Each week in this space, the top Beyer performances by maiden winners will be featured and analyzed. Click here for a complete archive.
Disarm
Aug. 6, 6th race Saratoga, MdSpWt105k
Beyer: 86
7 furlongs 1:24.51 – 1st by 6 1/4 lengths
b. c. 2, Gun Runner – Easy Tap, by Tapit
LA PEER
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: Aug. 4, race 1
Finish: 5th by 2 1/4
Beyer: 41
Debut 2-year-old filly in turf sprint outrun early, uncorked middle move saving ground through turn, blocked behind foes in traffic final furlong. Promising debut by Girvin filly.
HERO STATUS
Trainer: Mark Glatt
Last race: Aug. 4, race 4
Finish: 2nd by head
Saratoga | Race 10 | Post Time 6:13 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Notebook topics this week include an unlikely new hot jockey at Del Mar, a California exodus by a prominent breeder, Breeders’ Cup Classic odds, and a pair of Grade 1 turf races to be run over uncertain ground. Time to dive in.
Berrios and family riding high
Saratoga | Race 4 | Post Time 2:49 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
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Saratoga | Race 5 | Post Time 3:21 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Here sits the best Saturday of racing since Belmont Stakes Day, June 11. Apologies to the West Virginia Derby card and competitive stakes at Laurel Park, but Saratoga and Del Mar get all the love.
Whitney
The Whitney is absolutely fascinating. To me, there’s a Big 3 here, but a fourth, Americanrevolution, can’t entirely be discounted in his third start this form cycle. What an unsual horse. His long, odd stride belies the speed at which he’s moving, but I don’t think he’ll move fast enough to win the Whitney.
