboard for the workout. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Dual Grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo, who two weeks ago won the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, has been sold by owner Al Gold to ESPOIR USA, Inc. The horse will remain with trainer Chad Summers.

The plan is to race him next year, and he will be retired to Lane’s End at the conclusion of his career, according to David Ingordo, a bloodstock agent who helped broker the deal.

After two defections from the Belmont Stakes were confirmed Wednesday morning, one addition to the field was finalized Wednesday afternoon. 

Vitruvian Man, third in the Santa Anita Derby in his only start this year, will run in the $2 million Belmont on June 6 at Saratoga, trainer Doug O’Neill said. 

“He’s always shown a lot of talent, he was just a little slow to come around,” O’Neill said. “He’s training well. We’re excited.” 

Antonio Fresu, who rode Vitruvian Man in the Santa Anita Derby, will ride him in the Belmont, O’Neill said. 

The New York Racing Association will offer bonuses for horses who ship in from out of town to run at the Belmont Park fall meet, the company announced Tuesday. 

Dubbed the Big Apple Bonus, horses who ship in or relocate to Belmont Park from other racing jurisdictions can earn their connections up to $8,500 in awards. Owners and trainers currently based at NYRA are eligible for these bonuses. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A relatively quiet and uneventful Tuesday morning at the Oklahoma training track suddenly became quite noteworthy shortly before 10 a.m. when Baeza, the final worker of the day, came on the track to breeze five furlongs from the half-mile pole in 1:01.06 as he continues preparations for the $2 million Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs on June 27.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Flyover and Mohaven gave trainer John Sadler his third day with two stakes wins this decade at Santa Anita on Saturday, and showed why they have excellent chances to win stakes at Del Mar this summer.

Flyover and Mohaven were winners on a Saturday program with five stakes for statebreds.

“I almost had three,” Sadler said on Sunday morning while watching workouts.