Ortiz Jr. Ties Single-Day Saratoga Win Record With Six
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. won six races on the Saratoga Race Course's 12-race card, tying the single-day win record previously set by Hall of Famers John Velazquez and Ramon Dominguez.
Irad Ortiz, Jr. Wins Six at Saratoga Saturday to Tie Record
Five-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. won six races at Saratoga Saturday (from 12 mounts) to tie the Spa's record of six victories on a single card. He matched the milestone set three times previously and shared by Hall…
Uncle Mo’s Domus Strolls Home to ‘Rising Star’ Honors at Del Mar
Baoma Corp's Domus (Uncle Mo) went right to the front and dominated a field of Del Mar maidens to become the newest 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' for his late sire. Breaking well to lead stablemate Nayar (Tiz the…
Head of the Class: Counting Stars Sensational in CCA Oaks
West Point Thoroughbred's Counting Stars (Honor A. P.) left little doubt who the best 3-year-old filly in the country is with a second straight spectacular performance at the top level in Saturday's GI Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga. Sent…
Choo-Choo! Built Railroads His Way Thorough Vanderbilt At Saratoga
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Made the favorite by the betting public in the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Built (Hard Spun–Sea Garden, by Curlin) put coal in the firebox, ran to his odds and…
Arqana Lumet Show Topped By €43k Great Pretender Filly
A filly by Great Pretender topped Arqana's Lumet Show at €43,000 on Saturday, Sold as lot 19, the bay caught the eye of David Cottin. The sale was organised by Arqana and David Lumet. She is out of a full-sister…
Flightline’s Go for Launch Catches a Flier, Runs Rivals Off Their Feet
GO FOR LAUNCH (f, 2, Flightline–Starship Jubilee {Horse Of The Year-Can, Ch. Turf Female-Can, Ch. Turf Female-Can, Ch. Turf Female-Can, MGISW-Can, MGSW-USA, $2,093,069}, by Indy Wind) hails from a prestigious family as the daughter of Canadian superstar Starship Jubilee, and…
Saratoga Notebook, presented by NYRA Bets: Renegade Has Final Breeze Before Jim Dandy
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – All systems are go for Renegade (Into Mischief) as his camp sets sight on next week's GII, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The Jim Dandy will be Renegade's first start of the second…
Yaupon’s Grand Yaupon Holds On to Deny Belzoni at Saratoga
Saratoga Maidens, presented by Keeneland The final strides called for heart and that's exactly what Grand Yaupon (Yaupon) showed as Belzoni (Gun Runner) came calling in the final sixteenth, but was turned away on the line. The Steve Asmussen-trainee was…
Magnitude Leads Whitney Workers at Saratoga
Winchell Thoroughbreds' Magnitude (Not This Time), winner of this term's G1 Dubai World Cup and GI Stephen Foster S., worked five furlongs in a bullet 1:00.20 on Saturday over the Oklahoma dirt training track as he prepares for Saratoga's GI…